Jump to content


style="text-align: center;">  

Thread Locked

because no one has posted on it for the last 4448 days.

If you need to add something to this thread then

 

Please click the "Report " link

 

at the bottom of one of the posts.

 

If you want to post a new story then

Please

Start your own new thread

That way you will attract more attention to your story and get more visitors and more help 

 

Thanks

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 134
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Top Posters In This Topic

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.

 

They could come anytime from 6am tomorrow, but if they turn up, film them with a mobile and tell them their levy is invalid as all the cars are third party or on finance, you will then have their response on film and can use it in conjunction with any complaints you make.

We could do with some help from you.

PLEASE HELP US TO KEEP THIS SITE RUNNING EVERY POUND DONATED WILL HELP US TO KEEP HELPING OTHERS

Have we helped you ...?         Please Donate button to the Consumer Action Group

If you want advice on your thread please PM me a link to your thread

The bailiff: A 12th Century solution re-branded as Enforcement Agents for the 21st Century to seize and sell debtors goods as before Oh so Dickensian!

Link to post
Share on other sites

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

 

I'm sure other Caggers will be along soon with some more help, just hang on in there and don't be intimidated by B& S, their levy is invalid, so film them when and if they turn up, he cannot prevent you filming there is no law, to say you cannot, whatever the muppet threatens. Do it from an upstairs window, if you don't want to open the door to him.

We could do with some help from you.

PLEASE HELP US TO KEEP THIS SITE RUNNING EVERY POUND DONATED WILL HELP US TO KEEP HELPING OTHERS

Have we helped you ...?         Please Donate button to the Consumer Action Group

If you want advice on your thread please PM me a link to your thread

The bailiff: A 12th Century solution re-branded as Enforcement Agents for the 21st Century to seize and sell debtors goods as before Oh so Dickensian!

Link to post
Share on other sites

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..

Link to post
Share on other sites

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..

If you are on good terms with the neighbour, Get them and the car owners to contact the bailiff individually with a third party claim, stating they own the goods, he may spit his dummy out and rant and rave, when he visits, but if you film him it is all good for your complaints as evidence of his muppetry.

We could do with some help from you.

PLEASE HELP US TO KEEP THIS SITE RUNNING EVERY POUND DONATED WILL HELP US TO KEEP HELPING OTHERS

Have we helped you ...?         Please Donate button to the Consumer Action Group

If you want advice on your thread please PM me a link to your thread

The bailiff: A 12th Century solution re-branded as Enforcement Agents for the 21st Century to seize and sell debtors goods as before Oh so Dickensian!

Link to post
Share on other sites

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?

Link to post
Share on other sites

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 :)

Link to post
Share on other sites

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!

Link to post
Share on other sites

Your Council do not have a clue what they are talking about. It is about time you escalated this futher up the chain or got your Councillor(s) involved. Read this LGO Report print & forward to the Council,they may try and argue different Council & Bailiffs but that doe not matter as the principle belongs to all http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?262730-Has-a-bailiff-quot-levied-quot-upon-a-car-that-is-NOT-owned-by-you-...-LOCAL-GOVERNMENT-OMBUDSMAN-S-Report-!!!!

 

Asfor what they say about the levy - does this mean they insist all childrens bikes, swings & trampolines must be kept in the bedroom - what a load of bull. Even if the DVD's were able to be seized did they list the title of each individual one.

Please consider making a small donation to help keep this site running

 

[sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]

 

Link to post
Share on other sites

have to agree with ploddertom, you must escalate this, they are cruising very close to a slap from the Ombudsman, if they carry on with the muppetry they are pulling on you

We could do with some help from you.

PLEASE HELP US TO KEEP THIS SITE RUNNING EVERY POUND DONATED WILL HELP US TO KEEP HELPING OTHERS

Have we helped you ...?         Please Donate button to the Consumer Action Group

If you want advice on your thread please PM me a link to your thread

The bailiff: A 12th Century solution re-branded as Enforcement Agents for the 21st Century to seize and sell debtors goods as before Oh so Dickensian!

Link to post
Share on other sites

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?

Link to post
Share on other sites

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?

Link to post
Share on other sites

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!

Link to post
Share on other sites

You obviously don't have a contract with the bailiff. Although the bailiff is acting as an agent of the Council, there is no legal obligation for you to talk to or pay the bailiff. Just keep paying the council direct.

 

As I told you, bailiffs are incredibly thick (skinned) ............. they make it up as they go along. Listen to CAG advice and don't give in to the bailiffs. They are skating on extremely thin-ice.

 

Just keep a written record of events and your day will come. You'll get all the advice and support you need to get through this.

 

Good luck!

 

 

Impecunious! :-)

Link to post
Share on other sites

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!

Link to post
Share on other sites

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. ;)

Link to post
Share on other sites

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. ;)

 

We know that bailiffs read this forum, so maybe they have twigged you are on to them

We could do with some help from you.

PLEASE HELP US TO KEEP THIS SITE RUNNING EVERY POUND DONATED WILL HELP US TO KEEP HELPING OTHERS

Have we helped you ...?         Please Donate button to the Consumer Action Group

If you want advice on your thread please PM me a link to your thread

The bailiff: A 12th Century solution re-branded as Enforcement Agents for the 21st Century to seize and sell debtors goods as before Oh so Dickensian!

Link to post
Share on other sites

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.

Link to post
Share on other sites

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.

Link to post
Share on other sites

You mean a Log Book loan? I think they can't seize it, now this would be a Mexican Stand Off B & S v the loan co knuckledraggers.

We could do with some help from you.

PLEASE HELP US TO KEEP THIS SITE RUNNING EVERY POUND DONATED WILL HELP US TO KEEP HELPING OTHERS

Have we helped you ...?         Please Donate button to the Consumer Action Group

If you want advice on your thread please PM me a link to your thread

The bailiff: A 12th Century solution re-branded as Enforcement Agents for the 21st Century to seize and sell debtors goods as before Oh so Dickensian!

Link to post
Share on other sites

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..

Link to post
Share on other sites

  • Recently Browsing   0 Caggers

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Have we helped you ...?


×
×
  • Create New...