my heartache

disburg

i dont know if im in the right section but 2 months ago i was visited by a bailiff who rang my bell in the block of flats where i live. told me he had clamped my car and i had better come downstairs. i went , explained to him that i had a finance arrangement, he told me he didint give a toss, and refused to remove the clamp. The fine was 150 for parking in Bexleyheath plus an additional cost of some 400 pounds most of which was listed as "other". He could not produce a court warrant and had to nip back to the office for one. He also refused to show me any id. The inventory he was supposed to take just said red car. told him that the car had a pod on the roof containing goods that he could possibly have but he wasnt interested. He called a tow truck i got in the car and refused to move, he called the police who after agreeing with him about the clamp toldme that they coulnt interfere because it was a civil matter. they also said that he didnt need any id, and i had better give him the car, and should not attempt to remove the clamp otherwise they would throw me in the police station for criminal damage. i subsequently complaine dto the council, but this man came in the night and took my car away. the council said that they didnt think he had behaved at all unreasonably, when i asked them to investigate. i was waitin for info under the FOA about the charges agreed between the council and its bailiffs the council. i also sent a form 400 to northampton court complaining about the bailiff, who turned out not to be working for the Bexley bailiff company, and was registered to another company, whose name was not the same as the in oice he presented. a short while ago someone rang me to tell me that he had bought my car on ebay, and would i like my personal belongings back. the car contained very private possessions, some belonging to other people, including clothing , a very expensive pair of varifocals, tools,and valuable papers, and essential documents. i am teacher. how in this country, can somebody remove a motor car worth 8000pounds, in the dead of night, for an original fee of 150pounds plus "reasonable costs? and sell it in the middle of an ongoing complaint, all with the agreement of a london borough?

halibut2209

Can I suggest posting this on the parking forum

Apples2

A Teacher?? Seriously??

McKneff

halibut2209 wrote: »

Can I suggest posting this on the parking forum

Might I also suggest you put some paragraphs in it too.

It's really difficult to read.

McKneff

Apples2 wrote: »

A Teacher?? Seriously??

:eek::eek::eek:

Speaks volumes eh!!!

babyemily

She/He asked for help and advice not some put downs regarding her grammar and punctuation! Also no matter how well educated you are - when upset this tends to go out the window as you are trying to tell/write everything down. You are all incredibly knowledgeable on here so a little help and overlooking might be the way forward.

arcon5

Op..

how did it get to this stage? surely they send you a large number of letters before this? At any point during this time you could negotiate a payment plan which would also minimise fees.

This is where alot of people go wrong, ignoring a debt just makes things worse and it doesn't go away.

Usually you will receive the initial letter, reminder, letter from collection agency, reminder, final demand, ect ect and many between.

Baliffs don't just turn up the day after the offense to take cars away.

I also find it hard to believe they would sell the car without giving you the opportunity to get your belongings out of it - even if you would have had to travel to the storage place.

I get the impression we're hearing half to story here.

bris

arcon5 wrote: »

Op..

how did it get to this stage? surely they send you a large number of letters before this? At any point during this time you could negotiate a payment plan which would also minimise fees.

This is where alot of people go wrong, ignoring a debt just makes things worse and it doesn't go away.

Usually you will receive the initial letter, reminder, letter from collection agency, reminder, final demand, ect ect and many between.

Baliffs don't just turn up the day after the offense to take cars away.

I also find it hard to believe they would sell the car without giving you the opportunity to get your belongings out of it - even if you would have had to travel to the storage place.

I get the impression we're hearing half to story here.

I agree, often heads get buried in the sand in the hope it goes away.
You said he had to "nip back to the office for a court warrant" which to me suggests he had a court warrant. You also said someone recently contacted you about belongings. As the original clamping was two months, ago we need to ask what you did to get the car back within the two months they had it. If the answer is nothing, then with a court warrant the next step is to sell it to recover the money due.
There may not be a lot you can do with this, I suggest you proper legal advice about this and take any relevent paperwork with you. They will be able to look at the position better than anyone on here.

hallowitch

posted a long post and lost the lot however the jist of my post there is so much wrong with the enforcement of this PCN and i don't think you know enough to go to court with this

as you have filed a form 4 complaint (i assume thats what you mean) i strongly suggest you get in touch with bailiffs advice on line YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR DEPTH HERE i know this a premium rate phone number but you need EXPERT ADVICE if the form 4 goes against you the judge can award the bailiffs legal fees which can run into thousands of £££££££
http://bailiffadviceonline.co.uk/bailifffeecomplaints_canthe.htm


or seek legal advice from a solicitor who is familiar with the the law of seizure

Flyboy152

I smell something and it isn't goats.

The police told the OP that the bailiffs don't need to show any identification?

arcon5

Flyboy152 wrote: »

I smell something and it isn't goats.

The police told the OP that the bailiffs don't need to show any identification?

Maybe the police officer was taught in the school he works in:D