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If you have nothing of value that belongs to you personally, what can bailiffs do?


Nothing

The bailiff will return the debt back to the creditor unpaid.

The creditor can choose another way to recover the debt.[1][2][3][4]



[1] Traffic Contravention debts
[2] High Court writs
[3] Council tax
[4] Magistrates court fines
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