Your Bailiff Questions.



What are bailiffs not allowed to take?

Can bailiffs take my TV?

Can bailiffs take my children's TV?

Bailiffs called about a debt owed by a dissolved company

Can bailiffs remove goods in your absence?

Can bailiffs take my car if it's on finance or hire purchase or PCP?

Can a bailiff enter my house?

Can bailiffs take my belongings for someone else's debt?

Can bailiffs take my car if it's not in my name?

What time can bailiffs come to your house?

How much do bailiffs earn?

Do police help bailiffs?

Can bailiffs force entry for council tax debt?

Why do bailiffs leave a red final notice in the communal doorway?

Can bailiffs take pets?

Can a bailiff arrest me?

Can a bailiff refuse a payment plan?

I'm about to go bankrupt, and I have bailiffs making demands.

Can an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) stop bailiffs?

Does a Debt Relief Order (DRO) stop bailiffs?

How long before a debt is written off?

What debts can bailiffs collect?

Can I sue a bailiff for trespass?

Do bailiffs need a signed warrant with a "wet-ink" signature?

Can a bailiff take my belongings if I am abroad?

Can bailiff remove my car from a neighbour's numbered car space?

Can bailiffs take my sofa?

Can a bailiff climb through an open window?

Can bailiffs enter your house when you are not there?

Are bailiffs immune from criminal liability?

Can bailiffs do an attachment of earnings?

What is 'levy abandonment'?

Can bailiffs (or police) object to being filmed?

Are bailiffs allowed to take photographs of my stuff?

Why do bailiffs never turn up when they threaten to?

Do bailiffs always leave a letter?

What is the difference between debt collectors and bailiffs?

Why do bailiffs wear a Masonic Lapel Pin when giving evidence in court?

Can a bailiff put his foot in the door?

Why do bailiffs wear black body armour?

A bailiff company says pay the debt on its website - is it safe?

Why do people put glue into a wheel clamp lock?

Why bailiff companies answer complaints with a chronicle of the history of the debt?

Can bailiffs take my mobile phone and laptop?

Why is the bailiff sitting outside the house in his van for hours at a time?

What is the official complaints procedure for bailiffs?

Why do bailiffs laugh and poke fun at debtors that claim to be suicidal?

What are bailiffs allowed to charge?

Can I give my stuff and my car away to stop bailiffs getting them?

Does bailiff action affect my credit rating?

Can a bailiff send me to prison?

Can bailiffs take laptops or other equipment containing personal data and software licenses?

Can bailiffs climb over a wall or locked gates?

Bailiffs turned up with a TV crew, I don't want to be on telly

If the bailiff finds the key under the mat, can the bailiff enter using the key?

If the key is in the lock, can a bailiff open a door by turning the key?

Can the bailiff lawfully enter the property using the landlords key?

Can a bailiff enter a locked garage?

Can a trainee bailiff take control of goods?

Can I bring proceedings against a bailiff for common assault or ABH?

A bailiff company offers an App for my device, is it safe?

Does peaceful entry to an outbuilding grant access to the rest of the house?

Can I be arrested for using reasonable force to remove a bailiff?

Can Bailiffs take my current car for a ticket incurred using my previous car?

Is the enforcement still valid if my name is spelled wrong?

I'm renting a room in a shared house, can bailiffs turn up?

Exempt vehicles must be less than £1350, how do I get an authoritative valuation?

Can bailiffs take a car from behind locked gates that are not owned by the debtor?

Are bailiffs allowed to keep spamming with SMS text messages?

Can bailiffs take a vehicle used to take livestock to a vet?

Can a bailiff take my car from the driveway?

How long can a vehicle on Hire Purchase remain clamped?

Can a bailiff take a campervan that I am living in?

Can a bailiff force entry to my home for a personal tax bill to HMRC?

Can a bailiff take a car that’s only insured by me?

Can bailiffs remove my vehicle without telling me?

Can bailiffs take photos of me leaving my house with my children?

I have 2 locked gates one at each end of my drive, if one is unlocked can they enter the driveway?

Can a bailiff take a vehicle displaying a disabled blue badge?

My sons' car is still registered to my address. A parking fine is due. Am I liable?

Can a bailiff enter my house if no one is in?

Can bailiffs take goods or vehicles belonging to my limited company for a director's personal debt?

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

Can bailiffs take Xbox or PlayStation and the games?

A bailiff came and took photos of my house, why?

If I sell my car to a friend, but still use it. Can it be seized?

My car is worth £400 and I use it for work. Can it be taken?

Can a bailiff take a mobility scooter that's parked outside?

Can bailiff clamp my car while I am in prison?

How to remove an illegal bailiffs wheel clamp from my car?

Why would a bailiff ask to check a car registration?

Can a bailiff legally question my 13 yr old and hand him paperwork while he on his own?

Can they take my dad's car parked on my open driveway, for my debt?

Can a bailiff come into my house if I am not there but my babysitter is.

Can a bailiff take a car I use but is registered to my 17 year old son.

Bailiff sent you a text to say they are coming to enforce a debt, but with no number to call back on.

My driveway has locked gates, can the bailiff take control of my car on the driveway?

Can bailiffs take car not registered to me

Removal notice from an enforcement agent for council tax, can they get in while I'm out?

Can enforcement agents take my stuff for my son's debt?

Can a bailiff clamp a financed car?

Can a bailiff clamp my brother's car, not in name, not insured on it?

If I sell my car for £1 to my daughter can bailiffs still take it?

Can the bailiffs take a vehicle that's not in my name but the debt is in my name?

Can bailiffs go to my old correspondence address?

Is the V5 proof of ownership of a vehicle?

Can bailiffs take my car if it's only worth £400?

Can a bailiff enter a locked garage in a block?

How long do bailiffs keep their records for?

Can bailiff charge authorised high court enforcement officers fees £1337.53?

Can they take a car not registered to me that I use?

Can I bring a private prosecution against a bailiff?

Can bailiffs give my debt information to someone else?

I paid the debt directly to the council. Can a bailiff take goods to pay their fee?

Can a bailiff take my 11 year old child's computer?

Does a bailiff always carry ID?

Can a bailiff remove a car without the owner present?

Can bailiffs take my child's games console?

Can a vehicle be seized if registration plates have been removed?

If a car is registered in my name but I don't own it, are they still allowed to take it?

Bailiffs clamped my car, but I did not receive a letter from them before that?

I am the registered keeper, a family member is the legal owner can bailiffs take his car?

Can bailiffs take my laptop or computer?

I received a text asking to call a number or my goods will be taken. What do I do?

How can I find out if there is a Warrant of Execution?

When does the warrant expire?

Will bailiffs give up?

I am currently paying off a car loan, can a bailiff take the car away?

Can bailiffs knock on my flat doors if I haven't opened two main gates?

My van was in a garage for repairs, bailiffs have changed the locks due to garage not paying rent

Can the bailiff take my car? It's not a work car, but without it I would not be able to get to work?

Can a bailiff use force resulting in injury?

Does a bailiff know my registration of my car if it's for a council tax debt?

Can the bailiff keep the doors of my car open, I have the keys

Can a bailiff take my son's Nintendo Switch and it’s games?

Can a bailiff gain access with a locksmith?

Can Bailiffs take a car which is registered to someone but insured by the debtor?

I am on holiday. Can a bailiff gain entry to property?

Can bailiffs seize items that belong to my autistic son, like his iPad or his Nintendo Switch?

My child is disabled. I need my car to take him to his appointments

Can bailiffs take my car?

Can bailiffs discuss my details with neighbours?

Why doesn't TV show 'Can't Pay, We'll Take it Away' have repercussions when breach enforcement rules?

If my child opens the door to bailiffs then leaves it open to come to get me can bailiffs enter the house?

Are bailiffs allowed to seize items like phones and iPads?

Can a bailiff take pictures of my house without my permission?

What is a reasonable distance I can ask to return an impounded car?

Can a bailiff enter my porch?

Is a removal of all implied rights of access to the property applicable to bailiffs for a civil matter?

Can bailiffs seize a Nintendo Switch console, it’s controllers and games?

Can bailiff clamp a car for the registered keepers traffic fines and debts?

Can a bailiff take livestock?

How can you prove that your goods don't belong to the debtor without receipts?

Can bailiffs remove a fireplace or wood burning stove?

Can an IVA stop a controlled good agreement?

Can a bailiff seize a vehicle where I am not the registered keeper?

If two bailiffs turn up and leave a notice, do they both have to sign their names on it?

If you have personal debt and own a limited company, can bailiffs take from the company?

Can bailiffs take a car that is not in my name?

Enforcement officers want 435 pounds for council tax I can't pay, what can I do?

Can a bailiff take a sofa with a secured loan on it?

Do bailiffs come to your house with hi-vis jackets and in a car?

Can bailiffs get information from the DVLA about who a vehicle belongs to?

I live with my grandmother, can the bailiffs take her possessions if she has no receipts?

Can bailiff follow you without you knowing?

Can bailiffs come to my house for an unknown debt for the first time without giving a letter?

Can bailiffs take control of goods then make me prove they're not the debtors?

Can bailiffs take items from my 17 year old son's bedroom, i.e his games consoles, tv Etc?

Can a bailiff demand payment of compliance & enforcement fee if original debt has been paid?

Can a vehicle be taken if the debtor is a registered keeper but does not own the vehicle?

Can a bailiff take a car without the keys?

What happens if you have a 12 year old autistic child present when the bailiffs call to seize goods?

Can a bailiff enter my property after I have told him that the person they want doesn't live here?

My child has had a letter through from the bailiffs but he is only 16 where do I stand?

Can bailiffs force entry for unpaid council tax

Can a bailiff enter my house for someone else's HMRC corporation tax debt?

Can bailiffs take a vehicle which has my own clamp?

How do I prove I've moved and the house is now my ex-wifes?

How can I get a copy of the warrant from the warrant number?

Can a car I am registered but not legally owned be clamped?

Can a bailiff take my car with a logbook loan secured on it?

Can bailiffs block your driveway with his van?

Can bailiffs read the debtor's private letters?

Can I get my car back if I have disabled children?

Can bailiffs take cars that's used to transport disabled people?

Do finance companies have to instruct certificated bailiffs to repossess cars?

Can a bailiff clamp my car for my son's debt?

Can a bailiff clamp a finance car?

If a bailiff attends the wrong premises do I still get charged?

Do I have to prove I'm not the debtor to a bailiff chasing a debt from a past tenant?

Can bailiffs force entry into an outbuilding?

Does a bailiff know what car I drive?

How long does it take for the bailiff to pay after collecting from my debtors?

I bought a car 4 weeks ago and bailiffs have taken it for the previous owner's debts, what can I do?

If a bailiff enters the common hallway of a housing block, but not my flat, is it a peaceful entry?

I have bought a car with a finance agreement from a friend, can this be taken?

Once the bailiff has been, can they return again?

Can a HCEO get a Paragraph 15, Schedule 12 warrant to force entry for a High Court Writ of Control?

Can bailiffs change your locks for unpaid council tax?

Can bailiffs seize goods from self storage units?

Can a bailiff take photos inside my house?

Can a bailiff take goods belonging to my wife?

Can bailiffs take a car my wife cannot do her job without?

What if bailiffs take goods belonging to a vulnerable person and they aren't the debtor?

Can bailiffs come for credit card debt and if so when can they come?

Why are bailiffs watching my house when I'm in a payment plan with the creditor's solicitor?

Does open the outer door of my porch give bailiffs access through the locked front door?

Are bailiffs allowed to address a letter to recipient 'or occupier?'

Can bailiffs take money from a bank account?

Can bailiffs find out if you have a car?

How many bailiffs can attend for the same debt?

I live in a "no cold-callers area". Does this apply to bailiffs was well?"

Does court paperwork have to use my correct first name?

If I legally change my car registration number, can bailiffs still remove it?

Can bailiffs turn up during COVID-19 lockdown?"

If the bailiff company does not appear on the bailiff register. What are my rights?

Can bailiffs keep coming even after I told them the person they are after does not live here?

Can bailiffs take goods without me signing a controlled goods agreement for council tax arrears?

Can a bailiff take goods if I don't let him in? As I have been threatened with this?

I didn't get a "Notice of Enforcement" How do I make the bailiff prove it was given?

My dad owes money in my house, should I evict or am I safe?

I'm scared and disabled, what can I do?

Can bailiffs enter my child's bedroom?

Do bailiffs close gates and doors so pets cannot escape onto the streets?

How do bailiffs know if a vehicle is on finance, or do they clamp first ask later?

If I die, does council tax die with me?

I'm old and disabled but I don't want my son to be punished cuz I cannot pay the council tax.

We are a car hire firm providing vehicles to taxi and minicab drivers, what can we do to protect our cars from bailiffs?

My car got a PCN after a bailiff clamped it on the street, am I liable for the debt?

Can a bailiff take my 19 year old games console and computer?

If it's my husbands debt, can they still take goods if I have paid for them?

Why do all those debt charity websites never give advice on how to stop bailiffs?

We have a pub, what can we do to protect our business from bailiffs?

Can I ask bailiff paperwork in another language?

Can bailiffs still take my car if I put wheel clamps on all four wheels?

I keep getting parking tickets, how can I protect my car from bailiffs?

Is a V5 proof of ownership of a vehicle?

Police want me to attend the station and volunteer an Interview under Caution

Bailiffs are sending threatening letters about someone else's debt

I returned wrongly addressed enforcement bailiff notices. What do I do?

Bailiffs clamped my car someone Else's debt, can I cut off the clamp?

Why do bailiffs call at 6am?

Why do bailiffs sell cars and vehicles at auction?

If I give my car to my friend, can bailiffs still clamp it?

Why do bailiff letters have a QR code printed on them?

New homeowner says bailiff turned up at my previous address, what do I do?

Do bailiffs leave a marker outside a house they have visited?

Why do bailiffs show fake ID when the court issue them with official photo ID

Can I film or photograph a bailiffs ID?

Can a bailiff trace me through my national insurance number?

Bailiffs put a wrong address on a notice, why?

Why should I pay any costs incurred by bailiffs when goods are removed?

I have moved, do I have to tell a bailiff if they ask me on the phone?

Can bailiffs ambush me by turning up unannounced?

How do I get a refund of money taken by bailiff After the debt has been revoked

Can a bailiff give a notice letter to a child to pass to a parent?

Can bailiffs attend a directors home address for a company debt?

Can bailiffs block me in with his van?

Bailiffs blocked me on private land with his van, can I move it?

Can a bailiff turn up to property with a friend or spouse if they stay sat in the car?

Can a county court bailiff turn up with locksmith for unpaid CCJ?

Do council tax liability orders become statute barred after six years?

What happens if bailiffs cannot recover the debt? What further action can the creditor take?

Why do bailiffs demand payment in cash or bank transfer?

Can bailiffs clamp a car with no wheels?

When do bailiffs turn up after the Warrant has been issued?

Can bailiffs remove clocks from your house? I.e grandfather clocks?

Correspondence address is only that, how do I prove that items there are not my company's stuff.

Can a High court bailiff for unpaid utility CCJ Force entry?

Can bailiffs only list goods if the estimation reaches the debt amount or shouldn't they bother?

Correspondence address is only that, how do I prove that items there are not my companies stuff?

A notice of enforcement was put through the door for the previous homeowner. What should I do?

Does a notice of enforcement have to have a name and address to make it legal?

Bailiffs paperwork is not in my real name, is the enforcement still valid?

I am registered disabled with significant disabilities, can a bailiff enter my home?

Are bailiffs allowed to take pictures of my finance car? And what can he do with the pictures?

How can I stop bailiffs from coming to my residence over a disputed child maintenance arrears?

I have bipolar and anxiety disorder. Do I class as a vulnerable adult to bailiffs if they visit?

Can I be arrested by the police for not paying a court fine?

Can I hide my hire-purchase car to stop it being repossessed?

I've lived abroad for 2 years, can a judgment still be enforced by bailiffs?

Can my personal belongings be taken by bailiffs if my limited company is registered at my home address?

If I have a car on my drive that's not owned or taxed in my name, can bailiffs take it?

Can a high court enforcement agent get a warrant to enter my house?

If a bailiff has a property possession order against me, will this affect my credit rating?

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

Can a High Court Enforcement Agent get a warrant of entry to force entry to my home?

Can a bailiff company demand to see my tenancy agreement to prove my son does not live at my house?

Can bailiffs seize vehicles then reduce their value using storage costs?

Has a court decided what's reasonable for bailiffs to store a car?

If bailiffs have taken control of my vehicle, can I force them to sell it?

Do I have to prove games consoles belong to my child?

Are bailiffs legally allowed to track a vehicle?

Can bailiffs enforce at my accountant's address? They are the registered office address.

Is a bailiffs certificate authority to enter any home in England and Wales?

Can bailiffs rely on a notice of enforcement delivered to an old address?

What happens if the bailiffs don’t bother to do an inventory of my things in my car & it’s all sold

If my car is worth over 5 times my debt and it also has private number plates, can they sell them together?

Do bailiffs have to tell me where and when my car will be auctioned?

After my car is sold at auction, when must the bailiff pay me the remainder after clearing my debt?

Can bailiffs blast their car horns and yell "Hello" when I don't answer the door?

Can a bailiff enter the communal area of flats if someone leaving the entrance refuses to let him in?

What is the sentence for GBH on a bailiff who entered your property without consent?

Can Bailiffs enter my children's room and take stuff like his PS4, TV, Lego sets etc?

Do bailiffs knock and then leave without leaving a document during the enforcement stage?

Do bailiffs just hammer on the door for a while and then leave?

Can bailiffs take my car parked outside my house on the street and not on the driveway?

Can bailiffs take my car for a debt taken out at my previous address by the owner of the house?

Can a vengeful CCJ creditor pass the debtor's car registration to bailiffs?

Will the same bailiff who did the Control Of Goods inventory turn up to take the goods away?

Will a bailiff take a damaged car after the insurance company said it would be a right off?

Will a Bailiff contact other bailiff's when they see my house is sold?

Who counts as a third party? - A bailiff cannot enter a property with the help of a third party

Must a bailiff show ID if he enters commercial premises to take goods if it is unlocked?

I run a bar. A bailiff has made Controlled Goods Agreement containing alcoholic products, can the bailiff sell them?

How long does a bailiff have to leave between visits?

Do I have to pay for the bailiff's fees if my landlord uses them for my own eviction?

Can bailiff's be barred from entering my pub under the Licensing Act 2003?

Can evidence you are not the debtor be deemed "too old" after a certain period of time? From the DVLA

Can bailiffs take my koi carp?

Can a bailiff turn up at 9pm and start removing goods past 9pm?

Can bailiffs get monies or items from a Will?

Can bailiffs take a car from closed private garden?

I paid my council tax but the bailiffs are demanding their fees.

Am I allowed to lean against the front door to stop a bailiff from entering by using a locksmith?

If the writ says bob but my real name is Robert is the writ still valid?

Can bailiffs enter army barracks where a debtor lives?

My son does not live at my address do I have to show bailiffs my documents to validate?

Not my debt so I sent bailiffs copies tenancy agreement, can they call to validate the info?

Can bailiffs clamp a car displaying a blue badge even when the debtor does not live there?

My LTD company is closed. Can bailiffs hold me personally liable for any of its debts

A bailiff said a notice was given to me on a date before I moved into the address on the warrant. Is this valid?

Can a bailiff clamp a disability car that doesn’t belong to the debtor?

Bailiffs are looking for a previous occupant. Do I have to give them their new address?

My boyfriend has never lived at my address but received notice of enforcement. Can bailiffs enforce here?

Can bailiffs use trade buttons to enter communal areas of flats?

Can bailiffs take pets?

Can bailiffs enter communal areas by following a tenant?

What if bailiffs don't turn up when expected?

Can bailiffs only take goods from my principle home if I own three houses?

Are Enforcement Agent companies allowed to demand proof of your medical conditions and medications?

Can I get a bailiff to tell me why they think a debtor lives at my home when he never has?

Do I need proof that personal belongings were not bought by a company owing a debt?

Are bailiffs allowed to call on their own?

Can a bailiff tell me on a first attendance I will be arrested and he will bring locksmith to remove financed car?

The name on the V5 was changed after getting a PCN. Can bailiffs just turn up at our new address?

I have unpaid PCN from my previous car. Can bailiffs take my new car?

I have proof my council tax has been paid. The bailiff continues to harass. What can I do?

Can bailiffs identify my car?

My son has the same name as me, can bailiffs enforce my son's debt against me?

What steps should bailiffs take to check a debtor's address?

What procedure must the bailiff follow when removing wheel clamps after enforcement is stopped?

Wheel clamps were removed after the revocation order but the bailiff did not contact me, is this wrong?

Wheel clamps removed from my (3rd party) car, how do I claim damages and losses?

Bailiff told me he put a GPS tracker on my car. What can I do?

What can I do when the bailiff is acting under "defective instrument"?

Why do bailiffs pretentiously speak in a low voice?

Do I have to show or prove my identity to bailiffs?

Can a Bailiff demand their fees when the council withdraws the account from them?

Can a High Court Enforcement Agent enter my home if I am vulnerable and on my own?

If enforcement has failed do I make a claim against the creditor or the bailiff?

Can a High Court Enforcement Officer enter my property if the writ has a different address and they have my name wrong?

Can bailiff clamp an insured-only car not owned or registered to the debtor?

Can I apply for the return of my car if the bailiff takes it after I appealed to the Traffic Enforcement Centre (TEC)?

Can a bailiff leave a Notice of Enforcement with a neighbour?

I've moved abroad, Can a bailiff chase me abroad?

The bailiff failed to comply with a Subject Access Request. Can they still use my data in Court?

Can I claim back the costs for filing an N244 form for a 3rd party claim?

When can bailiffs add the £110 towing fee on top of the enforcement stage fees?

Can bailiffs clamp a vehicle if it is worth less than £1,350?

Can a limited company own your belongings, and not be applicable for enforcement?

When an unpaid utility bill ends in a CCJ, can you just pay the balance with the provider?

Can bailiffs take control of goods and change locks on a business commercial premises?

If you have nothing of value that belongs to you personally, what can bailiffs do?

Bailiffs called for my ex, can they demand to see my sole-occupancy council tax bill?

Can bailiffs take a locked safe, unaware of the contents inside?

The writ of control has your previous address. What happens if bailiffs come to your new address?

Is a Court Enforcement Officer personally liable for botched enforcement by bailiffs acting under his authority?

Can bailiffs remove a touring caravan from your driveway?

Can bailiffs break a wheel clamp securing a touring caravan?

Can bailiffs take my home (not a mortgage repossession)?

Can bailiffs enter my house with a warrant of control if I owe an unpaid parking ticket with the added fees?

Can bailiffs clamp my car whilst I am sitting in it parked on the highway?

Can a bailiff use a neighbours mobile phone, pretend to be said neighbour and text me to call them?

Can bailiffs ignore a stay of execution?

Can a bailiff photograph my house and car about a debt owed by a previous tenant?

Can bailiffs get access to my home through my landlord?

Can bailiffs leave an enforcement notice exposed outside the entrance of my secure flat?

If bailiffs don't show up for an eviction, does it revoke the eviction order?

Can bailiffs take cremation jewellery and wedding rings?

If bailiffs don't remove an illegal clamp, can I cut it off?

Can bailiffs decline goods offered in favour of seeking monetary payment?

Can bailiffs remove goods at my place of work?

Newlyn bailiffs have been chasing me since June 2022. Will they give up?

Can a bailiff access private land others own, such as a track off the public highway?

Is a construction site for a home regarded as a residential address?

If a judgment has been set aside, must the bailiff return your money?

What if a bailiff fails to provide the requested video recordings within 28 days?

Can bailiffs pursue two people for the same debt?

Can a council tax liability order be revoked by making a statutory declaration?

After making a partial payment to the bailiff, I successfully appealed the PCN through the TEC. Can I recover the payment?

I filed TE7/TE9 or PE2/PE3 within 12 days of my car's removal. Can the bailiff still sell it?

Do the bailiffs have to release the car after the statutory declaration, or can they keep it impounded?

Can I make a claim against a bailiff for shouting at me?

The bailiff enforcement payment, made under duress, was processed via an online payment link. Is this allowed?

I ignored the bailiff’s aggressive banging on my door, but he phoned me. How did he obtain my phone number?

Bailiff did not notify or give written notice after he removed clamp. What regulation governs this?

Can I see the photos of my belongings a bailiff took inside my house?

Bailiffs continue to text me for payment after a payment was made

Newlyn claims the case is with ANPR bailiffs, but I’ve already paid. What does this mean?




Page updated 3 December 2024.