Council Tax Bailiffs turned up unexpectedly and ambushed you

The address on the liability order is not your current address which proves the bailiff traced you^[1][2] then ambushed you.^[3]

The bailiff attended without giving a Notice of Enforcement.^[3]

You can find out whether the bailiff traced you by calling the council and see if the security check trumps up the postcode for a different address.

You can make the bailiff give evidence that he kept a record of the time the Notice of Enforcement entered the postal system to the address the bailiff attended.^[4]

Ask the bailiff to show evidence of the time the Notice of Enforcement entered the postal system.^[5]

Template Letter

Send the letter to the bailiff company and get a certificate of posting from the post office.

Give a copy of the letter to the bailiff company by email and make a screenshot of the sent email capturing the time you gave it.

Send a copy of the letter by text message to the bailiff to his mobile and make a screenshot of the sent text message to record the time you gave it.

Keep all screenshots for your file.

^{[1] Section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978
[2] Contrary to Paragraph 12 of the Taking Control of Goods: National Standards April 2014
[3] Contrary to Paragraph 7.1 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[4] Paragraph 7.1 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[5] Paragraph 7.3 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007}