Well this morning I Recieved this email which was also cc'd to the bailiffs... To confirm £175.13* has been paid over the weekend. I am copying this email to the bailiff to ensure that they update their records and note the direct payment made. * Please note that the bailiff may still proceed in relation to any* statutory fees incurred that they have incurred to date. * Martin Hendy*|*Revenues Collection Manager* Amber Valley Borough Council Financial Services Department*| Town Hall, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3BT So Do I now just wait to hear from them to see what fees they would like to charge me? Seems kinda worrying?

well the letter i got from the council states i owe charge for property for period 10.06.2011 to 01.12.2011 council tax for band a £482.51 single person discount -£120.63 total council tax benefit granted -£231.61 total charge for period £130.27 payments -£15.14 court costs £60 total council tax payable £175.13

this is my draft so far? anything else i should add or chance before i hit send?? i am writing with reference to your 'notice of seizure of goods and inventory' posted through my parents door. your ref: XXXXX council tax reference: XXXXXXXXX you have placed a levy/seizure on a car which does not belong to myself; namely vehicle with registration mark XXXXXXX, a check with the DVLA will verify that i have no association with this vehicle, if required i am also able to provide a copy of the V5 registration document and insurance documents to confirm this. i am therefore requesting that, with immediate effect, this invalid levy/seizure be removed from this vehicle along with any associated fees incurred. further more, after receiving an amended notice from Amber Valley council showing the amount owed, the payment was subsequently made for the full amount. for reference the receipt number for the payment is ZZXXXXXXXXXX8. a printed copy of this mail will be sent to both yourselves and Amber Valley Borough Council. Regards

ok well its all kinda what i was hoping to hear... ill email the bailiffs in a minute and let them know the bill has been settled with the council and that the car does not belong to me therefore their levy thing is invalid and the bill has been paid... is there any specific wording i should use? when i initially spoke to the bailiff after i got the first letter i was told they would check the cars that were on the drive and if either were registered to me then they would levy them... looks like they forgot to do that. i forgot to mention earlier that the debt was with Amber Valley council in derbyshire and the bailiff company is called Julious.

may also be worth mentioning that all that is stated in the inventory section of the seizure notice is the registration number to the car on the drive, this will be changing tomorrow as his private plate has just just been registered to his new car! so where does that leave them??

hi everyone, ive been reading through posts for the past hour or so now, i cannot believe i never realised any of this kind of stuff went on with bailiffs and our own councils! grab a cup of tea and a biscuit as this might go on a while!... im looking for a little advice on a council tax bill i was blissfully unaware that i owed... i moved back in with my parents in december last year and with all the upheaval i simply never thought to tell the council, since then apparently they have been sending council tax demands to my old address which i have obviously not been receiving. the other day i returned home from work to find a bailiffs note/letter through the letterbox saying i owed around £600 and must pay it instantly or they would be taking the cars on the drive (my parents were on holiday at the time and both cars belong to my dad) i immediately rang the number on the letter to find out what was going on, i was told there was a unpaid council tax bill and i must pay now or they will return with a van and a tow truck!... i refused as i wanted to check what was happening with the council first. the next morning i contacted the council and straightened out the situation and later informed them via email the date i left the property. the following day i received a letter from the council with an amended council tax demand for £175 and a hand written note on the bottom saying that this should be paid to the bailiff. no problem i figured i would wait for them to arrive again and pay the 175 and job done. on returning from work this evening i found a 'notice of seizure of goods and inventory' posted through the door with the only thing listed on it being my dads porsche which was on the driveway (im yet to tell him!) and hand wirtten on this notice was an outstanding balance of £380 to be paid within 5 days or the car is gone! i dont know how the bill has managed to more than double from what the council told me i owed? i decided it would be best to pay the council direct so have just paid the 175.13 on the councils website... my questions now are where do i stand if the bailiffs return? do they have any claim over my dads car simply because i live in there house? are they able to do anything to/with the £20k car for a supposed £380.63 but really £175.13 debt? have i done right by paying the bill online to the council? any help would be much appreciated as its now the weekend and im certain the council dont do saturdays so ill be pulling my hair out all weekend! many thanks in advance... Jay