What is it with being poor..

[scaryclown]

That makes everything more expensive??

I'm fuming/despairing at the moment. I've just managed to get control of my money after a period with no income and no soon as i get my first month finishing with £10 spare the fucking DVLA have written to me to trap me thus...

pay £300 or so quid NOW or we will take you to court where you will have to pay £1000. You cant pay in installments.

so because i'm poor, i'm forced to go to court to be charged £1000 because the court CAN enforce installmemts to pay...

fir a wealthier person, this is inconvenient and manageable, for the poorest its MORE EXPENSIVE ..

what the hell?

Also the reason is that i was clamped for pulling up on my 'to the MOT station' journey to collect the numberplate that i needed to pass the MOT and PAY THE DVLA ...they also charged me £260 to unclamp the vehicle.

UTTER BASTARDS...

my food bill is £120 a month

WIBU to put their windows in?

Poor people can only afford cheaper products that fall apart quicker - rich people buy more expensive goods that last longer.

Poor people need to pay in instalments, adding interest - rich people pay up front and save money

Poor people who don't commit a crime, can't afford a good lawyer to prove their innocence - rich people who have committed a crime can afford a good lawyer to get them off.

Poor people live in their overdrafts, get charged fees which increases their debt - rich people keep all their money and gain interest on theirs.

Poor people can't get a mortgage, and are forced into high rents - rich people can get a mortgage on very low interest rates.

Poor people have to buy cheap cars, making them costly - rich people buy new cars with warranty or have company cars.

Poor people can't take advantage of bulk buying/offers - rich people who have the money, can, and save more.

There's probably a lot more but it's just depressing.

Money isn't everything, but it's right up there with oxygen.

Absolutely agree with many others that being poor is an expensive business.

But not sure what all the fuss is here.

Government website states that if your MOT has run out you can take your vehicle to:

1. have the failed defects fixed
2. a pre-arranged MOT test appointment

Clearly you were doing both of these things. Your new registration plate collection was purely to enable a car defect to be fixed, and then you were on the way to the pre-arranged MOT.

Add in the case about Secretary of State for Transport V. Richards (1998) JP 682 QBD (stopping for fags case) and I'd have thought you would have no trouble at all getting this fine dismissed.

You're clearly intelligent, just get your supporting documents and proof of appointments together along with a politely and objectively compiled argument and I'm sure you'll have it sorted in no time.

Hi all

Thanks for the reports.
As far as we can see, the OP is legit.

Although we're awed daily by the astonishing support our members give each other through life's trickier twists and turns, we'd always caution anyone never to give more of themselves to another poster, emotionally or financially, than they can afford to spare.

for you OP.

50 - the biggest problem with public transportation, if you don't live in a city, is that it's unreliable. Sometimes the 6:12 am bus comes 30 min late or not at all. And what's the big deal you are 30 min late? YOU LOSE YOUR JOB!

Zap - that is so unfair. Literally missing one council tax payment and you lose your 'right' to pay in instalments.

And, no, they don't care

I cycle a lot. I don't know if you live somewhere where you can cycle but it certainly saves on petrol and other costs and yes if you cannot afford to pay for things at once (even buying a house out right rather than getting a mortgage even which is a similar example) you pay more over time. I'm not sure about clothes though. I buy cheap clothes and wear them until they have holes and my knickers will last 10 years, 15 some pairs so I don't agree that all cheap products always wear out sooner.

Frisky sounds as though she has good advice by the way so may be worth challenging this.