Recovering Bailiff charges

Retinaburn

Hi All

A while ago i signed a walking possession agreement and entered into a payment plan with a bailiff firm after having the bailiff turn up on my door. If i had known then a lot of what i have read since I would never have entered this, but never mind.

I have read about charges that they can add etc but am still not clear on this, i got a statement of the account from them and this is what the debt and charges were for:-

Initial unpaid council tax debt £499.28
Levy Fee £41.00
1st Visit £24.50
2nd Visit £18.00
Walking Possession £12.00
Head of schedule 5 £24.50
1st Van Call £135.00
Debit Card Surcharge £1.50 x 3
2nd Van Call £180.00
Credit Card Charge £15.37

Now as i said i have read about what they can and cannot charge for but i might have got the information wrong. The first van charge was on the same day as signing the walking possession and making a levy which i didn't think they could do on the same day. Also I didn't think they could charge for a second van visit if they didn't remove goods? Not that i am sure they even turned up with a van as i wasn't actually home for the so called visit.

Also i didn't think they could add costs for payments made by debit or credit card.

So can anyone confirm or deny these things and if what i think is correct how should i proceed in getting the money refunded?

Kind regards

Keith

Tixy

If you haven't yet seen this website then I woudl take a look there (its run by a poster from here) http://www.bailiffadviceonline.co.uk/counciltax_howcani.htm

There are also template letters on there for writing to the bailiff company to request a refund of charges on that site.

I know they cannot charge for a van on the day they originally levied, but I'm not sure of your other queries.

Retinaburn

Thanks Tixy

I had been on that sight previously but i am still not 100% sure