I bought a car 4 weeks ago and bailiffs have taken it for the previous owner's debts, what can I do?

Make a third-party claim to controlled goods.^[1][2]

The third-party claimant also recovers damages for the loss of the use of the vehicle,^[3] together with costs.^[4][5][6]

^{[1] Civil Procedure Rule 85.4
[2] See Making a third-party claim to controlled goods
[3] Section 3 of the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977
[4] Civil Procedure Rule 46.5
[5] Practice Direction 46.5 Rule 3.1
[6] Civil Procedure Rule 44.2}