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    • What type of finance is it?   HP, PCP, Loan? They want her to ring so they can bully her into making payments she can't afford...unless she can record her calls then IMHO, I'd keep everything in writing. Is £400 SSP her only income? There's no chance they will justify taking half of that.   Lodge a formal complaint with them ASAP, exhaust it, and then you can escalate it sooner rather than later, ruddy sharks!  
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    • Appreciate input Andy, updated: IN THE ******** County Court Claim No. [***] BETWEEN: LC Asset 2 S.A.R.L CLAIMANT AND [***] DEFENDANT ************ _________________________ ________ WITNESS STATEMENT OF [***] _________________________ ________ I, [***], being the Defendant in this case will state as follows;     I make this Witness Statement in support of my defence in this claim.   1. I understand that the claimant is an Assignee, a buyer of defunct or bad debts, which are bought on mass portfolios at a much-reduced cost to the amount claimed and which the original creditors have already written off as a capital loss and claimed against taxable income as confirmed in the claimant’s witness statement exhibit by way of the Deed of Assignment. As an assignee or creditor as defined in section 189 of the CCA this applies to this new requirement on assignment of rights. This means that when an assignee purchases debts (or otherwise acquires rights under a credit agreement) it also acquires certain obligations to the borrower including the duty to comply with CCA requirements (such as the rules on statements and notices and other post-contractual information). The assignee becomes the creditor under the agreement. This ensures that essential consumer protections under the CCA cannot be circumvented by assigning the debt to a third party. 2. The Claim relates to an alleged Credit Card agreement between the Defendant and Bank of Scotland plc. Save insofar of any admittance it is accepted that the Defendant has had contractual agreements with Bank of Scotland plc in the past, the Defendant is unaware as to what alleged debt the Claimant refers. The Defendant has not entered any contract with the Claimant. 3. The Defendant requested a copy of the CCA on the 24/12/2022 along with the standard fee of £1.00 postal order, to which the defendant received a reply from the Claimant dated 06/02/2023. To this date, the Claimant has failed to disclose a valid agreement and proof as per their claim that this is enforceable, that Default Notice and Notice of Assignment were sent to and received by the Defendant, on which their claim relies. The Claimant is put to strict proof to verify and confirm that the exhibit *** is a true copy of the agreement and are the true Terms and Conditions as issued at the time of inception of the online application and execution of the agreement. 4. Point 3 is noted. The Claimant pleads that a default notice has been served upon the defendant as evidenced by Exhibit [***]. The claimant is put to strict proof to verify the service of the above in accordance with s136 and s196 Law of Property Act 1925. 5. Point 6 is noted and disputed. The Defendant cannot recall ever having received the notice of assignment as evidenced in the exhibit marked ***. The claimant is put to strict proof to verify the service of the above in accordance with s136 and s196 Law of Property Act 1925. 6. Point 11 is noted and disputed. See 3. 7. Point 12 is noted, the Defendant doesn’t recall receiving contact where documentation is provided as per the Claimants obligations under CCA. In addition, the Claimant pleads letters were sent on dates given, yet those are not the letters evidenced in their exhibits *** 8. Point 13 is noted and denied. Claimant is put to strict proof to prove allegations. 9. The Claimant did not provide a true copy of the CCA in response to the Defendants request of 21/12/2022. The Claimant further claims that the documents are sufficient to pursue a Judgement and are therefore copies of original documents in their possession. Conclusion 10. Without the Claimant providing a valid true copy of the executed Credit agreement that complies with the CCA, the Claimant has no grounds on which to enforce this alleged debt. 11. The Claimant has been unjustly enriched at the expense of the Defendant by purchasing bulk debt at a greatly reduced cost and subrogating for the original creditor in trying to recuperate the full amount of the original debt 12. The Defendant was not given ample evidence to prove the debt and therefore was not required to enter settlement negotiations. Should the debt be proved in the future, the Defendant is willing to enter such negotiations with the Claimant. On receipt of this claim I could not recall the precise details of the agreement or any debt and sought clarity from the claimant by way of a Section 78 request. The Claimant failed to comply. I can only assume as this was due to the Claimant not having any enforceable documentation and issuing a claim in hope of an undefended default judgment.   Statement of Truth I, ********, the Defendant, believe the facts stated within this Witness Statement to be true. I understand that proceedings for contempt of court may be brought against anyone who makes, or causes to be made, a false statement in a document verified by a statement of truth without an honest belief in it’s truth. Signed: _________________________ _______ Dated: _____________________
    • Morning,  I am hoping someone can help, I am posting on behalf of my friend so I will try and provide as much info as possible.  Due health reasons, she is currently not working and unable to pay her contractual car finance payments. She emailed 247 Money and asked for a 3 month payment holiday, they refused this straight away with no reasons as to why. They have told her that instead she can make a payment of £200. She is currently getting £400+ a month ssp so this is not acceptable. She went back to them and explained she cannot make this payment and they have not offered an alternative plan. Its £200 or she falls into default.  She is now panicking as she does not want her car to be taken away. What options does she have?  Thank you, 
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I shall be watching this http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/forums/viewthread/2810/ thread with interest, if this tribunal win is upheld, those of us who were kept waiting past the 13 week deadline for WCA's should be able to get the WRAG component of ESA backdated to the date we failed.

 

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Just to check I understand this right.

 

You put in claim for ESA.

However, due to their workload, ATOS do not carry out you medical until 6 months later.

You fail the medical and are found fit for work, but you are entitled to the extra £30 or so a week between Week 14 and the day of your medical, which in the case of a 6 month wait, the difference would be 24 weeks minus 13 weeks giving you 11 weeks x £30 which would = arrears of £330 to be paid?

 

The same way, if you "pass" the medical and are unfit for work, if your medical has been held after 13 weeks, you also get the different of arrears?

 

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Just to check I understand this right.

 

You put in claim for ESA.

However, due to their workload, ATOS do not carry out you medical until 6 months later.

You fail the medical and are found fit for work, but you are entitled to the extra £30 or so a week between Week 14 and the day of your medical, which in the case of a 6 month wait, the difference would be 24 weeks minus 13 weeks giving you 11 weeks x £30 which would = arrears of £330 to be paid?

 

The same way, if you "pass" the medical and are unfit for work, if your medical has been held after 13 weeks, you also get the different of arrears?

 

Absolutely brilliant!

Yep it looks that way, here is an update by the welfare benefits worker that took the case to tribunal. http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/forums/viewthread/2812/

Unless the Secretary of State can successfully appeal the tribunal decision, it stands opening the gates for everyone effected to get their benefits backdated, a classic case of using DWP rules against them.

 

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Yep it looks that way, here is an update by the welfare benefits worker that took the case to tribunal. http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/forums/viewthread/2812/

Unless the Secretary of State can successfully appeal the tribunal decision, it stands opening the gates for everyone effected to get their benefits backdated, a classic case of using DWP rules against them.

 

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I shall be watching this http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/forums/viewthread/2810/ thread with interest, if this tribunal win is upheld, those of us who were kept waiting past the 13 week deadline for WCA's should be able to get the WRAG component of ESA backdated to the date we failed.

 

An update on this post, "the Secretary of State will not be appealing the First Tier Tribunal decision of last month"

Source http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/forums/viewthread/2810/P15/

 

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An update on this post, "the Secretary of State will not be appealing the First Tier Tribunal decision of last month"

Source http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/forums/viewthread/2810/P15/

 

OMG, that is absolutely awesome news! How soon before we can put our claims in? I had to wait around 7 or 8 months for my medical, so owed about 4 months worth

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I think may be related but in my view I think the main reason people are waiting so long for medicals is they prioritising IB to ESA reasessments over new claimants. One of us should do a FOI request to try and find this out, I am thinking of doing so myself but any cost involved I probably cant afford at the moment and I dont know the specific way to do the FOI request.

 

From the DWP point of view its going to save more money getting IB claimants downgraded than having new claimants passing medicals and getting upgraded.

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I think may be related but in my view I think the main reason people are waiting so long for medicals is they prioritising IB to ESA reasessments over new claimants. One of us should do a FOI request to try and find this out, I am thinking of doing so myself but any cost involved I probably cant afford at the moment and I dont know the specific way to do the FOI request.

 

From the DWP point of view its going to save more money getting IB claimants downgraded than having new claimants passing medicals and getting upgraded.

 

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It is a free way of searching for and making FOI requests, it is brilliant and I have used it to get bailiff info from councils.

 

It costs nothing, and FOI will only ever cost money if fulfilling it will be extremely expensive, and in that case they would only do it if you agreed to pay the cost.

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I am keeping my eyes open for a template letter to appear on the Rightsnet site, in the meantime I am researching putting one together myself, however I am not a welfare professional so if anyone on here can help with that then please post, everyone effected by this should IMO make a backdated claim, I can't see how the DWP can refuse as a precedent has now been set, it's our entitlement that they would rather we knew nothing about....... claim it back!

 

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Just to clarify, first tier tribunals do not set binding precedent, so although the DWP must apply the judgment to that particular case, the DWP and another first tier tribunal are not bound by the rules of precedent to apply the judgment to other claims.

 

I would still argue the point and encourage others to do the same; it is absurd that anyone should be penalised because of delays which are not caused by them. Just bear in mind that this decision cannot be relied upon in the same way that case law can be, because it can be departed from.

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Just to clarify, first tier tribunals do not set binding precedent, so although the DWP must apply the judgment to that particular case, the DWP and another first tier tribunal are not bound by the rules of precedent to apply the judgment to other claims.

 

I would still argue the point and encourage others to do the same; it is absurd that anyone should be penalised because of delays which are not caused by them. Just bear in mind that this decision cannot be relied upon in the same way that case law can be, because it can be departed from.

 

Thanks for the clarification, I hope I have not jumped the gun a bit on this, but as you say it's worth the effort to try.

 

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No, not at all osdset. We just have to be careful that people don't think that the DWP absolutely have to follow this first tier tribunals decision for all future claims, because they don't. If a person believes that their case is foolproof (when its not), they may rely on it too heavily and be disappointed.

 

People should argue it (it's definately something I would encourage people to argue, he makes some great legal points), but they should know that they may not be successful because the DWP are not bound to apply the decision of the first tier in another individual's case to their case.

My advice is based on my opinion, my experience and my education. I do not profess to be an expert in any given field. If requested, I will provide a link where possible to relevant legislation or guidance, so that advice provided can be confirmed and I do encourage others to follow those links for their own peace of mind. Sometimes my advice is not what people necesserily want to hear, but I will advise on facts as I know them - although it may not be what a person wants to hear it helps to know where you stand. Advice on the internet should never be a substitute for advice from your own legal professional with full knowledge of your individual case.

 

 

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Just got the letter today. Do not understand it all. Have my ATOL Med some 9 weeks ago and have been back dated from 10/12/11.

Brilliant.

 

Did you put in a request, or have they without you asking, suddenly refunded you without being asked?

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