Screw The Bailiff

In recent years there has been an unprecedented increase in the number of bailiffs operating in Britain , mostly due to the governments War on Motorists, tax-farming of motorised transport and local taxation bearing little resemblance to ability to pay. Bailiffs take advantage of the public being uninformed of the statutory fees bailiffs can charge, and thus, get away with systematically and routinely defrauding innocent victims en-masse. Overcharging is theft, so if you've been defrauded (or about to be defrauded) by a bailiff in the last six years then you can do something about it.

This is a one-stop shop where you can freely find procedures and templates to help you screw the bailiff. If you need a template made to order and others can benefit from its inclusion on this site then PM us with your requirements at the MoneySavingExpert.com forums.

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Never ...

1. Sign anything handed to you by a bailiff

2. Phone a bailiff (unless necessary, resolve 0870 & toll-numbers, NEVER call Premium rate)

3. Open the door to a bailiff - speak through a window or letterbox

4. Admit the debt - contact the creditor

5. Verify your name or DOB for 'security reasons'

Always ...

1. Take a photo of the bailiff and his vehicle if possible

2. Ask for his bailiffs certificate number

3. Ask which court certificated him

4. Ask for a full breakdown of his fees

5. Ask who the creditor is (if you dont know)

6. Get an appeal or statutory declaration lodged - it stops enforcement

7. Pay with a credit card, if not use a Debit card - avoid cash if possible

If you feel intimidated or threatend by a bailiff, call police on 999 reporting a robbery in progress with a supect on the premises.

If that advice is too late for you then heres some stuff to help you screw the bailiff!

Template letters

Letter: Claim of Ownership of Chattels (stops a bailiff levying on them)

Letter: Hand to bailiff at the door (revokes a walking possessions fee)

Letter: To bailiff on receiving a Notice to Seize

Letter: To bailiff - reclaim bailiffs fees

Letter: To authority - reclaim bailiffs fees

Letter: Subject Access Request

Letter: Freedom of Information Act 2000

Letter: Report a bailiff to Police - Offense under Fraud Act 2006

Letter: Report a bailiff to Police - Attempting to defraud

Letter: Report a Police Officer to the IPCC

Letter: Complaint against a Council to the Local Government Ombudsman

Procedures

Procedure: I've been overcharged by a bailiff

Procedure: Check your bailiff is certificated

Procedure: Get your debt paid off at the bailiff's expense

Procedure: Reclaiming an impounded vehicle from a bailiff

Procedure: Avoid paying council tax bailiffs fees (Magicians Choice)

Information

List of prescribed bailiffs fees

Blank Form 4 complaint form

List of possible grounds for making a Form 4 Complaint

Making an official Form 4 complaint against a bailiff.

Form 4 complaint - Get a breakdown of bailiffs fees

Form 4 complaint - Overcharged bailiffs fees

Form 4 complaint - Improper taking of motor vehicle/goods (invalid levy)

Form 4 complaint - Improper taking of motor vehicle (debt with previous owner)

Cheating CAG Moderator EXPOSED!

We used to advise for Consumer forums or CAG - until a moderator called Rory32 with an ego bigger than a small planet accused us of posting "commercial" links (this one) but didn't have the balls to admit making a complete screwup after realising he'd goofed. Rory32 then embarked on a relentless vendetta of banning and deleting to censor our reply to his public critisism of us, (here's a mirror - incase CAG deletes the original) after he was caught out when someone took a screen capture of the deleted post. He repeatedly used his moderator tools to save his own credibility to stop us reposting it. He even went as far as waiting on the forums for hours at a time to prevent his misdemeanour being exposed & repeatedly pinged our IP number using vBulletin. This is not a professional way for an ambassador to CAG to behave, and we're sure CAG doesn't want a clown with a power-trip messing up their site, so heres to Rory32 of CAG for winning the Prick-of-the-Week contest.

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