Baliff Coming Tomorrow!!

kbh4031

AGB863 wrote: »

Whose name is the debt in and you say you are now getting full Council Tax benefit at the moment. Are you working or are you getting benefits?

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The dept is in my name, we are both classed as self employed and at the moment we get Full council tax & housing benefits

RAS

The expert on bailiffs is Herbie21. She provided this advice to a previous OP.

You need to WRITE to Equita or better still send an e-mail to:

[EMAIL="info@equita.co.uk"]info@equita.co.uk[/EMAIL]

You need to say something along the following lines.

I refer to the above account in relation to unpaid council tax due to xxxx

As you will be aware from your files this account has been assed to your bailiff Mr xxx to enforce.

The query that I have is concerning the amount that your bailiff is now stating is due. You will be aware that your bailiff visited my premises on xxx and for this visit I am advised that Mr xxx may only charge a fee of £36.00 for "attending to levy where a levy was made".

As a matter of urgency can you please provide a full and detailed breakdown of the charges made by your bailiff.

Herbie21 runs this web-site http://www.bailiffadviceonline.co.uk/ - 0906 802 0273 (60p a min)

try sending her a PM and she may well answer it here for free. Otherwise, try tomorrow and ask her to read her pms.

gilligansyle

kbh4031 wrote: »

I had a hand delivered letter this evening saying that I must pay £291.31 tomorrow or the car will be taken away.
So I called the bailiff and told them the car is not mine (its my boyfriends) and she said she will be coming tomorrow with a van which will cost £400 and that will be added to the dept.

I am fairly certain that those are excessive charges, they are only allowed to charge for a certain number of abortive visits, and then a collection charge.

If they've never been in your house they can't come in and take stuff, nor can they force entry.

MOVE THE CAR!!

AGB863

kbh4031 wrote: »

Yes his car is for work we both rely on it as we are self-employed

this post crossed over.

If they do not levy the car and you do not let the bailiff into the property- the bailiff will send it back to Equita as un-collectable who in turn will send it back to Walsall Council.

Council Tax Recovery will then contact you again to give you a final chance to make payment. At this point you can then provide an income an expenditure and an offer of payment and they will accept it.

As it being collected by Equita, I am assuming it is for this years bill?

edit - the bailiff has to have peaceful entry and can not force doors/ windows. Ensure they remain locked at all times

RAS

gilligansyle wrote: »

I am fairly certain that those are excessive charges,

This may be the case.

they are only allowed to charge for a certain number of abortive visits, and then a collection charge.

if they have already down a levy on the car then they can make additional charges.

If they've never been in your house they can't come in and take stuff, nor can they force entry.

MOVE THE CAR!!

if they have already levied on the car that it very dangerous advice.

OP

From what you wrote in the first post, it appears there is already a levy on the car?

If so, you need urgent help.

ExSantanderComplaintsMngr

You might these websites helpful
facebook.com/pages/Debt-Collectors-Beware-No-Contract-Return-to-Sender
tpuc.org/forum/index.php

gilligansyle

RAS wrote: »

OP

From what you wrote in the first post, it appears there is already a levy on the car?

If so, you need urgent help.

I was under the impression they had said they would take the car, that there was no actual levy.

But, the bit about

Anyway she said she does not care and will keep coming for as long as it takes and adding charges :mad:

is surely wrong, they can't just keep piling on the charges can they? At some point don't they send it back to the Council.

RAS

kbh

We need to clarify.

Does the bailiff have a levy (is that what the letter says)

kbh4031

RAS wrote: »

kbh

We need to clarify.

Does the bailiff have a levy (is that what the letter says)

Its a Form 7
Notice of Seizure & inventory of Goods

It States the cars Vehicle Reg and then details of the car. They have obviously just pulled up and taken the details of the vehicle then wrote it on this form 7 and left it on the doorstep

Not sure if that means they have a Levy???

RAS

it means they have a levy and can charge you £36 for the privilege of doing it (they could charge £24.50 for a visit where they failed to levy).

Please will you click in the link that I posted earlier and check whether you can stop them levying on a car for business use against domestic CT. There are rules re works vans and business rates, so you may be lucky.

You cannot stop them levying if you use the car to get to work but if your employment is impossible to continue without the car, you may be OK.