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Hi All,

I was recommended to this forum by a friend who has gone through a similar situation.

Sorry in advance for the long post but the situation so far is as follows:

I was in the process of returning a hot tub for a refund, the value of this item was £1,200. As part of this refund the item had to be posted back to the company I purchased it from.

I arranged the item to be picked up by and delivered through Interparcel via the courier Tuffnells. Initially there were some issues with the couriers as they missed the pick up date by a week and when they finally came to pick up the parcel they advised the driver did not bring the correct vehicle as it was a large package. It then took a further week of chasing Interparcel  and tuffnells to rearrange the pick up, which eventually took place 2 weeks after the originally agreed date.

I then  checked the tracking number the next day as it was a next day delivery and  there were no updates , so I then contacted the company I was returning the item to, who stated they had not received the delivery yet. This led to me calling Interparcel to chase, who explained that there were no records of my item being picked up so they opened up an investigation with Tuffnells (the courier). Luckily I had ring door camera footage of the pick up which I sent to Interparcel . A few days later htey acknowledged the item was picked up  and informed the item was "lost" which is hard to believe as it is an 80kg extremely large package but I digress.

Interparcel then advised me that I would have to go through their claims process. I was asked to email a proof of purchase for the goods showing the value of £1,200, which I did.  The next day they replied offering me £25 in compensation which I flatly refused. I asked to escalate my claim so I was directed to a claims manager at interparcel. After taking some advise from the citizens advice bureau, I emailed a letter to the claims manager to lodge an official complaint. In the end after a flurry of email back and forth  with the claims manager and got the following email:

"Claims are processed online with the inclusive cover as per the service and any additional cover added by the customer. In this instance you have placed an order with us using a service that has £25.00 cover in the eventuality of loss and/or damage. No additional cover was added by yourself despite entering the value as £1200, which means you were given the opportunity to increase the cover and chose not to. However due to the circumstances we will make an offer of £250.00 plus the postage fee on this occasion only."

I again did not agree with this figure and replied that I would be taking things further.

Any advice on how to resolve this and what options I have would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

 

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simply type in hermes in our search of the red banner top right.

 

you've sent a complaint letter

now move on to an official letter of claim then court in 14days

 

but you must read up and prepare to follow through with court on day 15 without fail.

 

post up your LOC here 1st.

 

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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To add to the advice given my my site team colleague above – do lots of reading. You will find that all the arguments that you have heard so far and which you will encounter once you begin a claim of all been rehearsed here.

Pay special attention to the question as to whether the insurance requirement is enforceable.

 

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Thank you for the prompt replies and help. I will draft the LOC  and post here before I send it. I will also read up on the other posts so I know what to expect form the process.

 

On a side note the Citizens advice burau advised citing the Consumer rights act 2015, I have also read on the forum a number of LOC have cited the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties act. I'm assuming because I'm in conversation with Interparcel not Tuffnells(the courier) that the third parties act would not be applicable, is this correct?

 

And also, is it advisable to try to claim directly from Tuffnells (the courier) , I did contact them initially  to complain but had not response at all

 

Thanks again 

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yes def .

 

so to date you have NOT complained directly to Tuffnells?

 

how did you do this?

 

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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Why were you returning the hot-tub for a refund?

 

If it had been a distance purchase and you were returning it becuse it was faulty or otherwise did not conform to contract, then it should have been the trader's responsibility (not yours) to arrange and pay for its return.

 

If you were returning it because of a "change of mind", then it might have been your responsibility depending on what their Ts&Cs said.

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I have complained directly to Tufnell's, this was done via email but I had no response or engagement what so ever but I did get engagement from Interparcel as I was instructed by them to go through their claims process. I will move forward with a LOC to Interparcel but should I send a slightly amended LOC to Tufnell's as well?

 

The return of the hot tub was just due to a change of mind 

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your target should be tuffnells.

 

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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Ok That makes sense, I will change my focus Tufnell's for the LOC. IS it worth then accepting Interparcels offer or will that likely affect any future claim? and at this point should I just stop pursuing Interparcel and it sound like it could be a waste of time  

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correct , what you get out of interparcel simple eventually get knocked off you claim total against tuffnells

 

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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Thanks 

 

Please see me LOC to Tuffells, any comments would be appreciated :

 

 

LETTER OF CLAIM

 

 

Tuffnells Parcels Express Limited
Unit 1 Meadowhall Business Park,

Carbrook Hall Road,

Sheffield,

S9 2EQ

 

Date: 05/01/2022

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

Re: Item lost in network – Hot Tub

Reference:

Parcel ID:

 

I arranged a pickup of an Item I was returning from my address of (insert address) for the 18th of August 2021 to be delivered to and address in Manchester Next day using your Tuffnell Express service. The pick was attempted a week later unsuccessfully due the size of the item and was eventually successfully picked up on the 31/08/2021.

 

I checked with the recipient a few days later who informed me they did receive the parcel. I raised this issue with Interparcel and was advised that there was no record of the item being picked up. I supplied them with the security footage showing the item being picked up and following this an investigation was opened with yourselves and it was concluded that the item in fact had been picked up but now has been lost in the system.

 

This delivery was purchased via 3rd parties (Tuffnells via Interparcel) but I am pursuing yourselves as I am entitled to do under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties Act ) 1999).

Purchase price of the item being returned = £1,200
Postage cost = £74.75

 

On 29/09/21 I emailed your company with a complaint with a view to resolving this matter with no response to date. Therefore I am informing you that I am to begin a county court claim against you within 14 days and without any further notice unless you reimburse me in full.

 

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