Can a bailiff take a car that is in a workshop/garage because I cannot pay the fees to the garage?


No

The garage can hold the vehicle as a lien for payment they have carried on that car.

The garage cannot hold a different or unrelated car for securing payment for unpaid work.

Bailiffs cannot take control of a debtor's car while it on garage premises. The law says bailiff may only take control of a debtor's goods,[1] where the debtor usually lives or carries on a trade or business,[2] or any highway[3] in England and Wales.[4]



[1] Paragraph 10 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[2] Paragraph 14(6) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[3] Paragraph 13(1)(b) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[4] Paragraph 11(1)(a) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007