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Parking company will not pay my costs after I won court case

Hi, I won a case against VCS on May 2nd and was awarded £95. Since then I have had several emails promising that they will pay, asking for my bank details to make a payment, saying how "embarrassing" it was that they haven't paid, etc. but they still have not paid.

Can anyone tell me what recourse I have? The court have told me that I can issue enforcement proceedings but, from the court website, it seems that this will cost me £45. I would rather receive the total money owed without deductions. Is this possible? Can interest be added? (After all, they seemed to be keen to add admin costs when they were initially chasing me with the "parking charge"!)

Thanks for your help in advance.

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  • Quentin
    Quentin Posts: 40,405 Forumite
    You will be able to add the cost of enforcement onto the amount they owe you


    Alternatively follow the small claim route - again all costs and interest can be added to the sum being claimed
  • Carrot007
    Carrot007 Posts: 4,534 Forumite
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    The £45 is added to the amount they will collect.
  • Make that two of us... I won them last week and I’m expecting £7.43 ;)
  • Half_way
    Half_way Posts: 7,732 Forumite
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    Who's car park were they operating in?
    From the Plain Language Commission:

    "The BPA has surely become one of the most socially dangerous organisations in the UK"
  • The_Deep
    The_Deep Posts: 16,830 Forumite
    Can anyone tell me what recourse I have? The court have told me that I can issue enforcement proceedings but, from the court website, it seems that this will cost me £45.

    No, it will cost them £45. Do it.

    You can add interest but it will only be a few pence, c@ 2 pence a day.
    You never know how far you can go until you go too far.
  • nosferatu1001
    nosferatu1001 Posts: 12,961 Forumite
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    I thought you could only claim interest when it was over £5k?
  • steve1500
    steve1500 Posts: 1,470 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Please get the Bailiffs in.

    I would pay to watch them on Can't Pay or Here come the Sherriff's
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