Please respond quickly!!!!

matttye

lalalalady wrote: »

Thank you guys...

And, I won't get into trouble for lying to the guy who turned up at my door will I?

I doubt it. You were home alone, taken by surprise, panicked and said you didn't know him because you wanted this unknown male off your doorstep.

Thrifty_Pixie

lalalalady wrote: »

We think that Marston's may be a company he owes to... They deal with fines, council tax and the like, and he does owe money for a fine... They mainly represent the courts and councils....

I'm not doubting that he was a fraud or anything, I just didn't know that a company could set out to arrest you without first at least trying to find a way to settle the debt which is something that they haven't done. I know my OH hasn't lied in this respect... We are at the minute trying to sort out all debts, and pay them off, and I open all his mail anyway!

I did lie.... Until recently, it has been the first thing either of us do when someone knocks on the door, because we've been burying our head in the sand with debts and things like that, and when some big burly guy says he's turned up to arrest my boyfriend, then my 'deny all knowledge' instincts kick in....

if your BF knew he had a fine he must have been contacted at some point to tell him so (otherwise he wouldn't know anything about it) and he just didn't pay it.

something smells fishy here and i would sit your BF down and get the whole story before you start blaming companies for trying to 'arrest you without first at least trying to find a way to settle the debt'. why didn't he pay the fine? he obviously knew about it before now.

and yes, you need to contact these people and/or the police to explain your actions on the doorstep and why you lied otherwise things are likely to spiral.

terryw

Apart from the arrest being from a criminal court it is possible that a creditor has applied for an order to obtain information in the County Court
"A judgment creditor can request that the judgment debtor is called into court for an order to obtain information. Strictly speaking, this is not a debt enforcement method (i.e. it is not a method of attempting to retrieve the money owed), but an interview to discover information about the debtor’s financial situation. It involves the judgment debtor (including a limited company) going before the court to answer questions about their financial affairs"

If the debtor does not attend the judge can (and does) order the defendant to be brought to court to answer the questions.

Marstons also deal with arrest warrants for the Child Support Agency.

At the moment though, as several posters have pointed out, we are working in the dark. A serious chat with your partner and then for him to contact the firm would probably provide useful information to assist.

adouglasmhor

No you wont get into trouble for lying to him, but be careful about doing it again.