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    • My defence was standard no paperwork:   1.The Defendant contends that the particulars of claim are 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. The Defendant has had a contractual relationship with MBNA Limited in the past. The Defendant does not recognise the reference number provided by the claimant within its particulars and has sought verification from the claimant who is yet to comply with requests for further information. 3. Paragraph 2 is denied. The Defendant maintains that a default notice was never received. The Claimant is put to strict proof to that a default notice was issued by MBNA Limited and received by the Defendant. 4. Paragraph 3 is denied. The Defendant is unaware of any legal assignment or Notice of Assignment allegedly served from either the Claimant or MBNA Limited. 5. On the 02/01/2023 the Defendant requested information pertaining to this claim by way of a CCA 1974 Section 78 request. The claimant is yet to respond to this request. On the 19/05/2023 a CPR 31.14 request was sent to Kearns who is yet to respond. To date, 02/06/2023, no documentation has been received. The claimant remains in default of my section 78 request. 6. It is therefore denied with regards to the Defendant owing any monies to the Claimant, the Claimant has failed to provide any evidence of proof of assignment being sent/ agreement/ balance/ breach or termination requested by CPR 31.14, therefore the Claimant is put to strict proof to: (a) show how the Defendant entered into an agreement; and (b) show and evidence the nature of breach and service of a default notice pursuant to Section 87(1) CCA1974 (c) show how the claimant has reached the amount claimed for; and (d) show how the Claimant has the legal right, either under statute or equity to issue a claim; 7. As per Civil Procedure Rule 16.5(4), it is expected that the Claimant prove the allegation that the money is owed. 8. 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. 9. 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.
    • Monika the first four pages of the Private parking section have at least 12 of our members who have also been caught out on this scam site. That's around one quarter of all our current complaints. Usually we might expect two current complaints for the same park within 4 pages.  So you are in good company and have done well in appealing to McDonalds in an effort to resolve the matter without having  paid such a bunch of rogues. Most people blindly pay up. Met . Starbucks and McDonalds  are well aware of the situation and seem unwilling to make it easier for motorists to avoid getting caught. For instance, instead of photographing you, if they were honest and wanted you  to continue using their services again, they would have said "Excuse me but if you are going to go to Mc donalds from here, it will cost you £100." But no they kett quiet and are now pursuing you for probably a lot more than £100 now. They also know thst  they cannot charge anything over the amount stated on the car park signs. Their claims for £160 or £170 are unlawful yet so many pay that to avoid going to Court. When the truth is that Met are unlikely to take them to Court since they know they will lose. The PCNs are issued on airport land which is covered by Byelaws so only the driver can be pursued, not the keeper. But they keep writing to you as they do not know who was driving unless you gave it away when you appealed. Even if they know you were driving they should still lose in Court for several reasons. The reason we ask you to fill out our questionnaire is to help you if MET do decide to take you to Court in the end. Each member who visited the park may well have different experiences while there which can help when filling out a Witness statement [we will help you with that if it comes to it.] if you have thrown away the original PCN  and other paperwork you obviously haven't got a jerbil or a guinea pig as their paper makes great litter boxes for them.🙂 You can send an SAR to them to get all the information Met have on you to date. Though if you have been to several sites already, you may have done that by now. In the meantime, you will be being bombarded by illiterate debt collectors and sixth rate solicitors all threatening you with ever increasing amounts as well as being hung drawn and quartered. Their letters can all be safely ignored. On the odd chance that you may get a Letter of Claim from them just come back to us and we will get you to send a snotty letter back to them so that they know you are not happy, don't care a fig for their threats and will see them off in Court if they finally have the guts to carry on. If you do have the original PCN could you please post it up, carefully removing your name. address and car registration number but including dates and times. If not just click on the SAR to take you to the form to send to Met.
    • In order for us to help you we require the following information:- [if there are more than one defendant listed - tell us] 1 defendant   Which Court have you received the claim from ? County Court Business Centre, Northampton   Name of the Claimant ? LC Asset 2 S.A R.L   Date of issue – . 28/04/23   Particulars of Claim   What is the claim for –    (1) The Claimant ('C') claims the whole of the outstanding balance due and payable under an agreement referenced xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and opened effective from xx/xx/2017. The agreement is regulated by the Consumer Credit Act 1974 ('CCA'), was signed by the Defendant ('D') and from which credit was extended to D.   (2) D failed to comply with a Default Notice served pursuant to s87 (1) CCA and by xx/xx/2022 a default was recorded.   (3) As at xx/xx/2022 the Defendant owed MBNA LTD the sum of 12,xxx.xx. By an agreement in writing the benefit of the debt has been legally assigned to C effective xx/xx/2022 and made regular upon C serving a Notice of Assignment upon D shortly thereafter.   (4) And C claims- 1. 12,xxx.xx 2. Interest pursuant to Section 69 County Courts Act 1984 at a rate of 8% per annum from xx/01/2023 to xx/04/2023 of 2xx.xx and thereafter at a daily rate of 2.52 to date of judgement or sooner payment. Date xx/xx/2023   What is the total value of the claim? 12k   Have you received prior notice of a claim being issued pursuant to paragraph 3 of the PAPDC (Pre Action Protocol) ? Yes   Have you changed your address since the time at which the debt referred to in the claim was allegedly incurred? No   Did you inform the claimant of your change of address? N/A 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 ? After   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, but amount differs slightly   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. DP issued claim   Were you aware the account had been assigned – did you receive a Notice of Assignment? Not that I recall...   Did you receive a Default Notice from the original creditor? Not that I recall...   Have you been receiving statutory notices headed “Notice of Sums in Arrears”  or " Notice of Arrears "– at least once a year ? Yes   Why did you cease payments? Loss of employment main cause   What was the date of your last payment? Early 2021   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   -----------------------------------
    • Hello CAG Team, I'm adding the contents of the claim to this thread, but wanted to open the thread with an urgent question: Do I have to supply a WS for a claim with a court date that states " at the hearing the court will consider allocation and, time permitting, give an early neutral evaluation of the case" ? letter is an N24 General Form of Judgement or Order, if so, then I've messed up again. Court date 25 May 2024 The letter from court does not state (like the other claims I have) that I must provide WS within 28 days.. BUT I have recently received a WS from Link for it! making me think I do need to!??
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Hi. I have received a court claim from Link, for an old MBNA account.

 

 

Ages ago I asked to see a copy of my credit agreement etc and they sent me, after months of waiting,

a crappy photocopy of something which says credit agreement on it.

 

They also sent me a letter stating they are charging me £102 for litigation fees, which they are required to do by law.

 

I guess as they have 'proved' the debt then I would be wasting my time trying to argue with them?

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Who says they've proved anything.

 

You will need to scan and post up here copies of any documents you have received plus the Particulars of Claim on the Summons you received in order for an opinion to be properly expressed. Make sure you remove personal identifyers from anything you post.

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Your scans beat me to it!!

 

If that is all they have provided they don't have much to go on.

 

You will need to send off your Acknowledgement of Service to the court within the deadline otherwise they will get judgement by default.

 

To give yourself more time - defend in full. You can change your mind later if your later decide that is a better course of action.

 

Then, if you have not already done so, send a Subject Access Request to the original creditor (MBNA) with the payment of £10.

 

To the solicitors who issued the claim a CPR 31.14 for copies of the documentation they are going to rely on in court. (no payment required here).

 

Send everything Recorded Delivery and do not sign with your regular signature.

 

No doubt others will be along shortly with further advice and pointers.

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Hi. I have received a court claim from Link, for an old MBNA account. Ages ago I asked to see a copy of my credit agreement etc and they sent me, after months of waiting, a crappy photocopy of something which says credit agreement on it.

 

They also sent me a letter stating they are charging me £102 for litigation fees, which they are required to do by law.

 

I guess as they have 'proved' the debt then I would be wasting my time trying to argue with them?

 

Astonished, that Link appear to have proceeded to Court action on the basis of the torn off slip or form as posted up by joan of arc!

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Most such actions are won by DCA's by default. So even if a piece of toilet paper was presented as 'evidence' they would still win the majority of cases because they go through undefended.

 

Must be a good business ripping off the unwary as they do. Locally I know of several who have received summonses and just torn them up and thrown them away. Stupid but it does happen!

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Most such actions are won by DCA's by default. So even if a piece of toilet paper was presented as 'evidence' they would still win the majority of cases because they go through undefended.

 

Must be a good business ripping off the unwary as they do. Locally I know of several who have received summonses and just torn them up and thrown them away. Stupid but it does happen!

 

Yes, am aware of that fact...very sad:(

 

Hopefully, the original poster will return for further advice!

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Hi. I've posted on here before, but not for a while.

 

I have had judgement awarded against me in favour of a debt owed to Link.

The judgement is for the full amount, which I can't pay, and which is how all this started in the first place!

 

I phoned them up (withheld my number) and told them I couldn't pay it.

They said no worry, we'll send you a form to make an offer of payment.

 

Well, a week ago a form came but from the Court in Northampton, not from Link.

It's an N245 form, and says I have to pay the court £35 just to make an offer!

 

Am I going about this the wrong way?

 

 

All I want to do is offer Link an affordable monthly amount.

I don't recall that a fee is necessary from past experience,

but don't have the details of my previous case available

(my old posts on here seem to have vanished).

Can anyone advise? :confused:

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Hi joan, I'm sorry to see you back with a question, bu it's also good to see you back, if that makes sense!

I believe you need to apply for a redetermination hearing to try an arrange affordable repayments. If you are on benefits etc you may not have to pay.

How is the writing going?

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Hi cymruambyth, nice that you remembered me :)

 

 

The writing is going OK,

slow but sure and certainly isn't going to make me rich anytime soon!

 

 

I decided not to fight this one in court after last year's fiasco which was one of the most stressful experiences I've ever had to endure.

 

 

I would advise anyone to NEVER represent themselves in court.

It's like going to a foreign country without speaking the language and being expected to barter in their local dialect.

 

 

The entire justice system needs an overhaul,

 

 

in 2010 it is unacceptable that courts, judges and barristers are allowed to talk in a completely foreign language

to normal laymen in order to exclude us and thus maintain their superiority over us.

And of course I'll be putting it all in a book at some point.

 

 

A word beginning with "W" sums up the lot of them.

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Hi Joan I hope you are well (see you have not lost your sense of humor)

 

The N245 is the correct procedure and yes it does cost you £35.This is your redetermination application and if successful counters any application for a charging Order in the future, should you fail to maintain agreed payments set by the redetermination then the Claimant may use the option of a CO.

 

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Hi Andy, many thanks I'm sending it off tomorrow :)

 

Then next week I'm going to spend a day claiming from all the credit card companies for unlawful charges. Got the back copy statements ready...

Great to hear you are fighting back Joan :) I remember your case and how stressful it was for you - glad to hear you feeling better, now.

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Don't forget to charge them interest.

 

Hi Andy, many thanks I'm sending it off tomorrow :)

 

Then next week I'm going to spend a day claiming from all the credit card companies for unlawful charges. Got the back copy statements ready...

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Sigh...confused again!

I have sent off the N245 to the court, with the fee enclosed, so I'm now waiting for that offer of £10 a month to be accepted or rejected by Link. :-|

 

However, yesterday both me and my husband (who has nothing to do with the debt - it predates our meeting)

received scary looking big envelopes from Link. :-(

 

 

Opening them we found pretty much identical contents, as follows:

 

 

  • letter stating that an 'Interim Order' was obtained by Link against my interest in our jointly owned house.
  • copy of the order
  • copy of an application for a Charging Order

The decision on the charging order is to be made at Cardiff County Court on 8th October.

I have to register any objections to the Charging Order before then.

I also have 7 days from date of service (?) to apply to set aside or vary the interim order.

 

 

It also says I can have the hearing in my County Court if I apply in writing to the Cardiff Court.

 

I'm not sure what objections I can raise against the Charging Order.

 

I don't want to go to Cardiff so I will have to apply for a transfer to Sheffield. Is this free?

 

Is it worth applying for 'set aside', whatever that is?

 

 

I have 7 days from date of service.

 

 

The date on the letters is 19th August and they arrived yesterday (25th).

 

Given that I have sent a payment offer to the court,

doesn't that put everything on hold until the offer has been agreed or rejected?:-?

 

I really want to avoid a charge on the property.

 

 

It will be the second one,

having lost to Lloyds TSB last year!:-(

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Incidentally, I can't fathom this new layout. How do I quickly find my own hreads without searching the forums?

 

Go to the top of a page, look for 'My profile' and click it, look to the left of the page that opens, under your username, it has :

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Be good to those who give you advice that helps - click the star to give them your thanks by way of a reputation credit.

 

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I put all this aside for the BH weekend, but I need to do something to try and head off the threat of a charge on the house. What kind of things are a defence against one being awarded, or is it a foregone conclusion? :)

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You can defend it quite easily, it is prejudicial to your other creditors, is unfair as it turns an unsecured loan and the penalties of an unsecured loan into a secured one and the case has little merit as you are defending the initial CCJ. I will be around later this evening to offer some advice but it is NOT a foregone conclusion.

 

The OFT have also stated that charging orders for unsecured loans are against the guidelines for debt collecting practice and the government itself doesn't want charging orders for loans under £25,000.

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Hi Sillygirl. :) Thanks for that info. I've had a look at the sticky thread about charging orders

and it seems maybe I could also argue that it is prejudicial against my husband,

who has no part in this debt, but is the mortgage payer and joint owner of the property.

 

I have sent off a N245 to their court,

with offer of instalment payment,

but am still waiting for a response.

If they accept my offer, doesn't this also set aside the charging order? :confused:

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