Rossendales & Council Tax: "Recommendation for Commital to Prison". Nonsense?

Frank_Martin_2

Understood. But we still have to exist, and I will again be out of work in a few weeks. Regarding my point above, in your experience what sort of payment plan do they typically expect/agree to?

webitha

it depends on the person who deals with you, i normally sent out around 10 ish BGC slips for them to pay, coz im a soft touch, the person you speak to will either demand full payment or will give you time, so i can honestly hand on heart not give you an answer,
but a few tips, dont call first thing and if you do ring then call around3pm ish that way they hadde their lunch and the tea trolley (if they still have one that is) has been lol

Frank_Martin_2

I have a a barcoded slip for the post office (attached to the bottom of their most recent letter) that doesn't come with an fixed amount and I assume can be used over and over. If I just start making payments, is that sufficient?

RAS

Whose most recent letter?

RobertoMoir

Frank_Martin wrote: »

I've spent a bit of time on Google looking for information about this but can't find anything about Rossendales themselves. I'm behind on some Council Tax and Rossendales have on course been on the case for a while. I've never entered into an agreement with them. Got a letter in the post today saying because I haven't cleared this debt they're going to 'go back to the Local Authority with a recommendation that they submit an application for you to be committed to prison'.

Debt collectors try all sorts of nonsense but obviously I'm not going to ignore this until I know it's just their usual B.S.

Can anyone clear this up for me? Thanks.

Standard boilerplate. It's not up to the bailiff to decide what happens next. It's up to the council to decide if they want to apply to the court for an arrest warrant. It's up to the court to decide what happens next.

Unless you turn up and show that you simply don't care about the debt, or take the opportunity to inform the judge that in your opinion they can't pass wind, let alone a sentence, you're very unlikely to be sent to prison.

Herbie21

Frank_Martin wrote: »

I've spent a bit of time on Google looking for information about this but can't find anything about Rossendales themselves.


Can anyone clear this up for me? Thanks.

Well...I dont know where you were looking. There are so many problems!!

Yes, a debtor may be sent to prison, and indeed our office have details of 2 clients who this has happened to. In both cases the clients WANTED to go to prison as they are adamant that they will REFUSE to pay as they believe that CT is an unlawful TAX.

Last year approx 3 MILLION Liability Orders were issued so there will need to be a lot of prisons !!!

What is happening is that because of the recession, bailiffs are increasingly finding it very difficult to get payment from debtors and they are instead having to resort to threats and sadly as in this case....the threats are WORKING.

For prison to EVER be considered it is for a COURT to decided....NOT a blxxxy bailiff!!!!

In addition, there a only two things for the courts to consider. Wilful refusal (the two cases detailed above) OR Culpable neglect .

For the above reason you MUST write a letter to the bailiff co to advise them that you are willing to make monthly payments BUT that you will not allow a bailiff into the home.

I have sent you the password to access template letters from our website.

DO NOT LET THE BAILIFF INTO YOUR HOME....and ENSURE that you do not have a car nearby as the bailiff will levy upon it.