| Forum Home | ||||
| PC World Chat | ||||
| Thread ID: 74739 | 2006-12-03 18:45:00 | Unpiad fines | pany (11564) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 504007 | 2006-12-04 03:50:00 | As for who the Court hires... guess what? They actually employ people who are adept at debt collecting. And guess what tactics and underhanded principles they use? They break and enter. Do you know about them? Have you ever busted a thief/debt collector trying to break into your home with the excuse that he's legally allowed to do so, and then find out... he's employed by the courts! . Wrong. If you catch a debt collector breaking into your house then you can ring the police who will arrest him. Not only will he get the standard punishment for it he will get fired too as there are laws and procedures. Some may think they can break them but not legally they can't. Likewise taking property not proven to belong to the person with the fines. We had one once try to take proerty from my husband - he had paid his fine but the courts had stuffed up the records, meanwhile while he was sorting that out down at the courts, I was having chats with the 2 large guys at the door. No they couldn't take the TV, it was mine, they couldn't have the mower - it was mine. They got down to the car in the end - yes they could have the car as it was his - where was the car? He was out in it sorting out the error. They left intending to return at a later date, but by then the stuff up was sorted. So NO, they can't just turn up, break in and help themselves. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 504008 | 2006-12-04 07:22:00 | Wrong . If you catch a debt collector breaking into your house then you can ring the police who will arrest him . . . . or send a taxi to help him out with all the stuff he's collecting . :p |
Antmannz (6583) | ||
| 504009 | 2006-12-04 09:37:00 | thank you very much for your input, I'll go down to Citizens Advice tomorrow, and the court aswell.. | pany (11564) | ||
| 504010 | 2006-12-04 09:38:00 | Welcome to PressF1 As I have no idea where you live as in which country I can't comment as to law. In New Zealand we have this:- www.ns.org.nz The really relevant passage is below. The Department for Courts has considerable powers to enforce unpaid fines, whether a judge or an infringement authority imposes them. For example, it can issue an attachment order to have the fine taken from a person's salary or welfare benefit. It can issue a deduction notice to have it taken from their bank account, or it can issue a warrant for the person's property to be seized. In the case of a car, the courts can immobilise it instead of seizing it, provided they have a warrant for seizure. A warrant to seize property allows a registrar or bailiff to enter the person's property or home, by force if necessary, and seize any property that they believe to be the property of the person with unpaid fines. If any other person has a claim to seized property, they must notify the court, and a judge will decide what should happen. Note that a registrar or bailiff can enter a home by force but they have to have a warrant first. Assuming the warrant was granted then they can kick you door down I think. Note also that you have a redress of rights in so far as the process goes. Contact the Court and give them any information you have as to the location of your ex flatmate. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 1 2 | |||||