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    • Hi, despite saying you would post it up we have not seen the WS or EVRis WS. Please can you post them up.
    • Hi, Sorry its taken me so long to get round to this, i've been pretty busy today. Anyway, just a couple of things based on your observations.   Evri have not seen/read my WS (sent by post and by email) as they would have recognised the claim value is over £1000 as it includes court fees, trial fees, postage costs and interests, and there is a complete breakdown of the different costs and evidence. I'd say theres a 1% chance they read it , but in any case it won't change what they write. They refer to the claim amount that you claimed in your claim form originally, which will likely be in the same as the defence. They use a simple standard copy and paste format for WX and I've never seen it include any amount other than on the claim form but this is immaterial because it makes no difference to whether evri be liable and if so to what value which is the matter in dispute. However, I have a thinking that EVRi staff are under lots of pressure, they seem to be working up to and beyond 7pm even on fridays, and this is quite unusual so they likely save time by just copying and pasting certain lines of their defence to form their WX.   Evri accepts the parcel is lost after it entered their delivery network - again, this is in my WS and is not an issue in dispute. This is just one of their copy paste lines that they always use.   Evri mentions the £25 and £4.82 paid by Packlink - Again, had they read the WS, they would have realised this is not an issue in dispute. They probably haven't read your WS but did you account for this in your claim form?   Furthermore to the eBay Powered By Packlink T&Cs that Evri is referring to, Clauses 3b and c of the T&Cs states:  (b)   Packlink is a package dispatch search engine that acts as an intermediary between its Users and Transport Agencies. Through the Website, Users can check the prices that different Transport Agencies offer for shipments and contract with the Transport Agency that best suits their needs on-line. (c)  Each User shall then enter into its own contract with the chosen Transport Agency. Packlink does not have any control over, and disclaims all liability that may arise in contracts between a User and a Transport Agency This supports the view that once a user (i.e, myself) selects a transport agency (i.e Evri) that best suits the user's needs, the user (i.e, myself) enters into a contract with the chosen transport agency (i.e, myself). Therefore, under the T&Cs, there is a contract between myself and Evri.   This is correct but you have gone into this claim as trying to claim as a third party. I would say that you need to pick which fight you wan't to make. Either you pick the fight that you contracted directly with EVRi therefore you can apply the CRA OR you pick the fight that you are claiming as a third party contract to a contract between packlink and EVRi. Personally, I would go with the argument that you contracted directly with evri because the terms and conditions are pretty clear that the contract is formed with EVRi and so if the judge accepts this you are just applying your CR under CRA 2015, of which there has only been 2 judges I have seen who have failed to accept the argument of the CRA.   Evri cites their pre-existing agreement with Packlink and that I cannot enforce 3rd party rights under the 1999 Act. Evri has not provided a copy of this contract, and furthermore, my point above explains that the T&Cs clearly explains I have entered into a contract when i chose Evri to deliver my parcel.    This is fine, but again I would say that you should focus on claiming under the contract you have with EVRi as you entered into a direct contract with them according to packlink, as this gives less opportunites for the judge to get things wrong, also I think this is a much better legal position because you can apply your CR to it, if you dealt with a third party claim you would likely need to rely on business contract rights.   As explained in my WS, i am the non-gratuitous beneficiary as my payment for Evri's delivery service through Packlink is the sole reason for the principal contract coming into existence. I wouldn't focus this as your argument. I did think about this earlier and I think the sole focus of your claim should be that you contracted with evri and any term within their T&Cs that limits their liability is a breach of CRA. If you try to argue that the payment to packlink is the sole reason for the contract coming in between EVRI and packlink then you are essentially going against yourself since on one hand you are (And should be) arguing that you contracted directly with EVRi, but on the other hand by arguing about funding the contract between packlink and evri you are then saying that the contract is between packlink and evri not you and evri.  I think you should focus your argument that the contract is between you and evri as the packlink T&C's say.   Clearly Evri have not read by WS as the above is all clearly explained in there.   I doubt they have too, but I think their witness statement more than anything is an attempt to sort of confuse things. They reference various parts of the T&Cs within their WS and I've left some more general points on their WS below although I do think  point 3b as you have mentioned is very important because it says "Users can check the prices that different Transport Agencies offer for shipments and contract with the Transport Agency that best suits their needs on-line." which I would argue means that you contract directly with the agency. For points 9 and 10 focus on term 3c of the contract  points 15-18 are the same as points 18-21 of the defence if you look at it (as i said above its just a copy paste exercise) point 21 term 3c again point 23 is interesting - it says they are responsible for organising it but doesnt say anything about a contract  More generally for 24-29 it seems they are essentially saying you agreed to packlinks terms which means you can't have a contract with EVRI. This isnt true, you have simply agreed to the terms that expressly say your contract is formed with the ttransport agency (EVRi). They also reference that packlinks obligations are £25 but again this doesn't limit evris obligations, there is nothing that says that the transport agency isnt liable for more, it just says that packlinks limitation is set. for what its worth point 31 has no applicability because the contract hasn't been produced.   but overall I think its most important to focus on terms 3b and 3c of the contract and apply your rights as a consumer and not as a third party and use the third party as a backup   
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    • no you need to get reading up..... everything is explained time and again in the threads i linked you too. sorry i thought you'd filed your defence? doesnt matter, try in daylight hours each day , a couple of times. you've weeks there is no rush at all. to file it.     if you did .....ideally you need to remove para 1 from your defence then.
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I have seen a few posts here about HFO and helpful advice. My problem is the same as in im getting phone calls from HFO, but the phone calls are not for me but for my son. he does not live with me any more and hasnt for a good while,, i do have a mobile number which i have given them but they are still calling me and talking about black marks against my address etc. and the last phone call saying i was lying about my son not living here,,, this is because i dont know where he is living but they are saying he is still at my address as far as the electoral roll is concerned... I dont think he is but dont know how to find out?

do i have to just keep putting up with these calls? should i just put the phone down when i relise who it is? The other day a lady who called said someone was coming to my house to investigate?

Any help at all would be appreciated. thank you.

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They cannot 'blacklist' an address so don't worry about that. Make a complaint to your local Trading Standards & the OFT about this company and send them (HFO) this letter;

 

Dear Sir or Madam

 

Harassment by telephone

 

I am writing in relation to the quantity and frequency of telephone calls that I have received from your company, which I deem to be personally harassing.

I have informed you that the person you are seeking does not and to my knowledge never lived at this address or held this telephone number.

I have verbally requested that these stop, but I am still receiving calls. (Delete if necessary)

I now require all further correspondence from your company to be made in writing only. [if you Want Them to]

I am of the view that your continued harassment of me by telephone puts you in breach of Section 40 of the Administration of Justice Act 1970, and the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.

If you continue to harass me by telephone, you will also be in breach of the Communications Act (2003) s.127 and I will report you to OFCOM, Trading Standards and The Office of Fair Trading, meaning that you will be liable to a substantial fine.

Be advised that any further telephone calls from your company will be recorded. (**Even if you don‘t yet have recording equipment!!**)

 

Yours faithfully,

Print name do not sign

 

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Check to make sure your son's name is not on the electoral roll most libraries have a list then if it is still listed get his name taken off. As cerberusalert says they can't blacklist an address. I would have thought when you are required to complete who lives at your address you have not included in your son. These people will try anything. DG

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Thank you so much, DG and cerberusalert. So i can just ask at the Library to check if he is still listed as living here,,, I honestly dont think he is as he has been left home quite few years,, and when he first left home it was to join the RAF,,, he left the RAF about a year ago or a bit more maybe.

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If you can't get the information from your local library, your local council office should be able to tell you. If he was in RAF did he still have a vote from your address if so thats why they say he still lives there. My brother in law was in the Army and he was still registered at his home address. It's just worthy checking and then you can remove him if he is still on it.

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If you can't get the information from your local library, your local council office should be able to tell you. If he was in RAF did he still have a vote from your address if so thats why they say he still lives there. My brother in law was in the Army and he was still registered at his home address. It's just worthy checking and then you can remove him if he is still on it.

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Ok thanks again:)

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The other day a lady who called said someone was coming to my house to investigate?

 

Include this in your letter too;

 

Dear Sirs,

 

Please be advised that I am only prepared to communicate with you in writing. OFT rules and regulations clearly state that you can only visit me at my home if you make an appointment and I have no wish to make an appointment with you. There is only an implied license under English Common Law for people to be able to visit me on my property without express permission; the postman and people asking for directions etc (Armstrong v. Sheppard and Short Ltd [1959] 2 Q.B. per Lord Evershed M.R.).

 

Therefore take note that I revoke license under Common Law for you, or your representatives, to visit me at my property and if you persist in sending “doorstep callers” to my home, you will be reported for harassment and be liable for damages for a tort of trespass. You would also be liable for conspiring in a tort of trespass by acting in defiance of my instructions and sending someone to visit me nevertheless.

 

Should it be necessary, I will obtain an injunction.

 

Yours sincerely,

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thanks again for all your help. The thing is about saying i am prepared to communicate in writing,, i honestly cant see why i should have to communicate with them at all:mad: I will definatley see about having him taken off the electoral roll at this address, i can only think he has just ben left on with him being in the forces,,, and i have probaby just put the last form to one side and not changed the details out of forgetfulness or laziness:rolleyes:

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The thing is about saying i am prepared to communicate in writing,, i honestly cant see why i should have to communicate with them at al

 

Just delete the sentence Please be advised that I am only prepared to communicate with you in writing.

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Just wanted to pop back to say thanks for your help:) i sent off the letter and had a phone call from someone apologising but couldnt find where my phone number was connected to them ,,, it eventually transpired my letter had not went to HFO but a place called Roxburghe? apparently HFO is their parent company? Anyway i had taken the address off their website but as soon as i mentioned HFO she realised what had happened and promised she would have my number taken off their list and i wouldnt receive any more calls. I also told her about the calls i had from a mobile number and she was delighted i had taken the number down so i could give it to her:) Anyway,, no more phone calls from them at all so once again,, thank you so much:)

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