Can bailiffs take my current car for a ticket on my previous car?


Yes

A bailiff may take control of any car or vehicle that belongs to the debtor.[1]

Bailiffs cannot take a car that is on hire purchase, because it does not belong to the debtor,[2] until the final payment to purchase has been exercised.[3][4]

If the car is under £1,350 and used for work, trade or study, it is exempt goods.[5][6]



[1] Paragraph 10 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[2] Chitty on Contracts (33 ed.) ss39-307 (paywall)
[3] Helby v. Matthews [1895] AC 471
[4] See Bailiffs taking cars on hire purchase, or leased
[5] Regulation 4 of the Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013
[6] See Bailiffs and exempt goods