Bailiff Issues Marstons!!

Mxy

Hi all
My partner has 2 court orders against him which is why he has Martons on his back. The orders are for fines car related as he had his car on a private drive so didn't renew the insurance or road tax, he declared it SORN as soon as he was made aware he had to but he didn't realise he had to do this when the car was on private land off the road and not being used.

He had contested the insurance one as he thought it unfair, but the courts never got back to him, he also in the same letter requested the fines be joined if his appeal was unwarranted. He has never heard back from the courts ~ now these Marstons letters have come through.

Back in November he lost his job, so he only gets Universal Credit. He spoke to Marstons and they won't arrange a payable payment plan. They advised the courts had to take it back to arrange that; he phoned the courts and was told Marstons had to send it to court, which they obv won't...

The house we live in is in his name, but all contents are pretty much mine. The car is on HP in mine and his name, washing machine and bed and couple bits furniture are in my name on HP but other items such as TV, dvd player, dvd's, signed books, my designer bags and jewelry are obv mine but I don't have receipts.

What can I do to protect my things and how can he get Marstons to agree to a payment plan that he can afford until he goes back in to work and can sort the issues out properly?? The fines are only atm at £400 & £500 so easily sorted when he is back in work, but until that point what can he do???

Thanks in advance...

HappyMJ

Just don't let them in. It's as simple as that.

Enforcement agents acting on behalf of the court rarely want to take stuff. They don't get much money for stuff. They want money. If you have no money then the outstanding debt will go back to the court eventually for further enforcement. If he genuinely has no money then they'll take a token payment (around £5/week maybe £10/month) from his benefits or wages.

Mxy

We know about the not letting them in, but the worry is because it has come from court can they force their way in or is that only with Tax related things like HMRC and Council Tax??

He literally has no money, my worry is obv my belongings but I don't have receipts from things I have had for years and surely they can't take my designer bags or jewelry can they as it's obv it wouldn't belong to him and we aren't married...

Would the token payment be agreed at court or Marstons as Marstons were having none of it ~ he even offered to provide bank statements to show them he hasn't had any money since November, he hasn't even had his first Universal Credit payment yet and then when he gets that it will include rent money too...

Mxy

Also if they wait to send it back to court, won't he incur loads more charges for them attempting to come to the property?