Threatening unprofessional letter out the blue from court

[partyboy]

Opened a letter today from Her Majestys Court Services, demanding an immediate payment for £90.

As far as I am aware I do not owe anyone anything or have any ourstanding payments to anyone,

and have not been contacted about anything like it prior to this letter!

 

It does not mention what it is for, what it is in relation to, does not give a name, and best of all,

THEY SPELT MY STREET NAME WRONG!! (only by 1 letter! Should be Leasowe!)

 

 

On the back it just has payment details

 

What sort of nice friendly letter should I write back with?

Should I say something like:

 

Further to your letter dated 20 June, I am appealing against

and not accepting it under the following circumstances:

 

a) Your letter is incomplete as it does not give any information

about what the payment or who the payment is for

 

b) The address you state is incorrect

 

c) I have had no previous correspondance about any such matter,

as your letter states

 

d) Your letter is threatening very serious actions towards me

for something of which I have no knowledge of

 

???????????????????????????????

 

Or should I say I will appeal in the court and then suprise them?

 

The only thing is I am awaiting a court date for a bald tyre but

have heard nothing about yet not even a date!

 

What do yo u think I should do?

 

I may phone them first to find out what its about,

 

Please hurry - I only have 10 days before they put me in prison....

or even worse, clamp my car

[Seminole]

Just ring them and find out. It sounds like a mistake but that it not a piece of correspondence to ignore.

[callumsgran]

did you get a fine for the bald tyre? thats what its for......... a fine!!!!

[partyboy]

I was supposed to get a £60 fine and 3 points, but as I was 1 day late producing my documents because I had to trace the last owner to find out the MOT station and get a replacement cert, and they said it will have to go to court, although they wont mind about the docs if they are all in order, and it will take 6-8 months to recieve a court date. That was last November, and I have heard nothing since!! I will find out what its about tomorrow!

[BotB]

The letter has obviously come from the Magistrates Court - it looks like your Court date for the bald tyre has been and gone, you got fined, didn't pay it within the time allowed hence this letter arriving now. Just a guess.

 

I'd agree with the advice that you phone and find out what its about.

[Rich44]

As a side note if anyone ever gets a producer and for whatever reason cannot produce on time go to the police station with what you have show them the bits you have and explain they will then caution you and give you an extension to produce them.

 

I have had to do this twice since learning to drive in 1993 when I rather foolishly had lost my licence on both occasions and sent off to the DVLA for a new one the police were very good gave me the caution and basically gave me a 28 day extension, when it hadnt arrived in that time I went in and explained again and they extended for a further 14 days.

 

Never ever ever just leave it as you will get screwed over in court otherwise like this poor unfortunate chap has

 

Hope you get it sorted out m8 and good luck

 

How does the guy stand if not only the letter is wrong but the whole case has the wrong name on it?