Pay or Appeal County Court Business Centre Parking Fine?

Have you received a letter from the County Court Business Centre about a parking fine? You might be worried about paying a fine that may not be enforceable or unsure about how to appeal.

Don’t worry, you’ve come to the right place. Each month, over 32,000 people visit this website for advice on tickets and fines.

In this guide, we’ll explain:

What the County Court Business Centre is and why you might get a letter from them
How you can check if your parking ticket is genuine
The steps to take to reach a payment plan with the County Court Business Centre
What happens if you choose to ignore the County Court Business Centre
How to complain against the County Court Business Centre if needed

We know how scary it can feel to receive such a letter; some of us have been in the same boat. That’s why we’re here to help you understand what you can do about your parking fine.

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In some circumstances, you might have a legitimate reason not to pay your fine.

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How to avoid paying County Court Business Centre parking tickets

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Should you pay the County Court Business Centre?

If the unpaid parking fine is yours and it was correctly issued, you’ll have to settle the debt if you can afford to. Chances are there’s already a County Court Judgement registered against the debt.

A CCJ remains on your credit history for 6 years which makes it hard to borrow any money for that amount of time!

If you’re struggling with your finances, you could ask for more time to settle the debt. CCBC should consider setting up an affordable repayment plan for you.

That said, if you can afford to pay the full amount in one go, all the better. You can then ask for the debt to be removed from the register.

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Situation

Initial Fine	£100
Additional Fees	£171
Total Fine	£271

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Total Fine	£271
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What happens if you ignore CCBC?

If you ignore correspondence you get from CCBC over an unpaid parking fine, you could face court action. By continuing to ignore them, you could end up with enforcement agents (bailiffs) contacting you to recover what’s owed.

The amount you owe would increase thanks to extra fees and costs added to the original parking ticket debt.

It’s far better to either pay or challenge the parking fine than ignore it. By writing an appeal letter you stop the matter from going any further until a decision is made to uphold or reject it.

Check out what happened to one motorist who ignore a CCBC letter:

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What happens if you ignore a CCJ?

If you ignore a County Court Judgement, you risk the following:

Being contacted by enforcement agents (bailiffs)
Having charging orders issued against you or an attachment on your earnings

Plus, you’ll have to fork out more money to cover the bailiffs’ fees!

How do you contact the County Court Business Centre?

I’ve listed the ways to contact County Court Business Centre in the table below:

Address	St. Katharine’s House 21-27 St. Katharine’s Street Northampton NN1 2LH
Telephone number	0300 123 1056
Email	[email protected]

Can you complain against the County Court Business Centre?

Yes. You have the right to complain if you’re not happy with a complaint taken up with the County Court Business Centre.

You could escalate the matter to the Financial Ombudsman or the Credit Services Association.

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What action could the County Court Business Centre take?

County Court Business Centre can contact you over an unpaid parking fine. However, there are things they can’t do which include harassing you.

Harassing behaviour over a debt could be described as:

Calling you at unacceptable times of the day/night
Phoning you at work when you didn’t give them your consent, or you asked them to stop
Talk to your family or employer about your debts
Take any payment without your consent
Not giving you time to assess what debt management options are available to you
Urge you or pressure you into borrowing more money to pay off the existing debt
Use legal jargon to purposefully confuse or intimidate you
Force you to pay a statute-barred debt
Threaten you with legal action or pretend they have more powers than they actually have
Use documents that appear to be court-issued when they are not
Chase you for debts that are being dealt with already by an IVA or Trust Deed in Scotland

Can the County Court Business Centre call you?

Yes. You could get a call from the County Court Business Centre if you didn’t respond to the letters you were sent.

They have the right to call you to discuss a debt you owe to a car park management company.

That said, a CCBC agent can’t enter your home or seize any possessions if they show up at your door. Plus if you ask them to leave, they must respect your request for them to go.

Can CCBC send bailiffs to your home?

No. Not without a court ruling. In short, there must be a County Court Judgement levied against you before enforcement agents (bailiffs) can get involved.

Can you stop the County Court Business Centre from calling?

No. CCBC has the right to call you and send you letters over an unpaid parking fine. That said, you can ask them to contact you in a specific way which they must respect.

For instance, you could ask CCBC to contact you in writing whether by email or by letter sent through the post. Like this, you have a record of all the correspondence they send you.