Firstly thansk for having me at the forums and secondly I apologise if this scenario is written up elsewhere and that it is felt I should look it up. In theory that's ace, in reality I think it scares people more if just one tiny bit of their scenariuon differs from others. With that in mind I thank you for understanding and taking this on it's own merit. Also...they are coming back at 6pm today and I appear to have lost the ability to browse forums. I live in Liverpool. I had a letter from Collect Services on 30th March 2012 regarding a PCN in EALING in July 2011. They left nothing other than a sheet of paper "UNPAID PENALTY CHARGE". They then say it is a "requirement of the baliff to enter your premises" Charge £397.34 So I rang "Peter" and told him that we have no idea what this was about and that we really needed to see a full breakdown we asked for (by registered letter dated 4th April 2012) Screenshot/proof of offence time and date of any/all bailiff actions that have incurred a fee reasons for fee name of bailiff that attended each time fee was charged name of courts the bailiffs were certified at date of cert We asked that the information be given within 14 days. WE HEARD NOTHING Then on 14th May 2012 we recieved a PRIVATE REMOVAL CONTRACTOR APPOINTMENT telling us that a removal contractor would attend "in the next few days" with a "senior baliff". This APPOINTMENT had been booked between Monday and Saturday between 7am and 9pm. They would aslo "contnue to call at different times until the PCN is paid in full" Charge still £395.34 STILL NO REPLY TO OUR LETTER We then sent another letter on 6th June 2012 which we state understood they may not have received or mislaid our previous letter and again, we asked for the above info. We gave 14 days for a reply or we would consider the matter closed. STILL NO REPLY Today.... A pink "notice of seizure of goods' with details of our car. asking the sum of £475.34 This with a yellow form UNPAID PENALTY CHARGE. telling us that the 28 day day objection period is now out of time. The pink form says he has "seized the goods" and the walking possession at the foot of the sheet is signed and dated by the bailiff. It says I AGREE THAT amongst other things....HE can remove the goods anytime AFTER 6pm IF THE sum due, fees, charges and expenses are not paid. I haven't agreed that nor have I signed. So can anybody help ? Is this whole thing really such a blatant one way arrangement. They tell me I owe them money. They don't need to tell me what for. They give me timescales and deadlines each time. Am I not allowed to give a fair time of response and then treat them the way I am treated. I mean I have twice given 14 days to reply and been completely ignored. Surely there must be a thread of decency that allows Joe Public to at least see what he's being asked to pay for ? Thanks in advance for any info and help

This a a weird one for me, hope someone can help. Came home today to a letter pushed through the door (no envelope - DPA breach as anyone in house could see it?). The letter is titled NOTICE OF SEIZURE, IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE Action No. xxxxxx Starts off : A formal seizure of goods at the above address has been made under a Writ of execution directed to an Enforcement Officer by the High court. Ill post scans of the 2 pages later, but I wasn't in and nothing has been taken. There is no address on the letter, no date and no signature. Now I actually know about the CCJ and have written to the court requesting a copy of the judgement late last week as I didn't know who it was for, just it was a judgement at my previous address, entered by default almost a year after I sold the house.. This is where it gets complicated. The debt was for a home energy report I needed when the house was put on the market. It was due to be paid either when the house was sold or 12 months after the contract date, whichever was sooner. 6 months after signing the contract, they tried to take the payment by direct debit which bounced, cost me bank fees, and they added around £80 fees on for a failed payment. They then tried to take payment a couple of more times by debit card (all within 24 hours) which resulted in another £160 in fees being added. When I queried this I was told the contract stated 6 months, and they didn't do 12 month contracts, even though I had a copy in front of me clearly stating the 12 month payment period. I asked them to put the account into dispute as I would pay the £468 I owed at the correct time, but only when I had it in writing the fees had been removed. They refused, so I just told them to contact me when they had sorted it out. This was a good 6 months before I sold my house. The above is from memory so the figures may be slightly wrong, but they are close if not to the penny. Since then I have heard nothing from them, despite them having my email address, them knowing I had moved and my estate agent & solicitors details, so if they wanted to find me, it wouldn't have been too difficult. So as far as I can see, they have got a judgement in default knowing full well I wasn't at the address they sent the paperwork to, have possibly got a high court judgement allowing bailiffs to come in, and now they have all that, miraciously decide to serve it on my current address, albeit, unsigned, undated, unaddressed. Any idea what to do from here please? I'll upload the letter in an hour or so, but obviopusly need to blank some details out first Thanks for any help

I'm having an onbgoing battle with Rossendales over an old Council Tax bill. I've followed lots of advice from this forum and incredibly helpful it's been (always is!). I have had some advice from the CAB as well, and interestingly they say that in their experience it's very rare for bailiffs in a Council Tax scenario to touch cars. Not sure I quite buy that, as one visit from Rossers saw the Bailiff bloke looking to seize, impound, whatever the term is, 2 cars on my driveway. Fortunately, neither car was registered to me and he had to back down. My question really is whether anyone out there who has banged heads with Rossendales has had them take their car? I think I have everything else sorted (and indeed have persuaded the district council to take payments from me, with Rossers were most unhappy about), but am concerned that I need to keep the car. I know I can park it elsewhere and walk home, not a problem - but just trying to gauge the likelihood of the man trying to take the car. Grateful for any thoughts. Cheers!

Hey guys - can someone double check my paperwork prior to sending it? A quick breakdown of events is as followed. My gf lives alone and pays council tax monthly. Jan 2011: Registered as missed CT payment but record check confirms it was paid 30 Jan 2011 (Trigger 1st automatic letter from Corby Borough Council) May 2011: Missed Payment (Trigger 2nd automatic letter) June 2011: Missed Payment PAID July 2011: Council tax account fully up to date. Confirmed Nov 2011: Council tax account fully up to date. Confirmed May 2012: Bailiff arrives at the home of my gf demanding payment of outstanding Council Tax, Court Fees and Associated Costs. GF is shocked. She was not aware of any Court proceedings or outstanding debt. Bailiff is NOT allowed into the house but can view a small portion of her living room from the main door. Bailiff looks through her kitchen window. GF informs bailiff she has no idea what this is regarding or why he is there. Bailiff shows ID and says the Court sent him to recover unpaid council tax and he will remove her possessions from the house to cover the costs. Bailiff requests £442. GF phones Corby Borough Council who advise her to pay the bailiff directly as they cannot accept a payment and no payment plan can be instigated at this late stage. GF pays the Bailiff the full amount requested via Credit Card (panicking she will lose her stuff). GF is THEN handed a seizure of goods notice which he requests she signs. She signs. The Notice details the following costs - £153.0 Council Tax / Court Costs £24.50 Attendance to Levy Fees £28.00 Levy Fee £12.00 Walking Possession Fee £24.00 Redemption of Goods Fee £200.0 Van The Notice of Seizure is annotated 'Paid in Full' but no inventory of items is included. I arrived at the property a few minutes after the Bailiff left and contacted Bristow & Sutor to query the events. I did a quick bit of research before the call and the admin assistant maintained that the Bailiff had entered the home and made an inventory. I asked why a Van Fee had been added when no goods were removed from the property. Admin Assistant maintained all fees were lawful. I told her to expect paperwork in the next few days. My next call was to the council to enquire why NO correspondence had been received by my girlfriend including the Court Summons, the Liability Order, the Personal Statement of Payment or the Final Notice. They explained that proof of postage is adequate in the eyes of a Magistrate. However, when queried upon which payments were outstanding the Council assistant informed me that because 2 reminders had been sent for a previous unpaid Council Tax payment (which was settled within 1 calendar month) when a second unpaid council tax month arose the system did not send a reminder but instead moved to immediately request a Court Summons as if the original Council Tax payment had been missed. Once I have this information then I will file a Form 4: Complaint Against a Bailiff. At this stage Corby Borough Council cannot even confirm which Council Tax Payment is in arrears... Am I right in assuming that the Bailiff has asked for unlawful charges for actions which did not take place? What would the Court considerable 'reasonable costs' for the time needed to recover this money?