Notice of Distress Warrant

gal10

Hi all first post on mse
On 8/11/2013 i received a notice of distress warrant from collectica for the offense of keep a motor vehicle does not meet insurance to an Address i have been for 18 mths. I contacted them on 11/11/2013. i got a thames magistrates ref and duly phoned them as this was the first i knew of this matter.
I have now got a criminal record from a hearing dated 12/9/2013. all letters about this were sent to an old address so need to file a SD. After being bounced between Stratford Magistrates and Thames Magistrates i have an appointment to file a SD at Stratford on 30/1/2014. What i would like help on is are collectica on hold from any further action as i have applied to file SD ? thanks in advance for any guidence. Gal10

Stroma

I don't understand the offence, could you give the exact wording as it makes little sense.

As for the bailiffs you can't let this sit until next year, you have to deal with this now otherwise you will find your current vehicle towed or clamped, so ensure you put it in a garage until it's sorted. I also recommend bailffadviceonline.co.uk on this as well. Sheila who runs the website charges a small fee for help, it will be money well spent, circa a tenner

gal10

Hi Stroma thanx for quick reply. Wording is exactly as appears on collectica letter its the having no Insurance on a vehicle that am RK. I sold the car concerned over a year ago and sent off docs to DVLA they say they didn`t receive them and i am as far as they are concerned still the RK. My current vehicle is a motability car with blue badges and a disabled class tax disc. cheers Gal10

peter_the_piper

Second the Bailiffadviceonline also post onto pepipoo.com. It's always good to get a wide spread of advice.

Stroma

Do you have the address of the person you sold it to? And some kind of receipt? Did you post the v5 to the dvla yourself, or did you rely on the other person?

gal10

Hi Stroma yes we posted the V5 together. This is where it gets complcated re the car in question at the end of june this year i received a bailiffs letter about an unpaid pcn long story short file a stat dec as all the info on that matter was sent to old address first refused by a court officer appealed then granted by district judge so that went away. on advice at that time i contacted dvla and the police who told me that as i was still the rk i was liable for anything that happened re that vehicle.
the person who i sold it 2 was still at his old address the vehicle had no insurance tax or mot by this time and was off road the person who bought the vehicle could not afford to do all the necessary so on advice from dvla and police i had the vehicle scrapped the person i sold it to is now not at that address and i have no way to contact him

gal10

Stroma just thought to add changed my address with dvla 24/5/2012 as dated on my driving license so have no idea where these people get addresses from Gal10

Stroma

So if it has been sorted why are the bailiffs contacting you? Do you have all the letters concerned from the police and dvla? And you don't say if you have a receipt of selling the car?

Stroma

gal10 wrote: »

Stroma just thought to add changed my address with dvla 24/5/2012 as dated on my driving license so have no idea where these people get addresses from Gal10

If they come again insist on seeing the warrant, my understanding of it is that they probably have it at your old address. I still say to get further advice on this, as noted above

gal10

i do have some papers in storage the receipt may be there i will look asap. collectica have my new address as did the last bailiffs so dont get why the mags court sent everything to my old one. which they admit they did. am i correct in thinking the bailiffs cannot clamp tow seize my motability vehicle ?

Stroma

I'm not 100% sure of that, are you the registered keeper? Motability are strange in this as some say they are and some say no, if you are not then they cannot clamp or tow on this