15 yr old comunity charge bill

Debt_Free_Chick

chugalug wrote:

Surely if you've only just heard from the council that they've been looking for you for some time you couldnt have acknowledged the 'debt'. And before bailiff's can be instructed the council has to obtain a court order - they would have to serve a summons on you. Not easy if they can't find you.

I think the process is different for Council Tax. They use something called "distraining" and don't have to go to the County Court to instruct a bailiff. A summons could have been issued in the Magistrates Court, for which b14ck did not appear.

Not sure on all the details, but the Council doesn't need to go the County Court.