Why debt collectors / bailiffs can charge you so much when you forget to pay for the parking fine ?
915867
You should have had reminders in the post for out parking fine before the bailiffs showed up....\n\nBailiffs can charge you up to £50 per visit, plus a fee for their time. Fees are currently not regulated and are merely expected to be 'reasonable', although there isn't really any guidelines on what' reasonble' is. If you don't pay your bailiff fees on time, you may get a personal summons from the courts as well.....
958507
If it is just once, you just don't pay it and you'll be charged a fee, usually around $30 late payment fee.  If you're over the credit limit, they'll hit you with another fee for about the same amount.\n\nIf you can't pay it at all on an ongoing basis then you'll have significantly more trouble and will probably end up being sent to collections--if you get sent to collections then you may be able to negotiate a lower settlement payment.\n\nGood luck!
810001
I AM from Ohio and have never heard of such a thing. I know if you live out of state, sometimes they will keep your license until you pay the ticket, and then mail it back but if I were you...I'd call the number on your citation to find out exactly what you're supposed to pay. The tickets I've gotten in Ohio generally have the fine listed on the back.
702137
You owe whatever the court ordered you to pay minus what you have actually paid.
968029
Its classed has a criminal offence.Have you tried to get the council to take so much a week.By law if you offer what you can afford they have to accept it.If they will not accept a payment, go to your local press trust me they will help & it will not be put in the newspaper,If you do not want to go to the paper go to citizens advice they will get in touch with the council for you.Good Luck
876123
Most London boroughs take a photo of the vehicle "in situ", showing the position of the vehicle and also the road markings/signs. Once the picture is taken it is then sent electronically for processing, the parking attendant has no access to it, so for him to falsify the photo would be impossible. \n\nUnless your photographic evidence was taken when you returned to your car, with the vehicle shown in the same position as it is shown in the borough's photographs then your evidence is likely to be rejected on the grounds that there is no continuity to the alleged offence. \nYou should be able to view all the pictures online if you provide the reference from your penalty charge notice. One of these pictures will definately show the positioning of your vehicle, even if the one's attached to your appeal didn't.\n\nIf you prove the ticket is invalid, can I ask what you are actually going to prosecute for???? A penalty notice issued in error is hardly in the public interest to proceed with and I doubt anyone will actually hear your case.
50592
If you were parked legally and put your money in the meter.  The only way to get out of it is to prove the parking meters time is off.  This happens everywhere and it not widely known.  The city near me just spent $100,000 to have a state inspector come in and test all meters because a group of people went around the city with a stop watch, put money in the meter and compared the time with the stop watch.  They proved 60% of the cities meters were stopping upto 2 minutes too early on 15 minutes time so if you have an hour in the meter this could mean 8 minutes early.
693270
If you owe the court money that was assessed as part of your sentencing, you could have your driver license suspended, or a warrant could be issued(capias) for your arrest.\n\nBetter to get hold of them before they "get a hold of you."  They are willing in most cases to work with you, but don't wait for them to contact you, YOU contact them.\n\n\nDear Old Dad
201721
NO, you do not have to pay they are just saying that because they want the money however, if you want the car back you'll have to. Just let'em eat it, its part of the towing business. There are no laws requiring you to have to pay.
738578
The problem is that this would of been passed through debt collections of the phone company then to the debt recovery agency then to solicitors so this would of been going on for a while. Did you not set up a payment plan with the recovery agency? \nOnce its reached a stage with solicitors im not too sure what happens, i would recommend going to Citizens Advice Bureau there always one locally or go on their website and they can help you. I know in certain instances they can ring the company in question and sort something out for you. Don't leave this issue, face it and you will have control then.. \nHeres the CAB website:\nhttp://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index.htm
313667
I totally agree- the best you can do is post a handicap only sign and antoher one saying violators will be towed at owners expense.  If these are clearly marked then you can call and have them towed if a non-eligible person parks there.  As long as you specify towing at owners expense you cannot be charged for anything.\n\nThis is why we live in a nation where the largest health risk is obesity- people are too damn lazy to walk the 10 feet across the parking lot!
1034233
they charge high interest charges
853433
If you paid your fine, then yes, you should not have any problems.  All you did was contest the ticket, which is just a traffic violation.  By not showing up, you forfeitted your right to contest the ticket, so you just have to pay the fine.  \n\nBut if you didn't....well, then a warrant could show up for your arrest.  Hope this helps ya!
1108281
If you are summoned to court (in Michigan as in all the states I lived in a traffic ticket is considered a summons), and if you fail to appear and a warrant is issued, the court levies  in addition to the fines, charages  a warrant fee.\n\nIn addition, in 2004, there was legislation that increase fees that, includes $10.00 for a  "Child Support Bench Warrant Enforcement Fund".\n\nFor example in Lansing, MI, it is $30.
445262
They are required to reimburse you for gas and parking and maybe pay for lunch while you are there.\n\nNot going to get rich, though.
393358
You still owe them the funds, irrespective of it being their mistake. They cannot penilize you for it i.e: charge intertest that you would not have paid, or make additional money on the deal. However as they have inconvienced you, they should allow you to settle the debt in a manner that you have been doing without additional fees.\n\nYou may be entitled to compensation for damages if for example you had already budgetted for another item. In that case a lawyer would be the person to handle that.
519426
Well for one thing, you are not going to save any money by not showing up.  \n\nMost likely you have or will be fined guilty in absentia.  Now you have a judgment against you.  The can also file criminal charges on you as well if this was just civil court.\n\nBottom line, go to the court asap and try to schedule a new court date if it's not too late.