Council Parking Debt: Pay Baliffs or let them Auction car ?

[grazbo]

Hi

 

Due to extreme laziiness and mislaid letters I have managed to have my car seized from my drive for non-payment of a parking ticket. I was away at the time and only discovered 5 days later.

 

Basically the debt is approx £550 (plus whatever gets added on by the car storage co.) and baliffs have threatened to auction my car. They do not have my keys or V5.

 

My car looks more valuable than it is to a baliff, but I would assume at a car auction it may not raise that much. They even suggested on the phone that if I gave them the keys and V5 it would help raise the value.

 

Anyway, simple question:

 

Do I pay and move on (assuming extra charges) or if I let them sell at auction will I be clear on any debt with them ?

 

Thanks

 

Grazbo

[esmerobbo]

Whatever the final fee is after the bailiff add their fees, then the storage, then the auction fee's and commission any shortfall will have to be made up by you. If you owe them £550 now and paid you could get your car back!

If the added fees and commission come to £1000 and they sell the car for £500 then you would still owe them £500, plus any other fees they add collecting that!

 

Plus the first moneys that come out of the auction money is the bailiffs fees, if there is anything left it goes to the debt. [EDIT]

Edited December 10, 2011 by dx100uk
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[dx100uk]

you might find it better to post in this forum:

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?168-Bailiffs-and-High-Court-Enforcement-Officers

 

dx

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