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Courts deducting money from benefit

Legacy_user · 2014-04-30 15:51:15

When you go to court you have to fill in a means tested form which you have to sign if you are fined.This then allows the courts to deduct money from your benefit to pay the fine. What i want to know is,have the courts got a legal right to take money out of my ESA benefit to pay the fine without permission. Please can…

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dippy3103 Posts: 1,963 Forumite

23 May 2014 at 5:28PM

blowfelt wrote: »

Bc the courts got rid of CCTV evidence which would have exonerated me,i was not there and that is why i am innocent.The witnesses description of me was different from what i look like.Aslo i was at the dentist at the time of incident.All the evidence i have descibed above was produced at time of court court trial.

Well you need a solicitor then- someone who understands stuff like CIPA etc.

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