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    • The Notice to Hirer does not comply with the protection of Freedoms Act 2012 Schedule  4 . This is before I ask if Europarks have sent you a copy of the PCN they sent to Arval along with a copy of the hire agreement et. if they haven't done that either you are totally in the clear and have nothing to worry about and nothing to pay. The PCN they have sent you is supposed to be paid by you according to the Act within 21 days. The chucklebuts have stated 28 days which is the time that motorists have to pay. Such a basic and simple thing . The Act came out in 2012 and still they cannot get it right which is very good news for you. Sadly there is no point in telling them- they won't accept it because they lose their chance to make any money out of you. they are hoping that by writing to you demanding money plus sending in their  unregulated debt collectors and sixth rate solicitors that you might be so frightened as to pay them money so that you can sleep at night. Don't be surprised if some of their letters are done in coloured crayons-that's the sort of  level of people you will be dealing with. Makes great bedding for the rabbits though. Euro tend not to be that litigious but while you can safely ignore the debt collectors just keep an eye out for a possible Letter of Claim. They are pretty rare but musn't be ignored. Let us know so that you can send a suitably snotty letter to them showing that you are not afraid of them and are happy to go to Court as you like winning.  
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    • My defence was standard no paperwork:   1.The Defendant contends that the particulars of claim are generic in nature. The Defendant accordingly sets out its case below and relies on CPR r 16.5 (3) in relation to any particular allegation to which a specific response has not been made. 2. Paragraph 1 is noted. The Defendant has had a contractual relationship with MBNA Limited in the past. The Defendant does not recognise the reference number provided by the claimant within its particulars and has sought verification from the claimant who is yet to comply with requests for further information. 3. Paragraph 2 is denied. The Defendant maintains that a default notice was never received. The Claimant is put to strict proof to that a default notice was issued by MBNA Limited and received by the Defendant. 4. Paragraph 3 is denied. The Defendant is unaware of any legal assignment or Notice of Assignment allegedly served from either the Claimant or MBNA Limited. 5. On the 02/01/2023 the Defendant requested information pertaining to this claim by way of a CCA 1974 Section 78 request. The claimant is yet to respond to this request. On the 19/05/2023 a CPR 31.14 request was sent to Kearns who is yet to respond. To date, 02/06/2023, no documentation has been received. The claimant remains in default of my section 78 request. 6. It is therefore denied with regards to the Defendant owing any monies to the Claimant, the Claimant has failed to provide any evidence of proof of assignment being sent/ agreement/ balance/ breach or termination requested by CPR 31.14, therefore the Claimant is put to strict proof to: (a) show how the Defendant entered into an agreement; and (b) show and evidence the nature of breach and service of a default notice pursuant to Section 87(1) CCA1974 (c) show how the claimant has reached the amount claimed for; and (d) show how the Claimant has the legal right, either under statute or equity to issue a claim; 7. As per Civil Procedure Rule 16.5(4), it is expected that the Claimant prove the allegation that the money is owed. 8. On the alternative, as the Claimant is an assignee of a debt, it is denied that the Claimant has the right to lay a claim due to contraventions of Section 136 of the Law of Property Act and Section 82A of the consumer credit Act 1974. 9. By reasons of the facts and matters set out above, it is denied that the Claimant is entitled to the relief claimed or any relief.
    • Monika the first four pages of the Private parking section have at least 12 of our members who have also been caught out on this scam site. That's around one quarter of all our current complaints. Usually we might expect two current complaints for the same park within 4 pages.  So you are in good company and have done well in appealing to McDonalds in an effort to resolve the matter without having  paid such a bunch of rogues. Most people blindly pay up. Met . Starbucks and McDonalds  are well aware of the situation and seem unwilling to make it easier for motorists to avoid getting caught. For instance, instead of photographing you, if they were honest and wanted you  to continue using their services again, they would have said "Excuse me but if you are going to go to Mc donalds from here, it will cost you £100." But no they kett quiet and are now pursuing you for probably a lot more than £100 now. They also know thst  they cannot charge anything over the amount stated on the car park signs. Their claims for £160 or £170 are unlawful yet so many pay that to avoid going to Court. When the truth is that Met are unlikely to take them to Court since they know they will lose. The PCNs are issued on airport land which is covered by Byelaws so only the driver can be pursued, not the keeper. But they keep writing to you as they do not know who was driving unless you gave it away when you appealed. Even if they know you were driving they should still lose in Court for several reasons. The reason we ask you to fill out our questionnaire is to help you if MET do decide to take you to Court in the end. Each member who visited the park may well have different experiences while there which can help when filling out a Witness statement [we will help you with that if it comes to it.] if you have thrown away the original PCN  and other paperwork you obviously haven't got a jerbil or a guinea pig as their paper makes great litter boxes for them.🙂 You can send an SAR to them to get all the information Met have on you to date. Though if you have been to several sites already, you may have done that by now. In the meantime, you will be being bombarded by illiterate debt collectors and sixth rate solicitors all threatening you with ever increasing amounts as well as being hung drawn and quartered. Their letters can all be safely ignored. On the odd chance that you may get a Letter of Claim from them just come back to us and we will get you to send a snotty letter back to them so that they know you are not happy, don't care a fig for their threats and will see them off in Court if they finally have the guts to carry on. If you do have the original PCN could you please post it up, carefully removing your name. address and car registration number but including dates and times. If not just click on the SAR to take you to the form to send to Met.
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Prompted by my reading some other posts in here. Just wondering. It's been mentioned to me before. If someone is on IB, are you entitled to receive more than just the 25% single occupancy discount? I've mentioned it before to my council as, whilst not sure, something niggles me that I should be entitled to some more discounts. And at least one person has recently told me to get it further checked out ie re assessed. Trouble is, like I said, their call centre staff tell me I am not entitled to.

 

Unclear on all this, trying to keep my head more focused on things, not lost it shall we say on other debt worries. Just wondered if anyone here could confirm it for me?

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IB you are generally entitled to 100% discount on council tax, just as with

 

JSA

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IB

DLA

 

Each council has a benefits section who deal with it, you need to send them a copy of your award letter or proof of which benefit you claim, if the council says your not entitled to claim 100% discount, then contact CAB or the DWP.

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100% Agree with Michael Browne's post.

 

If your claiming the 25% single person discount, you can't claim the 100% discount benefit related discounted, as that would mean you claim 125% and the council tax account placed in credit and the council owing you money :p

 

So the council is semi-correct in saying your not entitled to any other discount, as your not, you are only entitled to one discount, and you claim the highest discount.

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You would only be entitled to a 25% Single Person discount. You may also be entitled to claim Council Tax Benefit which would pay something towards the remaining 75%. The amount of help you would get towards the remaining 75% would depend on your circumstances.

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Hi, I've just come off Incapacity Benefit and yes you are entitled to more than the 25% single person discount. A lot more. Not 100% though. I've returned back to work and have a list of todo's! and have never doged a bill in my life and the council tax people have turned up on my door today and told my I have to go to their office and be tape recorded as I have not notified them early enough that I have returned to work. They told me not to speak! (in my own home) as they now had to do it all formally. I felt like a criminal. I prob owe them £50. They intimidated me. I told them I had just returned from being off 2.5yrs with ulcerative colitis/depression and this is now worrying me and seriously setting me back. They shrugged their shoulders and left. I have been crying all day but will snap out of it and find the strength to continue. I do not commit fraud. Have worked in my company for 25yrs and never done anything wrong ever. If I was delib. frauding someone Id do it for more than that amount, ie I would never do it. Sorry for rambling but you need to know the system or you get nothing. You ARE entitled to much more off. I wouldnt be much less off if I stayed on inc. benefit which my doctor wanted me to do but I went back to work through choice yet there are others who WILL be defrauding successfully.

Always the honest one's who dont get the correct benefits and get all the hassles. Anyway keep pushing for your reduction. Can't you get a Personal Advisor in the Jobcentre plus. Mine is brilliant.

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Hi, I've just come off Incapacity Benefit and yes you are entitled to more than the 25% single person discount. A lot more. Not 100% though.

 

Your not entitled to more than 25% Council Tax Discount that you would get a single occupier.

 

You may get Council Tax Benefit paid towards the remaining 75% Council Tax due but Council Tax Benefit and Council Tax discounts are two separate things all together.

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Hi if you are responding to me I am aware that they are 2 different things. If you are a single person you get 25% discount, however if you are on Incapacity Benefit as I was (then while you are incapacitated) you should be entitled to Council Tax Benefit. I'm only speaking from experience as I got it while I was off.

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Hello i am new here!! I also have some concerns with my mums council tax. Myself and my husband and children live with my mum,(i am her fulltime carer..unpaid ). It is her house .Basically we are paying for her arrears on her council tax. We sent forms off to say mum was on benefits.They never replied or said she was entitled to any reductions.The bailiffs came3 months ago and got my husband to aree and sign to say we have to pay £100 pounds amonth for the arrears. Her bill was for £800 approx and they added a load of charges on top of that rounding it up to £1,220!! My mum has been on DLA for over 18mths now and 5 months ago was awarded higher rate as her health is real bad (she had an assessment for this). So my question is ,,,is there anything we can do about this? i.e is she entitled to any reduction?How wouldwegoabout this? Can we get the present situation changed/squashed so to speak...I dunno but always felt that it wasnt fair the amount she is charged. And another thing when we pay the £100 a month it has to be paid to these bailiffs account on a certain day 28th of each month to be precise if its not they can collect all the items that my husband had to sign for on their home visit....(can they do that?). Any ways hope some one can help as I have not a clue about any of this type of problem.

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