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      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.

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    • 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.
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      This is good ethical practice.

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

       

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'Behind the scenes' a great deal of information has been submitted to Mr Andrew Bridgen MP regarding the new clause that he has submitted to the Deregulation Bill that would decriminalise non-payment of the television licence, making it instead a civil offence.

 

Voting will take place later today in the House of Commons. So far over 160 MP's look set to support the new clause. I am sure that we all wish him good luck.

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Yes let's hope it goes through, it is obnoxious that the status quo is effectively in extremis, Capita a private company can enable someone to go to jail.

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Bailiff companies will be pleased as clearly less people will pay and more will go to civil enforcement.... :|

 

Tongue in cheek.........I wonder what percentage of the those that don't pay are the 'can't pays'.......civil enforcement or not you still can't get blood out of a stone........:lol:

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Tongue in cheek.........I wonder what percentage of the those that don't pay are the 'can't pays'.......civil enforcement or not you still can't get blood out of a stone........:lol:

 

It is significant that in the 1980's and 1990's the main womens prison population were single parents on benefits jailed for non payment of fines for no TV License, indeed it will mainly be the can't pays hounded by bailiffs.

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Also tongue in cheek ......

 

As a TV Licence is allowed on the Common Financial Statement, perhaps we ought to be thinking of allowing those on certain benefits to receive subsidies or even free licences. It could even be that it should be means tested, as the OAP's who would lose their free entitlement might balance out the ones on benefit who can't pay it. A win - win situation with no nasty bailiffs getting involved. :wink:

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Also tongue in cheek ......

 

As a TV Licence is allowed on the Common Financial Statement, perhaps we ought to be thinking of allowing those on certain benefits to receive subsidies or even free licences. It could even be that it should be means tested, as the OAP's who would lose their free entitlement might balance out the ones on benefit who can't pay it. A win - win situation with no nasty bailiffs getting involved. :wink:

That is too much like Common Sense Coughdrop LoL,

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I have just heard that Andrew Bridgen MP's amendments (numbers 19 and 20) have been AGREED !!!

 

The Committee congratulated this back bench MP for managing to bring such significant changes to the law and for gathering so much support from all parties.

 

The law cannot change until 2016 and the amendments now mean that a year long review will be undertaken. Capita were mentioned a great deal during the debate !!!

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I have just heard that Andrew Bridgen MP's amendments (numbers 19 and 20) have been AGREED !!!

 

The Committee congratulated this back bench MP for managing to bring such significant changes to the law and for gathering so much support from all parties.

 

The law cannot change until 2016 and the amendments now mean that a year long review will be undertaken. Capita were mentioned a great deal during the debate !!!

 

All accurate, and indicative of Capita's corrosive influence on anything they touch, and highlighting the arrogance and incompetence inherent within Capita I would hope

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Don't tell me someone happened to read this thread by any chance?

 

Wonder if the MPs were castigating Crapita or praising their record of enabling poor people to have a holiday in prison?

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Don't tell me someone happened to read this thread by any chance?

 

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In fact...only a few moments ago I received a very nice email from Andrew Bridgen MP personally thanking me for all the information that I have been providing to him (a copy of this thread was indeed included !!!)

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I believe that lessening the burden of proof to the civil standard will cause an increase in these cases. The new bailiff fees will make this a cash spinner in my opinion.

I foresee a further change to the new fee regulations to include these debts. I would be very happy to be found wrong by future events.

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