Rossendales - Not accepting payment

HappyMJ

RAS wrote: »

That is a pity, because you might well be able to reduce the debt by challenging the fees that were added.



Pay of the money you actually owe and then sell the car to the scrappie.

I don't have the money.

hallowitch

HappyMJ did you question the levy when it was done as the goods wont cover all bailiff fees removal fees storage fees auction fees and a portion of the debt

who are you paying now (LOL I'm assuming its the council) have the council added the bailiffs fees to the debt (some councils do)
when did you last have a visit from the bailiff
Detailed Assessment Judgment of Throssell v Leeds City Council where the District Judge ruled as follows:
“Turning to the taxation it seems to me that notwithstanding the fact that there were three liability orders but one visit was made by one bailiff and the maximum that the Council’s reasonable charges can be is the result of applying the formula contained in Schedule 5 paragraph 2 (1) (b) of the Regulations”

they cannot charge so many fees if only one visit is made
as for your car how old is it? I.E. would the sale of it actually cover a large percentage of the bill anyway?
a vehicle should only be removed if the proceeds of sale provide that there would be a surplus available to the liability order after deductions for the bailiff fees, , removal storages and auctioneers fees.

HappyMJ

hallowitch wrote: »

HappyMJ did you question the levy when it was done as the goods wont cover all bailiff fees removal fees storage fees auction fees and a portion of the debt

who are you paying now (LOL I'm assuming its the council) have the council added the bailiffs fees to the debt (some councils do)
when did you last have a visit from the bailiff
Detailed Assessment Judgment of Throssell v Leeds City Council where the District Judge ruled as follows:
“Turning to the taxation it seems to me that notwithstanding the fact that there were three liability orders but one visit was made by one bailiff and the maximum that the Council’s reasonable charges can be is the result of applying the formula contained in Schedule 5 paragraph 2 (1) (b) of the Regulations”

they cannot charge so many fees if only one visit is made
as for your car how old is it? I.E. would the sale of it actually cover a large percentage of the bill anyway?
a vehicle should only be removed if the proceeds of sale provide that there would be a surplus available to the liability order after deductions for the bailiff fees, , removal storages and auctioneers fees.

I did not question the levy. Car is 1996 P-reg. 16 years old. Dealing with council but pay the council nothing as my income is too low at £40 a week plus tax credits. The council will not write the debt off nor accept my claim for council tax benefit despite giving me £90 a week in housing benefit. They have not added the bailiffs fees to the debt. Last visit would have been May/June last year and will be expecting another one this year around May/June. They always visit twice then never again.

hallowitch

send the council/bailiffs an e-mail (after there next visit you don't want to remind them its that time of year again) get a breakdown of charges this will tell you the date of the levy

once you receive it send a letter to the council asking them to remove the car from the levy as it has no value or to take the the levy to the next stage of enforcement and remove the car (which they wont as the sale wont cover the fees)

sgtbush

HappyMJ wrote: »

Does that mean I can charge the bailiff for storage of the car. The bailiff also took notes regarding my car. They did not get a levy. They called it a levy but I did not speak to the bailiff nor sign anything. The "so called" levy was posted through the door. The car is still on the drive. Can I sell my car? What trouble would I be in and why?

your signature is not required on a levy-- bailiffs can levy cars while your not their and leave the paperwork posted thru your door

mandz1

Rossendales are a very persistant and horrible company, please dont ignore them and pay them what you can while trying to sort out a payment plan. From what stories i have heard about them they will not send the debt back to the council.

I am currently paying a debt off with them and they were very rude and persistant, i am currently on benefits and at first they wanted £120 a month off me but i am now set up with a payment plan with them for £20 a fortnight.

HappyMJ

sgtbush wrote: »

your signature is not required on a levy-- bailiffs can levy cars while your not their and leave the paperwork posted thru your door

I am there. I speak with them through the window and tell them to get off my property in no uncertain terms. I've had to call the police out on them to get rid of them once as they refused to move. That scared them off that year. They never returned. The Police were on my side as they were misrepresenting themselves (a criminal offence) and escorted them from my premises.

mandz1 wrote: »

Rossendales are a very persistant and horrible company, please dont ignore them and pay them what you can while trying to sort out a payment plan. From what stories i have heard about them they will not send the debt back to the council.

I am currently paying a debt off with them and they were very rude and persistant, i am currently on benefits and at first they wanted £120 a month off me but i am now set up with a payment plan with them for £20 a fortnight.

They do send debts back if they declare the debt is uncollectable. Every debt I have with them has been sent back to the council.

Do not speak with Rossendales and get a debt adviser to help you. If you are on an income based benefit you should be paying no more than £3.55 a week.

mandz1

im more than happy to be paying them £20 a fortnight. It will take less time to pay them off, whereas £3.55 a week will take years.