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    • Here is my final draft: I, XXXXXX, being the Defendant in this case will state as follows; I make this Witness Statement in support of my defence in the claim and further to my set aside application dated 1 November 2022. The claimants witness statement confirms that it mostly relies on hearsay evidence as confirmed by the drafts in person in the opening paragraph. It is my understanding they must serve notice to any hearsay evidence pursuant to CPR 33.2(1)(B) (notice of intention to rely on hearsay evidence) and Section 2 (1) (A) of the Civil Evidence Act.   1.        The claimant failed to comply with the additional directions ordered by District Judge Davis on the 2 February 2024 'The Claim shall be automatically struck out at 4pm on 3 April 2024 unless the Claimant delivers to the Court and to the Defendant the following documents.' None of these documents were received by the court nor the defendant by that date.   2.        I understand that the claimant is an Assignee, a buyer of defunct or bad debts, which are bought on mass portfolios at a much reduced cost to the amount claimed and which the original creditors have already wrote off as a capital loss and claimed against taxable income as confirmed in the claimants witness statement exhibit by way of the Deed of Assignment.   As an assignee or creditor as defined in section 189 of the CCA this applies to this new requirement on assignment of rights.  This means that when an assignee purchases debts (or otherwise acquires rights under a credit agreement) it also acquires certain obligations to the borrower including the duty to comply with CCA requirements (such as the rules on statements and notices and other post-contractual information).  The assignee becomes the creditor under the agreement. This ensures that essential consumer protections under the CCA cannot be circumvented by assigning the debt to a third party.   3.        The alleged letter of claim dated 7 January 2020 was served to a previous address which I moved out of in 2018, no effort was made to ascertain my correct address.  I have attached a copy of my tenancy agreement which is marked ‘Appendix 1’ and shows I was residing at a difference address as of 11 December 2018 and was therefore not at the service address at the time the proceedings were served.  I have also attached an email from my solicitors to the Claimants solicitors dated 14 July 2022 which was sent to them requesting that they disclose the trace of evidence they utilised prior to issuing the proceedings against me.  This is marked ‘Appendix 2’.  The claimants solicitors did not provide me with these documents.   4.        Under The Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims 2017 a Debt Buyer must undertake all reasonable enquiries to ensure the correct address of a debtor, this can be as simple as a credit file search. The Claimant failed to carry out such basic checks. Subsequently all letters prior to and including ,The Pre action Protocol letter of claim dated 7 January 2020 and the claim form dated 14th February 2020 were all served to a previous address which I moved out of in 2018.   5.        I became aware of original Judgement following a routine credit check on or around 14th September 2020.   6.        Upon the discovery of the Judgement debt, I made immediate contact with the Court and the Claimant Solicitors, putting them on notice that I was making investigations in relation to the Judgement debt as it was not familiar to me.  I asked them to provide me with a copy of the original loan agreement but this was not provided to me.   The correspondence to the Claimant Solicotors is attached and marked ‘Appendix 3’   7.        I then sent a Data Subject Access Request to Barclays but no agreement was provided. Details the timeline of communication between myself and Barclays are attached and marked ‘Appendix 4’and the copies of correspondence between myself and Barclays are attached and marked ‘Appendix 5’.   8.        The claimant relies upon and exhibits a reconstituted version of the alleged agreement.   It is again denied that I have ever entered into an agreement with Barclaycard on or around 2000.  It is admitted that I did hold other credit agreements with other creditors and as such should this be a debt that was assigned to Barclaycard from another brand therefore the reconstituted agreement disclosed is invalid being pre April 2007 and not legally enforceable pursuant to HH Judge Waksman in Carey v HSBC 2009 EWHC3417.  Details of this are attached and marked ‘Appendix 6’.   The original credit agreement must be provided along with any reconstituted version on a modified credit agreement and must contain the names and address of debtor and creditor, agreement number and cancelation clause.   9.        Therefore the claimant is put to strict proof to disclose a true executed legible agreement on which its claim relies upon and not try to mislead the court.   10.   As per CPR 1.4(2)(a) the court encourages parties to cooperate with each other in the conduct of proceedings in order to try and save time and costs for the parties and to also save the time and resources of the court however, despite vast attempts at mediation the claimants have been most unreasonable and have remained unwilling to mediate. Until such time the claimant can comply and disclose a true executed copy of the original assigned agreement they refer to within the particulars of this claim they are not entitled while the default continues, to enforce the agreement pursuant to section 78.6 (a) of the Credit Consumer Act 1974. I believe that the facts stated in this Witness Statement are true.  I understand that proceedings for contempt of court may be brought against anyone who makes, or causes to be made, a false statement in a document verified by a statement of truth without an honest belief in its truth. Signed                 ………………………………………………….. Name                  XXXX Date                     30 April 2024
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    • Hi folks, I've just found previous documentation. I thought it had gone missing. I'd forgotten that I did appeal it through POPLA but I can't find the thread on here that, I assume, I posted for help. Appeal letter is dated 27/10/2020 with a rejection. I genuinely had forgotten about this so apologies for misleading you. A lot has happened in the years since the ticket was issued. We closed down a couple of businesses and moved to the opposite end of the country to retire. The documents I have are scanned copies. I no longer have the originals. The NTK is also in there. If there's anything you'd like to see, please let me know and I'll post them, although it probably won't be until tomorrow now, but I'll be looking in on this page tonight. Thank you for the responses so far
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I sent a letter demanding my charges to BOS on 7th April and I haven't had a reply. I contacted the Cusomer Relations but they could not tell me whether the letter had been received (a think they were possibly just saying that to buy more time though!). I assume that I go ahead this Friday with Court proceedings even though i've had no word from BOS?

 

I am finding this all a bit scary I must admit - family and friends keep saying "What if you don't get the money back?" and things which just makes me more wary!! But I will not back down! The only thing is if it goes to court I represent myself?! I have no clue about all that but 'spose I will cross that bridge if (or when!!) I come to it!!

 

I'm just glad I can come here and get some support. Any help anyone can give would be most appreciated!

 

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Hi,

 

Keep your wits about you, don't let it daunt you and stick to your timetable. If you gave them 14 deays to respond, then let that time expire. If your next step is raising a claim, then do so, otherwsie send the second letter.

 

What the banks want, more than anything, is for people to lose their nerve, and then hopefully they will go away...we won't do that here, because it is our money and we want it back.

 

Hang in there and good luck.

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Okay, just phoned BOS to see if they have received my letter..and surprise!..they haven't. So I am about to fax it now! I take it I now give them another 14 days? The lady on the other end said my letter could be sitting waiting on someone picking it up but she said if it was with the correct person it would have been scanned onto the system and she would be able to see it on the screen!

 

I think I have probably made a small mistake too..I sent one letter asking for all my statements for last 6 years (although have since seen that might only get 5 years in Scotland but will go with six anyway!), got them, then sent a letter asking for my charges back, gave them 14 days or take them to court. I think I possibly missed a letter asking for it back and giving them 14 days before I should have sent the final letter but ho-hum it's done now!!

 

Anyone know about the 5 year thing in Scotland, i've seen a couple of peeps asking but no replies...?

 

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The link I think it refers to is at :-

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk...hread.php?t=92

 

It's referred to in the "quote box" from BankFodder and a useful contribution from the Govan Law Centre.

 

I've also e-mailed Govan Law Centre itself to get confirmation but haven't heard back from them yet.

 

Hope this helps.

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So I am about to fax it now! I take it I now give them another 14 days?

 

Hell NO! If they can't sort out their internal post, that's their problem!

 

Let's see: If you were away for 2 weeks, you come home and there's a letter from them demanding payment that came the day after you went away... Do you think they'd let you have another fortnight's grace? What do you think?

 

They will try anything, say anything, do anything to stop you getting your money back. Remember that at all times.

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Firstly thank you to all for your support, it astounds me the amount of help and support there is available to numpties such as me!! Heehee!

 

Okay, so I sent the fax, but I said on the bottom this was the second copy I was sending, and that I would give them another 14 days (Okay, my bad, I should have stuck to the original 14 days, but I just thought I would give them the benefit of the doubt, am kicking myself now!!) so I really should give them an extra 14 days eh?

 

I am also wondering if I would be eligible for a reduction in fees as I am without a job at the moment?

 

Thanks again for all the help guys!!

 

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Okay, got a phone call from a lady at BOS offering £354 so she said she would send out a letter. Got the letter this morning, it said it was a "full and final settlement" so I take it I can now start my court action? Where do I do this? I hope someone can direct me as Moneyclaim which has been spoken about, is only for England and Wales. Hope someone who has gone through this court procedure in Scotland can help me out as to where I get the forms and the likes...hope so..

 

Thanks muchly..

 

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So, since I was last on here I have lodged my claim at Alloa Sheriff Court. The return date is 30/6/06 and the Hearing is 07/07/06. I've had the claim in for about 3 weeks now and haven't heard from them to say they are going to pay up. I have been looking about and a lot of people claiming against the BOS have had a settlement within 2 weeks...should I be worried?!

 

Also, the nice people at BOS have since put three additional charges on my account so the original figure has now gone up about £160!! See..if they had just paid up when I asked them to.....

 

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Since I was last on here BOS has agreed to refund the £706 in charges plus £39 for court fees. However no mention of interest. I have calculated, using the online tool, that I am due £814.63!! Is this correct? I have defo put the correct dates on but it seems a lot of money? I would appreciate it if someone could clarify if this is correct before I send my letter!

 

Please reply someone!

 

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I would think the interest is about right. They are trying to fob you off without paying your interest. Personally I would wait it out but that is a descision only you can make. They will settle if full if you keep to the plan!!

 

 

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