police,cars and bailiffs did you watch this today ?

roddydogs

BAILIFFCHASER wrote: »

get a life.

I have one, thanks you get one!

BAILIFFCHASER

no

roddydogs wrote: »

I have one, thanks you get one!

Youve lost the plot. you do not live in the real world. Any way get a life.

tigtag02

BAILIFFCHASER wrote: »

Youve lost the plot. you do not live in the real world. Any way get a life.

Three words!!

POT

KETTLE

GRIMEY-@R$E

<is that technically 4 words? - sorry to one and all for bumping this>

ZTD

Deep breaths kids and relaaxxxx....

Merry Christmas!

BAILIFFCHASER

no

ZTD wrote: »

Deep breaths kids and relaaxxxx....

Merry Christmas!

Same to you santa.

roddydogs

What type of world do you live in? one where no on takes any responsibility, and everything is always "Someone else's fault"?

BAILIFFCHASER

no

roddydogs wrote: »

What type of world do you live in? one where no on takes any responsibility, and everything is always "Someone else's fault"?

That is not the problem it is when things like this :
http://icsouthlondon.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200southlondonheadlines/tm_headline=my-car-grief-from-bailiffs-blunder&method=full&objectid=20133635&siteid=50100-name_page.html

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=627409

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/general-debt/57289-jbw-enforcement-ltd.html

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/bailiffs/62613-baliffs-dirty-tricks.html
http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/general-debt/55359-chaser-jbw-enforcement-ltd.html
http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=21277&st=0&p=192387&#entry192387
http://www.legalbeagles.info/forums/showthread.php?t=1825
http://www.justclaim.co.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?p=4475
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debate/?id=2007-03-27d.1471.2
http://www.surbiton.com/node/398

ARREARS OF 5p
A bailiff was sent to 80-year-old Alice Nelson’s council home to demand rent arrears of 5p. The bailiff, who gave Alice a receipt, was sent by Wigan and Leigh Housing, which manages council homes on behalf of the local authority.

A spokesman said, “We apologise for any distress but we are currently having a strong push to reduce both the amount of rent arrears and the actual number of people in arrears. In terms of how our performance is measured it’s also important to reduce the number of people in arrears, whatever the amount.” (Source: The Sun, Apr/06)



[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Jill Insley on how a council stood back while an ill pensioner was intimidated by calls and letters[/FONT]

[FONT=Geneva,Arial,sans-serif]Sunday June 17, 2007
The Observer

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A London council has condoned the actions of bailiffs who have exaggerated their powers to frighten people into paying council tax arrears.
Tower Hamlets council has defended Rundle & Co, which sent out threatening and misleading letters to an elderly and frail council tenant.
Bow resident Moses Adegoke, who owed just over £800 in council tax and charges, says he has been bombarded with letters and telephone calls from the firm: 'They were calling me on my mobile phone and landline and really made my life hell.</IMG>Last month he received a letter from Rundle & Co entitled 'Removal of your goods', which said: 'I will be calling, with transportation, to remove your goods during the course of this coming week. Goods will be removed whether you are present or not, with the police in attendance if necessary.'

The letter caused considerable worry to Mr Adegoke, 61, a diabetic dependent on insulin who also suffers from severe hypertension. He says: 'I was terrified and thought they were coming to break into my house and take everything I owned. My blood pressure shot up and I couldn't sleep, I was so worried.' He says things got so bad he 'wanted to end it all'.
But Mark Allan, head of service at Capitalise, a free debt advice service from which Mr Adegoke sought help, points out that bailiffs can only enter a property for the first time if they are peaceable and have the permission of the occupier. They may only seize items once entry has been granted and must provide the debtor with a list of any goods taken. Police can only be called to prevent a breach of the peace by the debtor or the bailiff - and not to help the bailiff gain entry to a home.
When Capitalise complained to Tower Hamlets council about the behaviour of Rundle & Co, the council said these tactics were necessary. In a statement to Cash, the council said: 'We do accept that the wording used on some of the notices could be considered abrupt, but we think this is necessary to convey the gravity of the situation, which could result in the taxpayer's goods being removed or even committal to prison. None of them state that goods would be removed forcefully.
'While we wouldn't normally comment on individual cases, we can confirm in this instance that we learnt that the resident involved is in poor health and took immediate steps, asking Rundle & Co not to pursue collection.'
Capitalise's Allan says: 'We are concerned that Tower Hamlets is condoning practices which misrepresent the law and... have terrorised one of their elderly and vulnerable residents. Tower Hamlets' "ends justifies the means" approach sets a dangerous precedent and needs to stop.'
Bernard Gover, a director of Rundle & Co, defends the wording of the letter, pointing out that bailiffs can indeed take goods whether debtors are present or not. He did not agree that the firm should have made it clear that this could happen only if the bailiff had previously peacefully gained access to the premises. 'I don't want to scare the living daylights out of anybody, but I think it is important to make the seriousness of the situation apparent to the debtor,' he says.
John Kruse, a money adviser for Citizens Advice, and author of several books on bailiffs, says such practices are not uncommon: 'Local authorities are prepared to turn a blind eye to what bailiffs in their employment are up to.'
Debtors can complain if they believe a bailiff's behaviour has overstepped the mark, but it can be complicated to work out if bailiffs have broken any rules or to whom to complain. Bailiffs have no official regulator, although the government is considering introducing regulation as part of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill going through Parliament. Kruse says: 'A lot of organisations set bailiffs' rules. A lot is common law that has been built up over the centuries by judges.'
In 2002, the then Lord Chancellor's Department laid down national standards for bailiffs, but these are not legally binding and do not include a complaints procedure. It is not obligatory for bailiffs to join trade bodies such as the Enforcement Services Association (ESA) or the Association of Civil Enforcement Agencies, which operate a complaints service.
Nor is it always obvious if a bailiff belongs to such a trade association. Rundle & Co is a member of ESA, but this is not mentioned in the letters sent to Mr Adegoke. Gover says Rundle & Co has its own complaints procedure that it would 'have followed to the letter' had Mr Adegoke complained directly to the firm.
Kruse recommends first complaining to the firm, and asking if it belongs to a trade body with a complaints procedure. If it does not, or if you are unhappy with the response, you can complain to:
· The local county court. Bailiffs need to be certificated to carry out certain types of work. The certificate is usually renewed every two years unless the court is told of valid reasons why it shouldn't.
· The Office of Fair Trading if the bailiff is licensed under the Consumer Credit Act.
· the Local Authorities Ombudsman.
What they can and can't do
If you are being visited by bailiffs, you have rights as to how they should conduct themselves, but you must recognise that you are about to lose some possessions, or must start repaying your debt soon.
Peaceful entry
You should be given seven days' notice to reach settlement with your creditor. You do not have to let a bailiff in and they cannot use force. They can enter through an unlocked door or climb through a window.
Forced entry
If bailiffs have once entered your home peacefully, they can force entry on subsequent visits. Once in your home, a bailiff can use force to open internal doors and cupboards.
Denial of entry
If you continually refuse a bailiff permission to enter, the warrant will be returned to court and other means used to settle the debt.
Removal
Bailiffs can seize any goods, although tools used in self-employment or business (including vehicles and computers), household items necessary for basic domestic needs, or items that are rented or on HP, may be exempted.
Hiding possessions
You can remove or hide possessions before the bailiff arrives, but once he is inside he is entitled to search for them, using force if necessary.
How much?
Your goods will be sold at public auction, attracting a sale price of about 10 per cent of their 'as new' value. Source: Abacus Financial Consultants

Bailiffs chasing £8 bill clamp car in driveway
By [EMAIL="robert.hale&#64;midlands.newsquest.co.uk"]Robert Hale[/EMAIL]
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A BAILIFF chasing an unpaid £8 London congestion charge clamped a Cradley man's Mercedes on his own driveway.
The car won't be released unless owner Richard Williams pays a £490 bill, said the firm concerned.
Mr Williams, of Tan House Lane, incurred the charge in October by inadvertently straying into the congestion charge zone.
He left the country for an extended visit
to Sri Lanka, where he has relatives, before the bill arrived. When he came back in mid-January, a demand from debt-collecting agency Equita for £490 was lying on his doormat.
In between further trips abroad, Mr Williams, a manufacturer's agent, sent letters to Equita asking for an explanation of the demand, and his persistence seemed to pay off when Equita wrote back, reducing the charge to £220, But on Thursday, a bailiff from the company showed up at Mr Williams' home, demanding he pay the £490. While Mr Williams was trying to phone Equita, the bailiff clamped his Mercedes S500.
"What really annoys me is that my wife has a heart condition," said Mr Williams. "What if there's an emergency?"
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Mr Williams said he suspected such cases will become more common if road pricing is introduced.
An Equita spokesman said he could not comment on individual cases. "If the gentleman has any queries about how this case has been handled, he is more than welcome to contact us," he said.
11:24am Friday 8th June 2007

Council bailiffs won't get my gnomes







Disgruntled resident Gwynneth Lester is keeping a tight hold on gher garden gnomes


A BAND of garden gnomes are going into hiding in a bid to stay out of the hands of the bailiffs.
Council-tax rebel Gwynneth Lester has vowed not to let them be seized as council chiefs try to take away her possessions in lieu of £678 she owes in council tax.
The 30 gnomes are to be whisked away to a safe house, where they will be looked after by friends.
They are among a haul of items that bailiffs – called in by Fareham Borough Council – have got their eyes on, including planks of wood and a sunken outdoor swimming pool
The bailiffs, from Goodwillie & Corcoran, have been called in after Mrs Lester, a disabled war widow, refused to pay part of her council tax bill as she feels let down by social services.
Bailiffs called on her home on Thursday to enforce a court order on money she owes – but she refused to let them in.
So the officials inspected her garden to see what they could seize. They made an inventory and vowed to return within five days.
Mrs Lester, 56, said: 'It is absolutely ridiculous they are going for my gnomes. They have obviously just peered over my garden wall and seen what they could have.
'I have picked most of them up for just as little as 50p from car boot sales and second-hand shops.
[EMAIL="jeff.reines&#64;thenews.co.uk"]jeff.reines@thenews.co.uk[/EMAIL]
Last Updated: 18 March 2006 10:35 AM

• Published Date: 17 February 2006
• Location: Burnley

disabled Driver's Bailiffs Fury






A COUPLE have furiously declared that Parkwise should be "run off the streets" after having to fork out almost £300 to bailiffs – for a ticket they claim they have never received.

On Wednesday morning, bailiffs turned up at the Coal Clough Lane home of Mr and Mrs Brian and Yvonne Campbell demanding £293.58 or property to that value.
Fearing they would lose their furniture and electrical items, they borrowed the money to pay the fine, but Mr Campbell is adamant he did not receive the notice and is vowing to see a solicitor for advice.
Mr Campbell, who drives a mobility car, says that, last year, he parked in a bay and displayed his disabled badge but when he returned to the vehicle a short time later, there was a plastic fixed penalty notice sleeve, but no ticket.
He said he and his wife looked around the car, but there was no ticket. They concluded that, having recently received a ticket and successfully appealed it, their friends had played a practical joke on them.
Mr Campbell says he then received a letter saying that the fine, which had gone up to £60, had not been paid and he telephoned Parkwise to explain the situation. "They just didn't want to know. The attitude was: you've done the crime now pay the fine," he fumed.
It emerged that the ticket had been issued because Mr Campbell's blue clock was not displayed, even though, he says, disabled drivers can park in bays all day. Parkwise claimed to have photographic evidence, but Mr Campbell has never seen it.
A demand for £90 then arrived and Mr Campbell says he again telephoned Parkwise. From then until the bailiffs posted their notice on Tuesday, Mr Campbell says he received no word from Parkwise or the courts.
"Something needs to be done
about them. Parkwise need to be run off the streets of Burnley. They are deliberately targeting disabled people and it's not right," he said.
A Burnley Council spokesman has said: "The ticket was issued in Ormerod Street on June 25th. A Notice to Owner was sent to Mr Campbell at his home address on July 29th alerting him to the fact the fine had not been paid and, as a result, had risen to £60. There was no contact from Mr Campbell and on September 9th another letter was sent saying the fine had gone up to £90, but again there was no contact from Mr Campbell.
"Since then the matter has gone through the due process. He agreed that he had received the Notice to Owner, which makes it clear that if someone wants to argue the case, for example that they didn't know they had received a ticket, they should do so in writing. We have no record of Mr Campbell writing to Parkwise to put his case."



Bailiffs’ threat over horses


Council-employed bailiffs have threatened to put down two horses belonging to a Black Country woman unless she proves that they are hers – despite her sending them the animals’ passports.
Debbie Heaven, aged 42, said she was distraught after receiving a letter from the firm that impounded the horses after they were left on public land near her son Chad’s home.
She sent a full set of documentation to PPS Impoundment but was told the animals would be “disposed of” unless they provided more information within 14 days. Mrs Heaven, from Withymoor, Amblecote, Stourbridge, said: “The whole family is devastated.
“We accept they shouldn’t have been there but I can’t believe a company employed by the council is threatening to kill two innocent animals.
“We sent off the two horses’ passports which has all the information you could want, but for some unknown reason, they say that is not enough.”

The horses were left on public land in Gayfield Avenue, Withymoor, after they had been to Prestwood Horse Show. Mrs Heaven said the horses had been tied up at midnight and were gone by 8am the next day.
The letter from PPS Impoundment said: “We are unable to accept your claim for legal responsibility.
“We need further and better details regarding the equine, such as whether they were tethered or loose, were they wearing rugs and what type.”
Council spokeswoman Katherine Finney said: “This company will manage this matter in its entirety.”

XPOSED: CRUEL TRICKS OF THE DEBT-CHASERS .. here's one trying to get cash from a sick woman.. just as two paramedics arrive to treat her SUNDAY Mirror INVESTIGATES

By Nick Owens 11/02/2007

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Callous... Phillips is still trying to collect a debt even as an ambulance crew arrive

SHOCKING bully-boy tactics used by Britain's growing army of bailiffs are exposed today by the Sunday Mirror.
The ruthless debtchasers - who get paid commission for the money they pull in - glory in inflicting misery on their victims.
One even turned up on an ill woman's doorstep as a 999 ambulance crew were treating her, then left a bill for his visit. In another case he started emptying a man's flat even though he wasn't there.

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Premiership football stars, a leading comedy actress and a top rock star have also fallen foul of the bailiffs' strong-arm tactics.
A Sunday Mirror investigator discovered how debt collectors exploit people's ignorance of the law when he worked undercover with DKB Collections in Surrey.
The firm, one of the biggest bailiff companies in Britain, has the lucrative contract to collect congestion charge debts in London. On his first day, boss Trevor Broadbent told him: "Prepare to get beaten up." But it wasn't the debtors whose behaviour were of most concern - it was the bailiffs.
Ex-nightclub bouncer Martin Phillips, who trained our investigator, sneered: "Forget that code of conduct they've given you mate, it is a load of s**t. I never read it. Get out of your head that debtors have rights, otherwise you'll never earn money." During our investigation DKB bosses ordered staff to stick to the rule book and not to behave like "thugs". But out on the road, it was a different story.
Later, Phillips ranted: "Rights? I think debtors should all be in f**ing prison. If the front door is open then in you go. If the keys are in the door then in you go and you can start removing stuff."
And he boasted: "You've not been a bailiff until you've made a woman cry." Bailiffs aren't allowed to force their way into a house, but can enter "peacefully" - such as through an open window or door - even if the owner isn't there, and remove goods to be sold at auction to cover debts.
On his first shift our reporter went with Phillips, 25, to recover three congestion charge fines owed by a man in South London. DKB were chasing £800. A woman who answered said he was in Africa for a funeral. The law says she can't be harassed for the debt because it isn't hers. But Phillips told her: "His car's outside - unless you get him on the phone or give me some money, I can just tow it away."
He was lying. The car had been bought on finance, which means it technically belongs to the finance firm and couldn't be towed. Winking Phillips said: "We know that, she don't." In the end he gave two weeks to pay - the day after the man was due back. As well as the actress and the worldfamous rock star, bailiffs were also sent to West Ham's East London grounds to chase footballers Nigel Quashie and Carlton Cole for congestion charge fines. Former TV presenter Richard Blackwood is being chased for £4,000 debts by DKB.

Boss... Trevor Broadbent

DKB - whose managing director Matthew Kelly, 49, earns £150,000 a year - pay bailiffs £9,000. But a 20 per cent commission on every debt means they can earn at least £30,000. A standard debt for a congestion charge is £155. A bailiff's first "visit fee" to collect it is £55.23, £66.98 for the second visit, then £70.50. A vehicle hire fee for each trip is £176.25, which means by the third visit, the debtor will need to find £600.
A bailiff will demand £900 within five days to cover towing and holding a car as property against debt. If unpaid, the car is sold at auction.
Phillips said: "Most bailiffs here put charges up very high. Illegally high. They don't understand how to do them." But our investigator watched as Phillips heartlessly charged a first visit fee to a sick middle-aged woman who owed £155 - as paramedics arrived to care for her.
DKB has been ordered to give leaflets to debtors detailing their rights. But Phillips bragged: "I'll hand over a leaflet. But only when I've got their f**ing money in my hand."
Last night DKB spokesman John Dawkins refused to comment.
'All debtors should be in f***ing jail'
What to do if they come knocking..
Q: SHOULD I get a warning they're coming?
A: YES. You must get a letter giving 7 days notice or14 days if the debt is council tax.
Q: CAN I stop them coming?
A: ONLY if you pay the debt or open discussions about paying.
Q: CAN they force their way in?
A: NO, unless they're working for the Inland Revenue or collecting unpaid cour t fines. They can enter "peacefully," such as through an unlocked door or window.
Q: SO they can rifle through my things when I'm out?
A: YES. Many people move out valuable goods in advance of a bailiff's visit.
Q: ARE there goods they can't remove?
A: YES, but the law is complicated. Normally bailif fs aren't allowed to take anything you need for your job such as tools. Clothing, bedding, essential furniture, cookers and fridges can't be taken.
Q: DO I have to pay the bailiff's fees?
A: YES, but take advice first in case the bill can be reduced and demand proof they've really been to your house when you were out.
Q: WILL the bailiff ever go away?
A: A BAILIFF may eventually stop trying to gain entry if they are unable to do so, or you don't have enough goods to pay the debt and fees.
Q: A BAILIFF is at my door but it's not me who owes the money, what should I do?
A: TELL them to go away. By law, they can only discuss a debt with the debtor and are FORBIDDEN from harassing friends or relatives.
Q: MY debts are mounting and I'm worried bailiffs may get involved?
A: CONTACT your local Citizens Advice Bureau, who can of fer you help to order your finances.
CITIZENS Advice are calling on the Government to regulate bailiffs. Peter Tutton, CAB's debt policy officer, says: "Your investigation doesn't surprise us. There are few controls over what bailiffs do and how much they charge - some laws date back to 1267. And the draft Courts, Tribunals and Enforcement Bill gives them more powers, not less. They'll be given the right to apply to court to forcibly enter people's homes. We're worried this is the open door for rogue bailiffs."
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This should be enough and if you search for bailiffs you will get your answers.

BAILIFFCHASER

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roddydogs wrote: »

What type of world do you live in? one where no on takes any responsibility, and everything is always "Someone else's fault"?

Source: Mail on Sunday, Mar/07)
My daughter Lyndsay was due to have her baby any day, when the bailiff thugs used by Nottingham City Council called. We had just returned from fetching a pushchair ready for when baby Alfie arrived. There was a white van outside Lyndsay's house. I was waiting in my van for Lyndsay as we were going back out. The animal in the van was the bailiff for Nottingham City Council. She returned to me very distressed and said the thug was going to take her possessions. He wanted the money owed.

She tried to reason with him, telling him she had made offers, but due to mistakes made by his company, they hadn't sent her the method of payment out. She told him she had postal orders in the house to prove she had made the effort, but was waiting for them. He said he wasn't interested, he wanted the money or he was going in to take her stuff. She told him she wouldn't let him in. He said he would get a locksmith and go in anyway. When I found out it was the bailiff and that he had distressed her, intimidated her and been very unreasonable, I went to talk to him.

He was very arrogant towards me, with his stupid smirk on his face. I pointed out the fact that my daughter was nine months pregnant, and that she should not be distressed like this. His reply was that it was not his problem, he wanted his money or he was going in. I told him if anything happened to the baby I would sue his company. He said it was not his problem and he wanted the money. I became very angry with him by this time. I told him they were lowlife and a few other choice words.

He agreed with the comments, said yes that's right with a big smirk on his face. I told him to clear off. He then said he would be back in two days. But he still sat there, I said well clear off then, he said he would sit there as long as he liked and would go in his own time. Lyndsay rang his firm to try and sort things out without any success, she rang the council with no success. So she went to see a solicitor. A few days later she told her midwife she hadn't felt the baby moving as he was normally quite active, the midwife examined her and said she couldn't detect his heartbeat.

She was sent to the hospital where it was confirmed she had lost the baby. The next morning I went back to the hospital at 8.00am as they were going to start her labour, she had to have a normal birth. I was with her throughout the birth, it was very distresing, eventually Alfie was born just before 3.00pm. We were devastated. I held my dead grandson, I hugged and kissed him. He was beautiful. Instead of celebrating the life of a new family member, we now had a funeral to arrange.

Whilst we were at the hospital, the lowlife thug returned to her house, leaving a message through the door that he would be back the next day. The funeral was held on Monday 16th of May. Our family are all devastated. Lyndsay is now on anti-depressants. It has affected all our lives very badly, but Lyndsay is obviously totally devastated. Now the battle has started with Nottingham City Council, and the bailiff thugs they employ.

After complaining to the council, Jon Collins, Leader of Nottingham City Council, wrote:
".... I was very sorry to hear about your daughter’s loss. The Council has a duty to ensure it does all it can to collect money owed in council tax. However, we always try to do this in a fair and sensitive way, particularly where vulnerable people are concerned, and we instruct those working on our behalf to do the same. We have spoken to the bailiff company involved in your daughter’s case and from the information provided, we are satisfied that it behaved in an appropriate way ...."
The company actually said that there was no reply when a bailiff visited your daughter’s house on the occasion you refer to, so he returned to his vehicle. The bailiff then reports being approached while in his vehicle by a man who, he says, behaved in an abusive way towards him so he drove off without taking any further action.

Extracts from a letter Rossendales Bailiffs sent to my daughter's solicitor:
".... However, we accept that in accordance with our own procedures and those of our clients the bailiff should have taken instruction before proceeding any further. Therefore, the bailiff has been reprimanded and a period of retraining on potentially vulnerable situations has been given ...."
Why would the bailiff in question be REPRIMANDED and sent for RETRAINING ON POTENTIALLY VULNERABLE situations, if he did no wrong?
".... We acknowledge that you did write to us on 28th April 2005, advising of Ms White's circumstances. We did correctly update Ms White's case file, unfortunately the member of staff responsible for this, failed to also inform the bailiff that we were considering your offer and that he should susspend action. As a result of this error, the bailiff re-attended at Ms White's property on the 5th May although he did not meet with anybody he simply left a further notice. The member of staff responsible for this error is now subject to disciplinary procedures ...."
Yes, returned on the day my daughter was giving birth to my dead grandson. It is a good job he never returned after she came home from hospital !!! Another member of staff being disciplined, yet they did no wrong?

Rossendales Bailiffs have now decided they do not want to deal with Lyndsay's Council Tax arrears!! They returned the cheque for £60 that Lyndsay sent them, back to Nottingham City Council!! I don't know why they would send the cheque back to Nottingham City Council, it was made payable to Rossendales from Lyndsay.

No use to Nottingham City Council. Who know's who's hands this cheque could get into, with all Lyndsay's bank details on. Why didn't Rossendales pass this debt back to Nottingham City Council as soon as they knew she was PREGNANT as they should have done? Why did they persue with their course of action?

Now Nottingham City Council have accepted to take the arrears out of Lyndsay's benefit. Which they can only take at the rate of £2.85 per week!!!

Car sit-in mum defies baliffs
[EMAIL="nlnews&#64;archant.co.uk"]nlnews@archant.co.uk[/EMAIL]
25 January 2006
Marian Tiryel talks to police officers at the scene
A WOMAN staged a sit-in in her car for five hours with her husband and three children to stop bailiffs towing it away.Marian Tiryel, 27, of Patrick Coman House, Finsbury Estate, in St John Street, was woken by two bailiffs working for JBW Enforcement just before 7am. She said: "I heard a bang at the door and jumped up. They clamped the car and said they would take it away because of £1,500 of unpaid parking tickets and other costs."They claim they wrote to me in November but this is the first I have heard about any outstanding fines."She then got up and got into the car with her husband Danville and their three children, aged eight, six and three.She said: "The kids were supposed to be in school. We were in the car all morning - from just after 8am to after 12pm."Mrs Tiryel says she paid outstanding costs relating to different fines as requested to a bailiff from the same company in a McDonald's car park on January 6. But when she spoke to JBW Enforcement to arrange the payment on January 3, she claims she asked if there were any other payments outstanding and was told there were not.She said: "They just did everything wrong. They've made a lot of mistakes. They have something wrong with their system. If there were any other bills they should have told me, not leave me to be woken by bailiffs."When I try and call the company I just spend ages on the phone not getting anywhere and I can't find an address to go and speak to someone.She added: "They didn't even come with any proof. I eventually managed to find out that the fines related to Hackney. I'm sure a lot of people just give in and pay the money."The bailiffs called the police but they left after about 30 minutes. The bailiffs left the car - a Toyota RAV4 - clamped but did not tow it away. Mrs Tiryel has since taken up the matter with her solicitor.James Waller, managing director of JBW Enforcement, said: "JBW work in partnership with the London Borough of Hackney parking services in collecting outstanding monies owed to the council."It is unfortunate that Mrs Tiryel's decision to ignore her parking fines has come to bailiffs attending her property on two occasions and attempting to remove goods. "It is the decision of Mrs Tiryel to avoid paying her parking charges and fines that has caused this enforcement action to proceed.A spokeswoman for Hackney Council said: "We have three tickets that were issued to the vehicle for parking in a restricted street last year."Notices were sent out to Mrs Tiryel before the matter was handed over to the bailiffs in November. We have no record of any payment either to us or them.


Last Updated: Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 13:41 GMT 14:41 UK

Council tax dodgers' cars taken People who have failed to pay their council tax are having their vehicles taken to be sold to pay their debt. Portsmouth City Council said the raids were aimed at its "worst offenders" who have the means to pay but refused to. One man who owed nearly £2,500 had his Jaguar seized and another man paid more than £3,600 in cash when officials threatened to take his motor-home. The local authority is owed more than £10m in outstanding council tax. It is planning to extend the crackdown. During Wednesday's raids, officials put stickers on the cars to tell owners they had an hour to pay or bailiffs would take their vehicle away. 'Hit-list' The Jaguar seized has now been put in storage to be auctioned and the owner has seven days to clear council tax debts of £2,341 and pay £225 in costs to have his car returned.
If he fails to do so the car will be sold at auction to cover the debt, with any remaining money being returned to the owner. Julie Chaffey, the council's debt recovery project manager, said: "This morning's car-lifting operation was a first for us but it was a success. The council is owed more than £10m in outstanding council tax. "One person paid up and another had his car seized. We are working hard to track down others on our list." About 250 people are still on the council's "hit-list" of the city's major defaulters and the people being targeted had already been through the courts and still refused to pay. "Apart from their council tax bill, they get two reminders, then a summons to court, then a court order, another reminder and two warnings from the bailiffs," Ms Chaffey added. "We go out of our way to help if people genuinely have money problems. "But if people are clearly able to pay and just refuse, then we will take steps like we did this morning. "We have a duty to ordinary law-abiding residents who do pay their council tax. This is money that is badly needed to improve services such as education, social care and rubbish collection." Council finance officers are now drawing up plans to deal the rest of its debtors in the same way.

BAILIFF JAILED FOR *****ING
Date : 18.08.07
A Plymouth county court bailiff who stole more than £1,300 collected from debtors has been jailed for four months.Luan Draper-Rush issued them with false receipts and spent the cash on everydayliving expenses, Exeter Crosn Court was told yesterday. The 36-year-old, from Wolseley Road, Plymouth, appeared for sentencing having pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to nine charges of *****. Prosecutor Lee Brembridge told the court that Draper-Rush commited the offences while she was a bailiff at Plymouth County Court. Sentencing her, Judge Graham Cottle told the defendant: "You took disgraceful advantage of your position to enable you to ***** ?1,355." He told her: "I have to be extremely aware, in relation to this cae, how the public may or will perceive the decision of this court. "People will or may say, 'If the courts cannot manage their affairs in an honest way, what have things come to?' "That being the case, to deal with this offence other than by immediate custodial sentence would or may be seen by the public as the court being prepared to condone dishonesty within its own ranks. I am not prepared to allow that perception to be gained. "This was an enormous breach of trust on your part. I must pass a sentence of immediate imprisonment on you."

A report in this week's Croydon Guardian written by the journalist Gemma Wheatley tells the story about an Equita bailif that has had his certificate taken from him and compensation of £2,000 was ordered to be paid to the home owners from the Bailiff's Bond. The bailiff, Mr Nathan Batchelor worked for Equita and had his Certificate granted to him on 3rd January 2006 at Northampton. The story states that he forced his way into a house in the Croydon area. The debt that he was enforcing related to the previous tenants of the house who it would appear had failed to pay a £50 parking fine. Despite being repeatedly being told that the person he was looking for no longer resided at the house, the bailiff proceeded to unplug electrical equipment which he threatened to take away. Not until the Police were called would the bailiff leave. PS: And the government are considering giving bailiffs the additional powers to break into people's homes......

part 2 of my answer to your question.

roddydogs

The vast majority of these cases are because people didnt follow the rules, ignored parking fines, didnt notify DLA that they had bought the car, etc. I dont like Bailiffs myself, but people bring it on themselves in 99.99% of cases

BAILIFFCHASER

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roddydogs wrote: »

The vast majority of these cases are because people didnt follow the rules, ignored parking fines, didnt notify DLA that they had bought the car, etc. I dont like Bailiffs myself, but people bring it on themselves in 99.99% of cases

Because of the minority the majority are suffering. Anyway you want to read all of the cases and then say something.