Several Notice of Enforcement Letters, advice?

dannyw88

Hi all,

My previous address was in a quiet cul-de-sac which had a central parking area, which was for permit holders only between 9-5 Mon-Fri. For the first 6 months of the tenancy the driveway was occupied by my housemates car, so I parked in the permit area. I worked 9-6 and commuted, so I didn't require a permit for the times that I parked.

However, on a couple of occasions between Aug 2013 & Oct 2013 I was late for work. Sometimes I would reach my car at 9:02 and find I already had a ticket. I got 6 tickets altogether. My financial state at this time was a train wreck so I ignored the yellow sticker, and planned to deal with it at a later date once my finances were better and a proper letter from the Council was received.

I received nothing until a few weeks ago (21-23 months after the offences) when I received 6 notice of enforcement letters from 'Jacobs Enforcement Agents', each requesting £187 for each offence.

This comes to a total of £1122, for probably about 2 hours worth of parking fines. All of which was outside my own home. I feel this is a completely unjust amount of money, but I'm not sure how to approach this situation or if I even have a leg to stand on.

The debt now lies with the enforcement agency, so it seems as though it is too little too late. Although, if I had received reminder letters, emails, anything, then I would have paid them.

Some extra details:
The landlord mentioned that if I buy myself a permit, he would refund me the cost. Every month was a struggle juggling debt and hiding enough money away so I could eat. So I never bothered.

The council know where I live from the electoral roll but I never received any letter from them about this. The car is registered to an old address so I assume they sent it there (I can't check).

Also, I'm aware I should have handled the situation in the past better - there's nothing I can do about that now. I'm wondering if I am able to appeal in any way to reduce the fees.

dannyw88

Also, I forgot to mention, the signs are clearly displayed

enfield_freddy

ok , read all that , one thing stuck out


"Some extra details:
The landlord mentioned that if I buy myself a permit, he would refund me the cost. Every month was a struggle juggling debt and hiding enough money away so I could eat. So I never bothered."


are those PRIVATE parking tickets or council ones , if private , please state the name of the company that issued them

dannyw88

Hi,
These are tickets issued by Salford City council

Redx

as this is council you need to go and post over on pepipoo forums in the council ticket section for correct advice

bear in mind they will want to see copies of all paperwork, both sides (with personal and private details redacted)

Umkomaas

Here's your PePiPoo link:

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