How much will the bailiff charge
me?
For many bailiffs, the simple answer is….. whatever he
can get away with.
Bailiff charges are the most common area of dispute. The following
is just a small example:
• Fees not permitted, e.g. when no
levy has been made.
• Fees that are spurious, e.g. ‘enforcement" , "attending to remove" ’
and ‘clamping’ fees.
• Charges that are unreasonable
and disproportionate to the amount
of the debt.
• Charging for "alledged" or "phantom" visits that did not actually take
place.
• Multiple charges for enforcing more than one Liability Order or more than one Parking Charge Notice at the same visit.
The most common area of complaint concerns the provision in the
Statutory Regulations, for what is called “reasonable
costs” for attending with a vehicle etc. It is the
interpretation of what is “reasonable” that is the
most difficult to determine.
In our Downloads section, you will
see under the heading of Bailiff Fees
that we have provided details of the amount that can be charged
by bailiffs when enforcing the following debts, together with
a simple explanation as to how to work out the fees. In addition,
we have also provided some suggestions concerning the matter of
“reasonable costs” and how this could be calculated.
• Road Traffic Debts
• Council Tax
• Business Rates
• Custom & Excise
• Transport for London..... Congestion Charging
• Clamping & Removal Fees when 3 or more TfL Congestion
Charge tickets outstanding.
• The Official Clamping & Release fees for London
• High Court Enforcement Officers Fees
• Child Support Agency…Bailiffs
• Child Support Agency…Debt Collection Agencies (DCA)
• Magistrate Court…Distress Warrants
• Magistrate Court…Clamping Orders
• Distress for Rent
• and more…
NOTE:
We have now introduced a Help Line . For details see the Contact Us page.
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