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bailiffs took my car

zarrah
zarrah Posts: 8 Forumite
in Parking tickets, fines & parking
Bailiff have seized my car for unpaid parking tickets incurred by the previous owner, and the bailiffs wont release my vehicle without full payment and i just dont know what to do as i cant make the payment:mad: i have sent all the proof they have asked for but they still dont want to release the car without payment (log book,[FONT=&quot][/FONT]hand written receipt signed by the previous owner) they keep asking for a valid insurance from the date of purchase which i dont have, this all happen so quickly i didnt have time to insure the car, (only had the car for 2 days)
please help thank you. [FONT=&quot][/FONT]
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  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    Call the police and register it stolen. As it was not insured was it off road? It doesn't have to be SORN'ed you would have have a few weeks to either SORN or insure it.
    :footie:
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  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 131,448 Forumite
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    zarrah wrote: »
    Bailiff have seized my car for unpaid parking tickets incurred by the previous owner, and the bailiffs wont release my vehicle without full payment and i just dont know what to do as i cant make the payment:mad: i have sent all the proof they have asked for but they still dont want to release the car without payment (log book,hand written receipt signed by the previous owner) they keep asking for a valid insurance from the date of purchase which i dont have, this all happen so quickly i didnt have time to insure the car, (only had the car for 2 days)
    please help thank you.


    Post on pepipoo quickly and you should get an answer soon:

    http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showforum=60

    Or pay a tenner to register on bailiffadviceonline (great specialist bailiff advice given to posters before!).
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  • muckybutt
    muckybutt Posts: 3,761 Forumite
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    I concurr with coupon mad
    pepipoo or bailiffadviceonline
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  • peter_the_piper
    peter_the_piper Posts: 30,268 Forumite
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    What the hell has insurance got to do with the bailiffs? You have proved your ownership, its down to then to sort out the previous owner, they just hope you will cough up instead.. Echo above re bailiffadviceonline.co.uk .
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
  • give_them_FA
    give_them_FA Posts: 2,998 Forumite
    I would advise the cowboys, sorry, bailiffs, that unless your car is returned immediately, you will hire one and send them the bill to be enforced by action in the County Court if required. It should be obvious to them you are not resposible given that the warrant will be in the previous owner's name.
  • bob_32
    bob_32 Posts: 16 Forumite
    I notice in this website that they have some confusion over the PCN accronym.

    STEP BY STEP GUIDE IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A BAILIFF'S NOTICE FOR A PCN.

    A Bailiff cannot enforce an unpaid Parking Charge Notice unless his company is in receipt of a valid Warrant of Execution. The Traffic Enforcement Centre will give authority the the council for them to issue a warrant and if the bailiff company wishes, they can send you a letter to advise that payment is required. This is not a requirement but, if a letter is sent they can charge a letter fee of £11.20 plus vat (£13.16). If you do receive a letter then our advice would be to pay the sum requested as quickly as possible.

    I assume they mean Penalty Charge Notice?
  • give_them_FA
    give_them_FA Posts: 2,998 Forumite
    Yes, a Penalty Charge Notice as issued by a Council. A lawful charge.

    Private companies often use the same acronym, but in their case it usually equates to Parking Charge Notice.

    They do this deliberately in the hope that you will confuse the two, and therefore think that it has some validity, whereas it does not and cannot be enforced.

    All part of the "impersonation of authority" scamming process!

    Not sure where you saw the above quote but it is most definitely wrong and should have read "PENALTY" not "PARKING".
  • bob_32
    bob_32 Posts: 16 Forumite
    not able to post whole links yet as I am a newbie but it was here:

    http://ww
    w.bailiffadviceonline.co.uk/removalnotice-pcn.htm
  • esmerobbo
    esmerobbo Posts: 4,979 Forumite
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    Pepipoo or bailiffadvice online is your best bet as advised, but was it a contrived purchase, or had it been levied before you bought it?
  • Tilt
    Tilt Posts: 3,599 Forumite
    zarrah wrote: »
    Bailiff have seized my car for unpaid parking tickets incurred by the previous owner, and the bailiffs wont release my vehicle without full payment and i just dont know what to do as i cant make the payment:mad: i have sent all the proof they have asked for but they still dont want to release the car without payment (log book,[FONT=&quot][/FONT]hand written receipt signed by the previous owner) they keep asking for a valid insurance from the date of purchase which i dont have, this all happen so quickly i didnt have time to insure the car, (only had the car for 2 days)
    please help thank you. [FONT=&quot][/FONT]

    Well if you were driving it without insurance, you were liable to get it seized anyway. If the old bill had of clocked you by ANPR, that's exactly what would of happend.

    I see this differently... karma.
    PLEASE NOTE
    My advice should be used as guidance only. You should always obtain face to face professional advice before taking any action.
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