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Neil Shaw

Bailiffs made man pay £500 and threatened to take car after number plate mix-up

A man was hit with a £500 fine and woke to find bailiffs knocking at his door after a W on his car registration was mistaken for another letter. Steven Ward, 41, was disturbed at his home by workers from enforcement firm CDER Group.

They slapped him with a notice and warned if he didn't pay they'd take his car - so he stumped up. Steven has since got his money back from the debt collectors.

But the HGV driver said: "It's just not right. I had no choice [but to pay]. It was awful and so degrading, having all the neighbours seeing two people coming to take money I really didn’t owe.

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