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    • In my experience (not with car payments) but with many other things, my partner has been ill and signed off in the past and we have been unable to meet various commitments.  Naturally if you ring the call centre they are going to fob you off and tell you you must pay, that's why that never ever works. I would obtain a note from her GP listing all her health issues plus medications plus side effects, then write to the finance company with a copy of it, explaining the situation, as you have here, asking for a payment holiday. Perhaps mention that the car is very much needed for hospital appointments etc. It's likely the finance company would rather you pay till term end than, chase you for money they will never see, and sell the car at auction for a loss,  You can search some of my threads going back years, advising people to do this for Council Tax, Tax Credits, HMRC, Even a solicitors company and it always works, because contrary to popular belief people are reasonable.
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    • Thank you! Your head is like a power bank of knowledge.  Her health issues are short term, due to a relationship breakdown she took it pretty hard and has been signed off work on medication for 3 months. She only started her job in February 24 so does not qualify for any occupational sick benefits, which is where the ssp only comes in. (You will see me posting a few things over the coming days, whilst I try and sort some things for her)  I sat with her last night relaying all this back and she does want to work out a plan, she was ready to propose £100 for the next 3 months and then an additional £70 per month onto of her contractual to "catch up" but Money247 rejecting the payment holiday and demanding £200 thew her, which is why I came on here.   
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I'm so mad after reading so much info on here regarding Cabot financial, who now own one of my Marbles credit card debts, I have never CCA'd them, yet I pad them around 3k two months ago, and now owe them a further £300 this month to close down the account...... I wish I had found this site back then, I don't know what to do now, as I am under the impression Marbles don't hold an enforceable CCA..... what should I do, pay the £300 this motnh or CCA them? If I was to CCA them could the withdraw the offer of and revert back to my full outstanding balance, especially if they DO hold an enforceable CCA..? Please help someone...?:shock:

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You can be 99.99% sure they will not be able to come up with a properly executed CCA for a Marbles card. As you have already paid them £3000 they have probably made a profit of £ 2970 so will hardly bother challenging you for the rest if you CCA them

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Am going mad thinking about how much I could have possibly saved.... even with the 3K I paid them already, they basically bullied me into doing so.... any advice would be great and no doubt help me calm down...

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My sympathies :(.

 

You must weigh up the pros/cons of the situation. £300 to clear the debt and I presume have it shown as "satisfied" on the CRA`s or go through the hassle (and it is a hassle no matter what anyone may say) of letters back and forth, the fees involved, postage your time and the thought that they may have an enforceable agreement and screw you for more. Is that worth it if you have £300?

 

Iv got six on the go and it can be very time consuming as writing the correct letter so as not to "leg" yourself up is not easy. Cabot are s*ite, but if you have cleared the bulk and only have that left it may be easier to pay and put it down to experience. My opinion only.

 

Good luck though what ever you decide.

Advice & opinions given by spartathisis are personal, are not endorsed by Consumer Action Group, and are offered informally, without prejudice & without liability. Your decisions and actions are your own, and should you be in any doubt, you are advised to seek the opinion of a qualified professional.:)

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Whilst I can see spatathisis' point of view, it will only cost you a quid plus the price of recorded delivery to CCA CRAPQUEST to see if they have a properly executed CCA

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My sympathies :(.

 

You must weigh up the pros/cons of the situation. £300 to clear the debt and I presume have it shown as "satisfied" on the CRA`s or go through the hassle (and it is a hassle no matter what anyone may say) of letters back and forth, the fees involved, postage your time and the thought that they may have an enforceable agreement and screw you for more. Is that worth it if you have £300?

 

Iv got six on the go and it can be very time consuming as writing the correct letter so as not to "leg" yourself up is not easy. Cabot are s*ite, but if you have cleared the bulk and only have that left it may be easier to pay and put it down to experience. My opinion only.

 

Good luck though what ever you decide.

 

I suppose u have a point, ur certainly making me feel better, I have paid the bulk of the money, 300 is nothing compared to what I have paid already..... not sure if that would place a satisfied on my Credit File, though I will now make sure it does, and also try to have default removed!

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Thanks for ur response Thailand, I do intend to do this, and have also recently learned that I could potentailly have the debt deemd settled on my credit file as opposed to partially settled, any advice on how I would go about doing this? And if I was to claim back charges, considering that I am being offered a discount on the outstanding balance, would they not use any charges paid back to me and put these towards the alance of the account?

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The charges were imposed by the OC, and if not time-barred they will have to pay AFAIK. The DCA only paid around 10% for your debt and the OC wrote the rest off against tax - that's why them collecting the full amount (DCA) is fishy to me. Maybe the OC on paying your claim would have to pay the tax again...don't know! Settlement was with DCA....shouldn't affect OC, but would be happy to be corrected.

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Oh, I see, sorry am bein dumb! Yes there certainly were charges etc added onto the account, while it was with the OC, I believe the credit limit on the card was around £5,000, and by the time it got to the DCA, it was around £5,600!! These are just figures off the top of my head, I maintained token payments with the DCA for a number of months and when I was out of job again I could no lopnger afford to pay them, the DCA then took the opportunity to add yet more charges onto my account, they informed me of this and said that they could do so, as they wn the debt outright and are not acting on behalf of the OC!

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Thanks for the post Thailand, I may be acting dumb again, but I want all the data held by the OC or DCA, to include, default notices and notice of assignment etc.... would the SAR link u have sent me cover this? Or is there a seperate template for this? Also, if I have more then one account with a bank, can I use one SAR request letter and one payment of £10, or do I have to send seperate payments and requests for seperate accounts?

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Thanks Thailand.... I have done this twice before as I was none the wiser..... I think they must have had a field day when I paid up, though it isn't and has never been a full balance that I have cleared, it was still a substantialy high figure, sometimes around 70% of the balance..... when I learned on here that people have settled for less then 25% of the balance and the DCA still make a profitas they buy the debt for a very very small amount I was absolutley livid!!

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lol.... I was also under the impression that an SAR would include all data till I read that line.... I think I should ammend before sending.... thanks.... and will keep u updated with what happens.....maybe I'll start a thread on claiming back after settling with creditors..... I'm sure other people have been in the same predicament I have, and maybe I can help some to go down the same route as I am about to embark on!

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