Hi i have a PNC which was for £82. i have filed a stat dec out of time but this was refused so i have applied to have the decision reviewed by a district judge. I have had one visit from a bailiff who simply posted a letter through the letter box. The letter said that they want £418.70 in total for a £82 parking ticket. When i called the bailiff they said that the had done the following work: 1. sent a letter 2. attended the address 3. attended the address I dispute 1. as no letter was received and also 2. a someone is always at home an no visit was made and no letter put through the letter box. The bailiff also said when i spoke to him that he is going to visit the property again and that the total will go up to £580 - over £160 for a visit! I have asked the bailiff to give me a break down of what the charge for letters and attendance - i am waiting for a response. I have read that they can only charge £11.20 for a letter plus vat and then £28 plus vat per visit to the address up to a maximum of 3 visits - but this applies to attendance to levy but not attendance to remove goods. i anticipate that the bailiff will say that they attended to the property twice not to levy but to remove goods - for which it appears that they can change what they want as long as the charge is 'reasonable'. i have read somewhere that bailiffs can not change an attendance to remove goods fee without first levying goods, but i can not find any legislation or cases that support this. what i therefore need to know is 1. is it correct that a bailiff can not charge an attendance to remove goods fee without first attending to levying goods i.e 2. if this is correct what is the legislation /rules/ regulations/ cases that support this 3. Can a bailiff attend the property to levy goods, charge a levy fee but on the same visit remove goods and also charge an attendance for removal fee? 4. are there any rules that clearly set out the process that a bailiff must go through? 5. Can a bailiff attend the property with the intention of removing goods when his does not know whether there are any goods in the property that he can remove and still charge a attendance to remove fee for this? answers /comments will be appreciated. Thanks

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