Hull City Council sending Bailiffs for an unpaid parking ticket

[ploddertom]

Have you chased up the Council to find out why they are ignoring you?

[ploddertom]

It is largely an automated system. You receive a ticket, it goes unpaid, & eventually is sent to the Traffic Enforcement Centre where a Distress Warrant may be issued to the Council & they in turn pass on to Bailiffs for enforcement.

[ploddertom]

Yes. Usual procedure is that they can email you the relevant forms, you send them back and if received prior to 4pm can be dealt with same day.

[ploddertom]

Your Bailiff acts on instructions, he will have to wait until TEC contacts your Council, who in turn contact the Bailiff Co, who in turn contact the Bailiff. By having let him know what you have done he may plead ignorance to having received any message and attend just to be bloody minded. As said above move the car etc for 24 hours.

 

Also be aware that the Bailiffs are probably reading & monitoring this thread.

 

This is exactly why I sent a text message instead of telephoning him - I have the evidence on my phone that the message was sent at 12.44 today - right after the email was sent to Northampton Court.

 

How far away do I need to park? He has my registration so what's to stop him walking up and down the street looking for the car if it's not on my driveway?

 

Now I'm getting paranoid!

[ploddertom]

Better still lock it in a garage - your own, a neighbours or a friend.

[ploddertom]

1 - not if it is the only item that may be seized if you have refused them peaceful entry to your home.

2 - if it is still subject to finance - as long as it is not a bank loan - then you could have left it in place as it is exempt from seizure - however you would have had to have had a copy of the agreement handy to give him as proof.

 

Done the right thing by playing better safe than sorry.