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I have a debt with Vanquis which I could no longer afford to meet the minimum payments due to overtime being cut at work so have less money coming in.

 

Debt has been passed to Mackenzie Hall and they phoned me last week.

 

I offered to pay £20 a month by standing order starting 1st Oct,

they accepted and they gave me their bank account number and sort code to make the payments to.

 

Fast forward to today and I receive an email from Lowell Group regarding the same debt

demanding full payment now or to contact them to arrange a payment plan.

 

Did I not just arrange a payment plan with Mackenzie Hall last week?

 

Are they the same company?

 

I don't want to make payments to one company and have another company chasing me saying I haven't paid.

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Woah there.

 

Do NOT make ANY payments at all to mucky hall. Especially by DD. You need to get the full facts on the debt before you consider paying them.

 

As you have already seen, and told us, there is something wrong here. If you have a DD set up, get it cancelled until you find out what is going on.

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Thanks for the advice, no direct debit has been set up.

 

I would never allow that hence I asked them for their bank account number and sort code so I could make payments directly myself and be in control.

 

I will dig out my paper work and see if the debt was sold or not. If it is still with Vanquis, then I will make payments directly to them.

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I think you may have to SAR vanquis and CCA the silly DCA's that are chasing you.

 

ALso, keep an eye on your credit records. Those can usually tell you who the current owner is.

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when did you take this card out?

 

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ok so not chance of SB or poor agreement details

 

lowlife don't usually get involved unless they OWN the debt.

 

can you get a copy of your CRA file please [see below]

 

and look who is stated as the owner

 

dx

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and they

are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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  • 7 months later...

I received a letter in the post today from Bryan Carter regarding my Vanquis debt that was with Lowell then Fredricksons.

 

It says they will issue court proceedings on the 28th of May if I don't make payment of the balance of £3000.

 

I don't have that amount of spare cash just to pay off.

 

I phoned Bryan Carter today to set up a monthly installment plan,

 

the call centre chap went through my SOA (which I already had pre-worked out) and accepted my offer of installments.

 

I offered to make a first installment today via their website

(which I have done after registering an account which displays my debt details)

and will make further installments via their website on the 1st of every month.

 

I asked about the letter I received today regarding them issuing CCJ proceedings on the 28th of May,

the chap said they will no longer issue proceedings if I keep to the installment plan.

 

I'm just wondering if I can trust them, or come the 28th will a CCJ claim form land on my door mat regardless?

 

I really do not want another CCJ as I have just endured 6 years of my last CCJ which is actually due to drop off this month from an old debt years ago.

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What type of debt?

 

And no more phoning the DCA, writing only.

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Ok someone may correct me.

 

1) full sar on the original creditor. U want everything.

 

2) compile a list of unlawful charges to your credit account. Someone will hopefully direct you to an appropriate spreadsheet. I would look at claiming interest in restitution.

 

If you have all your statements then no need to wait on the SAR

 

Let us know balance of credit card and the claim figure of charges and restitution interest.

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Just be careful. Lowells and carter are very litigious and use the courts as a means of debt collection instead of a last resort.

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Yes it is very important to know if they have followed all of the correct procedures, DN, Termination, NOA etc etc.

 

I had a letter of this odious individual which was dealt with swiftly in one phone call (DON'T RING-I am able to record all my calls and am confident in my knowledge of my rights)

And laughed and laughed when the telephone jockey on the other end told me it was a ''pre sue'' letter!!!

 

Told her to stop willy waving and get on with it....

Who ever heard of someone getting a job at the Jobcentre? The unemployed are sent there as penance for their sins, not to help them find work!

 

 

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I've had default notice, assignment letter, lots and lots of letters from Lowell/Red/Mckenzie Hall/whatever they decide to call themselves/etc.

 

I even tried to set up a payment plan with Mckenzie Hall last autumn but at the same time I was getting conflicting calls/letters from Lowell saying they knew nothing of Mckenzie collecting the debt. In the end I didn't start paying the payment plan because of this.

 

Then recently I got a letter from Fredrickson dated 6th May then 1 from Bryan Carter dated 14th May.

 

Fredrickson/Carter say they are collecting for Lowell not Vanquis who the original debt is/was with.

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why are you phoning these fleecers!!

 

is this debt on your credit file?

 

when was your last payment?

 

have you sent them a CCA request?

 

freds/lowells/carter are the same!!

please don't hit Quote...just type we know what we said earlier..

DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

and they

are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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I know they are the same company.

 

I only phoned as I am trying to avoid another CCJ as Bryan Carter got one on me 6 years ago this month

which is due to drop off credit file anytime now.

 

I really do not want another one as I am trying to improve credit record.

 

I fell behind with this debt due to reduced income and last payment to the credit card company was early last year.

 

It is on my Experian and CallCredit (noddle) credit files. Not checked Equifax.

 

Credit card was taken out in 2009 so I assume it is all legal and above board.

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then why has it been sold?

 

sar time to provident

got ROP or penalty charges

please don't hit Quote...just type we know what we said earlier..

DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

and they

are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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three threads merged

please keep to one thread per debt

 

as for cater, well you let him get away with a partial claim.

 

dx

please don't hit Quote...just type we know what we said earlier..

DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

and they

are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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three threads merged

please keep to one thread per debt

 

as for cater, well you let him get away with a partial claim.

 

dx

 

He hasn't made a CCJ claim yet. Just a threat of one.

 

CCJ 6 years ago was the fault of Natwest saying they had not issued court proceedings and had sent debt to a totally different DCA.

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