Can bailiffs remove goods in your absence?

Yes

Provided the debtor has been given a Notice of Enforcement^[1] at least seven clear days before taking control of the goods.^[2]

Bailiffs may remove a car outside your house on your driveway,^[3] or parked on a highway,^[4] but not from someone else's driveway, allocated parking bay or private car park.^[5]

Bailiffs cannot enter domestic premises using reasonable force,^[6] unless he is recovering unpaid tax to HMRC,^[7][8] an unpaid court fine,[9] or removing controlled goods listed on a controlled goods agreement.^[10][11]

If the debtor is a trading entity and the goods are on non-domestic premises specified on the enforcement power^[12] or warrant of entry,^[13] excluding traffic contravention debts^[14], the bailiff may enter and remove goods in the debtors absence.^[15]

^{[1] Paragraph 7.1 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[2] Regulation 6 of the Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013
[3] Paragraph 13(1)(c) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[4] Paragraph 13(1)(b) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[5] Paragraph 14(6)(a) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[6] Paragraph 17 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[7] Paragraph 19(2)(b) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[8] Section 127 of the Finance Act 2008
[9] Paragraph 18(b) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[10] Regulation 15 of the Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013
[11] Paragraph 16(1) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[12] Paragraph 14(6)(b) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[13] Paragraph 15 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[14] Paragraph 18(1)(d) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[15] Paragraph 19(1)(b) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007}