Car parked at alternative address

[Ikanon]

Bailiffs are enforcing a judgement against a contractor who did a terrible job on my roof. I've been notified the case has moved to enforcement. Quite coincidentally I have spotted his car parked away from his house (it's quite a distinctive car although not his, his wife's) and believe it will be there to avoid being seized.

Can I tell the bailiffs it's parked at an alternative address? Can they enforce it at a different address? Thanks for any advice.

[funkyfunky]

I believe they can if it's on a public road. Not if it's parked on someone else's drive, though.

[AlexanderHamilton]

If the car belongs to his wife they cannot take it.

[Ikanon]

I believe it belongs to his wife (not to be sexist but it's a coupe so it's more likely to be owned by his wife as he drives the flat bed lorry usually) and yes it is parked on a driveway.

Damn.

[worridmum]

yes if the car is in his wife name they cannot take it ether as she is not the debter as much as they cannot take other flat mates stuff if they live in a shared flat.

[Redglitter]

I'd tell them & let them sort it out. It might be registered in his name though she drives it. I'd definitely be passing on its where abouts

[Ikanon]

I'm thinking because he's moved it he's got something to hide so will report and if they can do something great! If not then that's fine.

[Speedy85]

My understanding is that they can seize it if it’s jointly owned rather than just in the wife’s name.

[Shmithecat]

If it's in someone else's land I don't believe they can seize it. But wrt pp, the name the car registered in does is not necessarily the legal owner of the car and could (if on the right property) be seized. The onus is on the debtor to prove who bought the car. It even states on the V5 form that the registered keeper is not necessarily the legal owner. I

[PositivelyPERF]

I think they can take it if the home owner gives them permission to be on the property.

[Ikanon]

The home owner won't give permission I would imagine as it'll be a mate doing it for a favour.

Still worth reporting then probably. I'm over that way in a week or two so if it's still there I will.

[GetOffTheTableMabel]

It might registered in his name with wife insured as the main driver. In this case, it could still be seized.

[Brahumbug]

Bailiffs could seize the car on some one else's drive. They can't enter a private property by force, but a drove is fair game.

[prh47bridge]

No, someone else's drive is not fair game. Bailiffs can clamp or remove the car from the debtor's property or the public highway. They cannot clamp or remove a car from someone else's property unless they have a court order allowing them to do so. The fact that they don't have to use force is irrelevant.

[Brahumbug]

Really? Because I have seen that very thing done, not a car,but a caravan.

[prh47bridge]

Unfortunately there is often a difference between what bailiffs can do and what they actually do. Far too many of them overstep the mark.

[Backscratchesforever]

They shouldn’t do it, but they do. These tv shows haven’t helped because they are scaring the public, and appearing to say say the law is different to what it is.

A lot of people don’t know their rights, and bailiffs use this to their advantage and are 9 times out of 10, bullies.

If its on someone else’s property it can’t be touched, due to trespassing and the fact it could therefore be owned by someone else.

[mojito55]

Backscratchesforever how is it any more likely to belong to someone else parked on a drive than in the road? If it's registered to the guy they're after, that doesn't change because of where it's parked.

[Ikanon]

The good news is due to the delay in bailiffs attending since my first post they've obviously got hacked off at the car being elsewhere and when the bailiff went this morning it was at his house. It was clamped Guy paid up a tenth of the balance and arranged a payment plan. We'll see... He also threatened to blow my head off apparently.