To clarify: I thought the debt was mine (a SMALL portion may actually be). However my company is actually supplied by Npower (as it turns out). The change of supplier occurred after I occupied the premises as I was told by EON's legal team that the debt was for a final payment up til July 2016. I have occupied the property since June 2016. Hence I assume the writ was obtained with my companies name on it, although the service from EON was rendered (in the main) to the previous occupants of the building. This does not negate the fat that the bailiffs did deliberately lie to extract a fee which was far in excess of what they can legally charge, although they must have been acting honestly with respect to the name on the writ (I would hope?).

No. They've been contacted and asked to dissolve their company though.

What warrant? I aint seen no warrant. Seriously though; I've tried to phone the bailiffs company today; no answer of course. The EON representative insists their bailiffs have "done nothing wrong".

Hi Guys, An interesting development has occurred. I've just spoken to EON and the debt I've paid WASNT EVEN MINE!! It was a final payment up to July 2016. My company has only occupied the property from June 2016 though!

This must be a civilized corner of the interweb.

I didnt pay because I didnt have any money (unfortunately). And now I dont have any money once more. I will contact EON again tomorrow.

With respect "abused the fees schedule" is a sop. In any other case that would be called theft! Given the two option you outline whats the easiest way to proceed?

Seems reasonable. However this is tangential to the matter. If the fees I have been charged are deliberately inflated then I have been stolen from, whether the perpetrator wore a police outfit or a burqa. right?

I know that a NOE was not sent as it was not me collected the post last week when it would have arrived, it was my Mother. Im sure the old girl wouldve mentioned it!

Errrr. Impersonating a policeman can be as little as verbal identification AFAIK?

Yes. I owe EON the money for electricity. By way of background I have owed EON £4000 in the past and noone turned up in a stab proof vest in my kitchen unannounced. I am more than willing to rock the boat if two men pretending to be officers of the law have stolen money from me. IMO that is a serious crime! Am I wrong to think so?

This is what I would like to accurately determine. If they have overcharged by £600 then i'll take back the £600. If they MUST send a notice of enforcement then I'll take back the whole lot.

In the first instance I would like to clarify whether i have been fleeced. WRT the court judgement it was a High Court Writ according to the bailiffs, although I am not privy to it. edit: I think it will be easier to decide on course of action if the Lord Chancellor did imbue these bailiffs with the authority to extract the stated amount. To clarify: A notice of enforcement was not sent. hence I could not have received one. I think the structure of the fees is as you say. However I feel that the notice of enforcement may have deliberatley not been sent in order that higher fees could be charged. I cant believe that you "cant see a major problem" with impersonating an officer in order to steal £600?!?! I imagine that could attract a custodial sentence? I did not receive a claim pack, btw.

Hi, The thread I posted yesterday on this matter has been closed so I will formulate my enquiry more concisely. I would like to know if, given: a) I did not receive a notice of enforcement. b) I was visited only once by bailiffs. c) No goods were taken into their control to be sold. Can I be charged £1170.22 in fees by the bailiff's company for the recovery of a commercial utility debt of £2197.36? Additionally I would like to know if, given: a) The bailiffs did not produce a writ. b) They could not/would not produce a breakdown of their fees c) Were dressed in the manner of and portrayed themselves as officers of the law Have they acted unlawfully? If the answer to the first question is "no", then my intention is to have my bank chargeback the full amount taken by the bailiifs and to pay my creditor, in full, the outstanding debt. I have informed them of this and of the poor conduct of the agents acting on their behalf. If the answer to the second question is "yes" my intention is to point this out to them when the bailiffs find themselves out of pocket, so to speak. I will, as a gesture of goodwill, pay the bailiffs company the fee due for the enforcement notice when I receive it. Any info or advise is welcome. Thanks. edit: I would like to add that the bailiffs justification for the fee they are trying to extract is that the Lord Chancellor said they can charge this amount.

Surely it cant be right that they can charge £1000 pounds without so much as sending a letter? I feel that the bailiffs have tricked me into paying fees that are not owed! I cant provide any inormation regarding the writ as I havent seen it or any other paperwork. Looking around the forums I can see a very similar situation wiht the same bailiffs in another thread. Are they known for this kind of practice?

Hi, I was visited today by two bailiffs form the company Court Enforcement Services Limited pertaining to the payment of a business electricity bill. I had not received a letter or other warning of the visit which was to my home address and not the business address. My residential address is used as the registered office of the business, hence their knowledge of it, however it is not my property (it is jointly owned by three family members.) I was upstairs at home when the bailiffs entered via the unlocked back door (I believe this is their right?) They told me that they would be taking £3367.58 (they didn't give this exact figure initially) worth of goods or money for enforcement of a High Court writ for the electricity debt of £2300. During our interaction the bailiffs referred to themselves as "The Court Enforcement Service" which I think is deceitful and an attempt to portray themselves as officers of the law rather than employees of a limited company, which is apparent form the documentation they gave me before they left. I asked for some documentation pertaining the the Order or Writ that they were carrying out and was shown an illegible document on the screen of a phone which was heavily cracked. They had no other paperwork to offer. They asked me (more than once) if I was refusing to pay the bill. This is not the case and I had previously spoken to a representative of my electricity provider in person regarding the debt and did not know that the utility company had applied for a court order. (I have the funds to pay the £2300 to the utility company directly and acknowledge that this is what my company legitimately owes). I told the bailiffs that there was money in the safe a the business premises (which there is) about 10 miles away, but I could not get hold of my business partner to ask him to access it as his personal phone wasn't answering and the business was shut at the time. I was told that this was irrelevant and that they (the bailiffs) would travel to the business premises and break the door down in my absence to take goods to the value of £3300 if I didn't pay up. In the end I paid their demand via direct debit as I did not want people breaking into my business premise and was issued a receipt which is how I found out I was dealing with Court Enforcement Services Limited and not "The Court Enforcement Service" (LOL). After the two gentlemen left I consulted the CAB website as to the fees which bailiffs may charge. From the CAB site it seems that the maximum they could levy is around £360 (which I would dispute anyway as I have not reneged on payment in the first place and was unaware of their impending visit). However they have extracted a fee of £1000 which I only acquiesced to under the threat of a break in at my business. I am considering having my bank cancel this payment. If anyone can advise on theese issues it would be much appreciated. Thanks.