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    • I have recently found myself in financial difficulties and with the help of forum members in another thread regarding this, I think I can get myself sorted. My query here is how to deal with a Cifas marker that has been logged against me by one of my creditors for "evasion of payment". Admittedly yes I did get a £5000 loan with them and have not paid any payment but at the start of the year, which is when the loan landed, I realised I was going to be struggling to repay that and other debts and I contacted MCB to ask if there was any way I could extend the loan from 24 months to 36 months. I explained my situation and that I was going with a DMP and asked them if they could help me with this. They did not reply. I then emailed them again a month later explaining that my DMP was going ahead and could they confirm that the direct debit was indeed cancelled. Again, they did not reply. The DMP fell apart and so did everything else thereafter. My bank withdrew my overdraft and said I could not stay with them (I thought initially that it was because of the DMP) so I opened another account (Starling) and set up all my direct debits etc with the new bank. A month into being with the new bank, they contacted me and said they were closing my account in three months. So I started applying for other basic accounts and every single one of them either refused or revoked.  Through the help in the other thread, I requested a SAR from Cifas and discovered that I have this marker against my name for "evasion of payment". I have logged a complaint with MCB on the advice of other forum members, but my query really is do you think the marker is fair given that I did ask them for help and I did explain that I was going to be struggling financially to repay the loan over the original two years, and is there any way that I can get it removed? I fully admit that I have yet to make a payment to them and I suppose in my naivety and panic I thought if I emailed them early on they could extend the loan and help me out, but they didn't even reply  I did manage to open an account with Monzo before the marker was in place, but I am very concerned that if Monzo do what Starling did, I will have no bank account to pay my bills or get my wages paid into.  Realistically based on the information I have given here, what do you think my chances are of getting this marker removed? Any help/advice on this would be greatly appreciated x
    • Thank you dx, that is what I intend to do now. I have gone through all the SAR documents, a lot of which I am seeing for the first time! As per my previous post #116 letters and statements alleged to have been sent to me, as recorded on their system notes I have not received. Letters I have sent requesting information and account statements have not been recorded as being received by them, all were sent either by Recorded or Special Delivery. I have all the proof you menrtioned from my files for payments and from their SAR info for fees added. Thanks t
    • In my experience (not with car payments) but with many other things, my partner has been ill and signed off in the past and we have been unable to meet various commitments.  Naturally if you ring the call centre they are going to fob you off and tell you you must pay, that's why that never ever works. I would obtain a note from her GP listing all her health issues plus medications plus side effects, then write to the finance company with a copy of it, explaining the situation, as you have here, asking for a payment holiday. Perhaps mention that the car is very much needed for hospital appointments etc. It's likely the finance company would rather you pay till term end than, chase you for money they will never see, and sell the car at auction for a loss,  You can search some of my threads going back years, advising people to do this for Council Tax, Tax Credits, HMRC, Even a solicitors company and it always works, because contrary to popular belief people are reasonable.
    • Sorry, I haven't ever seen one of these agreements. Read it all and look out for anything that says when she can withdraw and when she is committed to go ahead. If it isn't clear she may need to call the housing provider and simply say what you posted here, she doesn't want to go ahead and how does she withdraw her swap application?
    • Thank you! Your head is like a power bank of knowledge.  Her health issues are short term, due to a relationship breakdown she took it pretty hard and has been signed off work on medication for 3 months. She only started her job in February 24 so does not qualify for any occupational sick benefits, which is where the ssp only comes in. (You will see me posting a few things over the coming days, whilst I try and sort some things for her)  I sat with her last night relaying all this back and she does want to work out a plan, she was ready to propose £100 for the next 3 months and then an additional £70 per month onto of her contractual to "catch up" but Money247 rejecting the payment holiday and demanding £200 thew her, which is why I came on here.   
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Mass identity fraud using www.akvehicle.com - - TfL penalties/PCNs Hire Vehicles not mine but in my name whilst abroad - now bailiffs - help!!


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I still receive the ex tenants spam post.

Send it all back and never hear from them again. 

Ok l do tell them he is dead.

Oh and a yearly subscription beg for something.

Dont know what just checked the back once and its a magazine subscription company.

Never get the mags or other post. 

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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

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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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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

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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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Not very well, unfortunately. 

My MP has explored various avenues but unfortunately, it doesn't seem like there is a solution.

Victim Support Groups aren't able to help with this case as they don't deal with circumstances such as mine and I keep receiving more and more PCNs. 

The company that I know that at least some of the vehicles have been hired from has developed a website that is very very dodgy (and refers to them "sorting out PCNs").

I went to their registered address in person and discovered that they do not have an office and just use the address for mailing purposes (although they have never responded to my letters).

I took this to the police but was just told to inform Action Fraud and when I do that ... nada happens. 

Not too sue what else I can do to end this trauma once and for all. 

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What has the presa said. TFL dont like bad press. 

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33 minutes ago, helpneeded. said:

The company

name and shame please

 

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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How about speaking to someone at Action fraud. Not use the website. Maybe they can advise. 

Go back to police and say action fraud has said they cant deal with this and the police need contacting. 

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I shared various news articles of other identity fraud stuff with my MP and asked her about this but she said the articles weren’t helpful as the fact patterns were slightly different. How would I reach out to the pres myself? And think I’d ultimately have to make it an article about the system failing as a whole?

The company is AK Vehicle Management Limited. 

 The ‘no hassle’ tab goes on to say ‘We will take care of your PCNs …’, the phone number is fake, and the website contains very poorly written English. These factors make me very suspect of it, which is why I tried to take this to the police in person.

I managed to speak to a victim support adviser at ActionFraud but they just told me I had to keep challenging the PCNs one by one. I’ve gone to the police but they tell me they do not have the power to investigate this as it falls under Action Fraud’s jurisdiction. 

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Maybelook online for some newspapers non red tops so like the guardian  and see if they have a contact us. 

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I follow the Guardian's weekly consumer stuff and they have done articles on issues, way, way less serious than what you are going through.

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Agree with FTMDave. I dont follow as such but these papers need a challenging case. I notice when other post them for free on fb.

A meaty case might be more interesting. 

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Yes you could try the opposite camp Daily mail, or the Sun. All will be in a similar format, but as TFL getting flak you might have success with one of them.

 

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On 15/06/2022 at 07:52, helpneeded. said:

It doesn't show the creditor and let's you know this before you go through the payment process for the search. 

Credit Searches fail to display the name of the creditor and this has been a huge problem for years. The good news is that this omission is amongst proposals which hopefully will be introduced within the next few months.

In the meantime, instead of me reading back over many pages, are all the Penalty Charge Notices issued by Transport for London? How many are there?

Also, have you actually contacted TfL?

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I've had penalty charges issued by TfL and a variety of London local councils. I've also had a few private parking charges. In total I've probably contested about 30 charges (i.e. ones I've received enforcement notices) and I know that there are many more out there from doing a Subject Access Request on a bailiff. 

 

I've contacted TfL and the various local councils; they say there's nothing they can do to stop this and that I should just challenge each charge when I receive an enforcement notices through the TEC route. Neither Action Fraud nor my MP have been of any help either. 

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This is madness. I cant believe its still going. 

Surely they cant believe after all the evidence that this is you. 

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When I challenge the enforcement notices, the challenges are successful,  it's not the case that the local councils think that it's me.

They just don't have any system in place for this situation and have no flexibility to consider unique situations or do anything that isn't per their textbook. Ultimately, when I share the Action Fraud reports which say that it isn't me, that does the trick 

The admin burden is still huge though, a CCJ could be issued against me at any time, sometimes I have very limited time to challenge as the bailiffs are already at the final enforcement stage by the time I find out about the charges and this generally is a mental burden on. So all very difficult. 

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You have a DVLA letter saying you dont have a driving license. You have a DVLA letter saying you have never had a car in your name. 

I still dont understand how anyone can then believe you are the person as if its a hire car you need to prove you have a full valid license some even require you to have separate insurance. 

If the hire company have not done the checks then its a flag for me. 

I know you SAR'd the hire company and was ignored but did u follow it up and make other checks on the company. 

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Yes, the company is extremely dodgy.

I've obtained a copy of one of the hire agreements and the driving licence number of the form is fake.

Other details, e.g. date  of birth, are also wrong. 

The website of the company 

AK Vechicles | Just another WordPress site (akvehicle.com)

 

The website says

'We understand the pressures faced by PCO drivers so we do everything we can to ensure you can spend as much time as possible on the road.

We will take care of your PCNs, PCO testing, servicing, MOT and insurance, leaving you to focus on earning a living.'

I think this company is just a company that fraudulently offers this scam as a service. 

I've reported them to trading standards but don't think that really did anything. 

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Maybe we need to find out if they have a over all trade body a bit like ofcom. 

Then u could go to them also see if they are a registered company. Speak to companys house. 

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Are you sure they are registered on Companies House?

As there is nothin on their website identifying them nor even a Privacy Policy.

And when I do a look into them there is a Company on Companies House but it is not the Company of the AK Vehicle Website your posted.

The one I get is in Salisbury but its not the same website you posted

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Have u told tfl its all fake eg the hire car details. 

Also its a flag for me that they dont have a address on the website. The facebook and twitter link button dont work. 

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