How to stop a bailiff enforcing magistrates’ court fines

Remedies

• Bailiffs turned up demanding a court fine you knew nothing about
• The Court did not give you a "Collection Order" or a "Further Steps Notice" before sending a bailiff
• The court did not means-test you before setting the fine amount
• You have had a change of financial circumstances since the court fined you
• The bailiff is refusing to give you more time to pay your court fine
• The bailiff is recovering a fine from an alleged non-indictable offence is over 6 months ago
• You are a vulnerable person
• The bailiff is recovering an unpaid court fine adjudged over 12 months ago
• You paid the fine directly into court, but the bailiff is pestering you for fees
• The bailiff threatened you with a locksmith
• A bailiff is sending you nuisance text messages that are causing you distress
• A bailiff left a document hanging out of your letterbox or a communal doorway
• You paid the fine online, but HMCTS said they gave it a bailiff company for their fees and kept the rest
• You paid the court fine online, but HM Court service returned the money
• An official debt advice agency or charity said I can negotiate my debt directly with bailiffs
• You recently moved or changed address, and bailiffs turned up
• The bailiff removed an exempt vehicle or goods
• The bailiff did not give you a Notice of Enforcement
• The bailiff does not have a valid enforcement certificate
• The bailiff refused to show evidence of his identity or flashed a fake ID badge
• The bailiff refused to show the warrant of control
• The bailiff showed a Warrant of Control that looked fake
• The bailiff said he could "arrest" you, or has an "arrest warrant" against you
• The bailiff charged you a "Sale Stage" fee
• You were paying in instalments then you got bailiffs
• Court Staff said its "Hereford and Worcester Ex-parte McRae"
• The bailiff has clamped your vehicle
• The bailiff has towed your vehicle away
• The bailiff is demanding money for a fine by a housemate or other person
• The bailiff is demanding that you pay someone else's court fine
• The bailiff forced you to pay someone else's court fine
• The bailiff wrote on a document you paid "voluntarily"
• The bailiff sold your vehicle, but he did not give you a written valuation
• The bailiff refused to explain his fees and costs
• The bailiff's controlled goods agreement is not compliant with regulations
• The bailiff told you he is an "officer"
• The bailiff jammed his boot into your door to stop you from closing it
• The bailiff filmed you using his body-worn video camera
• The bailiff turned up with a TV crew
• The bailiff looked like the Police
• The bailiff said he called the Police
• The bailiff or police officer snatched your car keys or knocked your phone out of your hand
• The bailiff committed a crime against you in the presence of a police officer
• A police officer arrested you or threatened to arrest you
• You have been charged with "interfering with controlled goods" or "obstructing a bailiff"
• A bailiff assaulted or injured you
• The bailiff damaged your property or vehicle after removing them


Nope! None fit - The Nuclear Option!