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    • We need to see the actual document from the IAS where it is written - "The Operator's evidence shows no payment for the Appellant's vehicle, or anything similar. It does show two payments for the same registration in quick succession. I would take a reasonable guess, based on the circumstances described, that the person paying has paid for the registration of the person they assisted again." You can't just type it up yourself. At the hearing in July or August or whenever the judge will have two Witness Statements. One from Bank's director says you never made a second appeal. You say you did make a second appeal and the IAS concluded that payment was made. The judge will immediately twig that either you or the director is lying.  But who? Fail to show the documentation form the IAS and instead just produce something you've typed yourself will make it look like you just made up the appeal and you are lying and you will lose the case. Please let us see what the IAS adjudicator sent.
    • I used to have a retail outlet in London selling my husband's photography.  We also had a co-op with staff so they weren't directly employed by me, but I paid for the other overheads etc.  When my husband died, I carried on as usual for a while but then I became ill and moved quite far away so logistically was becoming very difficult.  I came to an arrangement (verbal) with one of the guys I trusted, that I would send him the images to print and sell as normal, and I wouldn't take any money, as a short term solution until I got back on my feet and worked out the best way to do things. He would pay all the  rent, insurance etc... Over a year later, not able to give things away for free anymore,  I drew up a contract as a wholesale agreement, so I would get everything printed and sent to him and I would invoice his for what he ordered. I noticed form the beginning that he wasn't ordering enough or frequently enough to be making any money, and was suspicious he was doing his own orders on the sly and ordering just enough from me to keep my happy.  I checked with my printer, which I've been with for 20 years, and he sad he wasn't getting orders for my images from anyone else. I emailed a few other printers to ask them to keep a look out for some images but I soon realised this would be impossible to police.  The only option really would be to buy a print from him and check the stamp on the back of it.  I finally managed to get hold of on the prints on sale, and sure enough, he did not order it through me.   In the contract he signed in 2022 it explicitly states that he must destroy all files I had previously sent him etc etc so e is in breach of that.  When I drew up the contract, I was careful to make sure it was legally binding, but before I let rip at him, I need to know where I stand.  The contract is here: PARTIES This WHOLESALE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made effective as of 30th June, 2022, by and between ############################## The Supplier and the Client, collectively referred to as the "Parties," hereby agree to the following terms: TERMS AND CONDITIONS SALES OF GOODS The Supplier agrees to provide the following goods to the Client (“Goods”): Description of Goods ################################# Doc ID: 3d54c1d336d8780243801e0e068ebd33114b088b BOTH PARTIES AGREE: The Client purchases the Goods through the Supplier directly, and agrees to delete/destroy any previously held digital images (Goods) owned by the Supplier, and agrees not to use any such files for monetary gain, outside of this agreement, either directly or through a third party from immediate effect of this agreement. The Client purchases the other materials necessary for resale of the Goods independently of this agreement. The Client shall have exclusive rights for resale of Goods at ###########, and also with permission, as a retailer of the Goods elsewhere, provided that there is no conflict of interest between the Supplier and the Client. The Client is free to decide their own retail prices, for the Goods. The Supplier shall use #####  to provide the printed Goods on Fujifilm Crystal Archive paper, with Lustre finish, and will not use any other Printer unless #### cease to trade, without prior approval from the Client. The Supplier shall not impose restrictions on size or frequency of orders made by the Client. The prices provided by the Supplier shall not increase for a minimum of 3 years, unless the prices of the raw materials rise, in which case the client will be informed immediately. Any discounts/promotional prices of raw materials shall be passed on to the Client by the Supplier, and the invoice will show adjustments for this, as well as credit for return postage of any damaged goods. This agreement can be terminated by the Client without notice; the Supplier must give notice of no less than 90 days, unless the terms of the agreement are breached, in which case, the agreement can be terminated with immediate effect. PAYMENT Orders must be paid for upon receipt of invoice, via Bank transfer: ######### Doc ID: 3d54c1d336d8780243801e0e068ebd33114b088b DELIVERY AND INSPECTIONS All orders received by 12.00am (midnight) shall be processed by the Supplier the following working day and delivery of order shall arrive in accordance with the Royal Mail schedule, or DPD, should express delivery be requested. The Client shall be liable for the delivery charge which shall be added to the invoice. The Goods will be delivered to the address specified by the Client. The Client shall be provided with order tracking, and should any problems arise with the ordering system or the couriers (Royal Mail, DPD), the Client shall be informed without delay of any such issues. The Client will inspect the Goods and report any defects or damage to the Goods in transit as soon as possible upon receipt of Goods, and will retain damaged Goods for return to Supplier for refund/replacement. GENERAL PROVISIONS CONFIDENTIALITY The prices of the Goods and other information contained in this Agreement is confidential and will not be disclosed by either party unless with prior written consent of the other party. INDEMNIFICATION The Client indemnifies the Supplier from any claims, liabilities, and expenses made by any third party vendors or customers of the Client. GOVERNING LAW This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with UK Law. ACCEPTANCE Both parties understand and accept the wholesale arrangement stipulated under this Agreement. Doc ID: 3d54c1d336d8780243801e0e068ebd33114b088b IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed this Wholesale Agreement as of the day and year set forth above.   Signed by us both electronically.   I haven't broached any of this yet, and I am looking for some advice about what action to take.  The main issue I've got is that he has still go those images.  If I terminate the contract, I will need to know that he no longer has those images and I can't think of a bulletproof way to do this. I'm thinking I might tell him I will continue with the contract but ask for a  sum in damages and say that if I find out he's still doing it down the line I will terminate the contract and sue him for damages. The damages side of things I'm not sure how it would work as he is self employed, and I'm positive he doesn't declare all of his earnings to HMRC, in order to find out how much I have lost, would the court demand to go through his tax self assessments?  I'm not sure how to proceed with this, I don't want to lose that place as an outlet as it is in a prime spot in London, which is why I let him have those images in the first place as I would have had to pull out altogether at that point.  I am regretting it somewhat now though.  Please help.
    • I cannot locate anything in my paper work that states 2 payments were made? Perhaps you could point this out? In reply from IAS it states "The ticketing data has been attached" nothing was sent to me. I made a response to the IAS all this was done online
    • Thanks again for your responses. The concern I have here, is that freeholder of the land (a company, who presumably would have been the ones to have initially instructed PPM to manage the parking here), will have proof of exactly how long the vehicle was on site for, as the driver was meeting operatives from that company on a separate matter. On this basis, if the matter was to get to court, I feel all the other technicalities about signage, size of signage/font, lack of start/finish times, will not be enough to have any case dropped? This PCN was brought up to the freeholder but they have advised that PPM will not waive this charge. 
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Thanks BlueDo, for an experiment I have just printed and preparing to send a CCA letter of request to both Marehill Finance and BPF. On the assumption that if Marehill Finance no longer exist they will struggle to provide me with the information = I can cancel the direct debit and then just have BPF to deal with. I would rather bang my head against a wall than write to those sharks at CT as they are not sympathetic to individual needs nor willing to help.

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yes they sold us to computeach thats how they got our email addres.

 

I am still wondering about my earlier thoughts about they have div'd up the cash that was originally paid up front by the banks and finance companies.. and they are back for a second slice.

If it could be proved that such a thing has happened...

 

Whats to stop them cleaning out their accounts like advent did and going bust as well

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I haven't had a chance to read 2100+ threads, but if it was me in some people's situation then I would not be paying a penny, it seems blatantly obvious that the contract/agreement will not be fulfilled....this just sounds a little similar to the Park Hampers situation from a few years ago. If there are those that have paid and it is unlikely that they are going to be getting anything else from this company then it would seem to be an unlawful recission of contract on their part.....I would write/use Consumer Direct / Trading Standards / Local MP / OFT and the FOS. Were they part of any governing association or trade body ? Also it might be worth contacting the official receiver too. If there is a lawyer representing one or a few then hopefully it should filter through to the rest of those in a similar situation. If any people do get contacted by a debt collector, then let us know.....

 

Thanks for the information 42man the fact that we've been crippled by a debt through trying to better ourselves and get into a secure job we are not in a position to pay more to get out of this mess a lot of us have been left unemployed and are not in a position to pay to get out of this mess.

But that's how they work and they know full well how to sell these courses

I said before and I'll say again This is nothing but a money making scheme between Training companies and their Funders.It's criminal and shouldn't be allowed to keep happening.

Thanks for all the support and helpful information from CAG team

 

I received a letter today they are still looking at my complaint hoping to have it resolved by 12th April it also says to I can refer my complaint to Finance and Leasing Association for their assistance. so guess that's their governing body

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If your contract had already expired at Feb 17th 2010 then you are able to continue your training with Computeach but this will require further financial outlay this was in the email under advent student FAQ's When i signed up with advent the sales rep told me that there was no time scale and the contract ended when we pass the course he made me belive that i had all the time in the world anyone else promised this defo not like for like in my case.

 

Hi, Beedles. Just read these FAQs myself. The Advent salesperson told me that the average CDS student can complete the course in about 12 months (probably why she put my end date 12 months from the start date). I now know that this is very unrealistic. Others seem to have been offered longer.

 

She also said that I would have full support from Advent for as long as I needed it and that there would be NO additional costs. It took me 10 months to achieve my A+. I had never looked inside a computer before I started the course. The A+ represents the knowledge expected of an IT Technician who has spent 9 months working full time as an IT Technician. I don't work in IT and thought that I did well to complete A+ in the space of 10 months. I was hoping, however, to at least have started my last module within two years and have started work as a Database Administrator (all through Advent).

 

In my now terminated contract, it states that the "Term" means:

 

"the period starting on the Contract Start Date and ending on the earlier of the date when you pass the final certification examination which forms part of your course and the date two years from the Contract Start Date ("Relevant Date") unless the initial term is extended as set out in paragraph 10.2 when the Relevant Date shall be the date of the extended term."

 

(My paragraph 10.2 simply states "The Contract will terminate immediately in the event of your death" - I don't know how that extends the term of the Contract!!)

 

I would like to hear from all the other "average" students who completed the CDS course (Database Administrator) in around 12 months - or am I just thicker than the "average" student?

 

I wonder which date Computeach will be looking at? Hmmmm....

 

I'm certainly not going to pay more for something I thought I'd already paid for.

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I know this isn't our beef but Timeshare too:shock: They've had a hand in this too

 

With hindsight, the big suprise is that BPF lasted as long as it did.

 

With the move to Cardiff BPF is being intergrated with their other operations, effectively they will cease to exist as a seperate entity although the name may still be used.

 

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It seems that the BPF CEO who left in December 2009, has managed to get another job - with a debt collection company.

 

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With hindsight, the big suprise is that BPF lasted as long as it did.

 

With the move to Cardiff BPF is being intergrated with their other operations, effectively they will cease to exist as a seperate entity although the name may still be used.

 

news5

 

It seems that the BPF CEO who left in December 2009, has managed to get another job - with a debt collection company.

 

David

 

Hi David,

Well he'll fit right into that roll they've been behaving like debt collectors already in his previous roll. It's just a circle of rotten businesses with one aim and they don't care who get's trampled on in fact they are targeting the most vulnerable. But the more people that find this site and become aware of their rights the less they'll be able to treat people so badly. My eyes have been opened on here and the help is excellent.:)

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Hi all, am i correct in thinking BPF can't start up monthly direct debits from my account again (i bank with barclays) without my permission via me getting in touch with them etc (which i haven't, and wont, nor will i be contacting CT or responding to their email either) i cancelled the DD two months ago via BPF once i got the email from advent to announce they were no longer. can someone tell me? i folllow all your entries everyday now, it's all such a worry-and so confusing:(

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Petition to: Request money back for students of the collapsed IT Firm Advent Consulting Ltd. | Number10.gov.uk

 

Will phone Moore and Tibbs on Tuesday.

 

Chris - No Barclays can't re-activate your dd without your permission. They will, though, start to issue you with letters threatening action in due course.

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Guys - hold fire on paying money to any solicitor just yet.

 

The CAG team are putting together some info and standard letters which covers everyones issues (see recent posts over the last few pages).

 

Patience is a virtue.

 

Hold fire and see what they advise first.

 

There's no rush. After all, BPF have kept us all holding onto their next word for 2 months!

 

Meanwhile, make sure you have lodged your complaint with the Financial Ombudsmen and your local trading standards office.

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First of all thanks to all for the info provided on this thread from day one as it has kept me still sane and with hope. Just so everyone is up to date with my situation I was due to start paying the ridiculous loan and interest back on the 07/02/10 for my CDS course (database administrator). As soon as I received the email from Advent I did a web search and found this thread and got my account frozen. I am extremely confident we all have a solid case and I for one will not back down NEVER!!! p.s sorry if the post is a bit long winded.

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Not long winded at all, Jester. There's light at the end of the tunnel so don't panic.

Yes, you're right this is a solid case.

 

I'm sure the CAG team will keep us all up to speed as they are 'on the case'. We'll know more after the Easter break, I'm sure.

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1. What is the latest position?

On 31 March 2010 the Administrators sold certain assets of Advent to Computeach International Limited

(“Computeach”).

Going forward, Computeach will be providing training services to Advent’s students. Computeach have

put arrangements in place to contact students and will provide full details about Computeach and the

training they will provide as soon as possible.

 

http://www.pkf.co.uk/advent

 

Umm, Advent & CT ? CT and ADVENT?

Me thinks this stinks!

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