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    • Which Court have you received the claim from ? Civil National Business CEntre Name of the Claimant ? Lowell Portfolio i Ltd How many defendant's  joint or self ? Self   Date of issue –  15 Feb 2024 Particulars of Claim What is the claim for – the reason they have issued the claim?  The claim is for the sum of £922 due by the Defendant under and agreement regulated by the Consumer Credit Act 1974 for a Capital One account with an account reference of [number with 16 digits] The Defendant failed to maintain contractual payments required by the agreement and a Default Notice was served under s.87(1) of the Consumer Credit ACt 1974 which has not been complied with. The debt was legally assigned to the claimant on 16-06-23, notice of which has been given to the defendant. The claim includes statutory interest under S.69 of the County Courts Act 1984 at a rate of 8% per annum from the date of assignment to the date of the issue of these proceedings in the sum of £49.15 The Claimant claims the sum of £972 What is the total value of the claim? £1112 Have you received prior notice of a claim being issued pursuant to paragraph 3 of the PAPDC (Pre Action Protocol) ? I dont know the details of the PAPDC to know if it was pursuant to paragraph 3, but I did receive a Letter of Claim with a questionaire/form to fill. Have you changed your address since the time at which the debt referred to in the claim was allegedly incurred? No Is the claim for - a Bank Account (Overdraft) or credit card or loan or catalogue or mobile phone account? Credit Card When did you enter into the original agreement before or after April 2007 ? no Do you recall how you entered into the agreement...On line /In branch/By post ? Online Is the debt showing on your credit reference files (Experian/Equifax /Etc...) ? Yes Has the claim been issued by the original creditor or was the account assigned and it is the Debt purchaser who has issued the claim. Assigned/purchaser Were you aware the account had been assigned – did you receive a Notice of Assignment? I was aware, I'm not certain I received a 'Notice of Assignment' from Capital One but may have been informed the account had been sold without such a title on the letter? Did you receive a Default Notice from the original creditor? Yes Have you been receiving statutory notices headed “Notice of Sums in Arrears”  or " Notice of Arrears "– at least once a year ? Not since the debt purchase, and not from Capital One. Why did you cease payments? I can't remember - it was the tail end of the pandemic and I may not have had enough income to keep up payments - I am self-employed and work in the event industry - at that time. I also had a bank account that didn't allow direct debits and may have just forgotten payments and became annoyed at fines for late payments. What was the date of your last payment? Appears to be 20/4/2022 Was there a dispute with the original creditor that remains unresolved? No Did you communicate any financial problems to the original creditor and make any attempt to enter into a debt management plan? No Here is my Defence: Defence - 1. The Defendant contends that the particulars of claim are vague and generic in nature. The Defendant accordingly sets out its case below and relies on CPR r 16.5 (3) in relation to any particular allegation to which a specific response has not been made. 2. Paragraph 1 is noted. I have in the past had an agreement with Capital One but do not recognise this specific account number or recollect any outstanding debt and have therefore requested clarification by way of a CPR 31.14 and section 78 request.. 3. Paragraph 2 is denied. I am unaware of having been served with a Default Notice pursuant to the Consumer Credit Act 1974. 4. Paragraph 3 is denied. I am unaware of any legal assignment or Notice of Assignment pursuant to the Law and Property Act 1925 Section 136(1) 5. The Defendant has sent a request by way of a section 78 pursuant to the Consumer Credit Act 1974, for a copy of the agreement, the Claimant has yet to comply and remains in default of said request. 6. A further request has been made via CPR 31.14 to the Claimants solicitor, requesting disclosure of documents on which the Claimant is basing their claim. The Claimant has not complied and to date nothing has been received. 7. It is therefore not accepted with regards to the Defendant owing any monies to the Claimant and the Claimant is put to strict proof to: a) show how the Defendant has entered into an agreement and; b) show how the Claimant has reached the amount claimed for and; c) show the nature of the breach and evidence by way of a Default Notice pursuant to sec 88 CCA1974 d) show how the Claimant has the legal right, either under statute or equity to issue a claim 8. As per Civil Procedure 16.5 it is expected that the claimants prove the allegation that the money is owed 9. On the alternative, as the Claimant is an assignee of a debt, it is denied that the Claimant has the right to lay a claim due to contraventions of section 136 of the Law of Property Act and section 82A of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 10. By reasons of the facts and matters set out above, it is denied that the Claimant is entitled to the relief claimed or any relief. .................. Please note that I had to write a defence quite quickly as I hit the deadline. At the time of writing the defence, I hadn't been able to find correspondence from Capital One, but had since found default letter etc. I submitted CCA request and CPR 31.14. However, I didn't get any proof of postage or use registered post for the CPR (an oversight) but did with the CCA request. I received a pack which included a letter from Overdales, going over the defence I'd filed, as well as letters of Lowells and reprints of letters from Capital One. But I have no idea if this pack is in response to the CCA request or the CPR ! I would have expected two separate responses ... although I do know they are both the same company. Looking over the pack today, and looking through old emails .. I find some discrepancies in the Capital One default letters (notice of default and Claim of default). They are both dated *before* an email I have stating that a default can be avoided. The one single page of agreement sent (so not the full agreement) has a 16 digit number at the top in small print, next to 'Capital One' which corresponds to a number called 'PURN' printed at the top of each of the 10 pages of ins and outs of the account (they're not official statements, but a list of monthly goings) yet no mention anywhere on either of the account number. I cant really scan them at the moment - I can later tomorrow, but that will be after the mediation call I'm sure. I guess I may be on my own for this mediation ... I am not certain the CCA request has been satisfied .. or if the CPR has been . And then I appear to have evidence that the Default notices provided are fabricated ? Yet, I do have (elsewhere ... not at home) Default letters from Capital One I can check ..
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Hi, a few weeks ago I was late for work by 4 hours due to unavoidable traansport problems. (First time Ive been over 10minutes late)

 

When I came into work the next day, I was told my reasons were not good enough and was suspended on full pay. I have to go into work for an investigation at some point, and was just wondering if anyone here had any idea if this could be classed as Gross Misconduct?

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Thanks so much for the prompt reply Elpulpo!

 

1:11 Months

2:No

3:None realy, it was a Sunday so we werent that busy at all. They could have coped quite well without me.

4:Yes they have, it tells me when the investigation is and that they may decide to discipline me.

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Thanks so much for the prompt reply Elpulpo!

 

1:11 Months

2:No

3:None realy, it was a Sunday so we werent that busy at all. They could have coped quite well without me.

4:Yes they have, it tells me when the investigation is and that they may decide to discipline me.

Thanks for answering the questions! So often people just go off on one.:)

 

Were you late due to the weather/public transport?

What size is the company? Standard disciplinary/performance rules?

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A combination of weather and public transport. However my manager has spoken to the transport depot who said everything was running normally. They havent replied to my email asking why I didnt see a bus yet.

 

It's a very large branded company, but it is a franchise with about 70 people. It's very nearly retail work, so it's pretty standard rules.

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Assuming for the moment your company are being fair and not trying to "downsize" on the cheap.....

 

Can you obtain any independent proof of the transport delays (local newspaper report for example). In other words prove you didn't just get up four hours late! Providing you made a reasonable effort to get there on time there should be no further issue.

 

Sadly, as you have worked there for less than a year your protection is limited.

 

Is there any reason to believe they are generally unhappy with your performance and are simply looking for specific point?

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Assuming for the moment your company are being fair and not trying to "downsize" on the cheap.....

 

Can you obtain any independent proof of the transport delays (local newspaper report for example). In other words prove you didn't just get up four hours late! Providing you made a reasonable effort to get there on time there should be no further issue.

 

Sadly, as you have worked there for less than a year your protection is limited.

 

Is there any reason to believe they are generally unhappy with your performance and are simply looking for specific point?

Just what I was going to say.

It'd be disproportionate for them to dismiss. Hard to fight under 12 months service.

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Theyve just sponsored me on a degree, so I dont think theyre looking to get rid of me. The bus apparently takes a different route on Sunday so that was why I was late. I was unfamiliar with the area/bus route on Sunday so stood expecting a bus for some time.

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Forgive me if I'm being obtuse and I don't mean I disagree with your case, but how did the transport problems mean you were 4 hours late please? And did you ring in on the day to say things were going badly?

 

Just trying to understand. My best.

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FBC, re-reading your first post, you say you've been off for some weeks now? And you don't have a date for a meeting yet? It sounds quite long to me, although others on this forum know more than I do. Does the firm have a disciplinary procedure and do you have a copy?

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Hi,

Being late for work dismissals are very had to defend.

 

You can show that you are the best worker in the ,but there is no excuse for a bad time keeper[even if you are a few minutes late]

 

At the end of the day the business comes first and foremost in the eyes of any court of law.

 

If you are fired then i suggest you put this down to experiance.

 

Good luck.

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Was this the first time you had to travel to work by public transport on a sunday?

 

You say the bus takes a different route on sundays, how significantly different - is it a couple of roads different or enough that you would need to use an additional bus to get the the altered route? Also, was this change of route a new thing?

 

Answers may not help but you never know what helps,

 

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Hey, the bus-route was drastically different and I hadnt caught the bus on a Sunday before. Had my disciplinary earlier today. Formal warning and told to do better in future. They were quite pleasant about the whole thing realy. I'm sorry I was vague, but I know a couple of co-workers inhabit these forums.

 

Many thanks for all your help guys. I'm sorry if I hindered you with a lack of info.

 

Thankd again. You were all a realy great help :-)

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I'm pleased for you, FBC. Chalk it up to experience and try to take advice or check bus routes at the weekend if you're in that situation again. Do you have colleagues who live near you and know about buses or trains, if they apply? They might even give you a lift. :)

 

Move on with your life and your degree now. My best.

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