Rundles - Council tax debt

cassiopeia1975

My partner has a car but it should be not affected because it is on his name and he needs it to drive to his job. I don't even have a driving license. The car is worth less than £400, it's old and has lots of scratches and two dents from the previous owner.

Exodi

cassiopeia1975 wrote: »

My partner has a car but it should be not affected because it is on his name and he needs it to drive to his job. I don't even have a driving license. The car is worth less than £400, it's old and has lots of scratches and two dents from the previous owner.

Then it's likely that. If watching 'Can't Pay Take It Away' has taught me anything, it's that a) any car not on finance is fair game b) unless you have a bill of sale (receipt) for the car paid by your partner, regardless of who the car's registered to (V5 is not proof of ownership), they'll try to control the car.

Conversely, I always thought you had to be aware of a Controlled Goods Agreement (and sign to that effect?)

To your benefit though, I feel like bailiffs will use this as a bluff. The removal cost and storage costs would outweigh the auction price of the motor so would not be practical.

CIS

Exodi wrote: »

Then it's likely that. If watching 'Can't Pay Take It Away' has taught me anything, it's that a) any car not on finance is fair game b) unless you have a bill of sale (receipt) for the car paid by your partner, regardless of who the car's registered to (V5 is not proof of ownership), they'll try to control the car.

Conversely, I always thought you had to be aware of a Controlled Goods Agreement (and sign to that effect?)

To your benefit though, I feel like bailiffs will use this as a bluff. The removal cost and storage costs would outweigh the auction price of the motor so would not be practical.

In a decade of working in a local authority in council tax collection - I know of one single occasion where removal was authorised (it was a case I was dealing with) and that did not end up going ahead.