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    • No. The defence is different. Their defence paragraph 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10 – for the first time makes reference to an alleged term between the Packlink/EVRi contract which apparently specifically excludes the effect of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999. If this is true then it is very likely that they will have closed that loophole because the 1999 act specifically allows itself to be excluded by an express term within the principal contract I think that you will have to do ask the court to require them to provide evidence by way of presenting their contract and also the date that this new amendment was inserted. I understand that your claim refers to an item which was lost a year or so ago. These give us the date. We would certainly want to know that this amendment predates the date when you first contracted with Packlink to send the item. I would want to say to the court that in the absence of their willingness to confirm with evidence the date that this contractual amendment was made, that the court should assume that this was a recent amendment and was therefore not in force at the time you made your contract. We have third-party defences on this sub- forum which are fairly recent and there has been no mention of this exclusion of the 1999 act. I think we can take it that this is something that they have put together very recently. Secondly, even if they want to exclude your third party rights, it does not absolve them from the negligent handling of your item and in respect of an action for negligence you have first party rights. You don't have to rely on third party rights – although of course, you didn't allege negligence in your original claim. We didn't advise you to do so. Maybe shortsightedly we didn't foresee this contractual amendment. Of course assuming that this contractual amendment is true – although I expect it has only been added recently – what they are saying here is that nobody in the United Kingdom who makes any contract with any parcel delivery company using Packlink will have the right to bring a claim for lost or damaged or even stolen parcels. These people have lost their moral compass. It is shabby treatment of ordinary customers who pay their money and who repose their trust in these parcel delivery companies. No wonder that the Paralegal Children are now ashamed to sign off these documents with their own names. In terms of parcel tracking information – apparently it has been destroyed according to their own data protection policy. That's their business. It's got nothing to do with you and they can't use this to frustrate the six year limitation for bring a breach of contract action or the three-year limitation period for bringing an action in negligence or other tort. There reference once again to the exclusion of the 1999 Act but this time apparently in the contract between you and Packlink – is irrelevant because the exclusion has to be in the commercial contract between Packlink and EVRi – which they have referred to in their paragraph 2.7 et cetera of their defence. I'm assuming that you propose to go ahead with this case. Please let us know when you respond and we will go forward. In the meantime, I suggest that you write a letter to EVRi. Referred to their paragraph 2.7 et cetera and asked them for a copy of the contract and confirmation of the date on which the exclusion of third party rights term was included in it. Tell EVRi that if they do not answer or if they refuse that this will be brought to the attention of the judge. Tell them also that you notice that they say that they have destroyed data in line with their data protection policy. Inform them that they do not appear to have disclosed this data protection policy to their customers. Please will they forward you a copy of it and once again if they failed to respond or if they refuse that you will bring this to the attention of the judge as well. I suggest that you post a draft of the letter here so we can have a look    
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      The judge's reasoning is very useful and will certainly be helpful in any other cases relating to third-party rights where the customer has contracted with the courier company by using a broker.
      This is generally speaking the problem with using PackLink who are domiciled in Spain and very conveniently out of reach of the British justice system.

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I'm going to keep it short and sweet.

  • I used my gran's freedom pass
  • got caught and provided my brother's details
  • TFL have been talking with my brother and has stated that they acknowledge that it's not him and if a member of the family has done it then to come forward
  • I study Medicine and can't afford it coming up on my DBS
  • Should I remain quiet as I have no involvement/contact with them as of yet

 

Please advise.

I do regret my actions.

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Should I remain quiet as I have no involvement/contact with them as of yet

Depends how much more aggravation you want to see your gran and brother face.

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I do regret my actions.

Really? Or do you simply regret being caught? Have a think about that one and begin by asking yourself whether you would show similar regret had you not been caught.

It's very likely that TfL will eventually get to the bottom of this. In the meantime your gran and brother will no doubt face further questions from them. If you are prosecuted, the matter will be dealt with by way of a fine (plus a 40% "Victim Surcharge",  prosecution costs and compensation for unpaid fares) and since it will probably be prosecuted under a TfL bylaw, it will be a "non-recordable" offence. Only if they decide to prosecute you for Fraud should it have any repercussions. But even if it does, you must decide whether you want to face those consequences without your gran and brother being subject to any further intrusive enquiries.

 

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Of course, I regret using it. I was given the pass by my mother to save some money. We come from a low-income background. I feel very remorseful. 

I am not quite articulating myself very well.

But I am in a position of not knowing what to do.

I am TERRIFIED of getting it put on my record.

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If i get caught later on... Will the repercussions be worse? nine times out of 10 from what I have read they are most likely going to take me to court whether I fess up now or later.

I want to say thanks to everyone for replying to this thread quickly. I appreciate it a lot.

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10 minutes ago, laylaxtfl said:

If i get caught later on...

Mind me asking, what does this mean?

And don't take this as encouragement at all, but can your gran, brother prove if they were elsewhere at the time? Which will obviously be logged.

Be aware, though, that if they can, that will force them to suspect there's someone close enough to both who had similar access. And if your name comes up well after the opportunity to mitigate was available, that opportunity will almost certainly have passed. Now is the time for honesty,  not some point in the future when it's forced on you.

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1 hour ago, laylaxtfl said:

I am TERRIFIED of getting it put on my record.

I suspect that is the main driver for your remorse. However, no matter.

As you know, Freedom Passes are provided free and are essentially financed by the taxpayer. As well as that, they are very valuable, providing free travel on most transport right across London and beyond. For that reason, TfL tend to treat misuse of a them very seriously and they rarely offer out of court disposals. When they eventually get to the bottom of this (as I'm fairly sure they will) the fact that you provided false details will, in my view, put any slim chance that there might have been of an out of court offer completely off the table.

If TfL do finally track you down I think there is very little chance of you avoiding court action. Only you can decide whether to come clean with TfL or let matters lie, in the hope that they do not discover your identity. If you do opt for that strategy I think your Gran and brother can look forward to some more close questioning. Your choice.

 

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Hi Laylax, 

I'm afraid I don't really have much advice to offer rather than saying you are not alone on this. A very close friend of mine, (almost a brotha from anotha mutha, you could say), gave me his Veterans Oyster Card last month since he was moving to Spain. I politely accepted but have never used it because it's a photo card and because I've read about TFL's proclivity to come down hard on any abuses. It's in my drawer at home, and there it shall remain!

However, I understand what you're saying about - "could it be any worse if I 'fess up now, or get caught later?" - I don't know but beyond the moral argument some might make here, I'd be interested to know that too! You MIGHT get away with it if the gods smile on you, and their CCTV wasn't working at any of the gates you used, presuming you used it more than once?

It could be they've got bigger fish to fry due to the complicated nature of personally tracking you down. How about asking your Gran to tell TFL she dropped it in her purse months ago, due to old age. Didn't report the dropped purse for fear of looking old/embarrassed there was only £10 in the purse and no bank cards, etc.

Someone could've picked the purse up and used it? 

Just saying. 

We need more medical students in the world and less keyboard warriors.

 

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oh great add another lie into the mix. not a good idea.

for how long have you been using the card @laylaxtfl?

how many uses roughly?

is there a pattern to the use?

as for the cctv, we've never seen them use their cctv for ID purposes.

not sure on the 'eventually get caught' bit... hope you are not intending  to use it again if she ever gets it back.

what date is on their 1st letter? they have 6mts to get somewhere after which, unless its of a very serious nature, they usually will give up.

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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

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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Quite so HB,

I was simply saying in the ultimate reckoning of things, with all the horror that's going on in the world right now -  is it better that they "get away" with it and continue their medical career to potentially be a doctor who saves thousands of lives ; or gets prosecuted for something I considered doing myself on balance of good long term vs short term wrong, and spends their life with a conviction limiting their careers to claiming benefits and sat in bed all day commenting on CAG! ;) 

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1 hour ago, Man in the middle said:

If you do opt for that strategy I think your Gran and brother can look forward to some more close questioning. Your choice.

 

Under caution, of course, if only in writing.

You're right to emphasise the taxpayer element; it's a proviso in whatever (low or high!) funding that TfL receives from government that they do the utmost to protect it.

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1 hour ago, HaroldLloyd said:

We need more medical students in the world and less keyboard warriors.

 

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I don't think anyone on CAG would appreciate being called a keyboard warrior.

They're all volunteers. No wages. Devoting what time they can afford.

To help others: sometimes the advice is positive, sometimes... less so.

These issues are still important to those who raise them here, and I'm sure they appreciate all the help they can get.

Even amid 'all the horror that's going on in the world right now'.

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their thread history is interesting...

please help me on a credit card debt.....35mins later....anyone...

 

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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