Equita Balliffs - Can they do this?

fedup2007

I owe £53 to Equita for a parking ticket that I failed to pay - which was passed to them and shot up to about £150. Anyway, I rung them and they are now saying there are 'fees' on top of this, and its going to be about £350!! I haven't had a visit from them, had a couple of letters but can they just add fees for nothing at all?

I rung Equita direct and they wouldn't discuss the matter, just kept giving me the mobile number of their roaming balliff. It all seems like a scam to me!

saffronflowers

No they cant if you post the same question on here

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/bailiffs-sheriff-officers/

some one will post up all the letters and the statutory out time declerations at TEC etc. they have the best advise around about PCNs

Sfx

fedup2007

thanks for this, what what are the time out decs? I do owe them the money and they could call at my door any minute to clamp my car (in theory). But what the hell are they charging me extra for!

chilli_dog

From this site it says they can charge for visiting your house? Some bailiffs are less than economical with the truth too say the least.

http://www.insolvencyhelpline.co.uk/debt_basics/bailiff-guide.php#bg15

chilli_dog

beat me to it sarron, i need faster fingers!!!!!!

saffronflowers

sorry CD -

Sfx

fedup2007

will see if anyone comes back with owt. I know they have a number of fees for attendance, securing your vehicle etc. None of this has happened though - just a letter and then me ringing them!

saffronflowers

The best way to sort this is to post on the forum I have suggested as they can tell you exactly what to do how to get bailiff action suspended and get the ticket reverted back to the original sum.

I would advise that you be slightly more proactive.

SFx

mehmet_2

Equita uses Bailiffs rights as physcological power to grab more illegal money from customers .There is nothing ,unfortunately, any laid down charge-fees by parliamentery law. I owed £1040 to Newcastle Council. Bailiffs took over the charge. i paid since august £655 but still owed to them £670 pounds as they claim.
There is no law and regulations on this. All MP's know these and ignorant about it.
We are in the new times in UK . there is no law and justice anymore.You can not trust councils,police,Banks,Inland revenues,Employers. Best to run from this country somehere there ıs peace!!!

rilejois

Hi, this is my first post on MSE. My car parking fine recently went to Northampton Court and a £93 charge was applied and managed by Equita certified bailiffs. I first contacted them in August this year and agreed to pay 3 monthly instalments of £30 until the debt was cleared. I paid the first on time in september but then totally forgot about the fine until i had a bailiff post a letter on 15/11/2010 demanding i contact him within 24 hours or he would have no alternative but to reattend my property and impound my car/remove goods. Later the same day i had via post a letter from Equita head office telling me to contact them ASAP before they arranged a bailiff visit which would incur more costs. I phoned Equita who told me my only dealings were to be with the bailiff and the letter was computer generated and meant nothing. I then phoned the bailiff who informed me i now owed £320 minus the original £31 i paid in september. I told him there was no way i could afford this and he said he would have no option but to return to my home. I mentioned had the letter direct from Equita arrived before his visit I would have dealt with and paid up there and then but he said it is too late. Please help, can they really charge £260 for a debt of just over £60, this is obviously their charges, can they rip me off like that?thanks.