This was the information I was referring to in my previous post. This Council Tax Investigation may have something relevant to your case. QUOTE: 3.3.1 The collection and reporting of Council Tax income is straightforward when a tax payer pays their annual charge within that year. Complexities arise when a Council Tax Payer falls into arrears and owes the council money for past years as well as the current year. There is significant case law (for example, Peter v Anderson (1814)) however, put simply, if a person specifies which years debt the payment should be assigned it should be assigned to that years debt . 3.3.2 The council tax system has built in allocation rules to ensure that the law with respect to specified payments is met. For instance, if a customer has a payment plan for any year of debt and the payment they make matches the planned instalment then the money will be allocated to that year (this is known as “hard” allocation on the council tax system). I f the system is unable to “hard allocate” then it will instead “soft” allocate and the debt will be used against the oldest debt unless manually adjusted.

Master05 just a quick word when you write to put in your leave request, keep the letter as friendly as possible and if you want to mention compnay policy etc frame it as a question for clarification not as a "this is not right/fair" senario, plenty of time to get into an argument over policies whan you have had your leave granted. To some extent it always help to let the boss think he is being kind/magnanimous when granting a special( I use this term loosely) request and if it means a bit of sucking up to get what you want without falling out its worth it. Good luck

Please don't lose faith, your absolutely correct the court judges and clerks are all geared up in favour of the claimant and blatantly ignore court procedures and the rights of the consumer. You have every right to challenge the decision of the judge. We did this when a claim was issued against my husband, 3 judges all making different decisions, we just kept writing back pointing out that the he did not owe this money, the claimant, a mad bonkers woman was allowed to totally abuse the court system....it was a complete farce. We even made an official complaint to the courts. It took 6 months, eventually he was removed as the Defendand and the claim discontinued. So please please don't give up, and don't assume that the judge who looked at this case has a clue what they are doing. Now, have they threatened to further enforce the CCJ with a charging order. If they have, their is another way to challenge the CCJ. The case law for this is Southern district finance vs Turner. She had had a CCJ from 1993, when she later applied for a set a side on the grounds that the agreement was unenforceable, the first judge dismissed her claim because of the amount of time that had lapsed. She appealed. The appeal judge said the 1st judge was wrong, if her case had merit CPR 3.9 and 3.10 allow the courts to 'overlook' errors of procedure as long as there is a good explanation for the error and there is merit in the underlying argument asked to be heard. Here is the extract of his summing up In effect, you can challenge the enforceability of the original CCJ if you are at risk of losing possession of your home. The full extract is here. http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?202167-Help-with-N244-form-please. Debbie xxx

Excellent news! Just as an extra important point; in future everyone should try and visit their local INDEPENDENT IT store to get things sorted BEFORE going anywhere near the big shops, as you definitely can't rely on ASDA, TESCO, PC WORLD or any other large retailer's staff to know anything about what they're selling, especially technology stuff!! Maplin's and J Lewis staff are sometimes a bit more capable, but even they are hit and miss. One other hint for you and all CAGgers is never have your battery in the laptop if you mainly use the laptop with the electricity cable, as it can tend to ruin the battery and shorten its life. A lot of our clients used to think the battery has to be in the laptop for it to work, with or without being connected to the electricity! Rgds.

Hello Bang!, welcome to the CAG. Enjoy your visit, but take some time to look around the forum and understand where everything is. It can seem confusing at first but you will start to find your way round and to understand what a helpful community we are. You haven't received any replies to your post yet. Try posting your query again in a relevant sub-foum. You will get the help and support you need there.

First they came for the disabled, but I did not speak out as I was not disabled. Then they came for the sick, but I did not speak out as I was not sick. Then they came for the unemployed, but I did not speak out as I have a job. Then they came for those on Tax Credits, I did not speak out as I was in credit. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak up for me. Mr Lex, Britain, 2012. With Thanks to Martin Niemöller, Germany, 1937.

The UK used to lead the world with motorcycle production - but offered the dinosaur defence of "people want British twins, not gimmicky Japanese fours". Reading this thread - its alarming to see the dinosaur culture still remains - and worse to see it turning to protectionism rather than choosing to adapt. Britain has an island culture, and lack of languages does limit Brits working abroad, although the entire Spanish holiday coast pretty much has English as its first language. Obviously the UK led the industrial revolution and was a giant in its day, but dinosaurs were giants in their days too. In 2003 the UK had the third highest rate of child poverty in the EU - and that was with Labour in power, I wonder where it stands now. Lastly - most immigrants do not come to the UK as it offers so much - they come as English is their second/third language, being the most readily accessible language to learn on the planet. Ireland is probably a better choice, given higher wages and English language too - but the UK gets the bigger press. But both are beaten by the Channel Islands, who are also members of the CTA, yet few outwith the CTA are aware of their significance.