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    • The important thing to know is that MET - although they will send you threat after threat about how they will divert a drone from Ukraine and make it fall on your home - hardly ever do court. Even in the very small number of cases where they send court papers, if the Cagger defends, they drop the matter before the hearing.  They have no real intention of putting their rubbish claim before a judge.  The aim is to find motorists who are terrified of the idea of going to court and who will give in when the court papers arrive. Thanks for doing the sticky and well done on finding F18's thread.  Do what they did.  On the first page - I think post 19 - there is the address of the CEO of BP.  Write to them, lay it on thick about being genuine customers in the various premises, mention the small kids, the very short stay time, attach any proof of purchase - and request that they get the invoice cancelled.
    • Thank you for that, I have obviously already been convicted so I think the appeal lodged is for the previous offence? Sorry if that doesn’t make sense. I suppose my only concern is that weds I go there and they don’t let a stat dec happen. If they do then as you say and solicitor says it’s highly likely I’ll be happy with the outcome. But I’m being told there’s no guarantee for the stat dec to be hard Weds as that’s not what the hearing is proposed for. Solicitor has stated that you can put a stat dec before a magistrates at any time so it shouldn’t be a problem.   
    • I re-read the extract from your  solicitor's letter this morning and think I might understand what they have in mind. I believe (and it’s only a guess) their strategy is this: 1.    You will make your SD 2.    You will enter fresh pleas to the four charges (not guilty) but will offer to plead guilty to speeding on the understanding that the FtP charges are dropped. 3.    If this is accepted they will attempt to argue that the two offences were committed “on the same occasion” 4.    You will be sentenced for those two offences (the sentence depending on whether the “same occasion” argument succeeds). They also have a plan in the event that your offer at (2) is unsuccessful and you are convicted again of the 2xFtP charges (and so face disqualification under “totting up”): 5.    They will make an “exceptional hardship” argument to avoid a ban. 6.    If that is unsuccessful they have already lodged an appeal in the Crown Court against that decision. (This is the only “appeal” I can think of). 7.    They plan to ask the court to suspend your ban pending that appeal. If I’m correct, I’m surprised the Crown Court has agreed to accept a speculative appeal (against something that hasn’t happened). The solicitor says this is to lodge it within the normal timescales. But you will have 21 days from the date of your conviction (which will be next Wednesday) to lodge an appeal with the Crown Court, so there is no need for a speculative appeal. I have to say that an application to have your ban suspended pending an appeal is unlikely to succeed. The Magistrates Court is unlikely to agree to it for one very good reason: if they make such an order (suspending your ban until your appeal is heard), all you need to do is not to pursue the appeal and the Magistrates order suspending your ban will remain in place. Hey Presto! No ban and no need for you to trouble with an appeal. Perhaps he will ask for your ban to be suspended for (say) three months or until your appeal is heard (whichever occurs first). This potentially creates a problem because if your appeal is not heard in that time either your ban will kick in or you will have o go back to court to get the suspension extended. But the solicitor obviously knows more about these things than I do. I would want to be very clear about this solicitor’s fees and what he proposes to charge you for. As I said, there is absolutely no need to lodge an appeal with the Crown Court. That can be done if and when it becomes required. But I am still firmly of the opinion that it is overwhelmingly likely that you will not need to progress beyond point 2 above. Point 3 is optional and I don’t know whether he solicitor has made It clear to you that the only thing you will avoid in the event of success is three penalty points. You will still be fined for the second offence and your driving record will still be endorsed with the details, but no penalty points will be imposed. Do let us know how it goes.  
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reading woody's great news and also seeing that bargains can be had Labrat and listening to and watching top of the pops from 1970 upwards on telle........rockin in my head here due to my body is too old and ache'ie ....stuck in the middle with you........oh rock you baby is on now lol....how kewl calm and collective was George Mc-cray....mimming like a good un but who cared lol...it said this song was his last gasp at fame and it sold 10 million copies oops ABBAS on now I need to turn it over lol

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I have passed the 5 year mark scince being told I had kidney cancer

 

Now that really is something to celebrate Woody, well done x

Keep up the fight against Bank Charges.

 

 

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Hi Dotty, thanks:)

 

No, life just got in the way, then when I tried to get back on I forgot my login details (if anything shows you've been away too long, that's it!!)

 

Nice to see peops on here still though - some things happily never change :D

Time flies like an arrow...

Fruit flies like a banana.

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Finally worked how to disable btfon.

Its not supposed toa ffect your broadband but for some reason hubs been freezing adn we keep noticing unknown user etc.....

Any how got peed off of easternders interupted every three seconds, so switched hub off.

Next get knock on the door from what I think is a rather late sales agent, asking if I am bt such and such, would I turn the hub back on please:jaw: I mean she did knock a few doors hence me thinking she was selling and I said no dont want to buy anything, no she said, its just the bt fon hotspot has just gone off and i was using it. She noticed bt vans outside next door and mine a few months ago apparantly, nosey bugger. She didnt even say please, just that it going off had interupted her..........

 

Argh...............

 

I wouldnt dream of going door to door asking that, so heres hoping internet stops freezing in about 48 hours......:)

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Imagine this:

 

Black angry bird speaker, playing quietly the lullaby version of lady ga ga next to parot cage.

 

he nods off to it, though its got some filthy looks of him, haha :)

 

Thank heavens for lady gaga, hes asleep :)

 

All quiet in the mad house finally xx

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Hiya underdog, lovely to see you too - hope everything's ticking along for you xx

 

Ok everybody, I am having the mother of all sh**ty weeks, so please hurry up and post something that made you smile cos I need a lift :(

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helped a mate of mine take the components of a new bed upstairs and helped him to build it and had to move two chest of drawers out of the way to swing the bed into place and my mates wife saying to me.......there you go Peetie you dint ever think you're be rummaging in my drawers did you:lol:

 

ps I wonder if you're week has gone IS going as S--TTY as mine....................this is my last ditch effort today to try to apease creatures in the tax office:-x

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My wife and kids are leaving me, because she thinks I am obsessed with Horse Racing.????????

 

 

 

They are at the gate now........

 

 

and THEY'RE OFF!!!!!!!:razz:

 

 

If all else fails, kick them where it hurts and SOD'EM;)

 

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Ordered food online for first time in an age as a bit bruised by asda hastle and it all arrived fine and they gave me another ten pound voucher, thanks sainsburys.

 

And they arrived twenty mins early (sticking tongue and blowing fat rasberry at asda home delivery mk):madgrin:

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I've had awful problems with asda taking duplicate/multiple and other people's payments from my bank account. It cost them a substantial amount including a massive bouquet of flowers, box of choccies and staff from the local store personally delivering essentials!

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2 people staying in there homes tonight despite the best effort of certain sub-prime lenders to get them kicked out in separate court cases today. :cheer2: :cheer2:

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2 people staying in there homes tonight despite the best effort of certain sub-prime lenders to get them kicked out in separate court cases today. :cheer2: :cheer2:

 

I'm sharing that euphoria with you Caro:whoo:

 

Strength in numbers:-D

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