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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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I am in despair,

I received a parking charge for parking outside mothercare,

 

having a twin pushchair and two small babies and visiting mothercare I drove into what I thought was a mother and baby as the signs were iced over I thought it was a mother and baby with it being directly outside the shop, makes sense.

 

When I came back to the car the sun had melted the ice and the sign was visible and it was a wheelchair sign,

I put the babies back in the seats and the pushchair back in the car,

upon going to my door I found the parking ticket,

I approached the attendant who told me it was my own tough luck.

 

I paid the ticket for £60, and then appealed against the charge.

I received a letter today from excel parking, saying the appeal is declined and the charge now reverts to £100 and if I don`t pay this they will take me to court.

I do not have this money to pay any more, and I am very worried what the outcome will be.

Can anyone help me with this matter, I am truly desperate.

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I approached the attendant who told me it was my own tough luck. I paid the ticket for £60,

!!!!! you paid it :eek:!!!!!

and then appealed against the charge. I received a letter today from excel parking, saying the appeal is declined

wow, I thought they would have accepted your claim and sent you your money back with an extra tenner for your trouble.... not. Appeals don't work when you haen't paid them, so no chance when they already have your money is there.

 

and the charge now reverts to £100 and if I don`t pay this they will take me to court.

haha. Yeah, like you owe them any more money. If they do try court (which they won't) that would be a good time to counter-cliam for your 60 quid back.

 

I do not have this money to pay any more, and I am very worried what the outcome will be. Can anyone help me with this matter, I am truly desperate.

 

The outcome will be, you can now ignore everything they send you and console yourself that you have at least saved yourself 40 quid by coming to CAG

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In future do not park in any of the Excel Parks, they are there only to take your brass, and the fillings out of your teeth while you talk to them.

This company have no legal powers to fine you, what you have got is a worthless piece of paper, which pretends to be legal.

Here is the good news, you owe them Zero, nowt, not a sausage.

Do not contact them again, and ignore the letters that come from them.

In future park in the Ridings Centre where it is hassle free from the Excel's of this world.

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Can you explain why - if you PAID the ticket, why are they pursuing you? As you've paid the money you will have been deemed to have agreed to their terms and settled your contractual liability. So it cannot increase to £100.

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Ignore any future letters. Its taken a year for them to stop sending letters to me. Search for my thread.

 

I had many a letter in different colours, and ones from a debt collection agency and a fake court document.

 

If they want to take you to court let them try, they will not win if they do.... so they won't.

 

They have to prove who the driver was, and that a contact existed between you two that has been broken. Even then they can only claim for the losses they have suffered.... for an hours parking its about 50p?

 

Do you read the Wakefield Express? They are in there every other week at the moment with a lot of negative publicity. They are hopefully having the contract terminated soon. The local MP is also on the case. :D

 

The many victims of the threat o grams will get the last laugh.

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I paid the fine because I was frightened by the response I got when I rang to complain and the fear of them taking me to court, they have reverted to the £100 because they say I didn`t pay up within the 7days, I got the fine on the 4th February, and paid on the 12th, 1 day over if you count Sunday as a working day, which I thought office workers only did Mon-Fri, how wrong I was. Reading this forum I realize now I am not by myself on this matter, but I do not have the funds to pay the rest of the fine, I couldn`t afford to pay the amount that I did pay, it was pure fear on my part that made me pay the fine, oh how I wish I had found this site first. I am still frightened that they will pursue me for the remainder of the money, I don`t know if I can face having the letters coming through my letter box. HELP !

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You can tell its election time when an MP gets involved.

They know a good [problem] when they see it.

 

The problem is that Mary Creagh the MP involved is useless, she advises people to appeal against the fines.

 

When wil she get her facts straight

 

There is no appeals process

 

They are not fines

 

But heyho don't let the facts stop you from jumping on any chance of publicity before an election

 

Mossy

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If it is making you ill - pay it.

 

You've been bullied, and you can console yourself you're not the first and most certainly won;t be the last, but spare a thought for the rest of us - who refuse to go through life being a 'victim' because someone has discovered a business opportunity and doesn't care about extracting money with menaces.

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I will never shop in Wakefield again, they want local and surrounding areas habitants to use Wakefield as a prospering shopping centre, if people stay away how can it? To be penalized by hideous companies like Excel parking, and as in my case be foolish enough to pay the so called fine, the town does not deserve to prosper, it is just unfortunate for the genuine people who work in Wakefield, that they have a council who let these stupid companies operate there, especially in the hard recession that is going on, you would think the so called goverment officials would do all they could to encourage shoppers, and get innocent peoples money back for them and revoke any authorization that these horrid companies have and get rid of them, come on local goverment officials do what you should be doing and help local people stay local, otherwise more will do as I intend to do, "Shop in another district". Go to york where you can park for free, all day long, and either walk into the town, or ride on the LOW COST buses, which run every 5-10 mins at the free park and rides. Come on people pay a visit to york, the Mothercare there is huge, it is at Clifton Moore. FREE PARKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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If you parked in the Ridings or any council run car park, you would not have the problem. As far as trying to remove Excel? We residents are all working on that. Its all in the local paper.

 

The reality is that you cannot remove Excel, a better reality would be if the local paper didn't mislead their readers by suggesting that Excel have the power to issue fines and actually gave proper guidance to what people should do if they receive anything from Companies like Excel etc.

 

At least if you overstay in a carpark owned by Excel you do not have to pay a ridculous amount, unlike a Council ticket!!!!!!!!

 

If nobody paid the likes of Excel then maybe things would change

 

Mossy

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I have received another letter this morning demanding I pay a further £40, I have tried in vain to e-mail my MP, you cannot send an e-mail and it get through, what should I do next, the letter has threatened bayliffs and court, this is truly frightening me.

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If you're being scared - pay up. There's little point worrying if you cannot stand up to bullies. Your MP is easily contactable by email, HERE: Are your MPs and Peers working for you in the UK's Parliament? (TheyWorkForYou.com)

 

Alternatively, they have no right to your money, so if you can - ignore it. They'll look for other mugs to intimidate.

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I have received another letter this morning demanding I pay a further £40, I have tried in vain to e-mail my MP, you cannot send an e-mail and it get through, what should I do next, the letter has threatened bayliffs and court, this is truly frightening me.

The whole point of their letters is to try to scare people into paying money that they don't have to pay. Bailiffs can only become involved if Excel take you to court, and win, and you don't pay the judgement - all about as likely as the Canadian ice hockey team losing an Olympic final to Nigeria.

 

The only people who should be scared are Excel, given how badly they were spanked on the couple of occasions they tried going to court.

 

Ignore this rubbish and get on with your life.

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Why do you want to speak to an MP?

Thats worse than talking to yourself.

 

Just ignore the letters that Excel send to you they are just silly unenforceable words which have no basis in law.

Just ignore these people as they are an inch short of crimminal conduct.

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If you're being scared - pay up. There's little point worrying if you cannot stand up to bullies.

 

Dont pay up! You are only inviting to demand more money from you, as they already are and also by encourgaing them they will stay aorund and demand money off future unfortunate motorists.

 

Ignore the letter and dont give in to their idle threats. If you need encourgament then read the numerous threads on here where people like yourself have ignored and no action has been taken by Excel or other **** like them.

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You are only inviting to demand more money from you,
?

 

Some people do not have an ability to treat these demands with the contempt they deserve, preferring to see the matter end (and the tension they cause). Once paid, there is no requirement to pay 'more' money for the same demand.

 

Only the OP can decide.

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Once paid, there is no requirement to pay 'more' money for the same demand.

 

Indeed but as above they are already demanding more money! the OP will have to be acreful they dont get themselves in a vicious circle hence why I would say dont pay as many others have not.

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I paid the fine because I was frightened by the response I got when I rang to complain and the fear of them taking me to court, they have reverted to the £100 because they say I didn`t pay up within the 7days, I got the fine on the 4th February, and paid on the 12th, 1 day over if you count Sunday as a working day, which I thought office workers only did Mon-Fri, how wrong I was. Reading this forum I realize now I am not by myself on this matter, but I do not have the funds to pay the rest of the fine, I couldn`t afford to pay the amount that I did pay, it was pure fear on my part that made me pay the fine, oh how I wish I had found this site first. I am still frightened that they will pursue me for the remainder of the money, I don`t know if I can face having the letters coming through my letter box. HELP !

 

After ignoring the demands from Excel Parking, I have now received a letter from Roxburghe Debt Collectors, and the extra amount they now require is £81-12, I am so desperate, I have contacted the council, who say the cannot do anything, I have tried to get through to Yvette Cooper about the matter, and have also contacted the Wakefield Express, what else can I do ????

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