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Newlyn Bailiffs - Vehicle removed
Hello All,
Am new to the forum and am here as I need advice. I'll make this as brief as possible but there are quite a few details to bear in mind...due to an unpaid parking ticket from 2009 my partner's van got removed by a Newlyn bailiff. It is a van he uses solely for work (it is on a hire purchase agreement), it is currently valued at approximately £8,000. My partner is self-employed. The last letter we received from Newlyn was in July saying the debt was £394 plus associated costs. We were away between 10 and 19 September and the van got removed on 17 September in our absence. We guessed it was Newlyn upon our return and on 20 September paid £1,046 to them to get it back. The letter informing us Newlyn had removed the vehicle was dated 17 September, the postmark on the envelope is 20 September and we received it by post on 22 September. The 7-day deadline to pay the debt before the van would be sold expired on 24 September - basically, had we not guessed it was Newlyn, we'd have received the letter two days before the 7-day deadline expired. My partner has his hands up to being guilty of not paying the parking ticket but there seems to be excessive charging going on here and to my knowledge, an HP vehicle and also, a vehicle used for work purposes should not be removed by bailiffs. I need advice. We paid the amount as my partner already lost one day of work because of them having his van. Surely, bailiffs should remove goods to cover the cost of the debt and not goods valued at approximately 20 times the debt. Any advice is greatly appreciated. I wrote to Citizens Advice but their advice was basically to go to a lawyer to see if we have a case.
Am new to the forum and am here as I need advice. I'll make this as brief as possible but there are quite a few details to bear in mind...due to an unpaid parking ticket from 2009 my partner's van got removed by a Newlyn bailiff. It is a van he uses solely for work (it is on a hire purchase agreement), it is currently valued at approximately £8,000. My partner is self-employed. The last letter we received from Newlyn was in July saying the debt was £394 plus associated costs. We were away between 10 and 19 September and the van got removed on 17 September in our absence. We guessed it was Newlyn upon our return and on 20 September paid £1,046 to them to get it back. The letter informing us Newlyn had removed the vehicle was dated 17 September, the postmark on the envelope is 20 September and we received it by post on 22 September. The 7-day deadline to pay the debt before the van would be sold expired on 24 September - basically, had we not guessed it was Newlyn, we'd have received the letter two days before the 7-day deadline expired. My partner has his hands up to being guilty of not paying the parking ticket but there seems to be excessive charging going on here and to my knowledge, an HP vehicle and also, a vehicle used for work purposes should not be removed by bailiffs. I need advice. We paid the amount as my partner already lost one day of work because of them having his van. Surely, bailiffs should remove goods to cover the cost of the debt and not goods valued at approximately 20 times the debt. Any advice is greatly appreciated. I wrote to Citizens Advice but their advice was basically to go to a lawyer to see if we have a case.
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