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    • statute barring in Scotland is 5yrs from last payment/use date or date of default Notice + 14 days, whichever is the later. dont confuse that with the 6yrs debts show on credit files (DN's 6th bday regardless to payment or not). they'd never get a claim raised by august in 99% of cases . as long all these debts were taken out whilst resident in scotland and you have not moved since taking them out but failed to inform the original creditor before the debt sale....... then stay radio silent until sb date is reached. then if you wish send our scottish sb letter. just remember unlike E&W in scotland debts are extinguished, dead , gone , parrot. once SB'd dx  
    • Hi all, Love this site and it's no nonsense advice, have dipped in and out of the consumer forums over the years, mostly to assure myself that what I was doing was the right thing when dealing with various businesses (almost 100% success rate, thanks in part to reading and more reading here.). Anyway, the time is almost approaching where I might need to ask for some specific help and I have a couple of queries that I can't see definitively answered. Due to financial mismanagement and severe anxiety issues I stopped paying all unsecured debt in December 2018 (one slipped to the first week in Jan 2019 when the last payment was made having rechecked my bank statement from that period - all my unsecured debt direct debits were cancelled in early Jan 2019). This has left half a dozen debts;  a couple of credit cards, a bank loan, Shop Direct and some Hitachi Finance stuff having been sold on and passing the rounds through the usual suspects, Lowells, Link, PRA Group, others related to them, and then back to them again. I have somehow successfully managed to maintain radio silence and avoided anything more worrying than their begging letters.  I have blocked their phone calls and texts, bumped all emails to the spambox and had a chuckle at their desperate letters.  I've never had anybody at the door.  I have been at the same address since before I defaulted and all correspondence comes to my current home address.  I have NEVER contacted them or admitted any debt. In anticipation of them perhaps ramping up action at the last minute I've had a look at my credit report on Credit Karma (rec'd from this very place) and I see that the default dates on these range from May 2019 to November 2019. Also in preperation I've been reading, reading and reading lots here as advised. Obviously being in Scotland there are a lot fewer posts relating to these matters and it's always quite annoying when OP's do not follow up with any outcome on their cases - how rude! This has also left me a bit confused of when I am able to finally breathe easy (although cancelling all the direct debits in Jan 2019 was the biggest sigh of relief as I knew it was all going to be unmanageable and, well, default one, default all.). I've been reading that defaults should be filed 3-6 months after the missed payment but one of my larger debts was defaulted on 27th August 2019 when the last payment I made was 10th December 2018, meaning the first missed payment was 10th Jan 2019.   My query for now is - when should I infer that these debts are prescribed?  From when the payment was missed, or taking the default date plus 5 years from the credit report? The three I have with the May date are moot anyway as either way they are gone  - some letters from Lowell offering me 90% off to settle is what got me thinking these must have been near SB status, however I have one big 10k+ with a July date and another 10k+ at the end of August I am feeling a bit anxious again, even though I know there is nothing to worry about with the begging letters.  Reading the various forums I am not sure why the OC's didn't take action against me when I read time and again the surprise that other posters haven't already been taken to court for lesser amounts - I'm also surprised I've avoided any action this long as there are plenty in this forum and sub forum who are whisked off to the court by the beggers minions after only a year or so after defaulting.  There are no CCJ/decrees listed on my credit report and I have not received any such judgements against me.  I still just regularly receive the begging emails to the spambox, the blocked phone calls and the letters from the they. I'm also reading that there is no need in Scotland to send an LBC so what should I be looking out for to know that the time has come to engage with CCA requests etc? I'm afraid in a fit I threw a lot of the paperwork out but I have a box of stuff I'm going to go through which may have the original letters from the OC's. Thanks in advance for any advice.  
    • I'm at work now but promise to look in later. Can you confirm how you paid the first invoice?  It wasn't your fault if the signal was so poor and there was no alternative way to pay.  There must be a chance of reversing the charge with your bank.  There are no guarantees but Kev  https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09766749/officers  has never had the backbone to do court so far.  Not even in one case,  
    • OK  so you may not have outed yourself if you said "we". No matter either way you paid. Snotty letter I am surprised that they were so quick off the mark threatening Court. They usually take months to go that far. No doubt that as you paid the first one they decided to strike quickly and scare you into paying. Dear Chuckleheads  aka Alliance,  I am replying to your LOCs You may have caught me the first time but that is  the end. What a nasty organisation you are. You do realise that you now have now no reason to continue to pursue me after reading my appeal since you know that my car was not cloned. Any further pursuit will end up with a complaint to the ICO that you are breaching my GDPR.  Please confirm that you have removed my details from your records. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I haven't gone for a snotty letter this time as they know that you paid for your car in another car park. So using a shot across their bows .  If it doesn't deter them and they send in the debt collectors or the Court you will then be able to get more money back from them for  breachi.ng your data protection than they will get should they win in Court-and they have no chance of that as you have paid. So go in with guns blazing and they might see sense.  Although never underestimate how stupid they are. Or greedy.
    • Thank you. Such a good point. They did issue all 3 before I paid though. I only paid one because I didn’t have proof of parking that time, only for two others.    Unfortunately no proof of my appeal as it was just submitted through a form on their website and no copy was sent to me. I only have the reply. I believe I just put something like “we made the honest mistake of using the incorrect parking area on the app” and that’s it. Thanks again for your help. 
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That's a great cartoon. I'm going to have that picture in my head when they next ring up to annoy me. I will smile to myself as I'm saying could you hang on while I press record!

One of the DCA's I am currently dealing with have a policy of not giving out their last names. Unbelievable!

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Thank you for that. i just wanted to put my mind at rest. The advice I have been given on here is excellent.

 

If you took copies of your correspondence (after Sig) then check any docs sent against them I if the bear to close resemblance they are almost certainly forgeries

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I am confused about the signature situation.

 

Could we not use a request signature that has never been used on any real document and see what comes back. As an example if my normal signature is Gordon Brown and I sign the CCA request Gordon Stillamoron Brown it would be amusing to have a resultant CCA with the latter sig.

 

Just a thought,

 

GK

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I am confused about the signature situation.

 

Could we not use a request signature that has never been used on any real document and see what comes back. Yes. As an example if my normal signature is Gordon Brown and I sign the CCA request Gordon Stillamoron Brown it would be amusing to have a resultant CCA with the latter sig.

 

Just a thought,

 

GK

 

Nothing stopping you from having a number of signatures, I do. I have one for official docs/cheques and another for general correspondence. I never sign anything send to a DCA but I will in future use one specifically for sending to DCA's (go on DCA, use it if you dare!! :p )

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Hi guys

I have two DCA's - AIC and HFO - who are chasing my other half. I have taken advice from the forum and have my own DCA's under control but both these two have had CCA requests and continue to call.

We do not mention that we have sent CCA but just refuse to speak to them point blank. AIC are particularly unpleasant though we know that both of them have received the CCA as they were sent recorded and received.

What is the line to take with them? Is is best to just keep playing this no comment game or send another letter reminding them of their obligations. Does anyone have any experience?

 

Thanks

 

Seachan 1

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Thanks Mr. Ton

Will do. I thought as much. Until they actually send an agreement - whether enforceable or otherwise - we are under no obligation to enter into any form of dialogue - including a response to a further letter. Is this the case? And I will recommend that my other half reports them to OFT etc

 

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If the 12+2 days have passed since they received your request send this;

 

Account In Dispute

 

Ref:

 

 

 

Dear Sir/Madam

 

 

 

Thank you for your letter of xx/xx/xx, the contents of which have been noted.

 

You have failed to respond to my legal request to supply me a true copy of the original Consumer Credit Agreement for the above account.

On **DATE** I made a formal request for a true signed agreement for the alleged account under consumer credit Act 1974 s77/8. A copy of which is enclosed for your perusal and ease of reference.

 

You have failed to comply with my request, and as such the account entered default on **DATE**.(12+2 days after you sent the CCA request)

The document that you are obliged to send me is a true copy of the executed agreement that contained all of the prescribed terms, all other required terms and statutory notices and was signed by both your company and myself as defined in section 61(1) of CCA 74 and subsequent Statutory Instruments. If the executed agreement contained any reference to any other document, you are also obliged to send me a copy of that document.In addition a full statement of this account should have been sent to me detailing all debits and credits to the account.

 

Furthermore;

 

You are aware that the Consumer Credit Act allows 12 working days for a request for a true copy of a credit agreement to be carried out before your client enters into a default situation. This limit has expired

 

As you are no doubt aware section 77(6) states:

 

If the creditor fails to comply with Subsection (1)(a) He is not entitled , while the default continues, to enforce the agreement.Therefore this account has become unenforceable at law.

 

As you have Failed to comply with a lawful request for a true, signed copy of the said agreement and other relevant documents mentioned in it, Failed to send a full statement of the account and Failed to provide any of the documentation requested. Consequentially any legal action you pursue will be averred as both UNLAWFUL and VEXATIOUS. Furthermore I shall counterclaim that any such action constitutes unlawful harassment.

 

Please note you may also consider this letter as a statutory notice under section 10 of the Data Protection Act to cease processing any data in relation to this account with immediate effect. This means you must remove all information regarding this account from your own internal records and from my records with any credit reference agencies.

 

Should you refuse to comply, you must within 21 days provide me with a detailed breakdown of your reasoning behind continuing to process my data. It is not sufficient to simply state that you have a ‘legal right’; You must outline your reasoning in this matter and state upon which legislation this reasoning depends. Should you not respond within 14 days I expect that this means you agree to remove all such data.

 

Furthermore you should be aware that a creditor is not permitted to take ANY action against an account whilst it remains in dispute.

The lack of a credit agreement is a very clear dispute and as such the following applies.

 

* You may not demand any payment on the account, nor am I obliged to offer any payment to you.

* You may not add further interest or any charges to the account.

* You may not pass the account to a third party.

* You may not register any information in respect of the account with any credit reference agency.

* You may not issue a default notice related to the account.

 

I reserve the right to report your actions to any such regulatory authorities as I see fit. You have 14 days from receiving this letter to contact me with your intentions to resolve this matter which is now a formal complaint. I therefore request a copy of your official complaints procedure which you are obliged to supply.

 

I would appreciate your due diligence in this matter.

 

 

 

Yours faithfully,

Print name do not sign

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Hi,

 

Mentioning forged signatures, I CCA RBS, and what they sent back well confirms everything that is written above. They sent me a loan duty check list with my original signature, and the T&Cs there was a signature, but guess what it wasnt mine, I used that "fake signature" when I last corresponded with them, bearing in mind the latter signature contained a scroll of SP, whereas my initials are SI, work that out.

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Do Digital Signatures

 

I Had Problems With A Well Known Micky Mouse Car Finance Co,

 

The One I Love To Hate Now

 

They Had No Agreement And One Appeared With A Sig WhicH Looked But Was Not Mine

 

I Spent 250 Quid On A Graphologist Report

 

It Scared The Hell Out Of Them

 

The Rest Is History

 

If You Suspect Underhand Tactics

 

Its Worth Its Weight In Gold

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+ in the event of any court action, the original has to be produced anyway. ;)

 

I thought this was dependant on the judge lottery?

 

Microfiche has been used according to some posts and photocopies are acceptable by some judges.

We live in an unmoderated country why should the net be any different?

Bring back free speech we miss it!

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Can you demand to see the original? Doesn't the judge decide this. Isn't that the point. If the judge belioeves your demand is just there to happer the process and eviendence that the debt is owed is already present, it's hard if not impossible to reley on this.

 

From reading posts I really get the impression that Orginal is being worked out of the legal system for obvious reasons, more judges than not now have no interest in originals. A microfiche reader was used in one case, It's a silent victory for the DCA I think.

We live in an unmoderated country why should the net be any different?

Bring back free speech we miss it!

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I have several old, pre 2005, unresolved cc debts. All have been the subject of cca requests and numerous responses. However, I moved house recently and am about to move again. Pretty soon my trail will go cold and they won't be able to find me for a while. But can they issue court proceedings in the meantime and I know nothing about it? Some thoughts from seasoned experts would be helpful.

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Its A Well Known Trick For A Dca To Send A Claim To A Prievious Address

 

Saying That. Its A Last Resort A Dca Doing A Court Calim, They Would Sooner Sell It To A Dca Further Down The Food Chain

 

It Depends On Things Such As

 

Size Of The Debt

Do You Own Your Own Home

 

Is It Worth My While To Issue A Claim

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I have several old, pre 2005, unresolved cc debts. All have been the subject of cca requests and numerous responses. However, I moved house recently and am about to move again. Pretty soon my trail will go cold and they won't be able to find me for a while. But can they issue court proceedings in the meantime and I know nothing about it? Some thoughts from seasoned experts would be helpful.

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Have you thought about getting your mail redirected by Royal Mail , up to 2 years , that way you can see them but they cannot see you .

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