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    • Unsure what would be classed as appeal I first contacted the applicant then IAS. I am not aware I could appeal again as Bank state I was informed that is news to me. I would have to look through the paper work, I apologise I forget so much due to my caring duties wish I had quality time to get so much done. Will try and look tomorrow, appreciate everyone's time and input.
    • Hi, I've been reading the invaluable advice on this forum and reading about the problems with Evri and lost delivery of items.  From what I gather the initial steps after having exhausted every's own lost item claim process is to draft a Letter of Claim, I think it is called and to register with the government Money Claims.  I have got a login for Money Claims and have made an initial stab at the letter but I'm not certain I have got it right. Am I right to assume that having exhausted Evri customer service's claims process and having received the denial of any compensation because the laptop I was sending is on the non-compensatory list that my next step would be to send the Letter of Claim to them? Let me provide some basic details which I hopefully have addressed in the letter. I purchased a laptop through Amazon.co.uk which a business in Belfast sold refurbished laptops through.  They had a 30 day money back guarantee for a full refund if you have any issues with the laptop.  I have the invoice from Amazon showing the purchase.  On 27 April, 2024 before the end of the 30 day period I used their ParcelShop (inside a Tesco) to send the laptop back and have the tracking reference mentioned in the letter.  As mentioned in the letter there was they advised they could not give me or sell me any insurance because laptops are on the non-compensatory list so I just paid the normal delivery cost.  It was scanned as leaving the ParcelShop on 29 April and the tracking has been like that ever since.  After a 28 working day Evri claim process they gave the expected response that they could not provide any compensation and simply could not proceed with my claim. I was hoping to get some advice on whether I go ahead now and email this to Customer Services straightaway and should I send a hard-copy to the Evri address as well?  Or are there any steps I have missed out on first?  I believe 14 days is the reasonable period of time for them to respond so if I were to send it tomorrow, for example 12 June then I should expect a reply by 26 June, is that correct and fair?  And assuming they don't reply with a full refund then I would then go down the government Money Claims site to proceed with that? Sorry for all the questions, I want to make sure I go about it properly.  I'll continue to read through other cases on here so I can get an even better handle on the process. I attached a LOC, happy for any edits or updates that will make it even better. Thanks so much for anyone's help! Regards, Matt Evri letter of claim.docx
    • The date was 3 June. Get on MCOL now. The legal principle is that, even if you defence is late, if the other party hasn't requested judgement, then your defence takes priority and is accepted. You might be in time. When I say now I mean now.  Recently we had someone who was nine days' late and this was pointed out to them at 5:30pm.  They faffed around till 11pm.  When they went on MCOl they saw that judgement had been entered at 7pm. Every minute is vital. File the below standard defence if you still can - 1.  The Defendant is the recorded keeper of [motor vehicle]. 2.  It is denied that the Defendant entered into a contract with the Claimant. 3.  As held by the Upper Tax Tribunal in Vehicle Control Services Limited v HMRC [2012] UKUT 129 (TCC), any contract requires offer and acceptance.  The Claimant was simply contracted by the landowner to provide car-park management services and is not capable of entering into a contract with the Defendant on its own account, as the car park is owned by and the terms of entry set by the landowner.  Accordingly, it is denied that the Claimant has authority to bring this claim.    4.  In any case it is denied that the Defendant broke the terms of a contract with the Claimant. 5.  The Claimant is attempting double recovery by adding an additional sum not included in the original offer.  6.  The Particulars of Claim is denied in its entirety.  It is denied that the Claimant is entitled to the relief claimed or any relief at all.
    • Hi friends,  I’m a bit worried I may have got confused with timings here. I thought I had 33 days from my acknowledgment to submit a defence but the date added above says 3/6/24.   have I missed the date?   if so how can I apply for an exception due to my disability and problems with deadlines and dates etc (ADHD)?   what should I submit as a defence?   I’ve had no reply from BW so far    just been back on MCOL and it says 28 days from service if I completed an acknowledgment of service so does that mean 28 days from that of acknowledgement (I.e. 16/5) which would make deadline for defence 14/6?   Thanks! Panicking here.
    • Normally we don't advise playing your cards early in a snotty letter, but as you have appealed we might as well use what you wrote in the appeal against them. There is no rush, you have until 6 July to get it to them.  See what the other regulars think too. How about something like this? -   Dear Rachael & Sean, cheers for your Letter of Claim.  I rolled around on the floor in laughter at the idea you'd actually thought I'd take such tripe seriously and would cough up! As usual you'll have been too bone idle to do any due diligence.  Had you done so you would have seen that I appealed to your client.  Indeed the driver on the day is a textbook example of having done exactly what you should do when you do not wish to be bound by the T&Cs in a private car park. Of course none of that mattered to the spivs you represent but do you really want to put such a useless case in front of a judge? To be fair, your clients are very useful members of the human race - as comedians.  How I loved the page turner of their antics at The Citrus Building in Bournemouth.  It was chuckle after chuckle reading about them, letter after letter, month after month, insisting they were legally in the right, even through someone who had done just the first day of a GCSE law course could have told them they weren't.  Until the denouement - BOOM - an absolute hammering in court.  In fact - SLAM, BANG - managing to lose twice against the same motorist for the same car park in front of two different judges. Your client can either drop their foolishness now or get yet another tolchocking* in court where I will go for an unreasonable costs order under CPR 27.14(2)(g) and spend the dosh on a nice summer holiday, while every day laughing at your clients' expense. I look forward to your deafening silence. COPIED TO COUNTRYWIDE PARKING MANAGEMENT LTD   *  This word is used under licence from Brassnecked
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Hi there,

 

I too have just received a letter from Stevensdrake relating to a 5 year old Oz debt for $6000 i didnt even know about. I left Oz to return to UK over 5 years ago after being made redundant, had basically 4 weeks to leave the country.

 

I know get this letter out of the blue !

 

I have not acknowledged this letter.

 

It refers to Credit Corp Services Pty Ltd and an Agreement Number

 

They have also enclosed a "Statements of Means form"

 

The letter also states should legal proceedings be issued, court costs and fees will be incurred

 

Any advice on what should i do ?

 

Thanks

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Debts in Oz become Statute Barred after six years if no payment or written acknowledgement of the debt has been made (I believe it's 5 years in NSW).

 

Unless the debt was for an amount a lot larger than what they allege you owe, it would not be cost effective for them to pursue through the UK legal system. That's assuming a UK court would allow them to.

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Just received another letter from SD, this time its a "Statutory Demand Notice", stating i need to repay the total amount owed within 18 days and that i should contact a solicitor or insolvency practitioner. What should i do? should i continue to ignore these letters?

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Hi, not wanting to hijack your post Bobster but the same thing has happened to me mate.

I left in Oct 2003, and received nothing til Jan 2010. I then received from creditcorp/stevensdrake through normal Royal Mail 2 letters demanding payment and my details (by the means of a poorly doctored word document) or they'll take you to court.

 

I would like to know if this is possible, or is it plain harrassment?

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Hi, not wanting to hijack your post Bobster but the same thing has happened to me mate.

I left in Oct 2003, and received nothing til Jan 2010. I then received from creditcorp/stevensdrake through normal Royal Mail 2 letters demanding payment and my details (by the means of a poorly doctored word document) or they'll take you to court.

 

I would like to know if this is possible, or is it plain harrassment?

 

Whatever happens this is statute barred. Perhaps you should start your own thread.

 

edit...By the way, welcome to cag:)

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A Statutory Demand is a legally required preliminary to being able to petition for your bankruptcy.

You have 18 days from receipt to have it set aside, otherwise the creditor can proceeed with such a petition.

You must not ignore it.

 

You can get much more detailed help over in the 'Formal Solutions ...' forum here Formal Solutions: Bankruptcy, Administration Orders and IVAs - The Consumer Forums

I really do appreciate all those 'thank you' emails - I'm glad I've been able to help. Apologies if I haven't acknowledged all of them.

You can also ding my gong if you prefer. :)

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As I said above a Statutory Demand is the necessary precursor for a bankruptcy petition. If you are happy for a creditor to make you bankrupt then you can ignore it.

 

Otherwise you must apply to have it set aside - and you have 18 days from receipt to do this.

 

There are several grounds for having the SD set aside. Some procedural ones are improper service and being unable to contact the person named on the SD.

Others more to do with the matter of the debt include debt not owed or has been repaid, debt being statute-barred or debt being in dispute for some reason.

In your case the matter of jurisdiction is probably an issue and I think you need legal advice on this point. I don't know enough about this issue to be able to help you myself so you could, for a first step, contact the Insolvency service The Insolvency Service Website. Follow the 'Contact us' links until you find the phone numbers.

I really do appreciate all those 'thank you' emails - I'm glad I've been able to help. Apologies if I haven't acknowledged all of them.

You can also ding my gong if you prefer. :)

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I'm getting conflicting information, some people say i should ignore the last poster palomino says i must not ignore.

Palomino generally gives good advice on here but there are two schools of thought regarding SDs. 1 is Palominos and the other is based on the opinion of a solicitor. (I will try to find the link) The solicitors advise in a nutshell is that if the creditor was serious about the SD then they would have served the SD on you in person and therefore had proof of service. As it stands now they cannot prove service. Posting an SD by first class mail is acceptable if they have at least attempted personal service and can attach an affadavit to confirm this. By you acknowledging receipt of the SD then you do their job for them. 99 times out of 100 the use of an SD is a scare tactic to get you to contact their telephone threat monkeys.

 

Have you had any formal notice that this debt has been sold on to these people and been legally assigned. Was there ever a judgement against you in Australia

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Still all seems complicated to me, as i previously stated when i was made redundant in Australia and only having 4 weeks to leave the country, to the best of my knowledge i cleared all my outstanding debts before i left.

Following the statement of means letter i now get this SD from SD. As i have also stated i have not acknowledged any of these letters.

I have not received any formal notice that the debt has been sold on and legally assigned, i am also unaware of any judgement against me in Australia.

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