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    • Euro have got a lot wrong and have failed to comply with the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 Schedule 4.  According to Section 13 after ECP have written to Arval they should then send a NTH to the Hirer  which they have done.This eliminates Arval from any further pursuit by ECP. When they wrote to your company they should have sent copies of everything that they asked Arval for. This is to prove that your company agree what happened on the day of the breach. If ECP then comply with the Act they are allowed to pursue the hirer. If they fail, to comply they cannot make the hirer pay. They can pursue until they are blue in the face but the Hirer is not lawfully required to pay them and if it went to Court ECP would lose. Your company could say who was driving but the only person that can be pursued is the Hirer, there does not appear to be an extension for a driver to be pursued. Even if there was, because ECP have failed miserably to comply with the Act  they still have no chance of winning in Court. Here are the relevant Hire sections from the Act below.
    • Thank-you FTMDave for your feedback. May I take this opportunity to say that after reading numerous threads to which you are a contributor, I have great admiration for you. You really do go above and beyond in your efforts to help other people. The time you put in to help, in particular with witness statements is incredible. I am also impressed by the way in which you will defer to others with more experience should there be a particular point that you are not 100% clear on and return with answers or advice that you have sought. I wish I had the ability to help others as you do. There is another forum expert that I must also thank for his time and patience answering my questions and allowing me to come to a “penny drops” moment on one particular issue. I believe he has helped me immensely to understand and to strengthen my own case. I shall not mention who it is here at the moment just in case he would rather I didn't but I greatly appreciate the time he took working through that issue with me. I spent 20+ years of working in an industry that rules and regulations had to be strictly adhered to, indeed, exams had to be taken in order that one had to become qualified in those rules and regulations in order to carry out the duties of the post. In a way, such things as PoFA 2012 are rules and regulations that are not completely alien to me. It has been very enjoyable for me to learn these regulations and the law surrounding them. I wish I had found this forum years ago. I admit that perhaps I had been too keen to express my opinions given that I am still in the learning process. After a suitable period in this industry I became Qualified to teach the rules and regulations and I always said to those I taught that there is no such thing as a stupid question. If opinions, theories and observations are put forward, discussion can take place and as long as the result is that the student is able to clearly see where they went wrong and got to that moment where the penny drops then that is a valuable learning experience. No matter how experienced one is, there is always something to learn and if I did not know the answer to a question, I would say, I don't know the answer to that question but I will go and find out what the answer is. In any posts I have made, I have stated, “unless I am wrong” or “as far as I can see” awaiting a response telling me what I got wrong, if it was wrong. If I am wrong I am only too happy to admit it and take it as a valuable learning experience. I take the point that perhaps I should not post on other peoples threads and I shall refrain from doing so going forward. 🤐 As alluded to, circumstances can change, FTMDave made the following point that it had been boasted that no Caggers, over two years, who had sent a PPC the wrong registration snotty letter, had even been taken to court, let alone lost a court hearing .... but now they have. I too used the word "seemed" because it is true, we haven't had all the details. After perusing this forum I believe certain advice changed here after the Beavis case, I could be wrong but that is what I seem to remember reading. Could it be that after winning the above case in question, a claimant could refer back to this case and claim that a defendant had not made use of the appeal process, therefore allowing the claimant to win? Again, in this instance only, I do not know what is to be gained by not making an appeal or concealing the identity of the driver, especially if it is later admitted that the defendant was the driver and was the one to input the incorrect VRN in error. So far no one has educated me as to the reason why. But, of course, when making an appeal, it should be worded carefully so that an error in the appeal process cannot be referred back to. I thought long and hard about whether or not to post here but I wanted to bring up this point for discussion. Yes, I admit I have limited knowledge, but does that mean I should have kept silent? After I posted that I moved away from this forum slightly to find other avenues to increase my knowledge. I bought a law book and am now following certain lawyers on Youtube in the hope of arming myself with enough ammunition to use in my own case. In one video titled “7 Reasons You Will LOSE Your Court Case (and how to avoid them)” by Black Belt Barrister I believe he makes my point by saying the following, and I quote: “If you ignore the complaint in the first instance and it does eventually end up in court then it's going to look bad that you didn't co-operate in the first place. The court is not going to look kindly on you simply ignoring the company and not, let's say, availing yourself of any kind of appeal opportunities, particularly if we are talking about parking charge notices and things like that.” This point makes me think that, it is not such a bizarre judgement in the end. Only in the case of having proof of payment and inputting an incorrect VRN .... could it be worthwhile making a carefully worded appeal in the first instance? .... If the appeal fails, depending on the reason, surely this could only help if it went to court? As always, any feedback gratefully received.
    • To which official body does one make a formal complaint about a LPA fixed charge receiver? Does one make a complaint first to the company employing the appointed individuals?    Or can one complain immediately to an official body, such as nara?    I've tried researching but there doesn't seem a very clear route on how to legally hold them to account for wrongful behaviour.  It seems frustratingly complicated because they are considered to be officers of the court and held in high esteem - and the borrower is deemed liable for their actions.  Yet what does the borrower do when disclosure shows clear evidence of wrong-doing? Does anyone have any pointers please?
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i have just recieved a letter from ruthbridge stating that they are advising their client to commence bankruptcy proceedings, which may include costs and interest! we only owe them 839.88! it then goes on to say that in order to avoid this i should pay them £503.93 before the 13th aug. obviousley i dont have 500 spare cash oe i would pay them. also we are with a dmc ant the moment! what should i do?:(

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i could get it bellow 750 next week but im with a dmc and if i pay them to get it below 750 then they will know that i cud pay more than what im paying em thru dmc! what do you think is best? i have emailed my dmc but havnt had a reply as yet! dunno if they open on saturdays! ta:(

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Are there any unfair/illegal charges they have applied in the £839? If so deduct them, if it is then below £750 you have achieved your aim.

 

Yorky

 

Great idea, get a charges reclaim in and dispute the amount owing :)

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Ruthbridge are well known on these forums for being purveyors of DIAHORREA of both the verbal and the written kind. Totally ignore their empty threat, It would cost their so called client far more than you allegedly owe to make you bankrupt and even if they were foolish enough to follow the ropey advice of Derek then there is no guarantee they would even get back what was allegedly owed.

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I don't understand. The whole point of a DMC is that they handle this for you! I know most people on this forum do it themselves, but post the threatening letter onto the DMC and forget about it...as said above who is going to spend the money required to make you bankrupt when you're showing willingness to pay off your debt by being in a DMP int he first place! I spoke to mind recently about EGG and they have been handling and will fill in any court forms etc that get sent. Incidentally, they are not against this forum...!

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I don't understand. The whole point of a DMC is that they handle this for you! I know most people on this forum do it themselves, but post the threatening letter onto the DMC and forget about it...as said above who is going to spend the money required to make you bankrupt when you're showing willingness to pay off your debt by being in a DMP int he first place! I spoke to mind recently about EGG and they have been handling and will fill in any court forms etc that get sent. Incidentally, they are not against this forum...!

 

IMHO DMP are when it comes to crunch time are just that.

 

i am sure you aware that whatever way you deal with any issues are down to you, but and this the big but, you need to understand and take control.

 

i wish you a good evening and enjoy the weekend.

 

 

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I spoke to mind recently about EGG and they have been handling and will fill in any court forms etc that get sent. Incidentally, they are not against this forum...!

 

Just be careful, a DMC will normally get you to admit the debt and then you end up with a CCJ.

 

It is very very rare for a dmc to dispute a debt on your behalf

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??? Of course I admit my debts, that's not what this is about. This is about someone having the correct agreement in place to enforce a debt. Also, when it comes to court action it's perfectly OK (and infact wise) to admit you owe money but dispute the amount! Asking for a CAA to ensure it's been correctly implemented is not about admitting to a debt.

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OK, I will rephrase that. The DMC will admit that the debt is enforceable.

 

I would also disagree with you when you say that it is wise to admit a debt - that is never a wise thing to do unless the claimant has proved that the debt is enforceable.

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I meant in court in front of a judge. The issue in court is an enforceable credit agreement in place. Also, the fact that you can't agree a figure as in most cases the Creditor has not provided the necessary records for this to be ascertained. I am talking to my DMC about EGG and they are aware of CAG and the advice it gives. So far they've given me nothing but support and encouragement and if I decide to take EGG on they'll remove them form my plan accordingly. Its up to me to give the instruction.

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i phoned my dmc and they said that they would ring ruthbridge and sort them out, also they would ring me back and let me knw what they say! if they still insist on this course of action then i think i would get it below 750 just to be on the safe side!!! thanx everyone!:sad:

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