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    • Hi everyone, Apologies for bringing up the same topic regarding these individuals. I wish I had found this forum earlier, as I've seen very similar cases. However, I need your help in figuring out what to do next because we've involved our partners/resellers. I work as an IT Manager in a company outside of the UK. We acquired a license from a certified reseller (along with a support agreement) and also obtained training sessions from them. The issue arose when we needed to register two people for the training sessions, so we used an external laptop for the second user to keep up with the sessions for only a month. During this period, the laptop was solely used for the training sessions. After two weeks, my boss forwarded an email to me from Ms Vinces, stating that we are using illicit software from SolidWorks. Since this has never happened to me or anyone we know, I went into panic mode and had a meeting with her. During the meeting, we explained that we were using an external laptop solely for the training sessions and that the laptop had not been used within the company since her email. She informed us that for such cases, there are demos and special licenses (though our reseller did not mention these types of licenses when we made our initial purchase). She then mentioned that we had utilized products worth approximately €25k and presented us with two options: either pay the agreed value or acquire SolidWorks products. We expressed that the cost was too high, and our business couldn't support such expenses. I assured her that we would discuss the matter with the company board and get back to her. After the meeting, we contacted the company reseller from whom we purchased the license, explained the situation, and mentioned the use of an external laptop. They said they would speak to Maria and help mediate the situation. We hoped to significantly reduce the cost, perhaps to that of a 1-year professional license. Unfortunately, we were mistaken. The reseller mediated a value €2k less than what Maria had suggested (essentially, we would need to acquire two professional lifetime licenses and two years of support for a total of €23k). This amount is still beyond our means, but they insisted that the price was non-negotiable and wouldn't be reduced any further. The entire situation feels odd because she never provided us with addresses or other evidence (which I should have requested), and she's pressuring us to resolve the matter by the end of the month, with payment to be made through the reseller. This makes me feel as though the reseller is taking advantage of the situation to profit from it. Currently, we're trying to buy some time. We plan to meet with the reseller next week but are uncertain about how to proceed with them or whether we should respond to the mediator.
    • Thanks London  if I’ve read correctly the questionaire wants me to post his actual name on a public forum… is that correct.  I’ve only had a quick read so far
    • Plenty of success stories, also bear in mind not everyone updates the forum.  Overdale's want you to roll over and pay, without using your enshrined legal right to defend. make you wet yourself in fear that a solicitor will Take you to court, so you will pay up without question. Most people do just that,  but you are lucky that you have found this place and can help you put together a good defence. You should get reading on some other Capital One and Overdale's cases on the forum to get an idea of how it works.  
    • In both versions the three references to "your clients" near the end need to be changed to "you" or "your" as Alliance are not using solicitors, they have sent the LoC themselves. Personally I'd change "Dear ALLIANCE PARKING Litigation Dept" to "Dear Kev".  It would show you'd done your homework, looked up the company, and seen it's a pathetic one-man band rather than having any departments.  The PPCs love to pretend they have some official power and so you should be scared of them - showing you've sussed their sordid games and you're confident about fighting them undermines all this.  In fact that's the whole point of a snotty letter - to show you'd be big trouble for them if they did do court so better to drop you like a hot potato and go and pursue mugs who just give in instead. In the very, very, very, very unlikely case of Kev doing court, it'd be better that he didn't know in advance all the legal arguments you'd be using, so I'd heavily reduce the number of cards being played.
    • Thanx Londoneill get on to it this evening having a read around these forums I can’t seem to find many success stories using your methods. So how successful are these methods or am I just buying time for him  and a ccj will be inevitable in the end. Thanks another question is, will he have to appear at court..? I am not sure he has got it in him
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Hi everyone.I've got a problem with a bailiff. Can a bailiff put a levy on my cars parked on my drive and get them towed away. Do I have to sign the levy form?. Should I Park somewhere else?. Can they get my details from dvla. Thanks

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Hi everyone.I've got a problem with a bailiff. Can a bailiff put a levy on my cars parked on my drive and get them towed away. Do I have to sign the levy form?. Should I Park somewhere else?. Can they get my details from dvla. Thanks

 

DVLA love selling your details to just about anybody, so yes they can. Yes, park it some where else and with regards to signing levy, you could sign it foxtrot oscar. I'm a firm believer of not signing NOTHING unless it benefits me, my family and / or friends. Oh and with regards to the car being on the drive, what the nonses normally do is clamp, go away and hope you pay up, if not, they come back with a tow vehicle and charge you for stealing it. If I was you, hide the thing or get some wreck with no engine planted there, let them tow that and try and auction it. Have some fun with the nonses.

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Hi everyone.I've got a problem with a bailiff. Can a bailiff put a levy on my cars parked on my drive and get them towed away. Do I have to sign the levy form?. Should I Park somewhere else?. Can they get my details from dvla. Thanks

 

What are they collecting for? Any response depends on the debt being chased.

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What are they collecting for? Any response depends on the debt being chased.
its an old council tax bill. I have been paying the council on line. Bailiff called 2 days ago and put a letter through my door and added 130 pounds to my bill. Thanks
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You need to speak to someone at the Council and ask the following questions:

1 - how many Liability Orders they have against you

2 - the dates they were obtained

3 - the addresses they were for

4 - the period of time each covers

5 - how much each one was for

6 - how much is still outstanding

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How many times has the Bailiff visited? Was the letter he posted a Notice of Seizure? Do you know what other fees he has charged?
they have visited 4 times. Letter says. Important notice. A bailiff removal team visited today to remove your goods for sale by public auction. We owe the council 350 ish. We owe bailiff 800 ish. Thanks
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"From:

My Name

My Address

 

To:

Acme Bailiff Co

Bailiff House

 

Ref: Account No: 123456

 

Dear Sir

 

With reference to the above account, Can you please provide me with a breakdown of the charges.

 

This includes:

a - the time & date of any Bailiff action that incurred a Fee.

b - the reason for the fee.

c - the name(s) of the Bailiff(s) that attended on each occasion a Fee was charged.

d - the name(s) of the Court(s) the Bailiff(s) was/were Certificated at.

e - the date of the Certification.

 

This is not a Subject Access Request under the Data Protection Act S7 1998 so does not incur a fee of £10. You are obliged to provide this information.

 

I require this information within 14 days.

 

Yours faithfully

 

Ripped off customer"

 

You need a proper breakdown of the charges they have applied. Use & adapt as you see fit the document above. Send initially by email - tonight - followed by a copy in the post - tomorrow. I would hazard a guess they have levied your car but have they ever had access to your home? If you have been given a Notice of Seizure then can you list the goods on it exactly as they are described.

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"From:

My Name

My Address

 

To:

Acme Bailiff Co

Bailiff House

 

Ref: Account No: 123456

 

Dear Sir

 

With reference to the above account, Can you please provide me with a breakdown of the charges.

 

This includes:

a - the time & date of any Bailiff action that incurred a Fee.

b - the reason for the fee.

c - the name(s) of the Bailiff(s) that attended on each occasion a Fee was charged.

d - the name(s) of the Court(s) the Bailiff(s) was/were Certificated at.

e - the date of the Certification.

 

This is not a Subject Access Request under the Data Protection Act S7 1998 so does not incur a fee of £10. You are obliged to provide this information.

 

I require this information within 14 days.

 

Yours faithfully

 

Ripped off customer"

 

You need a proper breakdown of the charges they have applied. Use & adapt as you see fit the document above. Send initially by email - tonight - followed by a copy in the post - tomorrow. I would hazard a guess they have levied your car but have they ever had access to your home? If you have been given a Notice of Seizure then can you list the goods on it exactly as they are described.

The goods they have levied in my home are the tv and dvd player. I believe it's called an invalid levy. Thanks

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Hi everyone.I've got a problem with a bailifflink3.gif. Can a bailifflink3.gif put a levylink3.gif on my cars parked on my drive and get them towed away. Do I have to sign the levy form?. Should I Park somewhere else?. Can they get my details from dvla. Thanks

Yes

Yes

No

Definitely yes

Yes.

 

Are the tv and dvd player the only things on the levy?

 

Did they identify the items by make, model, serial number and did they include the remote controls on the levy?

Is the value of the goods levied sufficient to pay the bailiffs fees, removal costs and some of the debt?

If the answer to these questions is no then it's an invalid levy but get ready for a fight,

Send the letters already mentioned ( re: Ploddertom)

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DVLA love selling your details to just about anybody, so yes they can. Yes, park it some where else and with regards to signing levy, you could sign it foxtrot oscar. I'm a firm believer of not signing NOTHING unless it benefits me, my family and / or friends. Oh and with regards to the car being on the drive, what the nonses normally do is clamp, go away and hope you pay up, if not, they come back with a tow vehicle and charge you for stealing it. If I was you, hide the thing or get some wreck with no engine planted there, let them tow that and try and auction it. Have some fun with the nonses.

 

Hi MagnaCarta, what if I sign the V5 form selling it to my partner? can they then still clamp or tow the car? If they did clamp can the new owner claim they own the clamp on the vehicle also?

 

I would of thought if they clamped the car and leave, it becomes an abandoned Levy?

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