quick update, payed £10 off the other day via on-line. just noticed the email address notification autopay@e-payCAPITA so seems even paying this way has not payed the council direct!!!???

grand, ill do just that! thank you all for your time and knoledge. ill keep you posted to what happens. shaun

i suppose the next question then would be were does that leave me as to trying to contact my councuil directly, so im not talking to these clowns!? and maybe i can get it sorted. thanks plod! been a great help already as have you all.

ah right! that explains why when i chatted to them the other day that they were less than helpful! sly bastards.

would the levy also be void if what they took wasnt worth the amount of the debt? whats this thing about deniying them the right to contact me or knock my door or tresspass on my land iv been reading on other sites? does this hold any truth? just need some ammo to use if i come face to face which could help me stop them from levying stuff or walking entre..

fk! that dont sound good! well the gate is locked so to get the bike out theyed have to lift it over the wall! which is prob possible as it aint heavy! but surely thats tresspass!? or would it be if i give them the right not to tresspass on my property first? this works in funny ways all this.....

awsome guys!! thanks so much . i was paying £60 a month! on this debt and have been for a good 8 months or more, its now down to £900 but i missed about 4 months worth of payments down to un-for-seen circumstances.... tbh i should have called and explained, but **** happens and i didnt. so its now been passed on to these guys! ill pay something right away via on-line , got all the account details and refferance codes etc so can carry on regardless. its portsmouth city council for whoever asked. so they cant take my van! what about stuff in my rear garden? i have an ally way from the road to back garden and have 2-3 old honda CB200s lying about..... they cant jump over and call levy on any of these right!? that would be trespassing right?

hi guys thanks for your replies! the van isnt sign writen no but is insured through a van insurance company site rather than car etc.... and documented in the terms as for work purpose only, not domestic. ill have to check my agreement to be sure but think that the case! the bill is a good 6 years old at least, but iv only been paying it off for the last year, iv missed payments since febuary this year due to lack of work as a self employed builder and then haveing an accident which needed operating on, leaving me unable to work. i posted this on another forum to get the most responces possible and have actually had a reply from someone who works for the council who has said once a debt is passed on to this sort of 3rd party that all automatic card payments via their payment line are viod!? is this true?? as id like to continue to pay it off this way in the hope they see im willing to pay as and when i can, if they are not willing to take the debt back from the 3rd party bailiffs they might agreee to another payment set up, if i plead my case!? or am i clutching straws?? thanks again for all the info, its making me feel a little more in control of this.

thanks for the tips guys, im mainly conserned about them seizing my work van as a levy as its left on the road, if im home when they call i certainly wont be letting them in... ill continue to pay the council direct like i have been too! can i just ignore them (3rd party bailiff) like you would a debt collector? on the letter i recieved this morning it states unless i pay the full amount that on the next visit there will be an additional £110 add on charges, split between levy fees,walking possession fees and van removal fees. next to the levy fee it says " with arrangment" im guessing next time they come theyll be looking for me to sign something to wave this levy arrangement and walking possession in their favour!? im unsure what to do next?? im happy to pay the debt but want to pay the council, not a 3rd party bailiff, no way will i hand over my account details to them! should i have some letters ready for when they come calling? like the walking poss letter and levy letters i see in template form on these sorts of sites? or is it best just to ignore them all together and deny i know what they are talking about... thanks so much for any replies, me and the mrs just had our first child 6 weeks ago and the thoughts that these guys are going to be lurking about like dogs makes her very uneasy. going to move my van now!!!

hi guys, great site for info this! use it a lot. im hoping you guys can help me out with a problem. dont know toooo much about all this, been looking on some sites and have delt with debt collectors in the past, but not tryed the same tactics on bailifts. im in arrears of an old council tax bill at a very old address, i had a payment schemem set in place with the councils bailiff but due to lack of work and a hand injury recently have missed payments. i recieved a letter this morning regarding my outstanding council tax bill which has now been passed onto a company called Ross and Roberts ltd. i missed my last few payments due to lack of work as a self employed builder, they are now demanding the payment in full plus charges! this can not happen as i dont have it, i contacted the council (who the debt was with before)and told them i was not whilling to deal with a 3rd party regarding my financess. they told me it was now out of their hands and to contact the said bailiff, i will not be contacting them how ever as i want to pay my debt with the council direct, i still have the payment details in place to pay them via on-line or automatic phone payments. im just worried about the said bailiff company that may keep knocking and adding further charges to my already over streching debt plus maybe seizing my work van!!!???.... the council informed me if i wasnt willing to communicate with this other company, that my debt will eventually be handed back to them anyways, as they have no rights to send me to court for it etc.... and I AM WILLING to pay the debt, just not via a 3rd party with silly add-on charges. whats the best thing for me to do now? just wait till it gets handed back to the council and ignore the 3rd party bailiff? can i call the police and tell them im being harrased by these people if they continue to call at my door? thanks for your time. shaun