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Hi everyone.
last year my daughter had a visit from the baliffs. She is a senior school teacher who was teaching a class the bailffs walked into her class room and in front of all the children demanded that she pay £1,500 or he would remove her car. My daughter had to find another teacher to take over her class whilst she sorted it out. My daughter Knew nothing about the parking ticket she had had no correspondence etc from them. she does however live in a flat with other tenents In Islington London so letters could have gone astray. Due to the embarresment of turning up at her school and the shock of it all she checked his credentilas and paid him in full just so that he would go away. he told he he would not go without being paid or the car.
when she returned home she phoned islington council they informed her that he should not have entered her place of work and she will get a refund but this has not happend yet dispite many phone calls to them.
Should she just forget it
Pen
I don't know the legal position on this but she should deal with it in writing.
Write to the Council demanding to know why their agent (the bailiff) behaved in such an irresponsible way. Demand an apology and compensation as agreed verbally. Tell them that if they don't apologise and compensate she will go to the Local Government Ombudsman.
Only written complaints get taken seriously, I'm afraid.
my husband says that they can only enter premisis that is shown on the warrent of execution. And as this was a parking offence then it would of been the home address that the car is registerd and not the place of work. So they must have spoke to neighbours to find out where she worked or even followed her..
Also forgot to tell you that u want a beakdown of the charges..Ie bailliff costs, attendance to remove. and intial fine...i lay my house on the line that they have charged you what they call 3rd infocement. which they are saying they have been to your address 3 time so the cost goes up ( more commission). So if this is the case ask why u have had not any hand delivered bailiff letters.Also check the bailiffs name with the courts to make sure he had a up to date cert..
Bailiffes entering a persons place of work.
she had had no correspondence etc from them. she does however live in a flat with other tenents In Islington London so letters could have gone astray. Due to the embarresment of turning up at her school and the shock of it all she checked his credentilas and paid him in full just so that he would go away. he told he he would not go without being paid or the car.
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