Philips Debt Collection

Who are Philips?

Philips Collection Services are a Debt Management and Bailiff company working on behalf of the City of Westminster to recover payment of unpaid Penalty Charge Notices. We use Philips prior to registering the matter as a debt at the County Court and after the issue of a warrant of execution at the County Court. If you have received correspondence from Philips you will need to contact them in order to arrange payment.

Pre-County Court Registration Letters

If Philips have contacted you prior to County Court registration the value of the outstanding payment will either be £120, £180 or £195 depending on the value of the original fine. Three reminder letters are sent following the issue of the Charge Certificate (which is the second notice issued following the issue of the Penalty Charge Notice). If the fine is still not settled, the debt will be registered at the County Court and an Order for Recovery is sent; this the final notice before bailiff action. The Order for Recovery allows the registered keeper the opportunity of either paying in settlement or filing a Witness Statement under one of the following four grounds:

• I did not receive the Notice to Owner/Penalty Charge Notice (Parking contravention)
• I made Representations about the penalty charge to the enforcing authority concerned within 28 days of the service of the Notice to Owner/Penalty Charge Notice served by post, but did not receive a rejection notice.
• I appealed against the Local Authority's decision to reject my representation within 28 days service of the rejection notice but I had no response to my appeal.
• The penalty charge has been paid in full

If one of the grounds applies, you may submit a Witness Statement to Northampton County Court. However, if a Witness Statement is made falsely, proceedings for contempt may be brought against you. If you have grounds to file a Witness Statement you will have to wait for registration at County Court to take place and an Order for Recovery to be sent to you. The County Court will not accept a Witness Statement prior to registration.

Letters received following warrant issue

If you fail to pay or file a Witness Statement, we will apply to the County Court for a Warrant of Execution and Philips will commence recovery that may result in a certified bailiff attending your property to recover the debt.

Once a Warrant has been issued Philips will write to you informing you that additional charges have already been incurred and that, unless payment is made in final settlement, a bailiff will be allocated to collect the debt which will add significant additional charges. The charges that can be applied by bailiffs are in line with applicable legislation and bailiffs are empowered to remove goods to the value of the outstanding debt.

If you have received a letter from Philips after the issue of a Warrant of Execution you should contact them immediately and arrange to settle the debt to prevent incurring additional costs.