Bailiffs may not take control of goods or a vehicle that someone is using; for example, if you're out in your car and a bailiff clamps it or a police officer stops you on the road to assist a bailiff in taking control of your vehicle because it is in breach of Regulation 10(2) of the Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013.

Any item in use by someone may also include:

When a bailiff breaches the peace by acting contrary to Paragraph 13(3) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 and Regulation 10(2) of the Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013, the enforcement may fail. The debtor can seek damages for the breach.

If a police officer on duty is present and fails to apprehend the bailiff committing this breach, the officer is guilty of an offence under Section 26(6) of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015.

If you know the name of the police officer, you can take action against the police if they pull you over for a traffic stop to help a bailiff recovering a civil traffic debt, take control of your vehicle while you're driving, which could be misconduct in public office under Section 50(3) of the Police Act 1996.