Council tax and the bailiffs/ sheriff's officers

[weej]

About 4 years ago I got into arrears with the council tax and the debt was handed to the sheriff's officers (bailiffs). The charges and additional costs were scary, but I eventually got it sorted out.
This year, I have fallen behind again, not by much (about 3-4 months), but the council have charged me 10% additional penalty/ charge for being behind with payments. This comes to about £150 .

Now I have started on the banks, I was wondering if there was a way to either challenge the legality of the council's/ bailiff's charges and if I could possibly get these back.........

I live in Scotland if that makes a difference.

Any advice would be most welcome. Thanks

John

[weej]

Does anyone know if we can claim these charges back?

[weej]

Can anyone tell me if I can claim charges back from council/ bailiffs? I have been clear til this year, but the account got into a bit of a mess and I am now being hit from all angles with charges/ threats of wage arrestments etc

I have already paid them £400 this year and reckon I am only behind by 2-3 months, yet I am being pooped on and have racked up about £200 in charges in the past month. ARGGHHHH!