Can't Pay? We'll Take it away

[robinessex]

robinessex said:

98elise said:

robinessex said:

If you don't open the door, they're screwed. They can't take all your stuff, as essential things needed by you for living are off limits. Can't take electrical stuff, as they need a safety Certificate (Cost £50) to sell it. Can't take stuff that will stop you working, that can include vehicles. And finally, they charge totally illegal fees.

http://thesheriffsoffice.com/high-court-enforcemen...

Why £50 for a certificate? Its a couple of quid and takes 5 minutes to do a PAT test.

Any electrician I've spoken too never charges less than 1hr. Hence £50

First place I found on the net:-

http://onestoptesting.co.uk/products/pat-testing/p...

Minimum Fee. £125. opps !!!

[GetCarter]

robinessex said:

The guys staring in this programme aren't high court enforcement officers anyway.

See:-

https://www.hceoa.org.uk/members/authorised-member...

Those are the names of the companies - they employ High Court Enforcement Officers (like the ones you see in the prog)

[robinessex]

GetCarter said:

robinessex said:

The guys staring in this programme aren't high court enforcement officers anyway.

See:-

https://www.hceoa.org.uk/members/authorised-member...

Those are the names of the companies - they employ High Court Enforcement Officers (like the ones you see in the prog)

Wrong. The name of the High Court Enforcement Officers are shown there. The guys on TV are their agents.

Example

Michael Anderson
High Court Enforcement Group Limited
141 Walter Road Swansea
SA1 5RW
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
DX 52966 Swansea
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.hcegroup.co.uk

[GetCarter]

robinessex said:

GetCarter said:

robinessex said:

The guys staring in this programme aren't high court enforcement officers anyway.

See:-

https://www.hceoa.org.uk/members/authorised-member...

Those are the names of the companies - they employ High Court Enforcement Officers (like the ones you see in the prog)

Wrong. The name of the High Court Enforcement Officers are shown there. The guys on TV are their agents.

Example

Michael Anderson
High Court Enforcement Group Limited
141 Walter Road Swansea
SA1 5RW
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
DX 52966 Swansea
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.hcegroup.co.uk

Yet they hold all the power of a High Court Enforcement Officer, and introduce themselves as such. Strange that.

[98elise]

robinessex said:

robinessex said:

98elise said:

robinessex said:

If you don't open the door, they're screwed. They can't take all your stuff, as essential things needed by you for living are off limits. Can't take electrical stuff, as they need a safety Certificate (Cost £50) to sell it. Can't take stuff that will stop you working, that can include vehicles. And finally, they charge totally illegal fees.

http://thesheriffsoffice.com/high-court-enforcemen...

Why £50 for a certificate? Its a couple of quid and takes 5 minutes to do a PAT test.

Any electrician I've spoken too never charges less than 1hr. Hence £50

First place I found on the net:-

http://onestoptesting.co.uk/products/pat-testing/p...

Minimum Fee. £125. opps !!!

The auction house will do it for a couple of quid before it goes through the auction.

[FiF]

GetCarter said:

robinessex said:

GetCarter said:

robinessex said:

The guys staring in this programme aren't high court enforcement officers anyway.

See:-

https://www.hceoa.org.uk/members/authorised-member...

Those are the names of the companies - they employ High Court Enforcement Officers (like the ones you see in the prog)

Wrong. The name of the High Court Enforcement Officers are shown there. The guys on TV are their agents.

Example

Michael Anderson
High Court Enforcement Group Limited
141 Walter Road Swansea
SA1 5RW
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
DX 52966 Swansea
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.hcegroup.co.uk

Yet they hold all the power of a High Court Enforcement Officer, and introduce themselves as such. Strange that.

Aiui, the guys on TV are certificated bailiffs and work under the direction of an authorised high court enforcement agent, e.g. for DCBL the AHCEO is Claire Sambrook, for the Sheriff's Office it's David Asker and Peter Watt. For a time I thought that association list was simply an association, ie you could choose to be a member or not, but it seems that it works as described, ie the AHCEO devolves their powers, which one assumes to be legal.

[untakenname]

Couple who were filmed being evicted on this show got awarded 20k in damages as they didn't like being filmed!
Wonder what this will mean for fly on the wall documentaries?
http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/23/channel-5-pays-damag...

[P-Jay]

untakenname said:

Couple who were filmed being evicted on this show got awarded 20k in damages as they didn't like being filmed!
Wonder what this will mean for fly on the wall documentaries?
http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/23/channel-5-pays-damag...

I’m glad, I only came back to this thread to post the above.

It used to be about chasing rouge traders and the like, be in later years I couldn’t watch anymore - young families being evicted week after week, whilst the people doing the evicting try to sell the human tragedy aspect, it’s sick really. No one deserves to be paraded on TV at their lowest moments.

[Russian Troll Bot]

Well at least they can afford to pay the rent now.

[The Mad Monk]

P-Jay said:

It used to be about chasing rouge traders and the like

Quite a few of them wearing too much makeup!

[Saleen836]

Russian Troll Bot said:

Well at least they can afford to pay the rent now.

Indeed! I wonder if the landlord who they owed rent quickly put in a court claim for what they owe

[Saleen836]

Have just watched the latest episode (aired 24/02/18) and a couple of things that stuck...1- runs up £6k plus of nursery debt, is using a fake name to hide her identity, after searching the house it transpires she has only 4 weeks left in training to be a special constable! what kind of checks are caried out ? :O

2- family dispute, debtor owes £38k ish to legal firm for best part of 10 years, son shows proof stuff in the house he bought so nothing can be taken, mum is on benefits (debtor) and offers up a payment plan of £800 a month! I think I should forget work and claim benefits

[The Mad Monk]

robinessex said:

The guys staring in this programme aren't high court enforcement officers anyway.

See:-

https://www.hceoa.org.uk/members/authorised-member...

I couldn't see anyone staring?

[forsure]

untakenname said:

Couple who were filmed being evicted on this show got awarded 20k in damages as they didn't like being filmed!
Wonder what this will mean for fly on the wall documentaries?
http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/23/channel-5-pays-damag...

Faces are obscured now, but neighbours and colleagues will still recognise them.

[mike74]

Don't know if it's already been mentioned but just caught an old episode where they were chasing a £14k debt... they ended up seizing an SL65 AMG Black (with engine that had apparently been tweaked by Mclaren) with keys and the car was running and driven on to the low loader.

Sold at auction for £11k!!!

It was leaking fluid where it had apparently suffered damage after previously scraping a speed bump, but still looks like someone got the bargain of a lifetime!

[dave7108]

I saw that one, they must of got that price wrong they are worth considerably more than that

[untakenname]

Depends on whether the car was sold at a dedicated auto auction or if it was a disposal auction that sold everything and specalised in nothing, heard of a seized Audi R8 a few years back which went for £18k without keys at a police auction!

[14]

It was in quite a rough shape and the suspension had been converted to hydraulic iirc. I also presume there was no service history, thus making anyone at the general auction quite nervous about paying too much for it.

[98elise]

robinessex said:

robinessex said:

98elise said:

robinessex said:

If you don't open the door, they're screwed. They can't take all your stuff, as essential things needed by you for living are off limits. Can't take electrical stuff, as they need a safety Certificate (Cost £50) to sell it. Can't take stuff that will stop you working, that can include vehicles. And finally, they charge totally illegal fees.

http://thesheriffsoffice.com/high-court-enforcemen...

Why £50 for a certificate? Its a couple of quid and takes 5 minutes to do a PAT test.

Any electrician I've spoken too never charges less than 1hr. Hence £50

First place I found on the net:-

http://onestoptesting.co.uk/products/pat-testing/p...

Minimum Fee. £125. opps !!!

Most auction houses do it for a few quid per item.

[The Mad Monk]

If I am not mistaken there is a message in the programme. If I may, I will try to paraphrase.

1. a. If you owe people money - pay them. b. Do not let it go to court.

2. a. If it does go to court, pay it as soon as you get the notice, do not wait for the bailiffs to come round. b. If the bailiffs do come round, pay them, or enter into an agreement to pay.

3. a. Do not get into silly arguments with any bailiffs, you will find your life will run smoother.

4. I hope this helps.