A bailiff gets control 9

Excessive Fees
The Council Tax Regulations set the fees bailiffs can charge in schedule 5.
Peter’s original debt was £231.60. The council added £90 court costs while obtaining a liability order. So he owed the Council £321.60. Plus, Green was wrong to charge £147 in advance of removing the van, he might have been able to justify it AFTERWARDS, but not before.

When Mr Green arrived he was making his first visit to Peter Stucker’s house, and was entitled to charge £24.50 in bailiffs fees.
Any bailiff knows the fees perfectly well, and so Mr Green was demanding money for work that he knew he hadn't done.
That's a criminal offence contrary to section 1 of the 2006 Fraud Act (general offense of fraud), section 2 (false misrepresentation), and if he makes a habit of it, it may also be contrary to section 9 (fraudulent trading), and possibly fraudulent trading in company legislation.

Unlawful/Invalid levy/seizure
Mr Green levied upon Peters work van, which although they weren't of much value contained the tools of his trade.
We know it wasn't signwritten with his own trading name (he couldn't afford that), but it had been signwritten by the previous owner and was clearly a commercial vehicle, so it was fairly obvious that it was solely for his personal use in his trade.
It was almost certainly an exempt vehicle, and Mr Green had no right to seize it and sell it at auction.
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