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    • I would suggest that you stop trying to rely on legal theory – as you understand it. Firstly, because we are dealing with practical/pragmatic situations and at a low value level where these arguments tend not to work. Secondly, because you clearly have misunderstood the assessment of quantum where there are breaches of obligations. The formula that you have cited above is the method of loss calculation in torts. In contract it is entirely different. The law of obligations generally attempts to remedy the breach. This means that in tort, damages seek to put you into the position you would have been in had the breach not occurred. In other words it returns you to your starting position – point zero. Contract damages attend put you into the position that you would have been had the breach not occurred but this is not your starting position, contract damages assume that the agreement in dispute had actually been carried out. This puts you into your final position. You sold an item for £XXX. Your expectation was that you your item would be correctly delivered and that you would be the beneficiary of £XXX. Your expectation loss is the amount that you sold the item for and that is all you are entitled to recover. If you want, you can try to sue for the larger sum – and we will help you. But if they ask for evidence of the value of the item as it was sold then I can almost guarantee that either you will be obliged to settle for the lesser sum – or else a judge will give you judgement but for the lesser sum. This will put you to the position that you would have been had there been no breach of contract. I understand from you now that when you dispatch the item you declared the retail cost to you and not your expected benefit of £XXX. To claim for the retail value in the circumstances would offend the rules relating to betterment. If you want to do it then we will help you – but don't be surprised if you take a tumble.  
    • I was caught speeding 3 times in the same week, on the same road. All times were 8-12mph higher than the limit. I was offered the course for the first offense and I now need to accept the other 2 offenses. I just want to be ready for what might come. Will I get the £100 fine and 3 points for each of them or do I face something more severe?  These are my only offenses in 8 years of driving.
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    • We have finally managed to obtain the transcript of this case.

      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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New Year's resolution........get my backside into gear and claim the £7K that the abbey have taken from my account in less than 3 years. And I stood by and let them do it!!:evil: :? :evil: :?

 

I've got the statements,done the calculations, written the Prelim.......now the question

 

Do I send the letter to the local branch/Head Office/Complaints dept??

 

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Send it to....

REGISTERED ADDRESS: -

ABBEY NATIONAL PLC

ABBEY NATIONAL HOUSE

2 TRITON SQUARE

REGENT'S PLACE

LONDON

NW1 3AN

 

They will pass it on to the correct department.

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Prelim letter sent registered post today for £7630.

 

Let battle commence!!

 

:-x :-x

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Hi Charley this is my 1st post I only found this sight a week ago and have been reading a few of the other threads where peeps have won. I am just getting into gear to complete my N1 ,I have already done the bank letters b4 finding this sight ,with just a good will offer .Good luck I will be watching your thread and keep you informed about how my battle is doing if thats ok .Not posted b4 so very new to this thanks Debbie

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Hi Deb,

Good luck with your claim. After reading lots of the threads on this site

I get the impression that everyone is very supportive with lots of sound advice, so go for it!!

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Reply from Abbey today..........usual standard letter stuff......"take the complaint seriously, take four weeks to investigate"

 

Thank you but no thank you.........LBA on 24th

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LBA sent..........including interest it's up to £9k, and I've got a spreadsheet running for costs at £9.25 an hour, which is up to 6 hours so far and I've barely started.

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Told them in the LBA I would claim for a refund plus costs and interest. Because the claim is over the £5K standard threshold for the small claims track,then you can claim £9.25 an hour in the Fast Track. I read of another poster has just won 49 hours prep time at £9.25, so it's better than a poke in the eye.

 

Don't know if the same applies to the SC

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Hi Charley ;)

 

So long as you have had to prepare a court bundle you can claim it.

 

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Thanks for your message of support on my thread yesterday, I will indeed follow your case with much interest! Good Luck. I was wondering which spreadsheed you had used and if you could quickly explain how you go about claiming statutory interest rather than the 8% court interest. Bit unsure about this - any help at all would be very gratefully received.

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Hi James,

 

This is the gospel according to the Vampiress with all the relevant spreadsheets

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=56&Itemid=36

 

I wasn't charged much interest with my charges despite the actual value of the charges, so that's why I've chosen to go down the 8% route, but the contractual route is more lucrative.

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Hi everyone,

 

Abbey are in a good mood...........GOGW payment of £1300 + £200 I've not even been charged yet!!

 

Thank you very much, but I'll still see you in court

 

Onwards and upwards!!:)

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Letter from the "Head of Complaints" with the usual.........one of my team, investigate, relevant paperwork,review the facts etc etc.

 

I bet he's a busy man at the moment if this site is anything to go by!

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Quick update,

 

Senior Customer Resolution Manager says he's carried out a full investigation into my claim and he can assure me that those charges do not contravene Unfair terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations,1999.

 

you obviously take my claim so seriously that you send me a copy of the letter you send to everyone else, with the same reply.

 

Well my answer to you is.................. "N1 tomorrow"

 

:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Just spent my entire evening completing my N1, and after two mistakes on all three copies, I do believe I've cracked it! So a trip to Court tomorrow with a cheque for 250 big ones(refundable of course) and we're in business.

 

:)

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N1 submitted,claim number issued, 250 quid paid, expect to receive confirmation of being served by Wednesday next week.

 

This is where things get serious

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Notice of Issue received today and Abbey are deemed to have received today as well. Reply by 14th March or pay up please:)

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Hi marie,

 

Knowing the way Abbey operate then they'll wait until the last minute before acknowledging the claim to give them a few more days delay, so I don't really expect anythng on the 14th, but wouldn't be great if they did!!;)

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I have just had the wait 4 weeks for a reply letter like you had back in January. Can I ask how you replied to it please? I do not want to wait and from what I have seen on this site I clearly should not wait.

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