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The claim includes statutory interest under S.69 of the County Courts Act 1984 at a rate of 8% per annum from the date of assignment to the date of the issue of these proceedings in the sum of £49.15 The Claimant claims the sum of £972 What is the total value of the claim? £1112 Have you received prior notice of a claim being issued pursuant to paragraph 3 of the PAPDC (Pre Action Protocol) ? I dont know the details of the PAPDC to know if it was pursuant to paragraph 3, but I did receive a Letter of Claim with a questionaire/form to fill. Have you changed your address since the time at which the debt referred to in the claim was allegedly incurred? No Is the claim for - a Bank Account (Overdraft) or credit card or loan or catalogue or mobile phone account? Credit Card When did you enter into the original agreement before or after April 2007 ? no Do you recall how you entered into the agreement...On line /In branch/By post ? Online Is the debt showing on your credit reference files (Experian/Equifax /Etc...) ? Yes Has the claim been issued by the original creditor or was the account assigned and it is the Debt purchaser who has issued the claim. Assigned/purchaser Were you aware the account had been assigned – did you receive a Notice of Assignment? I was aware, I'm not certain I received a 'Notice of Assignment' from Capital One but may have been informed the account had been sold without such a title on the letter? Did you receive a Default Notice from the original creditor? Yes Have you been receiving statutory notices headed “Notice of Sums in Arrears”  or " Notice of Arrears "– at least once a year ? Not since the debt purchase, and not from Capital One. Why did you cease payments? I can't remember - it was the tail end of the pandemic and I may not have had enough income to keep up payments - I am self-employed and work in the event industry - at that time. I also had a bank account that didn't allow direct debits and may have just forgotten payments and became annoyed at fines for late payments. What was the date of your last payment? Appears to be 20/4/2022 Was there a dispute with the original creditor that remains unresolved? No Did you communicate any financial problems to the original creditor and make any attempt to enter into a debt management plan? No Here is my Defence: Defence - 1. The Defendant contends that the particulars of claim are vague and generic in nature. The Defendant accordingly sets out its case below and relies on CPR r 16.5 (3) in relation to any particular allegation to which a specific response has not been made. 2. Paragraph 1 is noted. I have in the past had an agreement with Capital One but do not recognise this specific account number or recollect any outstanding debt and have therefore requested clarification by way of a CPR 31.14 and section 78 request.. 3. Paragraph 2 is denied. I am unaware of having been served with a Default Notice pursuant to the Consumer Credit Act 1974. 4. Paragraph 3 is denied. I am unaware of any legal assignment or Notice of Assignment pursuant to the Law and Property Act 1925 Section 136(1) 5. The Defendant has sent a request by way of a section 78 pursuant to the Consumer Credit Act 1974, for a copy of the agreement, the Claimant has yet to comply and remains in default of said request. 6. A further request has been made via CPR 31.14 to the Claimants solicitor, requesting disclosure of documents on which the Claimant is basing their claim. The Claimant has not complied and to date nothing has been received. 7. It is therefore not accepted with regards to the Defendant owing any monies to the Claimant and the Claimant is put to strict proof to: a) show how the Defendant has entered into an agreement and; b) show how the Claimant has reached the amount claimed for and; c) show the nature of the breach and evidence by way of a Default Notice pursuant to sec 88 CCA1974 d) show how the Claimant has the legal right, either under statute or equity to issue a claim 8. As per Civil Procedure 16.5 it is expected that the claimants prove the allegation that the money is owed 9. On the alternative, as the Claimant is an assignee of a debt, it is denied that the Claimant has the right to lay a claim due to contraventions of section 136 of the Law of Property Act and section 82A of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 10. By reasons of the facts and matters set out above, it is denied that the Claimant is entitled to the relief claimed or any relief. .................. Please note that I had to write a defence quite quickly as I hit the deadline. At the time of writing the defence, I hadn't been able to find correspondence from Capital One, but had since found default letter etc. I submitted CCA request and CPR 31.14. However, I didn't get any proof of postage or use registered post for the CPR (an oversight) but did with the CCA request. I received a pack which included a letter from Overdales, going over the defence I'd filed, as well as letters of Lowells and reprints of letters from Capital One. But I have no idea if this pack is in response to the CCA request or the CPR ! I would have expected two separate responses ... although I do know they are both the same company. Looking over the pack today, and looking through old emails .. I find some discrepancies in the Capital One default letters (notice of default and Claim of default). They are both dated *before* an email I have stating that a default can be avoided. The one single page of agreement sent (so not the full agreement) has a 16 digit number at the top in small print, next to 'Capital One' which corresponds to a number called 'PURN' printed at the top of each of the 10 pages of ins and outs of the account (they're not official statements, but a list of monthly goings) yet no mention anywhere on either of the account number. I cant really scan them at the moment - I can later tomorrow, but that will be after the mediation call I'm sure. I guess I may be on my own for this mediation ... I am not certain the CCA request has been satisfied .. or if the CPR has been . And then I appear to have evidence that the Default notices provided are fabricated ? Yet, I do have (elsewhere ... not at home) Default letters from Capital One I can check ..
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But surely they were in default of the original request for a copy of the credit agreement so i shouldn't have court papers in the first place? Without the legal jargon it should be taken that a request of agreement with a £1 cheque be deemed as a request under S78 whether mentioned or not? You can't just sell the debt on and allow the next guy to take the fall?

 

 

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Yes we know that.... but your not supposed to defend a claim in the eyes of a DCA then no one is the wiser.....even the judge.

Default judgments require no human intervention.

 

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Just to give you guys a quick update. Both the letters went off a week ago. Overdales in Bradford received and signed for the CPR the following day - haven't heard anything back yet.

 

Lowell portfolio in Leeds must have a redirection on because they received and signed for the CCA just yesterday via HARROW post office.

 

Still haven't received my DQ from the court either and looking on MCOL there's no change since I filed defence.

 

Waiting game.......

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OK received DQ today to be returned by 01/10. Also got 2 nearly identical letters from Overdales just worded slightly different. Both acknowledge receipt of CPR and say as per there previous letter they request CCA from Vanquis and will provide it when they get it.

 

So for DQ what's the advice? Accept mediation and should I request hearing at my local court or via phone like they have done? Tia

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1 wit you

yes to mediation

the rest is obv 

 

3 copies

1 to the court

1 to overdales (omit phone/sig/email)

1 for you files

 

 

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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Another update guys. So I sent the DQ off last month but it's not showing received on MCOL yet so I will contact the court next week and make sure it's there or if they need another copy.

 

In the meantime Overdales have replied to the CPR apologising for the delay as it takes time to get documents from original creditor. They have provided me with a Digital signature application instead of agreement. Just a form with a couple of boxes with my info and saying approved.

 

Also a statement covering a couple of years that I didn't even ask for. Default notice and notice of assignment. They state once in receipt of remaining documents they will forward and as no response made to their without prejudice offers the client is willing to consider any reasonable proposals put forward.

 

Also Lowell themselves haven't responded to the CCA at all are now well into default time of over 12 days. No idea if they have cashed the postal order or not but they haven't returned it to me either. They have however gone onto my credit report and added the extra debt from the court claim onto the balance and made it so the credit limit shows increased from zero upto a limit and then now shows overlimit.

 

Does this all sound about right? Any next moves or should I just reply to Overdales stating they still haven't provided an agreement and Lowell are in default of CCA request and haven't returned the fee?

 

Tia

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  • dx100uk changed the title to Lowell/overdales claimform - old vanquis card debt out of nowhere

yours is not the next move

get that n180 sorted

ignore lowells/overdales.

 

scan up bar the statement all they have sent to one mass pdf please

read our upload guide carefully 

 

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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yes ring northants bulk

 

as for the paperwork thats not aceptable as a CCa return , its the usual A/C stuff they get from the vanquis data base. go lok at other vanquis claimform threads and you'll see.

 

the DN is ok

so is the NOA.

 

they rarely win these old vanquis card claims.

 

 

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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Yeah I figured the agreement pages were rubbish. They haven't even come as a CCA return but part of the CPR.

 

Lowell have ignored the CCA request it seems and just kept my postal order. Vanquis did the same years ago.

 

I have proof of delivery and postal order receipt this time though! I mean they do mention other documents will be forwarded when they get them but i'm assuming that to be a scare tactic. Thanks for advice

 

Court sorted. Apparently they are on a backlog and are opening post from 21st September just today so mine is a week still into that pile. She emailed me a blank and I returned it that way just to be safe.

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your name and address is nowhere to be seen

the supposed online? signup on a thursday 02 feb 2015 has no IP address of the device used. just some sticker at the end of a blank CCA/T&c's that could have come from anywhere inc uploads here or their filing cabinet not from vanquis to lowell....very dodgy.

 

they'll have a hardtime using that.

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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Yeah, I see they are trying to pair it up with documents from the CPR (uploaded earlier). The number on bottom of that 'CCA' is what is in the box for terms and conditons on the other form.

 

No IP address anywhere to be found. 

 

Overdale letter states find enclosed copy credit agreement and T&C. You've now been provided with all the documents to substantiate our client's claim and they trust after considering the same I now accept i'm liable. 

 

They are still prepared to enter into settlement negotiation for 2500 over 12 months by consent order. If settlement is not reached they will proceed to court hearing which will incur further costs and fees.

 

Am I still best ignoring them and wait for court?

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Yep await the n157 from the court

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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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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Nice. The letter received the case got transferred to the local court and 2 months later, letter received from overdales saying the client asked them to drop.

 

What's position on the charges they have added? Court fee plus solicitor costs now showing on my credit file on the alleged balance. I realise the alleged debt will still exist, but they have the right to add the court and solicitor fees to it ?

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As they and all claimants do

 

Doesnt matter a monkeys.

 

Well done on your win

Well done CAG.

 

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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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  • AndyOrch changed the title to Lowell/overdales claimform - old vanquis card debt out of nowhere***Claim Discontinued***

Topic title updated...with regards to the legal fees added to the balance just keep a separate note safe of how much they added for future reference...then you can can deduct it should you ever feel the need to settle the account.

 

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Thank you guys.

 

They just messed around with the credit score a little by increasing the balance after years and then making it look like I've recently gone over credit limit. Part and parcel of a vindictive leech company like Lowell I suppose though!

 

I'll buy you both a coffee once I get myself off prepay electric meter (another story that). Had shell turn up with warrant to fit smart meters that I'd always wanted anyway.

 

No paperwork to show though so I told them fit the smarts while they were here but I wasn't acknowledge that it was under a warrant so they can't charge me for some court fees unless they have the warrant right🤣. They haven't, but they put my electric on prepay for some reason over 400 debt but left the gas on credit... Thought it was the gas prices that went up?!

 

the losers said they will put it back on credit once I'm under 200 debt on the meter so I'm trying to get that down asap so I can go back on direct debit. Funny thing was they mixed up the gas and electric reading off the old meters and tried to bill me 3800 for about 20000 units of electric that came off the 2nd hand gas meter they fitted and never checked in 5 years! That bill quickly got replaced with 400 loaded to the electric meter and they just left the gas on credit cos I owe nothing. Go figure.

 

And sleep well knowing I've learnt some extra tips and will use this knowledge to help some other friends family and neighbours get away from these bloodsucker companies!! Big respect CAG

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if you want clarity and help with the utils stuff , something doesn't sit right with the way you've described what they did.

start a topic in that forum.

 

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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