I apparently owe money to my previous employer?Bailiffs dropped off a note..

[Bandit127]

So another question..how long does the judgement stay in effect? Is it six years and then it lapses? Or is it longer?

Just wondering as then I sort of don't have to go through all the hassle of sorting this??

Judgement stays in effect forever. Since they enforcing the debt, there is no 6 years on this.

Good point on the six years.

https://www.payplan.com/advice/law/limitation-act-1980/ It's more targeted at traditional debt, but I imagine that act applies in this situation? I'm no lawyer haha

The CCJ "stopped the clock" on statute barred so that doesn't apply in this case.

The only alternatives to paying this (and the bailiff fees) is to
1. Tough it out with the bailiffs. They will eventually go away, but it will be a hard ride and you could loose a car/possessions.
2. Set the CCJ aside on bad service (they served to the wrong address).

Either way (and as posted above) you need qualified advice.

"That's fishy" (etc) is not qualified advice. (And neither is mine for that matter, I just know this stuff from personal circumstances).

[Jasikasisback]

I think I will contact my previous employer directly and find out what's going on.

[Adam]

Statute Barred 6 year non acknowledgement.

[Dalo Harkin]

https://www.gov.uk/your-rights-bailiffs/what-you-can-do-when-a-bailiff-visits
Speak to your ex employee and explain you never got letters etc

[Jasikasisback]

Ok I phoned my previous employer and they stated that this is for an overpayment of salary as I left my employer and they continued to pay me wages for an entire month, rather than just for five days that I worked for them that month. They sent letters to lots of places where I never actually resided (one of them was to their own address although I had already moved away by that time) They motivated to the court that I had somehow received my payslip (I have never seen it ever) and thus it would be "reasonable" that i should have noticed and paid them back. I told them that I have never seen this payslip or any of the letters they have supposedly sent me. I haven't signed for any registered post in regards to this matter. My previous employer insisted that this is "my problem" and I have to sort it through the bailiffs. Great so I live in a country where you can be in debt to someone and not even know it...and end up being charged on top of that....yay....

[Waspy]

By the fact you havnt received the letters, what makes them think you would receive the payslip?

[Jasikasisback]

I don't know....the court deemed it reasonable which makes no sense...as if I don't know I have a debt how can I pay it??

[sharki786]

Ok the easy way is to ask your ex employer to show proof of the account that they paid your wages into and go to your bank and get them to print out your statement for the date they paid you. Once you have proof that, they f*cked up somewere then they will need to sort it out somehow. Also if you have proof that they didnt over pay you then take them to court. But if they paid you and you know they over paid you then you need to repay them back as they bailifs can enter your home and seize your property to be auctioned of to pay them back and as you know auction is a good place to go for a bargin.

[Chris.]

Id have said you should have had a court summons to decide the case.  only way for a bailiff to get involved is if a debt ruled by the court isnt paid.

Id be looking at seeing which court ruled the judgement of debt and get the whole thing set aside so you have chance to prepare a case for a judge to hear.

[Chris.]

https://www.gov.uk/your-rights-bailiffs/what-you-can-do-when-a-bailiff-visits