Just had a visit from Marston’s enforcement officers trying to collect an unpaid magistrate’s debt that my son accrued whilst drunk,
first of all I paid all of this fine in instalments but was late for the final £30,
3 days later my son received a letter from Marston’s saying he now owed £105 and this was a letter of enforcement £30 for the unpaid fine (which had been settled) and £75 for the letter, just for the cheek of it i filled it for him in the bin and forgot about it (6 weeks ago).
When they arrived I answered the door with my son and they said he now owed £310,
I showed them the proof of all the payment’s and they said that did not matter as the fees are now enforcement fees, £75 for the letter and £235 for them attending.
I said to them that they must of known it had been paid before attending and they charged this fee for the letter, I then went into detail telling them that they added the fees knowing full well it had been paid and they are trying to bully him.
They said they would be back with a locksmith or payment!!!
Can I also add at this stage that no 7 day letter of notice to attend was received either,
the bloody cheek,
trying to enforce payment for their own fee knowing full well before attending that the fine had been paid.
Yeah my son was drunk and disorderly
hes only 18 and has learnt his lesson
but why has society allowed the [removed] antics described above and what can i do?
thanks