collectica called - missed a Fine Payment To Court

[lekzi]

Hi,

my partner had a fine for not picking up dog foul,

i wont go into detail but a special cop said he saw the dog foul and my partner walk away,

 

i know he always picks it up as i quite often go with him,

he isnt the sort of person who would leave it,

 

he told the s.p.o it wasnt his dogs, but i will pick it up anyway, so he did,

as he felt he hadnt done anything wrong he even gave his own address and name.

 

the next thing he gets a court date, attened court and they found in favour of the s.p.o

and he was fined 400 pound.

 

we set up a standing order,

although it was a month late,

we didnt inform the court as to why,

 

the next two months were paid via a standing order,

then we got the bailiff round wanting payment

 

we explained that it was being paid,

they said we should sort it with the court,

we didnt,

 

today we had another round with a notice of forced entry in our absence if necessary

 

can they force entry is what i need to know.

 

sorry i forgot to say that we are still paying it via standing order to the courts,

we have ever only missed the one payment.

 

I have been reading some of the other threads and replies to them

and I kinda get the answer from them, that this is a criminal case and that they can force entry,

 

 

just so i have got it right i would like it confirmed please, and do we need to carry on paying directly to the court or pay to the bailiff ?

[dx100uk]

did you get a next steps notice etc

before the bailiff called?

 

 

dx