Hi
Last May I stopped for ten seconds in a bus stop to drop my Dad off at Gidea Park Stn so he could get the train to visit my Mum in hospital. I had my 5yo son in the car with me. I received a fine (I think £70) and appealed it, hoping they would cut me some slack given the circumstances.
Four months later I received a letter saying the fine had increased from £140 to £210 as I hadn’t replied to the original letter. I called Havering council and they said I had to email, so I did that and got an auto reply saying they were busy and would be in touch, don’t contact us again. A further three months and I received another letter so emailed again, with the same response. Now they are threatening bailiffs and repossession, yet won’t answer emails or the phone. I am willing to pay the original fine, surely they can’t keep increasing it without responding to any of my correspondence?
