I had bailiffs after me for council tax, I paid it in full but did not tell the bailiffs, I liked the idea of the bailiffs wasting thier time chasing me, it took the council 4 months to tell the bailiffs

Do not open the door to them, they will try and stick thier foot in the door. DO NOT let them in.

Go to the northampton county court website and download statutory declaration forms, print them off and fill them in. Take them to local county court and get them stamped, fax them to northampton county court and it will stop bailiff action. Be quick though, bailiff will try and lift car. Phone bailiff when you have faxed form through, they should stop action.

Also, and this is going to sound racist, the foriegn customers are usaully the worst.

I used to run a repair garage with my dad, mostly land rovers and classic cars, some customers want a complete rebuild for nothing. My advice is to always ask the garage worst case senario, that way you won't be shocked at the final bill. Sometimes removing a simple nut/bolt can take ages and end up costing more, but a good garage should point out this can happen and make you aware of it.

Bailiff said he was from northampton county court, absolute lie!. He also said once he touched the car it was the courts property, is that true?. Can he snatch the keys like that?. I have searched everywhere and cannot find anything that says he can snatch keys, anyone know any different.

What a sneaky horrible bailiff.

I had a reply from the BBC, load of waffle.

I had a bailiff take a car on HP for an outstanding PCN(which I was fighting). the finance company went mad!.

Hi guys. I work as a controller for a taxi company. I work 2X12 hrs night shifts per week. Am I entilted to holiday pay?. Am I entilted to breaks?. I get paid by cheque and am self employed. I have signed NO contract. I know it's a grey area when self employed working for one company only.

What a fantastic result! I have been following this case for the last 8 months. It just shows you that, we, the little people, CAN beat the big people. They knew they were wrong all along, they were hoping they could wear you down. Next step, sue the police for helping the bailiffs.

Every late stat dec I have ever filled has been found in my favour and the cost knocked back down to original PCN cost. Bailiffs hate it when you know the law!.

[EDIT] The bailiff putting his foot in the door was a natuarul reaction, he forgot the camera was there!. Bet he does it all the time.

Made my complaint to BBC, very easy to do, I suggest everyone does it.

Many years ago I had a bailiff turn up at my house about an unpaid PCN which I was fighting against with Hackney council, I must admit he was very polite, but, when I would not let him in he called the police and told them I was using threating behaviour!. My advice to anybody that has dealings with bailiffs is to download copies of the relevant legislation and keep them handy in case the bailiff calls the police. The police are often baffled by the bailiffs and don't know the law. I think what [EDIT] the bailiff did by putting his foot in the door straight away and saying "we have crossed the threshold" is an absolute disgrace!. One day someone is going to kill a bailiff. God forbid.

What amazed me was to amount of police that turned up to the flat!, talk about waste police time. As for the foot in the door, from directgov website; "They can't force thier way in on thier first visit, but they can enter through an open window, or an unlocked door. Forced entry includes pushing past you once you have opened the door to them or leaving thier foot in the door to prevent you closing it. SUCH ACTION WOULD MAKE THE WHOLE PROCESS ILLEGAL. "Bailiffs recovering unpaid magistrates courts fines, however, do have the power to force entry". So the question is; can bailiffs stick thier foot in the door?, I would say NO.

The problem with allowing bailiffs into your home to do a levy is that it then allows them to break into your home at a later date. NEVER EVER LET THEM IN! I have had terrible problems with bailiffs in the past regarding illegal parking tickets, bailiffs will lie and cheat to get money out of you. I understand the need for bailiffs, if they act within the law.

I keep having the problem with two london councils. It's a bloody nightmare!.

I have not got any outstanding PCN's at the moment, but I keep having problems with 2 london council's with ilegall PCN's and despite writing to both of them it always turns into a nightmare. Thanks for the advice.

I cannot see that council will allow bailiffs to take licensed private hire vehciles for a parking ticket, the council cannot overule the law of the land. I'm not saying that a bailiff won't take it, it's just that they should not. What I would like to know is can they clamp it.

Can they clamp it on the public highway?, logic tells me that if they cannot take it because its "tools of my trade" how can they clamp it.

Hi, just a quick one. I work as a licensed private hire driver and my car is a licensed private hire vehcile. I know that a bailiff cannot take my car as it is "the tools of my trade", but can they clamp it?. Specific law would be helpful. cheers.

Be prepeard for a long hard slog.

If this bill goes through, will the bailiff have to have police in attendence before they can break and enter?. If the bailiff can just break in, I think we could see a bailiff getting killed by a homeowner. Just imagine lying in bed and a bailiff kicks your door in, very worrying.

Drakes again. And the goverment are thinking of giving bailiffs the power of forced entry!. It's a disgrace.