Thanks to all so far !! Basically one of the tickets relate to another car, and 1 ticket relates to when his son was driving and parking - hence no blue badge used. Kwaks - From talking to my uncle today, he not aware of any rulings on this, your info on getting this set aside would help trememdously... On the onset.there were probably 4/5 tickets that hadnt been paid due to my uncle experiencing financial hardship and not having the funds to pay. Unfortunately it got to the bailiffs stage and they seem to have a valid walking possesion order when my auntie and uncle unknowingly invited them in. In total thay had approx. £900.00+ to pay and have managed to pay 2 thirds off via instalments - they lapsed on the payment plan setup and Bristow sent a bailiff with a van, and now they have incurred that extra charge of £223.25. Im happy to fight my uncles corner if he's been done a injustice. To clarify, can they add further charges while we are wanting a explanation and a chance to appeal,etc. ? If this is is in the wrong place can someone please move the thread to the proper place or explain how this is done. Much thanks.

Hi - I was wandering if someone could help here. My uncle has had a letter from Bristow wanting charges for a parking ticket. New charges relate to a bailiff visit asking for a further £223.25 for van/abortive removal fees. Is this excessive? This is from a local council initial charge of £80.00. My uncle is registered disabled and gets DLA. and pension credit. He has received another letter saying first installment to cover a total balance of £481.25 (this is for 2 parking fines). They are requesting a first instalment of £81.25 by the end of today 15/05/2010or he would be liable for further charges... Can I halt there proceedings while i look into this? Can I complain to anyone else? Would the council take back the fines? He has already paid a considerable amount to the bailiffs already. Your help is appreciated. Thankyou.

Thanks Guys! I will be sending that letter asking for all charges applied to my account. The resolution Im looking for is not a refund of excessive charges, but you think its possible that I will be able to recover all charges, due to their unprofesional behaviour and just end up paying the original council tax arrears? Had anyone had much success in this area? Rae - I'll definately give you a holler when the time arrives for that draft... Thanking you all - CAG Rocks !!

Thanks Ploddertom! I guess the bailiff bluffed his way round me to pay up. They came with 2 vans and blocked my car in... they threatened me with clamping the car and adding more charges. I paid up on the notion that I would fight them after through the correct channels. I am increasing my knowledge on this topic by reading forums, and hope say I should be able to offer good advice of mine own on a later date. Cheers !!

Thanks Ploddertom! Will let you guys know how I get on.. Just wandering if anyone can clear up the legal side of whether or not a disabled taxation classed vehicle can be levied against... ?

Thanks Tomtubby !! I think my next course of action is to request a thorough breakdown of all charges applied and then check to see if they are correct. Tomtubby, am I right in saying I should do the above before I start a formal complaint at low level with the council, give them time to respond then a CEO complaint?

Thanks - Let me ponder on this for a while... I shall update as I go on. Cheers !! RG

Thanks Rae - You may have just hit the nail on the head... Your gentle probing has helped tremendously. So.. I was on JSA... mother is on DLA... Who do I complain to, bailiffs or council or both?? What you reckon, will they pay back my £330.00 and put me on a repayment plan? When I complained to the council when they levied my car, the council advised me to talk to the bailiffs and they wanted nothing to do with this. You think i should go back and give them a piece of my mind, armed with your defence ?? I wrote a complaint letter to the bailiffs stating the levy was wrong and the unconfidential nature of there bailiff, and they said they will let me know the outcome in 10 days, today the bailiff phoned me and said they rejected my complaint and the case was off hold and I would have to pay the £330.00.. I told him I would rather wait for the letter from there compliants dept. than listen to him... Guess what, he turned up 1 hour later and threatened to clamp my car, I was forced to pay. In my letter I did offer to pay them £4.00 month or return my account back to the council. I await the letter from them now, and see what it says. If what you say Rae is rock solid written in stone then maybe I got a fight on my hands with all cards in my favour. Thanks for now.

Thanks Rae. In all honesty, I was more curious on the legality of the levy on my car, because the said declaration I had to sign in order to qualify for the free tax does state that the majority usage has to be for my mother. Taking that into consideration, due to this disabled classification, I assume this makes the car an essential usage item, hence can they levy on such? I have read elsewhere, that this is a very grey area... I surely await the legal answer I will be sending a letter requesting a breakdown of charges etc. Could you possibly help with the template there? (Thanks) Your enthusiam makes me want to make sure they have followed protocol be it I waste a few postage charges here or there. I dont pay council tax due to me getting Jobseekers. I had the said council tax applied to me when my mother moved in with me. I had too much on my plate to deal with that then, thinking they the council had made a mistake. Unfortunately bailiffs got involved. I believe it was something to do with 2nd adult rebate. There is no other arrears, and the £330.00 is full and final. The outcome im looking for would be to pay the original council tax bill of £125.00 refund of my charges due to extreme measures by the bailiffs. I duly await.... Thanks RG

Thanks Rae.. Tipped accordingly OK.. so legally they can levy on such a vehicle. ? They did levy on my vehicle, and I had to pay them £330.00 for a initial balance of £125.00 council tax arrears. I was under the impression that they couldnt levy the car so I threw the paperwork they left on a previous occasion in the bin but I remember there was a walking possesion order levy on the car from outside my home pushed through my letterbox, and not having a signature on it. Is it possible to complain to the council and bailiffs regarding the charges, even though I have already paid and the receipt I have says nil balance. By the way, I had the bailiff sign a declaration on the back of the receipt stating that he knew the taxation class was disabled and he could still remove the car. Any ideas? Thanks again, your well informed advice is invaluable... Please no begging letters !! p.s: yes, my mother does live with me, and just to add, the said bailiff explained about arrears, clamping car etc to her- I thought they were supposed to be confidential? maybe this area has proven grounds for a complaint??

Sorry - Let me elaborate.. The car belongs to me privately, I have paid for it and there is no finance on the car... At DVLA the car is registered in my name, the taxation class of the car is "disabled" due to my mothers disability and the fact she gets DLA and she does live with me. I get free car tax because I had to sign a disclaimer that the majority usage would be for my mothers use to qualify for the free tax. I have been threathed by a bailiff that he can have the car towed away.

Thanks!!

Hi - Im wandering if anyone knows the legal status of whether or not a bailiff collecting council tax arrears can clamp and threaten to remove a car that has a taxation class as " disabled "? The car is registered in my name, and I use the car predominantly for my mother who is disabled and I dont pay car tax due to her getting the higher rate DLA. The council tax arrears are in my name. Any help on this matter would be appreciated.

Hi - I might be barking on the wrong thread.. but im wandering if anyone knows the legal status of whether or not a bailiff collecting council tax arrears can clamp and threaten to remove a car that has a taxation class as " disabled "? The car is registered in my name, and I use the car predominantly for my mother who is disabled and I dont pay car tax due to her getting the higher rate DLA. The tax arrears are in my name. Any help on this matter would be appreciated.