PCN From Vehicle Control Services

StoppedForSeconds

Thank you both. So am I supposed to respond to this letter or not? And if not, and I do get letters, will I get bailiffs at my door from the Debt Collection Agency?

KeithP

StoppedForSeconds wrote: »

...will I get bailiffs at my door from the Debt Collection Agency?

No, you will not.

StoppedForSeconds

KeithP wrote: »

No, you will not.

Thanks Keith.

So is this something I need to respond to? I've found the Small Claims - Respond Robustly bit in the FAQ's thread but I'm unsure if this is where I'm at now?

Umkomaas

StoppedForSeconds wrote: »

Thank you both. So am I supposed to respond to this letter or not? And if not, and I do get letters, will I get bailiffs at my door from the Debt Collection Agency?

Oh dear! Please do try to Google 'When can bailiffs be deployed?' It will assuage your concerns.

StoppedForSeconds

Sorry if it was too obvious a question Umkomaas - as I've said earlier in the thread my head spins will all this information, the acronyms etc. I also find it very hard to pick out the bits that apply to my situation from the FAQ's thread so I apologise if I ask something that's already there but it's not from lack of trying to find the answer first. The phrase you suggest googling actually brings up a lot of ad's and newspaper stories, so whilst someone who is experienced in this area might be able to pick through the bones of it and find the information they need it only complicates things more for me.

I'm definitely out of my comfort zone here and feeling more and more out of my depth with each thing that happens so thank you to you and everyone else who has very kindly taken the time to respond but I think this might be the time to cough up for me.

Sorry again!

Redx

bailiffs only turn up AFTER a court case, when they have a CCJ and are enforcing it

so without a court decision and judgment , why would YOU think that bailiffs can "just turn up" ?

surely you have seen bailiff programmes on tv where they turn up with a court order or a writ and show the debtor the paperwork ?

if or when this goes to court, if you lose in court , pay the judgment , promptly, within 1 month

that way no bailiffs will knock at your door

so , no court , or court with prompt payment = no bailiffs, its that simple

StoppedForSeconds

Redx wrote: »

bailiffs only turn up AFTER a court case, when they have a CCJ and are enforcing it

so without a court decision and judgment , why would YOU think that bailiffs can "just turn up" ?

surely you have seen bailiff programmes on tv where they turn up with a court order or a writ and show the debtor the paperwork ?

if or when this goes to court, if you lose in court , pay the judgment , promptly, within 1 month

that way no bailiffs will knock at your door

so , no court , or court with prompt payment = no bailiffs, its that simple

Thanks Redx. I suppose the unnerving thing for me is seeing the threat of it in black and white on a letter posted through my door.

Redx

that is their idea, to bully you into paying by using falsehoods in their paperwork that you posted above

it is true that if a judge makes a decision against you and awards a sum of money, IF you fail to pay that money within 1 calendar month then a CCJ is issued and they can enforce it as shown in the letter above and the consequences are what they say , this can be by using court bailiffs or sheriffs depending on the sum of money owed that a judge has decided should be paid to the claimant

what they fail to mention is that if you pay up , IN FULL, whatever a judge has stated to be the sum of money owed, that this is the end of the matter

so we advise that you do not pay UNLESS A JUDGE SAYS YOU OWE A SUM OF MONEY , in court

if that happens, pay up asap and certainly within one calendar month to avoid all the ISSUES listed in that picture above

hoever, if you win you claim up to £95 in costs like loss of earnings , car parking , travel costs etc to the court

remember, bylaws apply at airports, which is different than a private car park where contract law is the issue before a judge in civil court

please show us any case listed on tv where the bailiffs did NOT have a court order of one kind or another that was signed by a judge (you will not find one)

StoppedForSeconds

So would you say this is something I need to respond to or is it one to ignore? I must admit I've hovered over the button to pay up on their website!

Coupon-mad

Already showed you how to respond:

Coupon-mad wrote: »

Here's an example where an OP replied to the same letter from VCS's sister firm, Excel:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/73307615#Comment_73307615

...and all he got was debt collector letters after that, so this letter is just part of that chain!

I must admit I've hovered over the button to pay up on their website!

No you haven't, stop that now!