Court fee exemption if on benefits

beardface_2

You would not be eligible for fees exempt as you have to be on a benefit but you may be able to get "fees remission". This is basically for people on low income. You will need to fill a form in (EX160), which is actually the same form as the fees exempt. Basically you will say what your income is and what your outgoings are. You may be able to pay a reduced or no fee.

Not sure you can go this route through MCOL but may need to start the claim through your local County Court.

More info

http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/fees/exemption/remission.htm

orange*juice_4

HELP!
Got the letter fobbing me off therefore about to send LBA - should this ask for a response in 7 or 14 days before commencing court proceedings?

Secondly - if they push it to start proceedings, my claim could well stop there as I'm a mother of 3 with no income, and certainly couldn't find up to £120 to file this.
Looking at other stories from Nationwide - it seems they do go the whole hog, so I'm likely to be one of those people that they think they've fobbed off and won't take it further! My claim is £1078.27 (including interest).

Many thanks for reading this as don't know what to do next!!!

nickmack

orange*juice wrote: »

Got the letter fobbing me off therefore about to send LBA - should this ask for a response in 7 or 14 days before commencing court proceedings?

14 days as per the template.

if they push it to start proceedings, my claim could well stop there as I'm a mother of 3 with no income, and certainly couldn't find up to £120 to file this.

Is there anyone you could borrow the money from? Those who receive certain benefits can also be exempt from paying fees, so if this is the case, you should check. It would be a shame to give up now. The bank are hoping exactly this kind of scenario will happen to allow them to get away with it.

Bigbubble

Just to agree with Nickmack - and to say that if you are on Income Support or JSA, or if you earn less than £15400, you are exempt from paying the Court fees.

...if you are exempt from paying court fees you CAN'T even consider giving away £1K!!!

Good luck.

flemington

hi im on the last step of taking bank to court im on benefits please could someone tell me what to do can i do this online or do i need to apply to the local court

Kurt_Hamster

If you are on benefits you can do it without paying the court fees. The downside is that you will have to go to your local court to do so as you need to fill out a form.

princesskez26

flemington wrote: »

hi im on the last step of taking bank to court im on benefits please could someone tell me what to do can i do this online or do i need to apply to the local court

Hi, when you file your claim online via moneyclaim (MCOL) you have to pay the fees, if you are exempt you have to do it via your local court and take with you 3 copies of the claim form, the exemption form, your charges list and interest list (if you're claiming interest), the 3 copies are one for court, one for bank and one for yourselves,

Kez

flemington

thanks for that info, now apply to local court

spikeyhedgehog

ive just filled in the form on the mcol and my total court costs add up to £120. i dont have that sort of spare money yet (as the bank haven't paid me my charges yet). is it right that i heard people on benefits can get it cheaper through a local court how do i go about doing this do i have to visit my court?
and do you know how much cheaper thanks for any help

Edinburghlass_2

There you go, links in the above posts.