subject request to bailiffs

[chooz]

in my subject request form do i have to give them 40 days to comply? does it have to be that long? can i not give them less as my TE7 and TE9 will take maximum 19 days. i would hate for it to whatever reason be rejected then the fine carries on rising and they take there maximum time with bogus evidence and get away with it, so ill have no choice but to pay. anyway, whats the minimum time that i can give these scumbags?

thankyou.
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Also, are they entitled to freeze the charges untill the SAR has been dealt with? or can they carry on letting the charges rise?
thankyou.

[Amy]

Re: subject request to bailiffs

The two are completely separate. So yes, you have no choice but to allow 40 days for the SAR as this is the law.

[chooz]

Re: subject request to bailiffs

ok, are they entitled to freeze any further action untill the matter is sorted? or will the charges keep on rising? they have my car in the pound but it was illegally taken,

[Amy]

Re: subject request to bailiffs

ok, are they entitled to freeze any further action untill the matter is sorted? or will the charges keep on rising? they have my car in the pound but it was illegally taken,

Do you mean, are the bailiffs entitled to freeze action? If you do, the bailiffs are not "entitled" to do anything and as for their fees; illegal fees are illegal fees - makes no odds what they add.

[chooz]

Re: subject request to bailiffs

ok so do you advise that i pay for the car and then further my complaint in order to claim back unfair charges?

[CleverClogs]

Re: subject request to bailiffs

That presumes they have not already sold it.

[CleverClogs]

Re: subject request to bailiffs

For the avoidance of doubt, the above comment was meant to suggest that a bailiff or firm of bailiffs who charge unlawful fees or who otherwise act illegally in some way may also be more likely than not to bend or break the law in other ways.

There may be remedies available if they have sold or otherwise disposed of a motor car they have improperly or unlawfully removed. At civil law, one could apply for an order to render up the vehicle in their bailment or the (stated) value thereof; at criminal law, it could be a case of unlawful conversion, though one might have some difficulty persuading the plods that, contrary to their usual litany, it is not merely 'a civil matter'.

[outlawlgo]

Re: subject request to bailiffs

........ at criminal law, it could be a case of unlawful conversion, though one might have some difficulty persuading the plods that, contrary to their usual litany, it is not merely 'a civil matter'.

I think you've got something there, it seems beyond the comprehension of the average Police Officer that theft, fraud, assault or whatever bailiffs get up to in their day to day lives are criminal offences.