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    • Hope there is someone who can have a look at this please? 🤞Have to hand it in in like half an hour... THanks!   INTRODUCTION 1.      As a defendant in this case I make this Witness Statement to oppose the claimant application dated 19.09.23 to lift the stay on proceedings, for the defence to be struck out, for the Summary Judgment on the whole claim and the cost order to be made against me, the defendant in view of my Defence submitted to the County Court Business Centre in Northampton on 22 June 2019. 2.      The Claimant confirms that this claim issued through Northampton County Court Business Centre remained stayed since. 3.      Attached is a witness statement and a bundle of documents marked ‘LON2’. BACKGROUND 4.      The defendant confirms she entered into a contract with the Student Loan Company (SLC) under Loan Number ………….. on 28 November 1996. The original loan amount was £2035.00 with APR rate of 2.7%. 5.      The loan was regulated by SLC and during the time SLC was in charge of the account the defendant successfully deferred every year as she was always under the earning threshold. 6.      The defendant acknowledges receiving a copy of a loan agreement enclosed as pages [1 to 2] of ‘LON1’. NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT 7.      As per her defence, the claimant acknowledges receiving Notice of Assignment when the loan was moved over from SLC to Claimant on 22.11.2013. 8.      The Student Loan agreement is regulated under the Consumer Credit Act 1974. 9.      As an assignee or creditor as defined in section 189 of the CCA this applies to this new requirement on assignment of rights. This means that when an assignee purchases debts (or otherwise acquires rights under a credit agreement) it also acquires certain obligations to the borrower including the duty to comply with CCA requirements (such as the rules on statements and notices and other post-contractual information). The assignee becomes the creditor under the agreement. This ensures that essential consumer protections under the CCA cannot be circumvented by assigning the debt to a third party. 2014 REMEDIATION 10.  Defendant received a remediation pack from the Claimant on 28th August 2014 named Remedy of Account enclosed on pages [1-34] of ‘LON2’.  The cover letter explained that there was an issue under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 that resulted in Defendant’s balance being higher than it should have been so the reduction of £441.47 was applied to the account. 11.  The enclosed replacement documents in the pack showed correct situation compared to the originals with the erroneous Sums of Arrears. 12.   The defendant found this Remediation pack confusing and worrying that CCA 1974 was breached on Defendant’s account, yet the Claimant brushed it off with vague explanation and an apology. 13.  This issue puts shade on the Claimant’s requirement to prove the allegation that the money is owed as claimed under the Civil Procedure Rule 16.5 (4), as the Defendant does not admit the allegation. DEFERMENTS 14.  The defendant was granted deferrals for all the years they were with the SLC and continued to be granted deferments by the Claimant when they took over the loan as the claimant was under the earning threshold at all pertinent times. 15.  Defendant was sent and completed deferment forms for 20 years, between 1996 – 2016 without fail and no payments were ever due. 16.  Defendant had not received the 2017 deferment forms 8 weeks before the due date or the subsequent reminder that is customarily sent. 17.  Defendant had not been reminded by email about the deferment. 18.  When the Claimant noticed the Defendant’s deferment form was missing and this was unusual considering they have been at the same address for more than a decade and are on the electoral register, the Claimant did not make an attempt to call or email the defendant to communicate with them about the situation. 19.  The Claimant therefore did not treat the Defendant fairly. CCA REMEDIATON 2018 20.  As mentioned in Defendant’s Defence and not responded to in the Claimant’s Witness statement; the next communication from the Claimant that the Defendant received was the Remedy of Account pack on 1st September 2018 containing missing statutory notices that they are required to send within the prescribed timescales containing correct information to inform the client about their account as presented in pages [35-69] of ‘LON2’ 21.  Due to a system error between 2016-2018 the Claimant did not comply with this requirement and the correct statutory notices were not sent. 22.  This system error coincided with the dates the deferment forms were not received by the Defendant. 23.  The pack included annual statements some of which mentioned Sums of Arrears, much like the ones SLC used to send the Defendant in error – which was corrected by Claimant in 2014 as mentioned in points 9-12. The defendant was confused and googled the Remediation issue and found a - nothing to worry about – type of explanation on the Claimant’s website as it seems many accounts were affected. 24.  Claimant’s website stated: “What is remediation? During ongoing quality checks/reviews of our accounts, we identified an issue relating to communications that we are required to send customers as prescribed by the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (as amended) (CCA). Additionally, our review identified issues with the data on some of our customers’ accounts. Having reviewed all accounts for issues, along with rectifying the issues identified above, we are now in a position to resume our normal processes. We have begun writing to our customers who have had arrears on their loan(s) since 9 December 2015 (when Erudio took over the day to day management of the loans from the Capita Group). This is to ensure they have had all the required CCA notifications and their account data is accurate. This will involve sending the corrected documentation to affected customers and corrections to the data on customers’ accounts. If your account has been affected, you will receive this documentation where applicable. Any interest incurred since these issues arose will be deducted from your account balances. What does it mean for me? You don’t need to do anything. If you have been affected by any of these issues, you will receive a letter from us outlining what we have done to fix it. We will provide you with corrected regulatory letters for the period affected by these issues and inform you about any adjustments to your account balance or payment as a result of the removal of interest added to your account during that period.” 25.  The defendant concluded this error must be also why the deferment forms were not sent and trusted that the Claimant would fix the error and send the documents with an apology, after all, if there was a problem, the Claimant would have called or emailed to let the Defendant know. 26.  The Claimant was in breach of the CCA 1974 rules in letting the Defendant know about the arrears on the account, and subsequent actions taken were unenforceable as this was the Claimant’s error. LETTER OF CLAIM AND COURT DEFENCE 27.  However, Defendant was served with a Letter of Claim which was a shock. She had never been to court before and did not think she had a choice but go to court as the other option was to succumb to unreasonable offer by Dryden’s Fairfax lawyers representing the Claimant. 28.  Defendant therefore submitted defence to court. 29.  The Claimant’s witness statement has not addressed the CCA 1974 breach that was stated in point 15 or 16 of the Defendant’s defence. ADMINISTRATIVE STAY OF PROCEEDINGS July 2019 – May 2024 30.  As the Claimant’s Witness Statement reads, during the almost 5 year administrative stay, the Defendant was contacted by Drydens Fairfax layers representing the Claimant with offers to settle the ‘debt’, however the Defendant found the letters had a violent undertone, each one threatening with a CCJ unless the Defendant complied with demands. It was therefore unwise  to enter into any kind of relationship with such bullies who were well aware of the Defendant’s defence and that their client made serious mistakes and a breached CCA 1974 rules. 31.  As a result of these continual threats but the case still on administrative stay the Defendant experienced continual nightmares and stress related gut problems. She has seen the gut specialist who advised her the mind body connection and trauma can be connected with her type of gut issues and the defendant’s GP followed by referring her to trauma psychotherapy. 32.  On 8th of June 2021 the Claimant sent a letter with the statutory documentation they failed to send the Defendant even though her postal address had not changed. Again this was another CCA 1974 breach. 33.  On 16th December 2021 the Claimant sent another letter apologising for and error made in charging the Solicitor’s fees incorrectly, continuing with a series of blunders.    
    • I'm trying to unravel this – but I get the impression that there was no contract between you and EVRi and that you didn't even choose them but instead you decided use some third party parcel broker in the USA which organised the delivery. Is this correct? EVRi came into the picture because they were then eventually selected for part of the journey although you had no knowledge that it might be them and I suppose it didn't really matter as long as the item got to you. Secondly, I really don't understand the journey which this item made. You bought the item from somebody in the USA. They then were meant to dispatch it to you to another address in the USA but for some reason or other it came to the UK and then into the hands of EVRi at which point it was lost or stolen. More confusion here because you now tell us that EVRi marked it as being out for delivery but it was never delivered. This suggests that it was going to be delivered to a UK address but earlier on you said that it was going to be delivered to USA address. I think you need to look at the story. Maybe show it to a friend of yours who is not particularly aware of the details and ask them if they can make head or tail of it and then come back to us with clarification so that we fully understand. Also, I think we'd like to know what the item is, how was it declared, what was the value which was declared. You said it was a valuable item because it was rare and collectable. I gather from this that it is non-fungible. We need to understand more about this. Was an insurance policy purchased to cover it during the delivery process. I understand that this rare and collectable item be valued at £200. Do you have evidence this value. This could become very important. Also you have given us no idea when this happened. We need to understand the full timescale. There are a number of possibilities here including the possibility of the contract action against EVRi on the basis of your third party rights or an action for negligence but we need to know far more and we need to get a story that makes sense.   Finally, I understand that you have sent the letter of claim. What did it say? How much time did you give them? What did you expect to happen as a result of the letter of claim? Whatever the answers to those questions might be, clearly you had no idea how to proceed after having sent such a letter. A letter of claim is meant to be a serious threat of some legal action if some condition which you have stipulated is not complied with. You set a deadline for compliance and at the end of that deadline you issue the court action. Clearly you are not in a position to do that so your letter of claim is a bluff and undermines your credibility and it will find its way into the EVRi wastepaper basket – if it's not there already.  
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Hi, I need information.

 

My mini has been at Northwst Mini Glossop for over two years now.

It was meant to be completed 18 months ago, still not done.

 

They have moved, I need to send court papers, need new address for Mr. Chris Handford, all help appreciated.

 

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It doesn't look good. Their website is not working. I can't imagine why on earth you have waited for so long before addressing this issue. Also, there are a few complaints about him and his outfit on the Internet.

 

Presumably he's taking your car with you? If he has, then I would say that you should be informing the police that the car may have been stolen – and also DVLA.

 

I think your best bet is to start doing the rounds of the many specialist forums because somebody there will have some information. If you can find that he's got a working Twitter account or something like that, you may well think about spoofing him by saying that you need some work done and you've heard good things and where can you find him et cetera.

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Sorry to find another one of his victims, this company is a disgrace.

 

I have just removed my car from them,

they quoted me 2/3 weeks to do a job and it got to 7 months

I took the car off them,

 

they told me it was ready and would be delivered after I paid the rest of my bill after about 3 months.

 

I did so the car never turned up

I drove over there to find my car had been sat outside uncovered for months,

covered in grit with flat tyres,

went inside to find my engine in a pile of bits

barely started despite being told it was ready,

 

I had nothing but lies from them

the owner Chris Handford seems to be a compulsive liar,

constant lies to buy himself more time.

 

I have had many messages from people unhappy with their work and that have had cars in there for years.

 

His new address is,

unit 1 options house Sk13 6LQ

- the same door as a company called Branded signs,

which I think he is also something to do with.

 

I will be hand delivering his court papers over the next week as he is refusing any kind of refund even though I've paid him in full for a job he couldn't do (close to £3000 and I'm now having to spend hundreds of pounds, many more to get my car sorted by someone else

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Hi Thanks for your reply,

I know it went on for a long time,

I was a fool to give him the benefit of the doubt,

but I have also be very ill over the last 18 months

. Again thanks for your input.

 

Thanks so much for your reply, I hand delivered the letter before action.

I sent it to the web site address but the refused it,

I drove across asked around and got directions.

 

I saw him at burger van.

I jumped out gave him the letter,

his face dropped,

my friend video the whole thing.

 

My car has been in same place,

outside two years,

it's ruined now.

 

 

submitting court papers next week.

Is it possible for me to keep in contact with you if I supply my email address?

 

Thanks again for taking the time to reply

 

Wmwallace.

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I am currently mid case against Chris at NWMC.

- if you are also trying to claim I would suggest sending everything by recorded post or hand delivering,

 

keep copies of everything and make sure to take photos etc of your vehicle.

 

I had judgement by default and sent bailiffs,

thought the ordeal was over,

 

but he has applied for the judgement to be overturned

and so I have a court hearing in a few weeks.

 

Luckily I kept everything.

My vehicle was sent to him in 2012.

.. it's been a long wait for this.

 

Good luck to you both and please feel free to PM me.

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Hi thanks for this information. I sent LBA to his place, it came back as not at this address. That is why I came on here to find new address.MMM gave me the heads up.

 

I went to his new place caught him at burger van, delivered it to him.

 

The fourteen days are up, he has not replied as I asked. I got letter this morning, with all sort of excuses in it why car has not been done, promised to have it done by Christmas, promised me in Jan 2016 to have it done buy May 2016. I don't believe him. I don't know how to PM you, but willing to let you have copy off letter if it will help your case.

 

Thanks so much for your input.

 

Wmwallace.

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  • 2 months later...

why would you give them 14 days to cause damage to your vehicle?

Just get the thing removedasap and without notice.

 

 

If they have started work on it they are entitled to keep it until you pay them,

dont give them any opportunity

 

 

You must reralise that they arent goping to do a good job anyway

 

 

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Is it that bad, I've given him 14 days to start work on mine.

Where did you get info from?

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I'd be very grateful if the people on this thread who have had dealings with Northwest Mini Centre Glosso, could contact me either on the open forum or by email at our admin email address please, to update me as to the progress of their complaint.

Thank you

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Hi,

 

I am another victim of Chris at the NWMC..

. He is building a 1275GT for my son's 17th birthday (2nd March 2016).

 

 

.. Despite promises he missed that date as well as a couple of others following...

It came to Xmas and even on Xmas eve morning he told me i'd get it that day and well you can guess what happened..

 

 

. well it's now 4th March and he let me down again after promising it would be ready for my son's 18th birthday,

 

 

1 year past the original handover date...

 

 

I have told him i want the car, in it's current state but he's refused to deliver it to me,

he's also refusing to hand it over until the full balance is paid even though it's not finished!!!

 

 

I'm stuck and so angry and frustrated,

any advice you could share or if i could join you fighting him please let me know...

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Good luck with getting your cars done.

This guy is a full on con man.

 

Comes across as your pal,

takes your money and spends it on other things.

 

Maybe sometimes keeping the business afloat or on debts I don't know.

What I do know is I don't have a Porsche or motorbike....just a mini in bits.

 

The guy has rhino skin..

. I'm pretty sure all of his customers have been less then cordial with him about getting work done that they have paid for.

 

Tails of woe are probably valid

however that's life we all have toes of woe,

you took the money and personal life shouldn't affect it.

 

It's a shame because when he first turned up in the area I really wanted him to succeed

but it became very clear after a couple of years what he was about.

 

My guess is going forward he will keep taking the out of you all and probably wind the company up when the heat gets too much and reopen doing the same thing all over again.

 

My suggestion would be to get your card back cut your losses and just try and warn people what's really going on. And

 

I have regularly gone down there

tried being kind,

tried the shouty route,

tried incentives with sharing profit on the car and nothing.

 

From what I gather I'm not the only one doing this.

Probably why no work gets done because they are dealing with angry customers all day.

 

I feel sorry for his staff.

They used to look like happy lads

now they just look worn out!

 

I'd put my mortgage on it that he feeds them the same and doesn't pay them properly.

 

In summary if you're reading this and thinking of having work done by him....DONT.

 

Don't be lulled by his quote,

don't be lulled about promised turn around time,

don't be convinced that

He isg oing to do the work when deadlines pass and he says 'I will sort it' because he won't.

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Northwest Mini Centre (NWMC Ltd):

 

Director:

Christopher Handford

 

Company:

NWMC Ltd

Unit 1

Options House

Brookfield Industrial Estate

Glossop

Derbyshire

England

SK13 6LQ

 

Company Number: 09951507

 

Companies House link: https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/09951507

 

Endole link: https://www.endole.co.uk/company/09951507/nwmc-ltd

 

The Gazette link: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/company/09951507

 

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wont matter pointless

he has done a runner and closed the firm

a CCJ wont harm him at all.

please don't hit Quote...just type we know what we said earlier..

DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

and they

are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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Good day,

 

I need this mans address urgently to serve him legal papers, anyone point me in his direction, some one said Cornwall ?

 

Thanks,

 

Geocyper

 

yes, you and the rest of the world together.

 

If you find out then let us know and also tell the police.

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Its a order to attend Court and suspended Committal order for prison, it has to be served on him, done all the county Court route, this is because he failed to show.

 

Geo Cyper

 

Existing thread for reference.....

 

https://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?470835-Need-Chris-Hanford-Address.-Northwest-Mini-Centre.&highlight=Northwest+Mini+Centre

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Blimey, – please will you tell us more.

 

Also, I suggest that you don't post any more on this thread – but please start a new thread which will then be automatically tweeted to a few thousand people. Additionally, having a thread title all of its own will attract Google far more.

 

Can I suggest that your thread title is – Chris Hanford – North West mini – committal order for prison

 

I think that this will attract a lot of interest and it will be retweeted.

 

Maybe you could also scan up the order in pdf format

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Thanks. Please post up the committal order. Even if people don't get their money back or their cars back, at least seeing the order may give them some sense of satisfaction.

 

It also might concentrate people's minds if there is a chance that they might know where he is.

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