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Is that the first document/notice you've received?
In particular, did you ever receive a "Notice of Enforcement" from Marston?

The bailiff must have a warrant to enforce. Before they do so they need to serve a Notice of Enforcement giving you seven clear days to pay. I suspect that all of the statutory notices and the NoE have gone to your previous address. Marston's have then traced your current address. They should have informed TFL who would then apply to the Traffic Enforcement Centre at Northampton County Court for the warrant to be resealed (reissued) with the new address.

Without a valid warrant at the correct name and address the bailiff cannot enforce. They can however clamp your vehicle if found in a public place. I suspect that Marston do not (yet) have a valid warrant. But I might be wrong.

Why are you so vague about dates? It doesn't give a good impression.
Waht is the:
Date of contravention?
Date of PCN, if known?
Date of moving out of home?
Date of travel abroad?
Date of return from abroad?
Date of moving into new home?
Date of change of address on V5c registration doc (doc ref date)?

You'll need to submit a Statutory Declaration to the effect that you did not receive the original Penalty Charge Notice together with an Out of Time application to the TEC at Northampton County Court. You'll need a snappy concise reason as to why you're late otherwise TFL will object and your SD will be refused.

I suggest that you contact Bailiff Advice Online for guidance on how to handle the bailiff and what to put on the OoT application. Don't attempt an OoT with advice from BAO and/or this forum.

Thank you for your helping. I am going to ask bailiff advice probably it’s more related to my problem. From my side, yes it is my first received letter.


The date of happen was 9/9/2024. I moved home at 11/9. Travelled out from 12/9-15/10. I moved in new address at 16/10. I changed v5c at 1/11. I think you’re probably right about how this letter sent. Now I recently travelled away for another month, so I asked my friend to check my mailbox regularly. According to him, this is the only letter I received. It also had two layers of envelopes—the first one was addressed to my old address, and the second outside one was sent to my current address. I’m not sure if they ever visited my home. don’t know how they managed to do this.

Hi guys, I may have run a red light today and may I ask if I receive a NIP (Notice of Intended Prosecution), is it possible to attend a course instead of getting penalty points? Does attending the course prevent an increase in insurance premiums? I’ve never had a red light offence before. In 2020, I had a speeding offence, but that should have already been cleared by now.

This happened at the junction of Oxford Road and Whitworth Road in Manchester. I admit that running a red light was wrong. I was upset and angry so drove a little bit aggressive then before. when I saw it turned to amber, I just drove through it. I think I might have crossed the line at the very last second of the amber light. And then I realized there is a camera because I am using Waze. I’m not sure if the camera caught me. I’ve heard that some cameras have a one-second delay after turning red, but I don’t know if this one does.