Bristow & Sutor.. HELP!

xMummy2010x

hi there.

At 8.30am this morning i had a Bristow & Sutor bloke at my door asking for my partner. I freaked out and panicked and told him he doesnt live here and he moved away a couple of weeks ago. He then asked me for my name, so i gave it him.. He then asked if the property is rented which i said yes and he then demanded my landlords details! So i had to give them him [please bare in mind im a young women on my own with two babies]. He then gave me some letters to "pass on" to my "ex partner". He then said he will investigate and get back to me..

I am know completely pooing myself! It was for a parking ticket :mad: but adds up to £400+! we dont have that money to pay out all in one go! what do i do? My other half is at work so i havent be able to get in touch with him.

UnderPressure

Hello and firstly welcome to the forums:)

OK first thing to do is dont panic, here are a list of basics:

1/ Under no circumstances let the bailiff into your house, he can only execute his warrant if you allow him "peaceful entry" into your home, you are under NO legal obligation to let him into your house, he may try under hand tactics such as can I use your loo, make a quick phone call dont fall for it refuse him entry.

2/ You are under NO legal obligation to even speak to him so best bet is to not answer the door at all.

3/ If you have a car which I assume you do tell your partner to park it away from the house, a good 5 minute walk away at least otherwise they may well clamp it then they have a leaver on you to make you pay or take the car away, some bailiffs have number plate recognition cameras so if you can park the car off road all the better.

4/ Seek professional advice, call the national debline they are a free charity and are excellent and will be able to offer you legal advice on what you need to do just google them for their website.

5/ Have I already said dont panic.............

It is a distressing situation but there are things you can do, Im not 100% with parking fines but believe there is a way to appeal them if you never received any notice of them this is why you need to get some professional advice.

There is also a website called bailiffadviceonline run by a member of this community again do a google, this is NOT free however, you can download all sorts of letters and templates for a fee or there is access to a premium rate tel number.

Start with the national debtline then if you are still unsure have a look at the other site.

Not sure how he is going to "check" what you said, I would nto expect him back today but this will not go away on its own you do need to deal with the situation.

**1 other thing to note make sure ALL your windows and doors are locked if any are left open he can wander in or climb through a window this would be classed as peaceful entry and NEVER sign anything especialy a walking posession agreement**

Keep us updated

xMummy2010x

thank you! im really peed off lol. I have read up on these debt collectors and they dont seem to be very nice. We have had no letters or anything to say they want the money or anything.

Can we offer to pay some back each month? or does it have to be all in one go? We had some of the higher up debt collectors come round about 2 months ago for speeding tickets [apparntly form 2006-2007] up to the value of £500, and they said if we didnt pay them there and then they would arrest my partner. So we thought that was it, but aparntly not. =(

UnderPressure

As said in my previous post you really need to get some professional advice there are different things you can do with parking fines for instance if they are a none council fine such as tesco, asda or any other private car park then "my understanding" is these are not even enforceable, if it is a council one then there are various things you can do to halt proceedings, I am not a professional I can only offer advice from my own experience and what I have gathered on these forums so you really DO need to be speaking to someone who knows.

Give the national debtline a ring their number is: 0808 808 4000 as said if they cannot help you then look at bailiffadvice dot co dot uk but as said this is NOT a free service.

Do it now then you know where you stand and will get a bit of peace of mind