Can a bailiff take a car I sold to a limited company?


Yes

If the bailiff is enforcing an unpaid High Court writ, the property in all the goods belonging to the debtor becomes bound when the writ of control is issued to the bailiff.[1]

If the debt is not a High Court writ, the property in all the goods belonging to the debtor becomes bound when the debtor is given the Notice of Enforcement.[2]

When goods become bound, it means that selling or transferring them has no effect on the enforcement power, and the bailiff may still take control of them and sell them to pay the debt.[3]

An exception to this rule applies when the person acquiring the goods, did so honestly, for valuable consideration and without notice.[4]

The expression, good faith means, if the goods were acquired honestly, whether it is done negligently or not.[5]

Notice means being given a Notice of Enforcement.[6][7]

If the goods are sold, or transferred before the date of issue on the Writ of Control, then the property in those goods, or vehicle, are not bound, and may be lawfully sold to anyone, including a limited company.



[1] Paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[2] Paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[3] Paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[4] Paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[5] Paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[6] Paragraph 7.1 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[7] See Bailiffs and the Notice of Enforcement