Rossendales Bailiffs Levied wrong car

[Caspar]

Re: Rossendales Bailiffs Levied wrong car

Maybe we should start a question and answer thread....

They do not drive it away when a levy is made, see my post above.

If you look under Bailiffs I've just done that by posting a link with loads of info about bailiffs. If people have questions they will hopefully post them on there for those in the know to answer. There must be a lot of people like me who have a genuine thirst for the knowledge and do not want to offer incorrect advice to others, and some of what you read on the internet is clearly to be taken with a big pinch of salt.

If people are interested though, read the link and I hope you find it informative!

[dilizjo]

Re: Rossendales Bailiffs Levied wrong car

Hi,
Thanks for your replies folks, they haven't clamped the car That I have verbally been infirmed by the council they levied and I do not recognise the regitration number so I couldn't warn the owner of this happening even now that I have been informed.
I have sent in a Sar and am awaiting their reply which will be interesting, at no stage I am I prepared to pay any costs incurred through this apparent levy as surely the onus is on them to actually prove that they have visited the property with a van an dusing another bailiff as a witness would not be appropriate in my eyes as they all seem to be tarred with the same brush......... Lying, thieving, fraudulent bullies.

[Caspar]

Re: Rossendales Bailiffs Levied wrong car

Hi,
Thanks for your replies folks, they haven't clamped the car That I have verbally been infirmed by the council they levied and I do not recognise the regitration number so I couldn't warn the owner of this happening even now that I have been informed.
I have sent in a Sar and am awaiting their reply which will be interesting, at no stage I am I prepared to pay any costs incurred through this apparent levy as surely the onus is on them to actually prove that they have visited the property with a van an dusing another bailiff as a witness would not be appropriate in my eyes as they all seem to be tarred with the same brush......... Lying, thieving, fraudulent bullies.

What a horrid position for you to be in. Have you thought of putting a note in a sealed envelope under the windscreen wipers to inform the owner of the car - I'm sure they'd be grateful, or do you live in an area where if you did that it would probably be taken by someone else?

[Amy]

Re: Rossendales Bailiffs Levied wrong car

What a horrid position for you to be in. Have you thought of putting a note in a sealed envelope under the windscreen wipers to inform the owner of the car - I'm sure they'd be grateful, or do you live in an area where if you did that it would probably be taken by someone else?

Why would they have the slightest interest?

[Caspar]

Re: Rossendales Bailiffs Levied wrong car

Why would they have the slightest interest?

If my car had been levied for someone else's debt I'd want to know and would appreciate it, just out of common couurtesy, if I was told. Maybe it's just me!:beagle:

[WendyB]

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But it's of no consequence, it doesn't matter. A levy is basically saying that if the debt isn't paid, they will take away goods. As it's not their debt, the car can't be taken, and the levy is not valid. And the car (and it's owners) could be anywhere. The car might have been parked there as a one off, on that day. It could be anywhere by now.

[Caspar]

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But it's of no consequence, it doesn't matter. A levy is basically saying that if the debt isn't paid, they will take away goods. As it's not their debt, the car can't be taken, and the levy is not valid. And the car (and it's owners) could be anywhere. The car might have been parked there as a one off, on that day. It could be anywhere by now.

It's obviously just the way I see things. Whether or not it is of consequence etc.... there has been a "threat" to take the car, even if legally they can't. How often have you read on here of bailiffs levying on something that isn't the debtors - they often do it. To my mind whether it has any legal standing is irrelevant. If bailiffs levied on something of value to you incorrectly, are you really saying you'd not want to know. If so, fair enough, but I would want to know - as I say probably just my personality!

[The Debt Star]

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you made me larf Casper Good one.

[Amy]

Re: Rossendales Bailiffs Levied wrong car

I could threaten to take your car. What would you do about that?

[outlawlgo]

Re: Rossendales Bailiffs Levied wrong car

Could it be that the owner of the levied vehicle, may object as much to the opportunist private bailiff firms as the debtor who has incurred fees for the illegal levy, and would be prepared to help his or her cause by reporting it. It's obvious that this strategy is standard practice for Rossendales bailiffs and I would think the more hits the local authorities get in complaints the better.

[Caspar]

Re: Rossendales Bailiffs Levied wrong car

I could threaten to take your car. What would you do about that?

You've been so helpful on here I'd probably let you have it!

It's not what I'd do, it's knowing about the threat. As I keep saying it's obviously just me, but there we go, each to their own!

[WendyB]

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It's all academic anyway, the OP has said she doesn't know who's car it is doesn't recognise the reg number so not much chance of warning the owner is there.

[dilizjo]

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Thankyou Wendy B for bringing the issue forward that I have no idea whose car it is, I would notify them immediately if I did.
But surely the onus should be on the bailiffs to prove ownership not the person whose car has been levied as this is most probably their biggest way of getting results from the people they are intimidating.............................

[Caspar]

Re: Rossendales Bailiffs Levied wrong car

Thankyou Wendy B for bringing the issue forward that I have no idea whose car it is, I would notify them immediately if I did.
But surely the onus should be on the bailiffs to prove ownership not the person whose car has been levied as this is most probably their biggest way of getting results from the people they are intimidating.............................

I couldn't agree more with you (and apologies if you were distressed by my going on about letting the owner know, it wasn't a go at you, just an "in ideal world" statement). Sadly though it seems the bailiffs have got it their way and they're more likely to contact DVLA to find out if they have to return the car once they've impounded it.

The other thing I can't quite get my head round is even if they do contact the DVLA the V5 shows only the registered keeper and not the legal owner.

There's a whole other track to do with Common Law that could be pursued here as well, but I won't post that unless requested by the original poster as I don't want to muddy the waters.

[Amy]

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But surely the onus should be on the bailiffs to prove ownership not the person whose car has been levied as this is most probably their biggest way of getting results from the people they are intimidating............................

No, this is not the case. The onus is on you to prove the car belongs to someone else. Since it is impossible to prove a negative, you cannot provide evidence for something not being yours.

However, the bailiffs should have a reasonable belief before applying the levy that the car is the debtor's, for example it being on their own drive and having been observed there on more than one occasion.