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    • Unsure what would be classed as appeal I first contacted the applicant then IAS. I am not aware I could appeal again as Bank state I was informed that is news to me. I would have to look through the paper work, I apologise I forget so much due to my caring duties wish I had quality time to get so much done. Will try and look tomorrow, appreciate everyone's time and input.
    • Hi, I've been reading the invaluable advice on this forum and reading about the problems with Evri and lost delivery of items.  From what I gather the initial steps after having exhausted every's own lost item claim process is to draft a Letter of Claim, I think it is called and to register with the government Money Claims.  I have got a login for Money Claims and have made an initial stab at the letter but I'm not certain I have got it right. Am I right to assume that having exhausted Evri customer service's claims process and having received the denial of any compensation because the laptop I was sending is on the non-compensatory list that my next step would be to send the Letter of Claim to them? Let me provide some basic details which I hopefully have addressed in the letter. I purchased a laptop through Amazon.co.uk which a business in Belfast sold refurbished laptops through.  They had a 30 day money back guarantee for a full refund if you have any issues with the laptop.  I have the invoice from Amazon showing the purchase.  On 27 April, 2024 before the end of the 30 day period I used their ParcelShop (inside a Tesco) to send the laptop back and have the tracking reference mentioned in the letter.  As mentioned in the letter there was they advised they could not give me or sell me any insurance because laptops are on the non-compensatory list so I just paid the normal delivery cost.  It was scanned as leaving the ParcelShop on 29 April and the tracking has been like that ever since.  After a 28 working day Evri claim process they gave the expected response that they could not provide any compensation and simply could not proceed with my claim. I was hoping to get some advice on whether I go ahead now and email this to Customer Services straightaway and should I send a hard-copy to the Evri address as well?  Or are there any steps I have missed out on first?  I believe 14 days is the reasonable period of time for them to respond so if I were to send it tomorrow, for example 12 June then I should expect a reply by 26 June, is that correct and fair?  And assuming they don't reply with a full refund then I would then go down the government Money Claims site to proceed with that? Sorry for all the questions, I want to make sure I go about it properly.  I'll continue to read through other cases on here so I can get an even better handle on the process. I attached a LOC, happy for any edits or updates that will make it even better. Thanks so much for anyone's help! Regards, Matt Evri letter of claim.docx
    • The date was 3 June. Get on MCOL now. The legal principle is that, even if you defence is late, if the other party hasn't requested judgement, then your defence takes priority and is accepted. You might be in time. When I say now I mean now.  Recently we had someone who was nine days' late and this was pointed out to them at 5:30pm.  They faffed around till 11pm.  When they went on MCOl they saw that judgement had been entered at 7pm. Every minute is vital. File the below standard defence if you still can - 1.  The Defendant is the recorded keeper of [motor vehicle]. 2.  It is denied that the Defendant entered into a contract with the Claimant. 3.  As held by the Upper Tax Tribunal in Vehicle Control Services Limited v HMRC [2012] UKUT 129 (TCC), any contract requires offer and acceptance.  The Claimant was simply contracted by the landowner to provide car-park management services and is not capable of entering into a contract with the Defendant on its own account, as the car park is owned by and the terms of entry set by the landowner.  Accordingly, it is denied that the Claimant has authority to bring this claim.    4.  In any case it is denied that the Defendant broke the terms of a contract with the Claimant. 5.  The Claimant is attempting double recovery by adding an additional sum not included in the original offer.  6.  The Particulars of Claim is denied in its entirety.  It is denied that the Claimant is entitled to the relief claimed or any relief at all.
    • Hi friends,  I’m a bit worried I may have got confused with timings here. I thought I had 33 days from my acknowledgment to submit a defence but the date added above says 3/6/24.   have I missed the date?   if so how can I apply for an exception due to my disability and problems with deadlines and dates etc (ADHD)?   what should I submit as a defence?   I’ve had no reply from BW so far    just been back on MCOL and it says 28 days from service if I completed an acknowledgment of service so does that mean 28 days from that of acknowledgement (I.e. 16/5) which would make deadline for defence 14/6?   Thanks! Panicking here.
    • Normally we don't advise playing your cards early in a snotty letter, but as you have appealed we might as well use what you wrote in the appeal against them. There is no rush, you have until 6 July to get it to them.  See what the other regulars think too. How about something like this? -   Dear Rachael & Sean, cheers for your Letter of Claim.  I rolled around on the floor in laughter at the idea you'd actually thought I'd take such tripe seriously and would cough up! As usual you'll have been too bone idle to do any due diligence.  Had you done so you would have seen that I appealed to your client.  Indeed the driver on the day is a textbook example of having done exactly what you should do when you do not wish to be bound by the T&Cs in a private car park. Of course none of that mattered to the spivs you represent but do you really want to put such a useless case in front of a judge? To be fair, your clients are very useful members of the human race - as comedians.  How I loved the page turner of their antics at The Citrus Building in Bournemouth.  It was chuckle after chuckle reading about them, letter after letter, month after month, insisting they were legally in the right, even through someone who had done just the first day of a GCSE law course could have told them they weren't.  Until the denouement - BOOM - an absolute hammering in court.  In fact - SLAM, BANG - managing to lose twice against the same motorist for the same car park in front of two different judges. Your client can either drop their foolishness now or get yet another tolchocking* in court where I will go for an unreasonable costs order under CPR 27.14(2)(g) and spend the dosh on a nice summer holiday, while every day laughing at your clients' expense. I look forward to your deafening silence. COPIED TO COUNTRYWIDE PARKING MANAGEMENT LTD   *  This word is used under licence from Brassnecked
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Have been having an ongoing battle with CCS Enforcement over outstanding council tax.

 

We have already sent letters offering payment to the council and told them that we will put such money by until the account has been handed back.

 

Today we get a letter saying we have chosen to ignore all previous correspondence (a complete lie and we have copied the council in on everything as well) if we do not contact them in 24hrs the baliff will arrive with a vehicle and porters on the 16th to remove our goods. He also says that he will utilse a locksmith if necessary.

 

Now as far as I can tell they cannot do this. I would appreciate some re-assurance and advice for next steps.

 

Please let me know if any further info is required

 

thanks in advance

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thanks for the quick reply

 

nope - and they never will

 

they wrote a couple of weeks ago as well threatening entry and we notified the council. This one mentions locksmiths however and it has worried my partner far more than the previous letter.

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Well they have nothing then.No walking possession,no valid levy,seeing they can only come in by peacefull entry,which you are never going to let them,they are screwed

I had a similar problem with my council,after getting advise from here i wrote to the bailiff company telling them i was considering making an immediate form 4 complaint to the court,copied this to the council saying that i was disgusted at the way their agents were acting,and also reminded them that they had a duty of care towards me and my family.

 

Give it a try, it worked for me:)

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thanks again shammy - how do I find details of a form 4 complaint and is there a template by any chance?

 

I thought they didn't have a leg to stand on but did just want to put my partner and my own mind at rest

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Not sure if there is a template on here,i googled "FORM 4 COMPLAINT AGAINST A CERTIFIED BAILLIF"

 

The only thing i would add is if you have any vehicles park them away from the house until this is sorted.regards mike

 

 

 

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thanks - I can find plenty of mentions of downloading a form 4 but can find no record of it - perhaps I'm just being daft but I've searched 3 pages on google and nothing seems to give me what I'm looking for

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thanks - think I must have just beaten you too it

 

only just realised that the 16th is tomorrow so decided to phone the baliff to tell him we are filing a form 4, he tried to tell me he was legally entitled to gain entry and when I tried to tell him that he had no legal right he hung up and then switched his phone off.

 

I know I shouldn't have called but I couldn't help myself - just makes my blood boil knowing that they must get away with this heavy handed approach with som many people that are just scared out of their wits

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one thing I forgot to say was that the bailiff has written "to be advised" in the box that is supposed to have the outstanding amount

 

Would I be right in thinking that they should always state the total of the debt at the time of visit?

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He didn't like it when he tried to tell me he could legally enter and I cut him off in mid sentance to tell him he needed to listen to what I was telling him not the lies he was telling me.

 

There was a short silence and the phone then went dead :D

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I've had a problem with CCS in the past couple of weeks. They were chasing an outstanding debt of a mere £116! (Council tax). I got a bailiff letter in the door saying they had been round to collect £367 and would be back in 48 hours to take away goods.

 

On calling, I discovered the bailiff had levied on my neighbour's car (I don't even have a license!!) but didn't leave any supporting documentation or any breakdown of charges.

 

I called CCS and told them I was going to issue a form 4 complaint; that I believed these charges were unlawful and the levy invalid. I then paid the council direct from their website (the full amount) and the council then confirmed to CCS that the debt had been paid. The bailiff still claims he is entitled to his fees and will gain entry to collect when my 14 day extension has expired.

 

I then issued a form 4 complaint and sent it to the county court (a poster here - the wonderful tomtubby - let me have the court where he got his certificate because CCS were being quite difficult about it - saying I needed to apply in writing and they would give me the reply in 14 days).

 

I'm hoping the charges will be rescinded.

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have you written to them asking for a breakdown of charges anais? Once you get that check what they have charged and even if they do appear fair (I doubt the will be) ask them to provide evidence of their visits (they wont be able to I'm sure)

 

good luck

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I have asked them in writing BSC (no response yet). I also asked them to give me a breakdown over the phone and they had trouble getting to the figure! They merely mumbled something about the bailiff not having uploaded all of the charges onto the system yet!

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keep it to writing - I believe there is a pescribed timescale they have to respond but I can't remember off the top of my head. Sure there will be info in one of the other threads in this section of the forum

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Ha ha ha!

 

Just phoned CCS to ask where the breakdown was and why it was taking so long to get it to me.

 

Apparently yesterday (after receiving notification of the Form 4 complaint); CCS have removed the levy fee and van attendence fee from my account - get this - 'as a gesture of goodwill'!!!!! This despite the bailiff in question telling me that it didn't matter who I complained to - the charges were lawful and I would HAVE to pay them otherwise face further charges and having my locks broken.

 

Lesson for all - never believe a bailiff - they are liars.

 

Thank you to tomtubby btw.

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Thanks. In fact, I just have a letter from CCS saying the same. However, they have a form I have to sign agreeing that the charges will be dropped if I don't take action against them or their employees.

 

Frankly, I'm very tempted not to sign it and let the courts deal with the Form 4 complaint. I'm concerned that this is merely more blackmail and they will continue to unlawfully pressure vulnerable people.

 

It's also interesting that the charges they list are around £100 less than the charges written on the letter the bailiff stuck through the door and yet they claim that writing them off means 'your account is paid in full and would conclude CCS' involvement in this matter'.

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The thing is tomtubby - I've already sent the Form 4 complaint to the County Court! (I did copy in CCS but it's already probably sitting on someone's desk at the court). Would this affect their offer to rescind the charges? They were very intransigent when I spoke to them last week and the bailiff in question simply kept telling me over and over again that the charges were valid and legal. The officials at CCS also agreed until I told them I was issuing a Form 4 complaint. Suddenly, they put the account 'on hold' and then I get this letter.

 

I'm really tempted to tell them to shove it and dare them to pursue these charges (particularly as my debt to the council is 100% satisifed).

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BSC - the exact wording of the form they want me to sign is:

 

'Without prejudice'

 

I confirm that I accept the offer of a reduction in fees of £XXX made to me by CCS Enforcement Services Limited, as full and final settlement of any claim against CCS Enforcement Services or its representatives'

 

Which makes me kind of want to face them down - the bastards.

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