Can I Change Company Of Sheriffs Who Collect Ccj ?

[CW1]

Hi,

I paid a company of sheriffs June 2020 to collect on a CCJ issued in 2019 but they're useless ! They did collect some of the debt last year but the debtor hasn't paid even reduced-by-nearly-half agreed payments in over 6 months, I just get an e-mail every week saying they're left a[nother] vm or sent a[nother] e-mail to him saying settle the debt within 5 days to avoid further action. Every week's the same, no payment, same e-mail sent, they will not try to visit now.

I know you take it with a pinch of salt (I get they probably don't show the fails) but the sheriffs in the newer tv programme about this do seem to be more persistent.

Can I switch ?

[Peter Pedant]

You will have to read your contract.
That you agreed with them. I dont think they are officers employed by the court but officers who are empowered by a court and live by collecting fees - from anyone who has said 'yes'

in which case - - - they may wish to be paid for work done ( yes visiting and sending emails )

I was offered payment only of the debt by a debtor ( £600) when the fees topped £2000 - and said no - because I thought they would come after me for the extra 2k
They have to live.
[Muhdarms secret weapon was never to answer the door and they later went bankrupt in the sum of £29 000]

it may be time to walk away from this one and - - er watch counterpoint or some other things on tv

[barry1010]

If the debtor has no assets and no job it can be impossible to recoup the money. Is that the situation here?

[barry1010]

Is this the same debt? https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Law/Question1696792.html

[Peter Pedant]

perhaps she didnt like the first answers
and asked again, to see if anything had changed....

[CW1]

Peter, "I dont think they are officers employed by the court but officers who are empowered by a court and live by collecting fees", correct.
Don't have the contract to hand but I do remember it saying that if they didn't recover anything I'd be charged an extra fee. It also said their costs would be deducted before I received anything. Not true. The debtor did pay to start with, a few £100. Whether it was because, at the time, they couldn't visit due to Covid restrictions so couldn't action the writ as they would've normally, I don't know, but they did send me a few cheques so both of those statements have been invalidated as far as I'm concerned. I've actually got back more than I was ever expecting (given that I thought the Sheriffs would take their £1000 worth of fees first), but I don't understand why they're not making a greater effort to even get *their* money back.

barry1010, the debtor's self employed so must have a vehicle & tools at least, the Sheriffs haven't been in the house. He told them he wasn't working so couldn't pay, then later said he'd lost his job so couldn't pay. It's all lies. His missus works too. I've seen photos of work he's completed, pics of jollies he's been out on with his mates (which I've sent to the Sheriffs over the months) ... he's just laughing at the Sheriffs, & very likely pulling the same stunt he pulled with me with other people at this very moment.

I'd just like to know if I can "sack" these Sheriffs & try another company.

[CW1]

That *is* the same case, was moved on from the court bailiffs to the Sheriff's office.

[barry1010]

Are you in Scotland?

[CW1]

barry1010, no.

[barry1010]

I thought you was because sheriffs work in Scotland, in England we have High Court Enforcement Officers and the rules may be different.

[CW1]

They *are* HCEOs but they call themselves "Sheriffs".

[barry1010]

Thinking about this, the easiest and surest way to find out if you can switch companies is to phone another company and ask.

[Hopkirk]

If you have already got back more than you expected, write it off to experience and move on.

[bednobs]

or even phone your existing company and ask them