claim back bailiff charges

[hunter78]

Hi can anyone tell me how much bailiffs should charge and how i can reclaim unfair charges

[IdaInFife]

Hi, have read over this for the fees:

Types of bailiffs and their fees


If you have a breakdown of what you have been charged and there is a difference from the above, write them a letter pointing out the differences


Idax

[hunter78]

Hi the bailiff clamped my car between the hrs of 2am-6am. he never knocked on our door to give us a chance to pay or nathing. someone was awake during these hours. the original fine was £185 and i have ended up paying £788(roughly). i was tld i can claim the majority of it back. can someone please advise. i don't know whether the bailiff actually attended and knocked on the door 3 times as he claims as there was no letter left. the only letter i had was the one that was stuck to the car when he clamped it.

i don't know how to go about claiming the rest back. please help.

[hunter78]

hi
by looking at the details you have pointed to i believe the following should apply as the bailiff that came around was certified by the court.

Fees Where the sum of money to be recovered is £125 or less £25Where the sum of money to be recovered is more than £125 £45This fee covers all visits made by bailiffs.

just to get this right. am i correct to think that this bailiff should have charged only £45 (as my fine was £185) for all visits regardless of if there was 1 or 3 visits?

i was charged the following:
1st visit £58.81
2nd visit £62.05
3rd visit £12.99 plus other fees too.

[IdaInFife]

because the car has been clamped they can charge for levy and clamp.

they can charge you for a max of 3 visits.

Did you rec letters to say they had been?


idax

[tomtubby]

The scale of fees dated Sept 2006 by Zooman are very old and the fees have changed in that time.

Our company have offered so many times to post the correct fees as a STICKY but sadly the moderators will not allow it. Maybe they think the fees should be kept secret !!!!

The fees the bailiff can charge depend on many things ie: how many visits etc.

You would be advised to call TEC to ask the date of the warrant. This will be a good guide to how long the bailiff has had the case. Our office has dealt with endless cases where the warrant was just 2 or 3 days old and the bailiff has stated that he had made 3 previous visits.....in other words BEFORE a first letter had even been sent. !!!!

[hunter78]

the court authorised the bailiff dated 31/07/06, my parking debt was dated 19/07/07. i have not received any previous letters from him stating that he had been around. apparently he visited 3 times.

can someone explain what they mean by enforcement fee?

but when i looked at the charges they are allowed to charge, it states that they can only charge £45 for all visits.