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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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    • My understanding is that they won't provide the name to me whether the investigation is Live or Closed, & I have no legal rep as I didn't have P.I. Cover on my policy, & am intending to claim using OIC.org.uk, but remain completely stuck as they 100% cannot open a claim on the portal without both the Reg. No. & Name of the other driver.  
    • 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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oh dear..i need advice..i took out 2 payday loans..and were due to be paid back...unfortunately had my hours greatly reduced last month and now being made redundant at christmas..i could not pay as my income i received just payed my rent and council tax...i emailed them to let them know...and as a good will gesture would pay them 10.00 per month paid into there account...they have emailed me back...saying i dont meet there criteria..and need to send in proof of my payslips ..employment letter...i am not lying..and dont see why i should...i emailed them back..to say this is not negotiable and to give me there account details to pay the 10.00....i sent them a income and expenditure sheet..and basically my outgoings are more than my income..so am stuck and really worried...can i get some advice please..as i know i took them out..but wasnt expecting a sudden change in hours..i also informed them to make all communication via email..and to stop telephoning me 10 times a day..this is becoming a pain...xxx

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We need more info. Copies of.letters minus personal info, names of pdls amounts you actually owe, amounts they say you owe, breakdown of accounts etc.

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hi have received no letter at all..when i knew i couldnt pay..i contacted them asap...express finance is 240.00...payday uk..is 240.00.....sent them inncome.expenditure to both ..and paydayuk..have responded saying i dont meet criteria..unless i can prove this...my income are far less than my outgoings..and basically now reduced to 12 hours a week...barely covers my rent and council tax...in which im afraid take priority..have explained to them via email...and they have responded via email asking for proof...

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You dont need to supply "proof"

 

All you need to do is send them a basic I&e form and sign it as a declaration of truth or fact. if they dont like it then tell them they arw getting £1 a month.

 

Pdls are low priority lenders despite the crap that they might try and tell you.

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I would say if your income is less than your outgoings then payday lenders are the last people you should pay, make sure you have enough to pay the important bills like food and rent. They can't do anything apart from threaten you with bailiffs and court - so if you can ignore this then i wouldn't be in any rush to pay the loans at all.

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They cant even threaten bailiffs. IF they do, its a breach of OFT guidance and MUST be reported. As for ignoring them, you could do, but its better to write a simple letter that states you cant pay and also provide a basic budget summary and sign it as a declaration of fact.

 

They have no way to continue to harass after this, as you have signed the form in a lawful way. If they do keep harassing, then off to the regulators and trading standards you go.

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PayDayUK are a nightmare to deal with. I have 4 PDLs and all but PayDayUK have agreed to my repayment plan, and I owe PayDayUK the least of the four!!!

 

I spoke once initially to them on the phone and the guy tried to be very aggressive with me...bad idea!!! and they have tried to threaten court proceedings .. I've basically told them I'll see them there!!

 

I produced an I and E for all the companies and only PayDayUK had a problem with it, so as far as I'm concerned, they can take it up with a judge .. they are going to end up getting less from me per month than I initially offered!!

 

Main thing, do NOT be intimidated, threaten to report them to OFT if they try the bully boy tactics and keep ringing, and if they threaten you with court, go with it ... they are not a priority debt, remember that!

 

Should I receive any court hearings I will update with the result.

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express finance..are a nightmare..ringing me 10 times a day..texting me...ive emailed them and asked them to stop..but wont....ive sent them a i.and e form...showing my income is less than my outgoing...ive asked for the account details..to pay them a small amount each month..but telling me i have to ring them...last time i did..he was very rude..and demanded a payment..i told him i dont have it...and said oh well we take you to court then...i said ...do that then...you get 1 pound a month....xx yet calls still coming...not replying to email about where i send the money to as a good will gesture...nothing....

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Any advice i give is my own and is based solely on personal experience. If in any doubt about a situation , please contact a certified legal representative or debt counsellor..

 

 

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Be very VERY careful as they will agree to a repayment plan by phone just to get your payment details, then a few days later, they will decimate your bank account. We've seen it here hundreds of times. Can you create a new thread and tell us what happened, how you solved your issue, and info about the PDL's you were in debt with?

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Hi . After your posts to me last night I had a think. I have switched my wages to go into a new account and set up all my direct debits from the new account so the pay day lenders cant access any of my money. I have also gone onto a debt management plan and provided them with all the pay day lenders details and amounts that I owe.. have I done the right thing?

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Yep. Just be warned that some PDL's might say you owe more. They do this because a DMP can only go by what is said. It is up to you to tell them otherwise.

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They're called legal loan sharks for a reason. They dont care about you. All they care about is getting as much money back from you as possible. Thats why their interest rates are so high, and you have **** like Oliver Larholt owning the absolute worst of them.

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Who is Oliver? how do they get away with it though and how are they legal! now I know why its so hard to get credit from banks etc, its like that for a reason! so we dont end up getting snowed under debt. I learnt the hard way. I am on the plan for 7 months and cant wait till it finishes so I can have my income for myself and my partner! i rang all the pay day companies today aswell and gave them a new work number (a wrong one) so come the end of the month when i default on them they cant call my work

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Oliver owns toothfairy/speedcredit and the other companies that supposedly arent attached to each other.

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the worst thing is, after me contacting all the pay day lenders yesterday to tell them i cant pay, i get a txt from a couple of them today offering me more money!!!!! what is wrong with these people

 

I would suggest reporting those advertisements to the OFT, send them to the Watchdog as well, while it won't achieve much directly it can't hurt to expose such highly irresponsible lending practices.

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It will look bad against them as its a direct violation of OFT guidance which states that debtors should never be encouraged to take out more loans with the creditor when they are having issues paying them back. Rollover fees by certain PDL's are also covered by this clause, especially by the PDL's that class it as a new loan.

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They cant even threaten bailiffs. IF they do, its a breach of OFT .

I have to disagree with you renegade. If the letter is phrased correctly with we may apply for judgement and if we gain one ofthis could lead to etc etc that is lawful because it is what they COULD do and what could happen. If we are to complain we must get our facts and language as accurate as possible.

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express finance..are a nightmare..ringing me 10 times a day..texting me....

 

I know that feeling, they even use two different numbers, one in Nottingham and one from wherever. Luckily I have a smart phone so downloaded an app which stops the calls, txts are just filed away and the phone just picks up and drops the call, Even better I have an accurate log of how many times they try to contact me

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