Jacobs Bailiffs - urgent :(

lisa12000

hi due to my own stupidity i broke an arrangement with Jacobs bailiffs to repay council tax arrears; (i thought id paid the last one but i hadn't - my own error totally admit that)

They sent me a letter dated the 12th November stating that id broken the arrangement and that if i didn't ring them and pay or let them know that they would come and take goods. Now this letter didn't get here till the weekend, as i was at home till friday and then I've been away until today working.

I rang up immediately the payment line to pay that last amount only to find they had added on another 75 pounds. What is this for? and how much longer do i have to pay this 75 pounds before someone comes round and demands another 235! i can pay it in the next 24 hours thats not a problem but i need to go to the bank tomorrow to deposit cash before i can do it. Ive had no further contact since that initial letter and i have had no visits for this debt at all so far

Thanks

fatbelly

The £75 is the compliance fee.

The letter should be giving you seven clear days minimum notice of a visit.

Hopefully you can pay the £75 tomorrow and that will be the end of it but the timescale looks a bit tight.

If they do turn up then they cannot force entry to access your goods on a first visit. So don't let them in and argue the £235 was invalid.

lisa12000

Thankyou

i gave Jacobs a call dead on 8am today, and told them that i had only the £75 fee left to pay; fully admitted it was my error and that i didn't dispute it and he allowed me until the 30th of the month to pay it in full before any further action was taken; he was perfectly reasonable tbh and i was slightly surprised at the time given but he said as i had paid the actual debt off last night, and that i had contacted them and told them i hadn't received the letter till yesterday that before the 30th would be okay. Relieved! thanks so much

fatbelly

That's a result. I think. I hope.