Newby here - Bristow and Sutor Bailiff fees

[saqademus]

My debts were passed on to Bristow and Sutor for unpaid council tax.

I'm a student living in a multiple occupancy house and owed £901.65.

I had arranged over the phone to pay certain amounts from October 2011.

In February 2012 I missed a payment and had a bailiff visit.

I hadn't done any research prior to this and let the bailiff in (I know, i'm stupid). It was the "If you dont let me in i'll have to come back and you'll be charged again" that got me, not knowing about walk-in-fees levy fee's etc.

I signed the obligation to pay x amounts letter.

As of now I have paid around £700 on a monthly basis.

I went online to find I owe an extra £300. After calling up to get a breakdown, it goes like this:

7/2/11 - £24.50 bailiff visit
22/3/11 - £75 visit + levy fee (when i let him in)
17/7/11 - £180 van removal fee (WTF?)

That is my main concern - £180? Is this legit? Is there anything I can do, given my current situation, to undo this fine?

Thanks

[saqademus]

Re: Newby here - Bristow and Sutor Bailiff fees

Just to add to this -

I wont be able to pay the remaining £525 of the _ now 1200_ that I owe and so may incur another van removal fee.

Is there anything I can do to prevent this (apart from paying off the 525 within a few weeks).

It might be worth noting that the property is now EMPTY

[ploddertom]

Re: Newby here - Bristow and Sutor Bailiff fees

You should click the little black triangle towards the bottom of your post and ask this to be moved to the Bailiff Forum.

Why are you paying Council Tax if a Student. If a house of HMO why is the Landlord not doing this? What items have been seized exactly as described on your Notice of Seizure?