parking ticket demand

andy_from_up_north

Hi, today I received a demand from Rossendales bailiffs for £187 for an outstanding parking ticket from sept 2012, is there a time limit that the council or rossendales have to claim this by, also I believe that they have made a mistake because although I did get quite a few parking tickets in the past, I believe that I paid them all and either rossendales or the council have messed up the paperwork and they're asking for payment again on a ticket that's already been paid, how can they wait over two years to chase this up and are they allowed to. Where do I stand on this please, I haven't any receipts from payments so it could be pretty much their word against mine, any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Umkomaas

As we tend to major on private parking tickets here, PePiPoo will be your best bet for council tickets. Here's your link:

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?act=SF&s=&f=30

Have a read through some of the other threads there before you post your own to get the hang of what information they need from you in your opening post - but as a minimum you will need photos/scans of all correspondence you've received from the council (both sides, if appropriate).

PePiPoo has an excellent success record in dealing with council tickets.

If you're facing imminent bailiff intervention, then the following might be able to give you further assistance.

http://bailiffadviceonline.co.uk

HTH

andy_from_up_north

Thanks for those links Umkomaas, I'll have a look. I was just wondering also, has anyone ever challenged the bailiffs about the charge of £75 to send a letter, did something similar not happen with a ruling against the banks charging extortionate fees for sending letters to customers.

Coupon-mad

andy_from_up_north wrote: »

Thanks for those links Umkomaas, I'll have a look. I was just wondering also, has anyone ever challenged the bailiffs about the charge of £75 to send a letter, did something similar not happen with a ruling against the banks charging extortionate fees for sending letters to customers.

New bailiff laws from April 2014:

https://www.blackpool.gov.uk/Residents/Council-tax/Documents/Important-Bailiff-Changes-2014.pdf

and I echo the advice to ask the experts for specific help at BailiffAdviceOnline, costs a tenner but potentially saves a fortune with their advice on board.