Jump to content


  • Tweets

  • Posts

    • So I am now in receipt of a second Letter of Claim this time from DCBL although their letter head now says " DCBLegal"  😱 Now I'm guessing one response to a letter of claim is sufficient and I could ignore this but having been inspired by other snotty letters I wanted to have another bash at one. How does this sound? Dear Lackeys of Company with Unconscionable Morals, Thank you ever so much for gracing me with yet another Letter Before Claim on behalf of Excel Parking Services. How many of these delightful missives do you plan on sending before you muster the courage to follow through on your threats to take me to court? Just so we're clear, here is the response (in italics by that I mean the slanted text below) I previously sent to Excel’s Letter Before Claim, in case your attention to detail is as lacking as I suspect: I am currently 2-0 up in terms of Small Claims Court proceedings and I look forward to the opportunity to claim a hat trick, this case being more straightforward than my previous two. I will be asking the court for an unreasonable costs order under CPR 27.14(2)(g) due to your conduct over this absurd claim. Despite my best efforts, you continue to assert that I have breached your terms. However, I cannot breach terms that I was not present to accept. Have you even read my initial response? I suggest you review it thoroughly and save yourself some money. Additionally, please refer to section 13 of the IPC Code of Practice, 2023 edition. I eagerly await your deafening silence. Remarkably, I haven't heard a peep from Excel since my response; instead, they've passed the baton to you to perform this tiresome routine once more. Consider this my official notice that I am sending a cease and desist letter to Excel Parking Services. Their relentless hounding has crossed the line into clear harassment. Any further demands for payment from you, as Excel's lackeys, will be regarded as nothing more than shameless acts of intimidation and harassment. I now look forward to the deafening sound of your silence. Yours sincerely,
    • Personally I'd go to it and object for the sake of it. They have to attend anyway so I can't see you being liable for any costs or anything (if they try to ask for attendance costs, just say that firstly it is their application, secondly it is from their own making, thirdly that they would have to come anyway so you shouldn't need to bear their costs.   When you turn up you should object on the basis that the witness has been in office since the time of the order, and could have done their witnes statement in advance of their AL. Their poor planning is not your fault, 7 days is too rushed for you as a LIP and there is no good reason that a company can't organise itself to sort WX in time. Also they say finalise so they already have something, its not like thye have nothing. Their amendments cannot be so important if they are being added so late.   see what @AndyOrch says but that's my thoughts  
    • Yes, in the main your understanding of my case is right. Linked below to the post with the final WS sent to the court and to Evri.   
    • Hello, welcome to CAG. As you say, appealing this ticket doesn't help as these people hardly ever accept appeals. They don't care how difficult someone's life is, they just want the money. The forum guys should be along later with thoughts for you on how to deal with this. Best, HB
  • Recommended Topics

  • Our picks

    • If you are buying a used car – you need to read this survival guide.
      • 1 reply
    • Hello,

      On 15/1/24 booked appointment with Big Motoring World (BMW) to view a mini on 17/1/24 at 8pm at their Enfield dealership.  

      Car was dirty and test drive was two circuits of roundabout on entry to the showroom.  Was p/x my car and rushed by sales exec and a manager into buying the mini and a 3yr warranty that night, sale all wrapped up by 10pm.  They strongly advised me taking warranty out on car that age (2017) and confirmed it was honoured at over 500 UK registered garages.

      The next day, 18/1/24 noticed amber engine warning light on dashboard , immediately phoned BMW aftercare team to ask for it to be investigated asap at nearest garage to me. After 15 mins on hold was told only their 5 service centres across the UK can deal with car issues with earliest date for inspection in March ! Said I’m not happy with that given what sales team advised or driving car. Told an amber warning light only advisory so to drive with caution and call back when light goes red.

      I’m not happy to do this, drive the car or with the after care experience (a sign of further stresses to come) so want a refund and to return the car asap.

      Please can you advise what I need to do today to get this done. 
       

      Many thanks 
        • Thanks
      • 81 replies
    • Housing Association property flooding. https://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/topic/438641-housing-association-property-flooding/&do=findComment&comment=5124299
      • 161 replies
    • We have finally managed to obtain the transcript of this case.

      The judge's reasoning is very useful and will certainly be helpful in any other cases relating to third-party rights where the customer has contracted with the courier company by using a broker.
      This is generally speaking the problem with using PackLink who are domiciled in Spain and very conveniently out of reach of the British justice system.

      Frankly I don't think that is any accident.

      One of the points that the judge made was that the customers contract with the broker specifically refers to the courier – and it is clear that the courier knows that they are acting for a third party. There is no need to name the third party. They just have to be recognisably part of a class of person – such as a sender or a recipient of the parcel.

      Please note that a recent case against UPS failed on exactly the same issue with the judge held that the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 did not apply.

      We will be getting that transcript very soon. We will look at it and we will understand how the judge made such catastrophic mistakes. It was a very poor judgement.
      We will be recommending that people do include this adverse judgement in their bundle so that when they go to county court the judge will see both sides and see the arguments against this adverse judgement.
      Also, we will be to demonstrate to the judge that we are fair-minded and that we don't mind bringing everything to the attention of the judge even if it is against our own interests.
      This is good ethical practice.

      It would be very nice if the parcel delivery companies – including EVRi – practised this kind of thing as well.

       

      OT APPROVED, 365MC637, FAROOQ, EVRi, 12.07.23 (BRENT) - J v4.pdf
        • Like
  • Recommended Topics

work programme after 2 years


bcham
style="text-align: center;">  

Thread Locked

because no one has posted on it for the last 3422 days.

If you need to add something to this thread then

 

Please click the "Report " link

 

at the bottom of one of the posts.

 

If you want to post a new story then

Please

Start your own new thread

That way you will attract more attention to your story and get more visitors and more help 

 

Thanks

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 1.2k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Top Posters In This Topic

When you've finished your 2 year sentence, it's probation, electronic tagging and curfews! :roll:

 

OOOPs, sorry!! Just being facetious! :-) You probably end up back at the Job Centre, knees bend, arms stretch, rah-rah-rah!! And start all over again!

 

Impecunious! :-)

 

P.S. I'm sure someone will come along soon to help you ...... but I thought I'd try humour first!

Link to post
Share on other sites

yes I have heard that people are sent back to jc and then some back on wp....but after these magnificent changes starting in April anything could happen. mad hatters tea party comes to mind when I think of this govt.

Link to post
Share on other sites

I still think there will be an emergency general election called before the end of the year.....

 

As far as I know (and I am coming up to the two year mark) they can re-refer you to a different provider in your area, possibly further away just to inconvenience you even more!

Link to post
Share on other sites

Still waiting to hear what is due to happen! Honestly they didn't envisage that anyone would still be claiming JSA at the end of te time with work program so never wrote any guidance to cover that scenario.

Will let you know when thinks are sent out at work but I expect I will be shot down by someone no doubt or be advised that I'm making it up as usual!!!!

Link to post
Share on other sites

Still waiting to hear what is due to happen! Honestly they didn't envisage that anyone would still be claiming JSA at the end of te time with work program so never wrote any guidance to cover that scenario.

Will let you know when thinks are sent out at work but I expect I will be shot down by someone no doubt or be advised that I'm making it up as usual!!!!

 

Geez the government never envisaged that anyone would still be claiming jsa at the end of the their time with the work program?

 

Then this makes a total laughing stock of this government. To think they expected everyone to be in work before the end of their WP sentence and the WP has only managed a measly 5% into work lol what a joke

 

But the biggest biggest biggest horror story from this folks is that the government and the hard working strivers dont blame the work program for you not working. No. They blame you!

Link to post
Share on other sites

Still waiting to hear what is due to happen! Honestly they didn't envisage that anyone would still be claiming JSA at the end of te time with work program so never wrote any guidance to cover that scenario.

Will let you know when thinks are sent out at work but I expect I will be shot down by someone no doubt or be advised that I'm making it up as usual!!!!

 

They thought 100% be in work or sanctioned maybe? :)

Link to post
Share on other sites

The way the contractors went about bidding for the contracts they were promising the they would deliver success.

They honestly thought people would have found work , would have been badgered so much they would have signed off or claimed another benefit to escape the providers.

Link to post
Share on other sites

The pimps can and do argue that they tendered for the contracts at a time when the economy was in better shape, so in terms of final outcome payments they have had their fingers burnt, however they have come up with the never ending CV writing, self esteem courses to provide a steady blood transfusion.

 

It's all about money at the end of the day, trying to get the unemployed back into work is an unfortunate trip up clause that the horrible government stuck into their contracts.

 

Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges

 

Being poor is like being a Pelican. No matter where you look, all you see is a large bill.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Still waiting to hear what is due to happen! Honestly they didn't envisage that anyone would still be claiming JSA at the end of te time with work program so never wrote any guidance to cover that scenario.

Will let you know when thinks are sent out at work but I expect I will be shot down by someone no doubt or be advised that I'm making it up as usual!!!!

 

I wouldn't be too sure of that my Dear.

 

It looks as if certain parts of the follow on programs have hit major problems; a lot were simply defunded in 2010 and left to die for cheaper things (or more profitable to DWP business partners e.g A4E etc) like CAP.

 

CAP is still on the cards it's just hit a few teething troubles; like it's a step too far in it's current form with the Workfare backlash. Given that almost everything else has been shelved they'll need a new way to fiddle the jobless figures and a revolving WP 2 year cycle one might conclude would be political suicide and the admittance that the whole thing is a shambles.

 

All this is part of the DWP's "Health Work and Well-being" program that's been running for around 10 years. Worth having a gander at is this thing to see what was envisaged which was amazing to when the axe fell and what we have now.

 

p.s. Who loves ya Flumpsy?

  • Haha 2
Link to post
Share on other sites

im coming up to nearly two years on the dreaded work programme,any one know what happens after the 2 years is served,do we go back to the job centre,

 

2 friends of mine have finished they 2 years in the WP, both got sent back to the JC one is still there the other has been sent to A4e (she was with ingeus before)

Link to post
Share on other sites

I still think there will be an emergency general election called before the end of the year.....

 

As far as I know (and I am coming up to the two year mark) they can re-refer you to a different provider in your area, possibly further away just to inconvenience you even more!

It may be possible that, whereas some candidates may be referred back to the Work Programme, others may be referred to MWA and/or required to sign a "Universal Credit Claimant Commitment" (copies have appeared on social media) where candidates are expected to spend x hours a week in working for nothing "preparing for work".

 

http://consent.me.uk/2013/02/15/thirtyfive/

Link to post
Share on other sites

flumps...as I have said before in other posts, its a good thing for this forum that you come here and give info, being shot down for doing so is wrong.

 

I think from what I have read that the WP wasn't expected to have people on it very long and therefore no plans were made beyond a certain period of time on it, not thinking through properly is normal for this govt.

 

Agreeing with sillygirl1, when the April changes really kick in and are actually happening, there will be repecussions, and please please......an emergency general election..

Link to post
Share on other sites

Reading through these posts kinda makes me think of the magic roundabout.

JCP-WP-JCP-WP-JCP. Now just put it to the music and whoola you got Dougal and some flower eating cow :-)

The analogy is interesting.... except that, with each iteration, the capacity of the DWP and JCP to deliver is reduced because greater responsibility is transferred to the Welfare To Work Sector.

Link to post
Share on other sites

The way the contractors went about bidding for the contracts they were promising the they would deliver success.

They honestly thought people would have found work , would have been badgered so much they would have signed off or claimed another benefit to escape the providers.

 

wow I thought the government were dumb enough to think its all down to lack of effort, but were they really so dumb to think people could simply afford to cancel their JSA to escape the WP, and that everyone would miracously find work in the middle of a recession.

Link to post
Share on other sites

cant they just supply us with free cyanide capsules and have done with it.

 

Where would they get the "volunteers" to stack shelves at Poundland?

"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for Poundland"

Link to post
Share on other sites

The analogy is interesting.... except that, with each iteration, the capacity of the DWP and JCP to deliver is reduced because greater responsibility is transferred to the Welfare To Work Sector.

 

Yes and the government look good as those on WP dont show in unemployment figures I believe. Plus it keeps the Dail Heil readers happy knowing unemployed are not getting loads of cash for doing nothing.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Where would they get the "volunteers" to stack shelves at Poundland?

 

Yes this is true. The tory party need an army of WP slaves to work towards creating a serfdom britain.

Link to post
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

The Work Programme earliest finishing date is June 2013,anyone claiming they or their friends have finished the work programme already are making false claims.

The only exception is people who have been removed from the Work Programme through sanctions from inattendance or other infringements,in this case the JC's ruling on activity post WP will be entirely different from the participants who complete the full 104 weeks.

Link to post
Share on other sites

The Work Programme earliest finishing date is June 2013,anyone claiming they or their friends have finished the work programme already are making false claims.

The only exception is people who have been removed from the Work Programme through sanctions from inattendance or other infringements,in this case the JC's ruling on activity post WP will be entirely different from the participants who complete the full 104 weeks.

Although, in theory, candidates may be with the Work Programme for up to 2 years, they are only required to continue insofar as the Job Seekers Agreement (for example) remains in force...and, if the candidate secures employment, or commences self employment, or starts a full time College/University Programme, and have to sign off, then as soon as they do notify Job Centre Plus, they can forget the Work Programme.

Link to post
Share on other sites

  • 1 month later...

Yes, as someone said it will have been 2 years in less than 1 month time since the work programme rolled out into nationwide and surely many long-term job seekers will not have been able to find the job by then.

 

I understand DWP made a Trailblazer in selected markets and issued the results in their research section (I wish I can paste the link here though not allowed due to the lack of my posts) which is not conclusive report.

Neither CAP: Community Action Programme nor OCM: Ongoing Case Management (obviously CAP has more challenges) seems to provide a good solution.

 

I believe it's really high time for DWP to make official announcement about the concrete action plan, or have I been missing any news already came out?

 

So, if someone has any insight on it, pls share about what they are supposed to do to retain JSA after that.

 

Lin

Link to post
Share on other sites

  • Recently Browsing   0 Caggers

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Have we helped you ...?


×
×
  • Create New...