Are bailiffs legally allowed to track a vehicle?

Anyone tracking a vehicle without the owner's consent commits stalking.^[1]

The victim may also apply for an injunction to stop the bailiff from tracking the vehicle.^[2]

There is nothing in enforcement regulations enabling bailiffs to track the movements of a vehicle.

Anyone finding a tracking device attached to their vehicle should call the police straight away.

If a constable says the crime is a civil matter, the constable commits an offence.^[3]

Bailiff companies prefer to track the location of a debtor's mobile device. They offer debtors an app for making payments that sends location data back to the bailiff company as a form of debtor tracing.^[4]

Official guidelines state that creditors must not issue a warrant knowing that the debtor is not at the address, as a means of tracing the debtor at no cost.^[5]

^{[1] Section 2a of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997

[2] Section 3a of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997

[3] Section 26(6) of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

[4] See: Bailiff company offers an App for making payments

[5] Paragraph 12 of the Taking Control of Goods, National Standards, published by the Ministry of Justice April 2014.}