Stop the enforcement by asking for a committal order.



If you don't have the money or the goods to pay the fine, the fines officer can issue a warrant of commitment.[1]

The period of commitment varies on the amount outstanding remaining unpaid.[2]

The amount outstanding is the sum adjudged to pay.[3]

Bailiffs do not have the authority to send non-paying debtors to prison.




[1] Section 76(2) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980
[2] Paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 of the Magistrates Courts Act 1980
[3] Paragraph 50(3) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007