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    • Hi, I have an old outstanding debt from 1994 due to MBNA for £20,000. The debt has been passed to various DCAs and is currently with PRA Group.  I sent them a CCA letter in January 2024. They acknowledged this letter and stated they would come back when they had more information, however the information did not arrive within the 12 working day scenario.. I have just received a copy of the agreement which goes back to 1994 from them. In their response letter they have stated " Please find enclosed documentation received to date: we are waiting further documents in order to complete your request. We have currently deemed this debt as unenforceable which means we are not able to take court or further action against you to recover the outstanding balance". They then go on to state "we are still legally entitled to:  1.Contact you to ask and repay what you owe 2.Pass your details onto a third party collection agency 3. Continue to report your account with the credit reference bureaux (as appropriate)". I'm at a loss as to what I should do next and would appreciate any guidance on this matter. I am currently paying £5.00 pcm. TIA      
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    • thanks again ftmdave, your words are verey encouraging and i do appreciate them. i have taken about 2 hours to think of a letter to write to the ceo...i will paste it below...also how would i address a ceo? do i just put his name? or put dear sir? do you think its ok?  i would appreciate feedback/input from anybody if anything needs to be added/taken away, removed if incorrect etc. i am writing it on behalf of my friend..she is the named driver  - im the one with the blue badge and owner of the car - just for clarification. thanks in adavance to everyone.       My friend and I are both disabled and have been a victim of disability discrimination on the part of your agents.   I have been incorrectly 'charged' by your agent 'excel parking' for overstaying in your car park, but there was no overstay. The letter I recieved said the duration of stay was 15 minutes but there is a 10 minute grace period and also 5 minutes consideration time, hence there was no duration of stay of 15 minutes.   I would like to take this oppertunity to clarify what happend at your Gravesend store. We are struggling finacially due to the 'cost of living crisis' and not being able to work because we are both disabled, we was attracted to your store for the 10 items for £10 offer. I suffer dyslexia and depression and my friend who I take shopping has a mobility disability. We went to buy some shopping at your Gravesend branch of Iceland on 28th of December 2023, we entered your car park, tried to read and understand the parking signs and realised we had to pay for parking. We then realised we didnt have any change for the parking machine so went back to look for coins in the car and when we couldnt find any we left. As my friend has mobility issues it takes some time for me to help him out of the car, as you probably understand this takes more time than it would a normal able bodied person. As I suffer dyslexia I am sure you'll agree that it took me more time than a normal person to read and understand the large amount of information at the pay & display machine. After this, it took more time than an able bodied person to leave the car park especially as I have to help my friend on his crutches etc get back into the car due to his mobility disability. All this took us 15 minutes.   I was the driver of my friends car and he has a blue badge. He then received a 'notice to keeper' for a 'failure to purchase a parking tariff'. On the letter it asked to name the driver if you wasnt the driver at the time, so as he wasnt the driver he named me. I appealed the charge and told them we are disabled and explained the situation as above. The appeal was denied, and even more so was totally ignored regarding our disabilities and that we take longer than an able bodied person to access the car and read the signs and understand them. As our disabilities were ignored and disregarded for the time taken I believe this is discrimination against us. I cannot afford any unfair charges of this kind as I am severely struggling financially. I cannot work and am a carer for my disabled Son who also has a mental and mobility disability. I obviously do not have any disposable income and am in debt with my bills. So its an absolute impossibility for me to pay this incorrect charge.     After being discriminated by your agent my friend decided to contact 'iceland customer care team' on my behalf and again explained the situation and also sent photos of his disabled blue badge and proof of disability. He asked the care team to cancel the charge as ultimately its Iceland's land/property and you have the power over excel parking to cancel it. Again we was met with no mention or consideration for our disability and no direct response regarding the cancellation, all we was told was to contact excel parking. He has replied over 20 times to try to get the 'care team' to understand and cancel this but its pointless as we are just ignored every time. I believe that Ignoring our disability is discrimination which is why I am now contacting you.     I have noticed on your website that you are 'acting' to ease the 'cost of living crisis' : https://about.iceland.co.uk/2022/04/05/iceland-acts-to-ease-the-cost-of-living-crisis/   If you really are commited to helping people in this time of crisis ..and especially two struggling disabled people, can you please cancel this charge as it will only cause more damage to our mental health if you do not.  
    • I've also been in touch via the online portal to the Police's GDPR team, to request the name of the other Driver. Got this response:   Dear Mr. ---------   Our Ref: ----------   Thank you for your request which has been forwarded to the Data Protection Team for consideration.   The data you are requesting is third party, we would not give this information directly to you.   Your solicitor or legal team acting on our behalf would approach us directly with your signed (wet) consent allowing us to consider the request further.   I note the investigation is showing as ‘live’ at this time, we would not considered sharing data for suggested injury until the investigation has been closed.   If you wish to pursue a claim once the investigation has been closed please signpost your legal team to [email protected]   Kind regards   ----------------- Data Protection Assistant    
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Looking for more advice and will try to clump all my payday loans into one thread.

I have taken back my DMP from a company. I am on ESA basic (67.50) as well as HB and council tax (all sorted out now)

I have 5 payday loans and I was paying £1 per month to each

I have now written to them all saying that I am back running my plan, sending an I&E and as suggested by NDL asking for a 6 month period of 0 repayments because of my circumstance.

Out of the 5 ,

One is QQ but I have an email from them saying my account is closed so they can go and run

 

One is wanka , have asked them several times in nice multicoloured multifont emails for a statement of account to which I have had no reply . I have also said in those emails that until they provide this I am disputing the claim...so they can go run as well

 

Another is MEM finance, they have refused my offer of 0 and said 15 is the minimum, so I have written back saying "you have accepted £1 from my ex DMC so why are you treating me less favourably (OFT)" and reiterating my 0 offer with an "it would be unfair to pay you and not anyone else

 

Pounds till payday are being collected by Clarity , not had a reply yet

 

WDA have said no, so I have replied reiterating my 0 offer with an "it would be unfair to pay you and not anyone else"

 

Just after any advice

I don't give two hoots about my credit rating it's shot anyway.

I have looked on the WDA and MEM website and both mention late collection charges but no mention of how many times

If they go for a CCJ what would I have to pay?

 

Got 16 other debts as well coming to c.40K

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This is what has come from Wonga, I know they have missed off payments, only small but still missing and look at the charges. Any advice on what to say to them.....apart from F.O. Statement of Account Name: Jon Loan Reference number: xxxxx Initial Loan Advance 29 August 2008 £100.00 Total Principal Amount £100.00 Payments Received Outsourced funds 25 September 2009 £2.14 Outsourced funds 06 October 2009 £1.07 Outsourced funds 11 November 2009 £1.07 HSBC payment 18 January 2010 £2.14 HSBC payment 12 April 2010 £1.07 Outsourced funds 03 June 2011 £1.07 Debt Management plan 03 September 2010 £1.07 Debt Management plan 07 October 2010 £1.07 Debt Management plan 28 October 2010 £1.07 Debt Management plan 01 December 2010 £1.07 Debt Management plan 05 January 2011 £1.07 Debt Management plan 31 January 2011 £1.07 Debt Management plan 17 May 2011 £1.00 Debt Management plan 14 June 2011 £1.00 Total Sum Paid £16.98 ACCRUED PAID OUTSTANDING Total Principal Amount 29 August 2008 £100.00 Interest 25 September 2008 £27.62 Default fee 26 September 2008 £10.00 Default fee 29 September 2008 £25.00 Agency fee 29 November 2008 £93.15 Interest 29 March 2009 £103.52

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Just after any advice

I don't give two hoots about my credit rating it's shot anyway.

I have looked on the WDA and MEM website and both mention late collection charges but no mention of how many times

If they go for a CCJ what would I have to pay?

 

Got 16 other debts as well coming to c.40K

 

Hi Jon

£1.00 because you've no income really coming in? no offence meant and said only in the greatest of respect :-) ESA/HB is for your survivial not to be upping in paying these

Isn't this what even the free debt charities say?

Don't forget your entitled to do a defence and you've been making payments thereby shown willing

 

Let me know if you'd need contact at MEM buddie I can help with that at least :wink::wink:

behind you on this x

Happy to share my experience but for your own protection, please check and double check what myself and other Caggers inform

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“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.”

 

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Hi Asmile

Well as I said I was paying £1 but on the advice of NDL I have asked for a 6 month payment break while I try to get myself back on my feet.

WDA still communicating

QQ have told to go run cos they said my account is closed

Pounds till payday , still communicating

Wonga, well have sent me two different statement of accounts, both different and both wrong with no contractual charges. Have to decide where to go from here, it's between writing again challenging the charges and payments received (still a non reply from their agents) or ignoring then running a defence when and if they try to take me to court.

MEM , well they seem incapable of reading and understanding an email, so I emailed a complaint and also sent it by hard copy. So waiting

 

Frankly on 67.50 a week i can ill afford £20 a month to even make token payments and why should I pay one and not another....only fair they all get 0 till either I get more benefit or a job. Anyway you know how to contact me

Jon

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Yeah understood all this already, good idea : ) but have you just copied letter template that NDL give out?

as that could be where the problem lies - hadn't appreciated but for the payday lenders it needs to be in own words..

Happy to share my experience but for your own protection, please check and double check what myself and other Caggers inform

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“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.”

 

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