Yep, I agree with bobcat, its a sad thread to read but quite fascinating. I'm sure it has quite a few followers.

So basically they can take any and all vehicles on the drive without doing any checks to see who they actually belong to, and can do this without actually going through the correct procedure to levy against goods? I'm confused here as I've read all the 'sticky' posts at the top and it seems they have not done a legitimate walk in possession order but have charged for one! I've been reading the thread regarding the fellah who lost his 83k merc for a month.......I'm gobsmacked that these people can act with such impunity. Seems a bailiff can pretty much take what he wants from where ever he wants with little possibility of action against him for his reckless actions. What is the point of having guidelines to follow regarding ownership and excessive seizure if the bailiffs just ignore it and the judges back them up? Seems all wrong to me.

I'm a little confused here. Have they actually levied against the vehicles? I thought to levy they needed to issue a walk in possession order and to do that they needed to actually enter the building as opposed to just walk on the drive? To clarify, they have never entered the building and have only pushed a notice of distress through the door. This had the two cars listed as inventory but the section titled 'walk in possession agreement' was crossed out. He then put the amounts owing at the bottom and signed and dated it. The debtor (or myself) have never signed anything. The debtor paid in full and they now acknowledge payment and say a receipt is in the system, but given they were chasing a month after it was paid and denying receipt of the payment, and the fact a receipt isn't here yet leaves me still feeling a bit twitchy and the first thing I do each morning is check the drive to make sure the cars are still there. I'd like to complain about whats happened purely so it helps add tot he weight of pressure to get things changed and the law tightened up in this area but I'm not sure exactly who to complain to and exactly what I should suggest they did wrong given some of the horror stories i've been reading on here lately. Any help would be most welcome. Thanks

I'm new to the forum but would appriciate any help given. I had an outstanding c/t debt of £164.90. this was passed onto Rossendales. I was out when 1st bailiff visited, a sealed letter was given to a friend who answered the door. The letter was basically just giving details of the company and to contact them. 2nd visit was made while i was out (on 17th november). Bailiff pushed a letter through the door detailing the reg of the 2 cars parked in my drive (1 mine and 1 belonging to a friend who doesn't live here and whose car is registered over 100 miles away) listing these as an inventory on a notice of distress, they had crossed out the bit of form concerning a walking possession agreement.Charges were listed as original debt, 1st visit(24.50) 2nd visit (£18) levy fee (£30) totalling £237.40. I paniced and paid in full via automated phone the following day (noted authorisation number) this was on the 18/11/08. Today I recieved another letter from rossendales saying despite previous correspondance you have not cleared the previous debt and adding that I will be liable for further fees when a van attends for removal of my goods. They didn't say what these goods were and made no mention of the cars. They said it was a final reminder and no further warnings would be given. I have checked with my bank and the payment was definately taken by them on the date I paid it, but rossendales can't find any ref to the payment (I phoned them today also and they still had no record of it). I have a number of questions...... 1. Given we seem to be at a stalemate here, with me having paid but them denying this and making demands, what should I do? 2. Is it fair and responsible for them to list as inventory two vehicles worth in excess of 8k for a debt of around £200? 3. Are they allowed to post notices of distress even though they were never given any access to the building, ie can they call walking up my drive 'peaceful entry'? 4. They have charged me for a levy. Is this a fair charge given they don't seem to have conducted a legal inventory? If so, can I claim this charge back? 5. Are they allowed to take vehicles off the driveway even if they are not registered to anyone at the property, or named on any warrants etc? Any other help or comments welcome.... Thanks