Bailiff charged you a Sale Stage Fee.

The Sale Stage fee applies after the bailiff has taken control of goods^[1] and starts removing them for sale.^[2][3]

To take control of goods or vehicle belonging to the debtor, the bailiff must do one of the following:^[1]

Secure the goods on the premises on which he finds them.

Secure them on a highway, where he finds them or within a reasonable distance.

Remove them and secure them elsewhere.

Make a controlled goods agreement with the debtor.^[4][5]

If the bailiff did not take control of goods, the debtor may recover the Sale Stage Fee by applying for a detailed assessment,^[6][7] together with costs.^[8][9][10]

If the person the money was taken from is not the debtor, he is unable to apply for a detailed assessment, instead, he may recover the money taken by making a claim in the small claims track.^[11]

^{[1] Paragraph 13(1) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[2] High Court debts: Regulation 6(1)(d) of the Taking Control of Goods (Fees) Regulations 2014
[3] Non-High Court debts: Regulation 5(1)(c) of the Taking Control of Goods (Fees) Regulations 2014
[4] Regulation 14 of the Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013
[5] Regulation 15 of the Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013
[6] Civil Procedure Rule 84.16
[7] See: Apply for a detailed assessment
[8] Civil Procedure Rule 44.2
[9] Civil Procedure Rule 46.5
[10] Practice Direction 46. Rule 3.1
[11] Civil Procedure Rule Part 27}