If a bailiff has released your vehicle and requires you to collect it from a distant pound, you have the right to request that the bailiff either rewmoved the vehicle to a closer location or cover the cost of transporting it to a suitable site nearer to you.

Under Paragraph 13(1)(b) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, bailiffs are obligated to secure the debtor's goods "within a reasonable distance." If the vehicle is stored at a pound far from the original removal location, the bailiff is in breach of this provision.

In such cases, you may claim reimbursement for the transportation costs needed to move the vehicle to a reasonable distance from where the bailiff initially removed it.

The bailiff must also provide a document known as a Notice That Goods Have Been Removed For Storage Or Sale, specifying the address where the vehicle is secured. Failure to issue this notice constitutes a breach of Paragraph 33 of Schedule 12 of the Act.

Additionally, Paragraph 40 of Schedule 12 mandates that the bailiff inform you of the place of sale; if this notice needs to be included or completed, the bailiff is in breach of this provision.

As the debtor, you should offer the creditor and bailiff company a fair opportunity to return the vehicle before incurring the expense of arranging a transport service to collect it from the bailiff’s pound.

You can then seek reimbursement from the creditor (or council) represented by the bailiff.