Bailiff - Haringey Council - code 12(r) parked in residents bay - Gathorne Road

Hi all, please help me as I am stressing about two letters sent to me by CDER Group.

I received a PCN for parking in a residents bay in September 2024.  I paid for parking up until 6:30pm at which time the bay becomes residents only.  I did not realise this as English is not my first language and a PCN was issued approximately 6:45pm.

Unfortunately due to a series of events (I was evicted and placed into temporary accommodation) I lost the PCN and have since not updated the V5c until recently.  I forgot about the PCN.

Today an old housemate handed me a stack of letters from my old address.  One of which is a notice of enforcement dated 20/03/2025 with a deadline to pay £280 by 6am on the 30/03/2025 and a second letter stating an enforcement officer had visited with intent to take control of goods after a court order.  The cost has increased to £515.

I am on universal credit and can't possibly afford to pay this.  My car is on a hire purchase agreement.  I understand that I had not updated my V5c but is there any advice please? 

SO, essentially, you received the PCN and ignored it, then lost it. You did not update your V5C so did not get any of these statutory enforcement documents that might have forced you into action: -

- Notice to Owner
- Charge Certificate
- Order for Recovery

The bailiff amount will be made up as follows

PCN £130
CC  £65
OfR £10
Bailiff letter £75
Bailiff visit fee £235

Making £515

I have looked at the possibility of submitting an Out-of-Time Witness Statement, but none of the circumstances listed on the WS match yours. I would suggest you contact : -
www.bailiffadviceonline.co.uk
to see what might be done, but it isn't looking good, sorry to have to say it. However, Regulation 12 of The Taking Control of Goods (Fees) Regulations 2014 may be relevant to your case, based what you have said about being evicted etc

Thanks for your reply.

I was given all of the post that had been sent and there was no notice to owner, charge certificate or order for recovery, only the two letters mentioned in my first post.  Is this relevant in any way please?

I fully accept that this is my fault and I should have updated my V5c as soon as I had moved into my current home.

Thanks for your reply.

I was given all of the post that had been sent and there was no notice to owner, charge certificate or order for recovery, only the two letters mentioned in my first post.  Is this relevant in any way please?

I fully accept that this is my fault and I should have updated my V5c as soon as I had moved into my current home.

I can only reiterate that contacting the website I gave the address of, may help to identify any options you may have available. As it stands, you cannot submit a Witness Statement, because none of the circumstances listed on the form match yours.

Thank you again for your help.  I have contacted the website this morning and hopefully they can assist.

So where was the car registered? At a previous address to the previous address?

It sounds like they'll need a new warrant to track you down at your current address.

Also I think they can't clamp a car on hire purchase but it depends on the type of finance.

Shiela at Bailiffadvice is your best bet.

The car has been registered at my old address that I was evicted from for a couple of years, so any post sent would have all been together in the stack I received yesterday.

I am waiting for an email or call back from bailiffadvice.

Thanks

'My car is on a hire purchase agreement.'.

Just to be clear, the car you have now is the same as the one involved in the contravention(the relevant car)? If not, did you own the relevant car or was this perhaps hired/leased?

Hi, yes it is the same car I've had for a couple of years.

Thanks