Bristow & Sutor - please help!

fav77

Hi guys, sorry I havent been able to find a thread which answers this and I hope somebody can help.
My ex got a parking fine a while back (even though he had a ticket!!)
Being a div he did nothing about this and now the bailiffs (Bristow & Sutor) have been round to the house where he rents a room from his best mate. He has just been on the phone to B&S who have escalated the fine from £60 to £270! He cannot afford to pay until the end of the month but they are saying that they are going to turn up at the house every two days until he pays - costing £130 each time.
This seems ludicrous to me - I am so angry with him for letting things get to this stage but would like to be able to advise him of what to do - if he is skint I may not get maintenance and its our son's birthday next week and I am relying on a contribution! And I hate to let the b******s win!!
Many thanks in advance
xxx

Neil_B

Nothing you can do about the debt but the bailiff's threats are outrageous.
mention that to the Council and get advice on it from 'bailiffadviceonline'. - quickly!

fav77

Thank you so much - I will pass it on to him straight away

nomoneytoday

Why don't people sort the issue when it is £60 ?

The price will go up the longer it is left unresolved, which has a negative impact on others such as your son. The bailiffs aren't at fault here.

Neil_B

nomoneytoday wrote: »

The bailiffs aren't at fault here.

The threat to deliberately visit excessively and repeatedly in order to gain financial advantage is legal and reasonable is it? Get real!

fav77

nomoneytoday, I completely agree that this should have been sorted out at the start which is why I am so annoyed about the whole situation.
However I do think that the baillifs should not treat the situation as a license to print money - what's to stop them adding hundreds or thousands to any debt if they can get away with this sort of behaviour? He has called and offered to pay on payday (31st) but they say that they will add another £900 quid in charges in just two weeks - and they are acting on behalf of the council - its outrageous!

RobertoMoir

nomoneytoday wrote: »

Why don't people sort the issue when it is £60 ?

The price will go up the longer it is left unresolved, which has a negative impact on others such as your son. The bailiffs aren't at fault here.

You're right. It isn't anything the bailiffs are doing wrong.
Damn those magic "harassing calls" pixies and those "illegal fees" fairies.

I forget the fees scale for this stuff but isn't it something like charging for 3 visits max at 30% or so, of fine plus court costs,per visit?

KeithP

RobertoMoir wrote: »

You're right. It isn't anything the bailiffs are doing wrong.
Damn those magic "harassing calls" pixies and those "illegal fees" fairies.

You've used that magic word, Roberto... Harassing.

Surely, threatening to visit every other day, or visiting every other day, is harassment?
Aren't the police interested in crimes of harassment?

RobertoMoir

KeithP wrote: »

You've used that magic word, Roberto... Harassing.

Surely, threatening to visit every other day, or visiting every other day, is harassment?
Aren't the police interested in crimes of harassment?

Good luck with getting the police interested in this sort of case.
A phone call to the court that issued the order the bailiffs are acting under might prove interesting. The CAB are probably in a good position to find out what the current permissible fees are.

Herbie21

If he did not receive the Notice to Owner then he can apply for an Out of Time late Statutory Declaration. This will FREEZE all action.


He needs to call the Traffic Enforcement Centre on 08457 045 007 as they will provide the forms.