The US government owes London Council £500,000 in unpaid motoring charges?
542152
Bloomin' cheek. I suppose these US government officials have got diplomatic immunity.\n\nLook if we've finally got the Queen to pay tax, surely it's a small thing to start getting foreign dignitaries (not just the US, in case anyone starts) to cough up what they owe! Time for another campaign ...\n\n8-]
968029
Its classed has a criminal offence.Have you tried to get the council to take so much a week.By law if you offer what you can afford they have to accept it.If they will not accept a payment, go to your local press trust me they will help & it will not be put in the newspaper,If you do not want to go to the paper go to citizens advice they will get in touch with the council for you.Good Luck
1071657
I'm so sorry this happened to you.  In all honesty, the government doesn't care.  They put up a paltry reward of $50K for the return.  Whomever buys this information, sadly YOUR information, will pay much much more than $50K.\n\nIf you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.
578098
My car was towed away while we were getting married.  One block from the courthouse, the taxi we were taking to get the car back was sideswiped so we waited an hour and did all the police reports before we could continue on our way.  STILL got charged for the cab fair.  Wrote a hot check to get the car back cuz we were young and poor.  Went to our place of business to pick up our paychecks to cover the hot checks.  Lunch rush - got asked to clock in and work so we did.  On a little windy country road, our car broke down and we sat on the side of the road for two hours before my new spouse rigged the car to get us home where we found an eviction notice on our door because they found out we had a dog and had not paid the pet deposit.  Worst day of my life!!
886206
A tax lien may be placed against your federal return by the state you live in.  Some states have gotten very aggressive about this to include traffic and parking tickets.  The following link will help you trace your refund if it is past due and also explain some of the information necessary to make the trace.\n\nhttp://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96596,00.html
910303
Friend - Though I agree that your best action is just to pay the ticket, to find out the procedure for contesting a ticket, call the court of the jurisdiction involved.  GBU
362584
no. pay the parking ticket?
351659
YES!! The government has forgotten everything except when we owe them money!!!!
757961
If you get a piece of paper in the mail issuing you a court date...you better go to court, otherwise they can arrest you for failure to appear.  If you owe the money, it's best to try and just pay it...we all hate doing it, but it's the right thing to do.
865809
In the USA you are employed at will. In the UK you have rights against the employer after a year of employment. As you didn't use either $ or pound sign we don't know where you are.\n\nIf you were underpaid, you should contact the authorities and complain, and let them recover your unpaid salary.
695263
I think you'd better check with the American Embassy to be 100% sure. Police cautions are on record so don't try to hide it as it's possible you could get found out (and deported pronto).\n\nTheir website is http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/vis...\n\nFor operator assistance - Call 09042-450-100 Monday through Friday, between 8.00 am and 8:00 pm, and Saturday, between 09.00 am and 4.00 pm. Calls to this line are charged at £1.20/min from BT landlines; some mobile and network providers may charge more.
35849
We pay taxes to maintain the many public goods the government provides, such as the road system, public schools, national defense, public hospitals and so on.  As for the cops after drivers, that's another story.
974475
I read an article on this in www.moneysavingexpert.com. Its seems that if you make a complaint and mention 'taking legal action against them' they are willing pay you it back out of what the bank might call 'customer courtesy'. \nThe other 99 out of 100 will have paid their £50 charges. Thats not bad for the price of 100 letters plus postage at say 50p each!? Now thats a nice little earner.
474347
Whoa.  Here's my 2 cents.  The difference between a paid collection and unpaid is the diff. between being hit by a car or truck.  Not much, cuz they both hurt like hell. The damage is done, so why pay?  If a letter was all that was required to remove derogs from your credit, wouldn't everyone be able to get one?  Fact is fact, so I've been reading all this about getting letters and removing and blah blah blah.  There's one simple way to remove derogs.  If you're conscience drives you to pay, that's something you've got to deal with.  As for forms, DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY INFORMATION OR SIGN ANYTHING!!!!!!!!
876123
Most London boroughs take a photo of the vehicle "in situ", showing the position of the vehicle and also the road markings/signs. Once the picture is taken it is then sent electronically for processing, the parking attendant has no access to it, so for him to falsify the photo would be impossible. \n\nUnless your photographic evidence was taken when you returned to your car, with the vehicle shown in the same position as it is shown in the borough's photographs then your evidence is likely to be rejected on the grounds that there is no continuity to the alleged offence. \nYou should be able to view all the pictures online if you provide the reference from your penalty charge notice. One of these pictures will definately show the positioning of your vehicle, even if the one's attached to your appeal didn't.\n\nIf you prove the ticket is invalid, can I ask what you are actually going to prosecute for???? A penalty notice issued in error is hardly in the public interest to proceed with and I doubt anyone will actually hear your case.
314453
Your best bet is to "plea it down".  If you contact the solicitor's office that is prosecuting the ticket, you may be able to exchange a guilty plea for a reduced fine.\n\nReally this should be done by a lawyer.  A lawyer who specializes in such cases will know who to call, what to ask for and will likely even know the attorney who is responsible for prosecuting your ticket.\n\nI, personally, wouldn't even try to fight it without an attorney, but good luck to you if you do.
915867
You should have had reminders in the post for out parking fine before the bailiffs showed up....\n\nBailiffs can charge you up to £50 per visit, plus a fee for their time. Fees are currently not regulated and are merely expected to be 'reasonable', although there isn't really any guidelines on what' reasonble' is. If you don't pay your bailiff fees on time, you may get a personal summons from the courts as well.....