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A day-fine is a fine that, above a minimum, is based on personal income (similar to progressive taxation), [7] as opposed to a fine of a fixed amount. Day-fines are often implemented to alleviate some of the burden on people experiencing poverty, who might otherwise have issues paying/affording some fines. [8]
Recipients have 21 days to pay the notice or request a court hearing. If a penalty notice is not paid after 21 days then the outstanding amount is increased by 50% and if it is still unpaid the fine is lodged at the local magistrates' court just as if the matter was an unpaid court fine.
Harassing text messages aren't just for scorned lovers anymore. At least one debt collection agency has been using texts to go after indebted consumers -- and the government says that those texts ...
Although this may seem a simple matter of trespass with an unavoidable fine, it may amount to a case of implied contract (i.e. "if you park here, you agree to pay a penalty"); and such a "penalty" (read "damages") must be proportionate or else the fine will be void. Also, since the penalty notice could have been attached to the windscreen, the ...
A late fee, also known as an overdue fine, late fine, or past due fee, is a charge fined against a client by a company or organization for not paying a bill or returning a rented or borrowed item by its due date.
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This happens when your account is past due. In this case, the charge for last month’s service will post along with your current bill. At first glance, it might look as if we’re double-billing you, but in fact we weren’t able to charge you last month so we’re applying both payments to one bill.
Overbilling can occur when larger institutions or governments create errors in their calculations of how much various individuals may owe. [4] Banks and credit card providers can also overbill clients, or indirectly facilitate overbilling through the method by which they allow vendors to charge a client after the client has accented to having their card billed. [5]