Yes i have been paying the council direct. Thats how this all started..as the bailiffs got annoyed i wasnt paying them anymore. Sorry about so many posts ..but i have been trying to get advice as things are happening as well as keeping everyone who has helped updated. The latest is the involvement of the LGO who have written to the council am just awaiting reply from them. In the meantime this years ctax arrived in post today hence what made me ask the ?. Although i am now clear that i can just keep paying what i can afford. Thank you for all the advice

Ohh joy got new council tax today . Now i want propse payments including the arrears at a stretch we could maybe afford £200 a month ..would they have to accept this? New council tax around £1400 arrears apparantly ( being investigated) around £6000!..

Sorry to go on..but one more thing.. On the email from b and s where they have put "we invite you to make payment" does this mean i would have to contact them? Thing is they are saying if they removed the the seizure etc it would not affect the payment arrangements we will propose to you! As it would not be of any significance as its quite a high amount. I was under the impression i could offer what i could afford be it to them or the council! Not what they propose to me..

It wasnt with log book loan company but when i asked my finance company what kind of agreement it was they said bill of sale. Anyway they very kindly said on the bottom of their "noreply" email address no further action will be taken but we invite you make payments although the disputed fees would NOT affect payment arrangements! Will wait and see what council says..

Just had a response drom b and s! They are still adamant the first levy was correct! And as for the vehicles seized they are in the process of confirming with dvla who they belong to. I have forwarded them an email from the finance company confirming my car is on finance..my only concern is on the emil bristow have said that they have checked a hpi website and it does not show the car is on finance but they will await paperwork from me. Now my question is although the car is on finance and i have an email from the finance company are there any loopholes where they can still seize it? The car was sold on a bill of sale agreement and we are making monthly payments to the finance company.

Well the lgo advised me today that my complaint has been passed to the council and they have a certsin timeframe to reply.. In the meantime what should the bailiff charges be? I have asked for a breakdown but since then they have visited once with a van but left no paperwork! Just told my husband that £200 had been added and then once more when we was not home and posted a notice of seizure on third party vehicles.

Well they didnt turn up today....

Not yet... Its stupid!.i keep looking out window everytime i hear a car door! The thing is when they turn up they wont be happy coz out of the 3 cars they put notice of seizure on only one of them is here! And i have paperwork to prove its on finance! The others were not mine so i dont know where they are! Just wish they would turn up and get it over with! Or maybe after reading my complaint emali they decided against it..who knows! Will keep everyone updated.

Far as i have learnt on here you do not have to let him in. Im sure someone will be along to help you soon. I have had problems myself with walk in possession etc and had excellent advice on here.g Have a read through my post as it may help put your mind at rest. i know one thing for sure he can NOT break in or force entry as he would need a court order to do this. My post is titled advice please have a read through it might give you some pointers.

Thank you . I wont give in. I so appreciate all the advice i have had on here! Just waiting for them to turn up now! I have all the paperwork for the car on finance and i will film everything they say to me!

Ok I been onto LGO and sent them all information! Just have a liitle concern..when I explained im paying the council direct she said your contract is with the bailiff.. Is this right?

Just a quick question ... apart from the fact the notice of seizure lists cars that are 3rd party . does the fact its not signed by me make any differnce ? it was just posted through door.. signed by bailiff but not me. just preparing myself for when they turn up to try and remove ! need to get myself geared for what to say!.. Even though ive sent emails etc they are so ignorant i doubt they would of aknowledged them!

Just found the following on my councils website! which proves what i was told on the phone was rubbish! Goods of little or no value 1st levy in october 2010 was worthless apart from a laptop Any item pertaining to the children of a household. (Pram, toys, etc- my daughters dvds! which i was told yesterday that unless they were in a childs bedroom the bailiff has every right to levy on! Before levying distress, the bailiff should satisfy his/herself that the goods he/she proposes to distrain upon, belong either to the defaulter, or to the defaulter and another person. He obviously didnt do this yesterday when he levied on third party vehicles! I have written to the my local counciler as well now. Council said to me yesterday that the recovery team have confirmed the bailiff is within his rights and unless we prove its not our vehicles they can take them! Why should i let the third party people whos vehicles they know my business i can hardlly ask my neighbour for there car documents! makes me so mad! She also said ohh well because its £7000! you will have to deal with bailiff! so from £6300 its now £7000! i will be investigating the breakdowns after I get the levvy sorted. there were 5 liability orders are they allowed to levy on each one? how do i know which lo they have levied on?

Thanks everyone!. hope lgo are open for me to call them tmrw if not will write to them and call them monday morning. Cant believe the council! I asked for a surname of person i spoke to as i told her would be making an official complaint and she refused! I know bristow are there tmrw should i ring them to tell them they have levied wrong?

Just spoken to council ! Apparantly i have to provide proof to the bailiffs that cars do not belong to me! Secondly they said they are allowed to levy CHILDRENS dvds if they are in the living room and not in a childs bedroom! Again they have refered me back to bristow! Arghhhh!

I have written to council copying in bristow! I have also asked them to respond with what bailiff fees are outstanding as we wont dispute them. I also mentioned even though they were made aware on my first correspondence about car being on finance they still levied it! As well as listing other vehicles that dont belong to us! Just going await response now and hope they dont turn up tmrw! I will let you all know what happens thankyou so much for all the advice

Yes can get my neighbour and my father in law to phone them tmrw. Thankyou.. In the meantime im trying to find docs to prove my car is on finance! Does bill of sale still mean they cant touch it?

Thanks just worried about clamping! Ive also noticed on the notice of seizure that its not signed by me or hubby?? It was just posted through with the list of cars! At the bottom it says including keys and docs..

Ohh no! Im at work and car at home all day hubby sleeping as his on nights! What a nightmare!

Thankyou so much! Will write to council and copy in b and s in the morning. Any idea how quick they are likely to return? Am pannicking as nowhere else to park car.

Thankyou! How do i go about this? Do i need to contact bristow first as am worried they will come back soon to clamp!.

They have just visited again!! Left a letter through door saying notice of seizure! They have put down 3 cars 2 parked on drive one that belongs to my father in law! One on finance and one parked outside which belongs to my neighbour! Should i contact them now? So stressed! I have already paid council this month.

Thanks everyone . Im just so annoyed the council forwarded the email to bristow to deal with when the complaint was to them they are the ones that instruct them! Grrrrr!

So what do they mean by there letter? Can they take the goods? Ive paid the council but in a panic as usual!..

So this reply is just another threat?.. Should i reply to them or write to council again?.