levy fees

[ruslsc]

i got a letter through door today for notice of seizure of goods for my car there is a memorandum of amounts due they have split it into 3 each with amount owed plus 24.50 for first vist fee on each one plus a levy fee of 50.00 24.50 and 31.00 plus redemption of goods fee of 24.50 i should of said its for council tax i havent spoke to baliff or signed anything is all these fees that have been added correct

[Amy]

Re: levy fees

Have a read here Information Thread - Legal Beagles Consumer Forum for information on the fees they can legitimately charge you and here Bailiff Guide - Legal Beagles Consumer Forum

If you have any more questions, then come back and ask.

[ruslsc]

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i have looked through all that and am still confused i have just found the letter from the first visit and it says i owe 1101.02 which includes 49.00 for that visit but the one i got today is for 1174.02 broken down into 3 seprate amounts all with 24.50 for first visit plus levy fees nothing seems to add up is this correct can they charge 49.00 then change that to 73.50 for first visit thanks

[Caspar]

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Amy I think is best placed to answer this for you, so hold fire till she responds. I would imagine you may need to send a SAR to find out the exact situation. Wait for Amy - she's brill!!!!!

[Amy]

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Do you have 3 separate liability orders and what correspondence have you received from the bailiffs and/or the council so far?

[ruslsc]

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not that i no of i remeber get a letter from bailiff a few years back so i contacted them and they said i had to pay a minimum amount of 50 a week i was on benifit at time so was advised to wait till it got passed back to council then back to court and goto court to try and sort it as the council said it had nothing to do with them now then i had a notification of bailiff visit on the 7/10 for 1101.02 with 49 fee included

[Amy]

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Can you list out here exactly the fees they are attempting to charge you and to what dates they apply and what they are applied for?

[ruslsc]

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all iv got is first visit notificaton of 1101.02 which includes a fee of 49 for that visit then a memorandum of amounts due 833.06 council tax 24.50 first vist on 07/10 levy fee 50
95.96 council tax 24.50 first visit on 07/10 levy fee 24.50
245 council tax 24.50 first vist on 07/10 levy fee 31
redemption of goods fee 24.50
there is no dates for when the council tax is for

[Amy]

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I can't make any sense of the fees, which I suspect is what they were trying to achieve.

You need to speak to your council and find out how much you owe in council tax. Have you read the bailiff guide yet? Do you know that you must never, ever let the bailiff in to your house?

Find out first thing Monday morning (from the council not the bailiffs) precisely how much is outstanding and we can take it from there.

[ruslsc]

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thanks i will be at council first thing monday i couldent understand any of it nothing seems to add up

[Caspar]

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Just a word of caution - the council MAY say it's in the hand of the bailiffs. They will eventually take the debt back after a battle, but leave that till later, just find out the figure Amy mentioned and remember to take two forms of ID with you!

[ruslsc]

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went to council today to find out how much i owe they said they couldent tell me as there computers were down and that bailiffs have all the details and i have to deal with them i said i think i had paid the 95.96 along time ago because it was stopped out my benifits the woman went into another room and come back saying that it was paid but the 95.96 was part of the 833.06 one saying i owed 929.02 and not 833.06 spoke to bailiff and he said he wont deal with me untill he has taken an inventury of my belonings i am even more confused today than before

[Caspar]

Re: levy fees

went to council today to find out how much i owe they said they couldent tell me as there computers were down and that bailiffs have all the details and i have to deal with them i said i think i had paid the 95.96 along time ago because it was stopped out my benifits the woman went into another room and come back saying that it was paid but the 95.96 was part of the 833.06 one saying i owed 929.02 and not 833.06 spoke to bailiff and he said he wont deal with me untill he has taken an inventury of my belonings i am even more confused today than before

The council lie. Maybe you were VERY unlucky and their computers were down, but they can deal with you and should. They just don't like people who know their rights!

One thing is for certain, the bailiff cannot refuse to deal with you until he has taken an inventory. He is using this lie as a ploy to gain peaceful entry to your house. After that he has the right to break in against your will, so do not under any circumstances let the bailiff in.

Maybe you could ask the council (via phone if necessary) what the outstanding balance was at the time they passed it to the bailiffs. If they say they can't tell you, ask them what they would do if you were to send them a Subject Access Request then? Remind them they are vicariously liable with the bailiffs.

Hold fire for Amy again - she'll get you sorted.