knew they couldnt sell it,just didnt want to pop to shops n find they took it as then have to pay fee to get it back after proved was on hp-presumably though i could sell,say,my pc to mum so they wouldnt take that if they were somehow to get in? am still unsure as to what action to take reference payment?have offered £50per month,which considering was'nt even my fault that i got behind because council assured me i was paying off arrears all year seems more than reasonable on a low wage-just seems unbelievable that they would assume someone living in a 4 by 8 bedsit would have either enough goods to sell or any money saved to pay off a 900 pound debt out of blue to turn it down (and councils sending bailifs onto me when was them that assured me i was paying arrears all year,and then just giving me a verbal apology and wiping hands of matter, seems almost as unbeleivable as bailiffs refusal to accept payment offer...) thanx again for reply

ok title maybe alittle obscure without details,so heres my basics in short... i arranged to pay outstanding council tax with the council at £68 a month,(40 towards this yrs,rest towards arrears), and paid on time every month for a year. after the yr,bailifs started their usual threats and demands for the outstanding balance,so i went back to council who apologised and admitted they made an error,saying the agreed 68pm wasnt actualy going towards arrears at all like they said was,and was in fact just this years owed,and that now bailifs are involved they cant call them off without full payment! anyway-i digress abit...these pages are very usefull,so all i am wondering about realy is if i should decide to sell my veh (or anything else for that matter,) for,say, a £1 to my mother (veh is on hp,years payments still outstanding,never missed a payment) in order to avoid bailifs taking it while i am sorting this rubbish out,would the sale a-be legal,b-stop them taking my veh,(or of course technicaly my mothers veh),and c-since the council wont accept payments towards arrears because say its in bailifs hands (even tho was their mistake) and bailifs wont accept less than full outstanding payments,how would i go about proving i am willing to pay the arrears since no one will accept payments from me? i have pretty much resigned self to sitting in my bedsit between work with the windows closed till i get this resolved properly,but am abit worried naturaly that my veh will be taken hence the enquiry-thanx for what am sure will be helpfull advice :