then may be you and others like you need to do something instead of just watching it go on around you, because its not the public that are giving you bailiffs a bad name but its your own kind

I for one would be interested in what company Kermit works for. I could name and shame many bailiffs and bailiff companies that break ever rule in the book, but I would risk being banned, The bailiffs are not the only ones who do use bully tactics either, the company and their office staff are just as bad, these people dont care whether you are poor, rich, female on her own, pregnant, disabled, old or frail, they treat you with no respect and all will be happy to stick their size 10+ steel toecap boots through your door just to get at mega pickings and for what?? They are not prepared to listen to reason, dont care if there has been a mistake, they lie just to scare you, why? so they can line their own pockets with your money. Its not a job they do, its nothing more than legalised theft. And most police forces will either help or turn a blind eye because they have the same presumptions that if they have a court document then they are the good guys and we are the bad people who dont pay what is owed, and are treated like a criminal. I can now see the bailiffs rubbing their hands and almost drooling now that there is a recession pending. These bailiffs need to stop treating people as if we were all the same, ok there are some out there that thwart the law, but dont tar every one with the same brush, mistakes are made and they should take that into consideration, they have ruined peoples lives and some have taken their lives because of mistakes, how do they live with themselves. God forbid if one of their family ever gets treated like they treat others.

The rights that bailiffs already have they abuse and its not just a handful either, undercover programmes have proved how these bailiffs are trained, they are taught to lie, threaten and charge over the top. Im not saying that they dont have a job to do but they need to be taught how to do a job properly and to stick to the rules, and be fined and outed when they do something wrong, and in 99% of bailiffs reported in here they have not stuck with the rules that are set out. May be you need to be on the end of one of these bailiffs threats or in my case assaulted to see what it is to be treated by one of these bullies, and also in my case he stood up in court and told the judge that the methods he used he was taught to use, ie foot in the door.

More rights!!!!?? In what respects, dont you think they have enough already?? How can you also say that the ones who abuse their powers are few and far between, have you seen how many threads there are here, have you watched the TV programmes. Not everyone who has had run ins with bailiffs have posted here so you could say there are many more, and Im sure that we are not all taking about the same few rogue baliffs here either.

get onto the bailiff company and get the car taken out of the auction, tell them what you are doing and ask them to put any proceedures on hold until you have sorted this out, if they are in the wrong then its gonna cost them in the long run

You enjoy If these companies were heavily fined for these ongoing situations im sure they would 'stick to the rules' and make sure their bailiffs toed the line so to speak

No compensation from the council, then again I wasnt looking for any, I just wanted them to admit they had made mistakes, after they continued to deny they were in the wrong at the beginning of this matter. Complaint to the judge was made and I was compensated , took a while to come through and off to Cornwall for a well needed holiday at the end of August.

tut another bailiff with 'big foot in the door syndrome' As I have found out this is an illegal procedure, I'd get a form 4 sent asap. I would also write to the council who is in charge of the PCN stating what the bailiff did and what he was charging, they are oblidge to investigate the matter also

Just a little up date with this matter, This morning I recieved a letter from the council, with a huge apology for the distress and the mistakes they had made, not only that but the bailiff who assaulted me has had his position terminated from working for the council. Plus they will be closely watching the all bailiffs actions in future especially where Drakes/Marston are concerned. They have also stated that if any more incidents are reported with regards to Drakes then the council will terminate their contracts with them. In my book thats a result and a good one at that. I have a feeling that this bailiif may not be getting his certificate renewed next march.

Thank you for that info, just sit and wait now for the paperwork to come rolling in

Thanks for that, have emailed the court for more info.

by the way we have heard nothing from any bailiffs

This is the email I have just recieved from them; The claim papers were sent to************ Road on 5th March 2007 and we believed you were aware of the claim as we were contacted on 7th March and an offer was made to pay £50 per month by 21/3/07 but as no payment was received judgment was entered on 29th March 2007 and on 2nd April we were contacted again offering to pay £50 per month by 6th April. Therefore leading us to believe that you had received the papers from the court. A letter was sent to you on 16th April informing you that you were in arrears and you contacted us again on 20th April making another offer to pay £50 per month leading us again to believe that you were receiving the letters. You contacted us on several occasions after that to inform us that you could not make payments and were told by our collectors that a bailiff will call and you claimed you were happy to deal with the bailiff, therefore fully aware of the proceedings issued against you. Therefore we await to hear from the court. Regards, My partner has informed me that he has never phoned them, they called him and he cant remember whether they told him if it was pending to go to court, he does remember agreeing to pay £50 a month and does remember teling them at one point that he was off sick and couldnt afford to pay them. Im going to write to the court requesting all information with regards to this matter. they have now given me a case number, so I presume it has gone to court, but why push for it a year later.

Nothing was recieved, but funny this they now have the information, !!! it went to court in march of last year and he was ordered to pay 50 pounds a month. but he has had nothing just endless phonecalls demending money, it was only recently that they said it had gone to court.

Am a little confused at a response that I have had from a request that I have made to a DCA on the behalf of my partner. The DCA in question have told my partner via a phone call that they have taken him to court for a debt that is being disputed and that now the bailiffs are being sent in to recover the debt. to my knowledge no court papers have been received with either court dates or the final judgement. I have asked the DCA involved for records of the court Judgment, and dates etc, their reply was that they are unable to obtain copies of all the court papers as they deal with the Northampton County Court Bulk Centre and send their requested for claim and judgment by disc and the court do not keep copies,. With out case reference numbers and dates I am unable to get these details from the court. Now is this is ploy to scare my partner to pay or is this true cant they get the records or case numbers, Not worried about the bailiff threat at this stage as they said they are being sent to my partners parents house and he dosnt live there so it would be futile sending them there and I have informed the DCA of this. Any help any one

WWOW this is great news and a long awaited one I'm sure, but surely we shouldn't have to go through all this if bailiffs were governed accordingly to the law and the police actually stuck up for the public which is what they are supposed to do instead of actually believing a rogue bailiff, just because they are meant to be on the 'same side' as them. This case followed so close to mine and what happened to me .. I just wish I was well enough to pursue at lengths as you did, Its not over yet though as now the council have finally agreed to investigate the matter, now that I have done all the work for them in taking the matter to court. I have given them until the end of the month to investigate. I am trying to compile a letter to the CPS but its been a long process as my health really isnt up to it at the moment. Any way its all good news and am please you got the out come you wanted

Last year my partner had a small bump in my car, no one was hurt and there was very little damage to either car. I was insured and he was insured on my policy fully comp.. I filled out the claim forms with all the details sent them off and thought that was it.. I have since changed my policy as I felt that my previous insurers almost quadrupled my premium because of this accident especially as I had full no claims when going with them and also found out that they had dropped two years off my no claims as they said they only go as far as 5 years NCB. Any way I get a letter today from the third parties insurance stating that my insurance company has not paid out and that they are holding me responsible for it, asking for solicitors costs and court costs if my insurance dosnt pay out within 14 days. Admittingly I do find the £800 a bit steep for a cracked number plate and fittings and no one was hurt. But thats niether here nor there. I have not heard anything from my previous insurance company to state that they are disputing this and was with them up until two months ago so I was fully paid up on my premium. can insurance companys refuse to pay out willy nilly without reason or do they have to pay up. I cant afford to pay out the £800 I thought that this is why we have insurance?? any help would be most helpful

quick update ...... my bank have refunded my money

I have been with blockbusters for over 10 years. I have never signed any agreement to say that they can take money from my debit card. I have never seen any such terms or conditions or signed my name to them. when I joined I filled out the forms, gave them identity of who I was and where I lived etc I have just been to my bank and have said that they can not do this and are requesting that the money be placed back into my account

1. I have never given them my account details. I have only paid once on my debit card for a previous rental. all other transactions have been paid in cash. 2. I have never been given any form of terms and conditions to read through and have never signed anything with blockbusters. I have not broken any rules, this was a debit card that they took the money from and I have not given them authorisation to take money as and when they feel like it. They have taken more than they first stated. so how am I in the wrong The letter I received from them gave me 20 days to pay the late fees, they have taken money from my account 10 days before the 20 days was up.

Will I be able to get it back. what it is, is that I had rented 3 DVD's and was told that I have them for the week. which is normal for me as I its a treat for my grandkids. Always I take them back a day late and of course get fined 80p each which I have always paid without argument. On this occasion I get a call from blockbusters on the day after they were due in and was told I owed £10.00 for a late delivery. I was more than a bit suprised at this and asked why so much, I was then told that one was only a two day rental, I wasnt told that on the day of renting.The manager came to the phone and I explained this to him and he told me that it may be his staff that was in the wrong and he will get back to me the next day when his the member of staff who served me would be in. I did not get that call back but in the meantime I took the DVD's back and no money was asked for, so I presumed it had been dealt with and it was their mistake. Yesterday I get a letter from blockbuster demanding £12.00 for having the 3 DVD's a day late. I have not had the chance to enquire about this, but they have already taken almost £14.00 from my account using my card details without my authority. Are they allowed to just take my money without my authority using my card details and can I get this money back as I do not owe this amount. surely this is theft. Any help would be most welcome, I know this is a small amount to pay but its the principle of the matter and now fear that they can just take what ever they like from my account.

How Ironic.. time is now up for payment of compensation from the bailiff who assaulted me. he was given 28 days to pay but today was the 28th day and no payment. Im mad !!! they are so quick to get money of you if you owe it but when it comes to paying out money they drag thier heals. Does any one know what I should do now. It was the courts that ordered the payment, do I now get my own bailiff to get the money. Wouldnt that be a turn up for the books.

Yes I agree with you that I should of been checking bank statments but I only get them quartely and unless I have probs with money or im a little short i dont really look at the statements. they have not reduced my debt I still have to pay the £300 i had to pay £100 just to get the connection back on and the rest has been spread over 3 month or unless I can pay it all off sooner.

I can not believe that this has happened Virgin BB have forgotten to take my DD payments from my account which they had set up over 10 months ago. then with out any notification unplugged me from the net:-x when I called them they wouldnt even talk to me until I had spoken with their debt collection agency they just told me that I owed roughly £300.00. This was wrong I told them but they told me that I had their bundle 2 which is internet charges and phone calls. I had cancelled that back in June when I reset the DD after bank changes. But they have no record of that call even though they have the recored call to say that I did call them. So after talking to the debt dept; they agreed to put me back on after I paid £100 and set up another DD with them to pay off my arears. well I got back on the phone to customer servises and they didnt know why they had not taken out the monthly money, or why I had not been notified sooner. I told them that I hadnt been notified and they swore blind that they had. but if I had which I hadnt then why wait for 10 months to cut me off. they told me that I should complain. but then said that its my fault for not checking the money coming out of my bank.. I told them I only check when I have a problem with a DD I very rarely look at my statments as I look online if I need to check anything and i only see so many days back not months etc. I want to complain but need help as Im not familiar with regulations of internet issues. any suggestions please

Hi Steven yes he really said that, her reply was , 'your a patronising git' she never ever loses her temper with people and even I was shocked to here her say that:eek: I will get her too look at the letter that you have kindly written and will certainly keep you updated. she will be ditching her bank as soon as she can get her finances in order, and open a post office account. shes not well at the moment which dosnt make matters any easier