parking ticket now baliffs are coming back latr to arrest me at my work place

newbie1976

hi there newbie was advised to come on here by a good frind who was helped ..... tried cab but constantly engaged at mo ... short story ...parking ticket didn't pay forgot about it .. baliffs sent a few letters ignored them oping it would go back to the council etc were i would of paid it ... they came round to my house etc misses did not let them in but they upset her by saying they new where i worked and that she should phone me as they were going to come up and arrest me at my work place .... quistion .. is this allowed .. infact can they arrest me ?? i know the actual court baliffs can but can a private firm like bristows and sons?? any advise would be appreciated as they will be here in the next few hrs lol .. oh the amount they say i owe is nearly a grand inc 190 pound for a van and a fw hundred for 2 men ...!!regards pete

King_Nothing

Is the parking ticket a council ticket or a private not? If it's private I don't believe they can do anything, and I don't believe balliffs can arrest you, or that you can even be arrested for unpaid "fines"?

newbie1976

King_Nothing wrote: »

Is the parking ticket a council ticket or a private not? If it's private I don't believe they can do anything, and I don't believe balliffs can arrest you, or that you can even be arrested for unpaid "fines"?

council but baliffs are private (so i was told )

newbie1976

lol and he hung up saying i was wasting his time when i said he couldnt arrest me at work (calling his bluff did not know what else to do )

isplumm

newbie1976 wrote: »

lol and he hung up saying i was wasting his time when i said he couldnt arrest me at work (calling his bluff did not know what else to do )

Hi,

I would have thought that the only people who can arrest you are the police - but bailiffs can take your property - like your car - assuming these are bailiffs & not debt collectors - do you have name of company?

Mark

peter_the_piper

You've left it dreadfully late but look at bailiffadviceonline and they may be more able to help you as thats all they do. There may be a smallish charge but as you are up to a grand already a bit more may well save you a lot.

Coblcris

Claiming powers of arrest is a serious matter.

If they claim to be operating for the court they are lying, the penalty is up to seven years in goal.

Which bailiff company is this ? It would be advisable for anyone dealing with such creatures to record all contact with them.

newbie1976

coblcris wrote: »

claiming powers of arrest is a serious matter.

If they claim to be operating for the court they are lying, the penalty is up to seven years in goal.

Which bailiff company is this ? It would be advisable for anyone dealing with such creatures to record all contact with them.

bristows & co .. Funny they havn,t come back yet !! And i have a nice letter for tham as well lol .. Is there anyone i can complaign to as they said this to my misses who got very upset ..then on the phone to me when i told they couldn,t arrest me at work was and i quote " well sir you are wasting my time i'm hanging up now and then going to your'e work place and then we will see who can arrest who!!"

as i said before appy to pay the charge just not to the parrasitic vermin i'd rather go to jail lol .. Sorry for caps lock its stuck on as i have just spilt me tea on it ; ||)|

RobertoMoir

isplumm wrote: »

Hi,

I would have thought that the only people who can arrest you are the police

In general terms, all I can say is "You'd have thought incorrectly". Bailiffs can indeed arrest people. I did it no end of times when I was a bailiff.

In this particular case, the bailiffs will not have an arrest warrant, therefore they can't arrest anyone.

Coupon-mad

newbie1976 wrote: »

bristows & co .. Funny they havn,t come back yet !! And i have a nice letter for tham as well lol .. Is there anyone i can complain to t ; ||)|

The best advice has already been given IMHO:

contact bailiffadviceonline (Google them).

We have no connection to them but sincerely believe that's the best website for your situation. It will cost you a small amount to join for advice - but potentially you may save a fortune.

Come back afterwards and tell us how you got on and what bailiffadviceonline say.

isplumm

RobertoMoir wrote: »

In general terms, all I can say is "You'd have thought incorrectly". Bailiffs can indeed arrest people. I did it no end of times when I was a bailiff.

In this particular case, the bailiffs will not have an arrest warrant, therefore they can't arrest anyone.

Thanks Robert .... very interesting to learn this .... why would the bailiffs NOT have an arrest warrant?

Mark