Court Summons For CCJ - tomorrow

[leeward30]

Hi, All

 

I need some urgent advice on a court summons I have tomorrow. I had ccj's in 2009 and I never ended up paying them and now I have to go court for it.

 

The debt is various but it is mostly water bills. I think it is for failure to give work details at my new job, but I already have a ccj and attachment of earnings for water and thought it was all together.

 

My worry is can i go prison for this ?

 

Thanks

[honeybee13]

Hello there.

 

There isn't too much time before tomorrow, but hopefully people will see your thread this evening.

 

I'll alert the site team to this in case anyone can help.

 

My best, HB

 

Edit: and I've alterd your thread title to show it's urgent.

[Guest]

outline the ccj's you have and what they relate to and what the status is with each.

don't worry, won't go to prison on the face of it. more details needed.

Edited December 20, 2012 by Ford

[leeward30]

ok thanks for the reply. I rang the court and I owed £1156 of various debt ie water and I was hoping to pay the debt of, so I did not have to go court, but my loan fell through.

 

I am now worried and posted on here to see the worse that can happen to me in regards to going to court.

[Guest]

as said, outline what your ccj debts are and where you are with them.

[Guest]

and what's going on 'tomorrow'?

[citizenB]

Not quite sure what the problem is.. if you are making the repayments via an attachment of earnings - why are you in court ?

 

Please give us more detail in order to help you ?

[leeward30]

I have a attachment of earnings for a water bill and I had ccj's in 2009 that were for water and I did not pay them. I am paying the latest ccj which is for water again, but not the ones from 2009. I thought they would take a payment for all the water ccj's but it seems it is just the one.

 

Now they are saying I have failed to give employment details for the other ones from 2009

[leeward30]

I have a attachment of earnings for a water bill and I had ccj's in 2009 that were for water and I did not pay them. I am paying the latest ccj which is for water again, but not the ones from 2009. I thought they would take a payment for all the water ccj's but it seems it is just the one.

 

Now they are saying I have failed to give employment details for the other ones from 2009

 

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[citizenB]

I would simply be honest and truthful - you believed that this extra one would be added to the others.

[Guest]

ok, you need to compound this. pay the fine. or offer payment arrangement. and provide current details re attach of earnings. if you pay or provide some acceptable arrangement re a fine, then there should not be any custody.

Edited December 21, 2012 by Ford

[AndyOrch]

Failure to return a N55 & N56 does carry grave consequences and does state on the forms that you commit an offence if not returned and completed within 8 days.Each N55/56 are issued to different CCJ one does not cover another.

Did you never receive the forms?

 

Regards

 

Andy

[leeward30]

I have returned one form and think I failed to fill in the others or did not receive all of them. I think it was so long ago I just forgot about them.

[leeward30]

Thanks for all your replies and help. I think I still need to know if I will go prison or not that is really frightening me

[Guest]

as said, if you can pay the fine or come to some arrangement on it plus providing current details re attach of earnings then should be ok. is there anything else to your circumstances?

[havinastella]

Lee, Unfortunately no one here will be able to tell you if you will end up in custody.

 

YOU must turn up for the hearing, get there as early as possible and seek out the duty solicitor. Explain you thought that all the debts had been put into the same debt and you had no idea that you were not paying them.

 

It's really hard to tell you this, but you REALLY can't change things tomorrow by worrying. Spend a few more moments on where you fell over, make a few notes and then get some sleep. I know it's easier said, buy as I said, nothing you do tonight will change anything.

 

My best wishes for tomorrow and please come back and let us know how you get on.

[AndyOrch]

Failure to return the reply form and statement of means is a punishable offence. It will result in

your employer being contacted and you may also be sent to prison for up to 14 days.

 

 

Simply state you do not recall receiving them or you would have responded then simply run through your statement of means (so take an up to date I&E) The court should accept your reasons and proposals.

Stop worrying about Prison and work on your proposed presentation instead.

 

You will be fine.

 

Andy

[Old Cogger]

if he ended up in custody (the establishments are full up at Xmas) then that is not justice it is a commercial so called penalty, I would then state to the court officer take that magistrate (D.J.) down to the Town centre to where the Bloody Assizes took place(The Old Tudor Building), then state take them to stone gallows Hill Knock down one of the Houses there and Hang Them. My Name is not Judge Jeffries by the way who used that route.

 

Anyway if he you had reason to believe the attachment of earnings, you have all was incorporated within the one in service now, then they should consider the case.? good luck!

[leeward30]

I had to fill out a form for a district judge to show my income etc and he agreed on the amount I was offering and yes no prison for me at this moment in time.

 

Thanks for all your help on here.

[Guest]

custody is an absolute last resort in such circumstances.

and, as liberty could be at stake any decision against would need to be beyond a resonable doubt ie the criminal standard.

Edited December 22, 2012 by Ford

[citizenB]

I had to fill out a form for a district judge to show my income etc and he agreed on the amount I was offering and yes no prison for me at this moment in time.

 

Thanks for all your help on here.

 

Thank you for letting us know how it went. Pleased to see that you are still a free person