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    • Your point 4 deals with that and puts them to strict proof .....but realistically they are not in a position to state that within their particulars they were not the creditor at the time of default but naturally assume the OC would have...so always worth challenging and if you get a DJ who knows his onions on the day may ask for further evidence from the OC internal accounts system. 
    • I see, shame, I think if a claim is 'someone was served' then proof of that should be mandatory. Appreciate your input into the WS whenever you get chance, thanks in advance
    • Paper trail off the original creditor often confirms the default and issue of a notice...not having or being able to disclose the actual copy or being able to produce a copy less so. Creditors are not compelled to keep copies of the actual default notice so you will in most cases get a reconstituted version but must contain accurate figures/dates/format.     .    
    • Including Default Notice Andy? Ok, I think this is the best I can do.. it all makes sense with references to their WS. They have included exhibits that dates don't match the WS about them, small but still.. if you're going to reference letters giving dates, then the exhibits should be correct, no? I know I redacted them too much, but one of the dates differs to the WS by a few months. IN THE ******** County Court Claim No. [***] BETWEEN: LC Asset 2 S.A.R.L CLAIMANT AND [***] DEFENDANT ************ _________________________ ________ WITNESS STATEMENT OF [***] _________________________ ________ I, [***], being the Defendant in this case will state as follows; I make this Witness Statement in support of my defence in this claim. 1. I understand that the claimant is an Assignee, a buyer of defunct or bad debts, which are bought on mass portfolios at a much-reduced cost to the amount claimed and which the original creditors have already written off as a capital loss and claimed against taxable income as confirmed in the claimant’s witness statement exhibit by way of the Deed of Assignment. As an assignee or creditor as defined in section 189 of the CCA this applies to this new requirement on assignment of rights. This means that when an assignee purchases debts (or otherwise acquires rights under a credit agreement) it also acquires certain obligations to the borrower including the duty to comply with CCA requirements (such as the rules on statements and notices and other post-contractual information). The assignee becomes the creditor under the agreement. This ensures that essential consumer protections under the CCA cannot be circumvented by assigning the debt to a third party. 2. The Claim relates to an alleged Credit Card agreement between the Defendant and Bank of Scotland plc. Save insofar of any admittance it is accepted that the Defendant has had contractual agreements with Bank of Scotland plc in the past, the Defendant is unaware as to what alleged debt the Claimant refers. 3. The Defendant requested a copy of the CCA on the 24/12/2022 along with the standard fee of £1.00 postal order, to which the defendant received a reply from the Claimant dated 06/02/2023. To this date, the Claimant has failed to disclose a valid agreement and proof as per their claim that this is enforceable, that Default Notice and Notice of Assignment were sent to and received by the Defendant, on which their claim relies. The Claimant is put to strict proof to verify and confirm that the exhibit *** is a true copy of the agreement and are the true Terms and Conditions as issued at the time of inception of the online application and execution of the agreement. 4. Point 3 is noted. The Claimant pleads that a default notice has been served upon the defendant as evidenced by Exhibit [***]. The claimant is put to strict proof to verify the service of the above in accordance with s136 and s196 Law of Property Act 1925. 5. Point 6 is noted and disputed. The Defendant cannot recall ever having received the notice of assignment as evidenced in the exhibit marked ***. The claimant is put to strict proof to verify the service of the above in accordance with s136 and s196 Law of Property Act 1925. 6. Point 11 is noted and disputed. See 3. 7. Point 12 is noted, the Defendant doesn’t recall receiving contact where documentation is provided as per the Claimants obligations under CCA. In addition, the Claimant pleads letters were sent on dates given, yet those are not the letters evidenced in their exhibits *** 8. Point 13 is noted and denied. Claimant is put to strict proof to prove allegations. 9. The Claimant did not provide a true copy of the CCA in response to the Defendants request of 24/12/2022. The Claimant further claims that the documents are sufficient to pursue a Judgement and are therefore copies of original documents in their possession. Conclusion 10. Without the Claimant providing a valid true copy of the executed Credit agreement that complies with the CCA, the Claimant has no grounds on which to enforce this alleged debt. 11. The Defendant was not given ample evidence to prove the debt and therefore was not required to enter settlement negotiations. Should the debt be proved in the future, the Defendant is willing to enter such negotiations with the Claimant. On receipt of this claim I could not recall the precise details of the agreement or any debt and sought clarity from the claimant by way of a Section 78 request. The Claimant failed to comply. I can only assume as this was due to the Claimant not having any enforceable documentation and issuing a claim in hope of an undefended default judgment.   Statement of Truth I, ********, the Defendant, believe the facts stated within this Witness Statement to be true. I understand that proceedings for contempt of court may be brought against anyone who makes, or causes to be made, a false statement in a document verified by a statement of truth without an honest belief in it’s truth. Signed: _________________________ _______ Dated: _____________________
    • AMEX and TSB the 2 Creditors who you need to worry about the least, ever!  Just stop paying them and forget about it, ignore all their threat o gram letters.  Only if, and with these 2 it's a massive if, you end up with a claim form you need to respond, and there will be plenty of help here.
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just recieved this with my gas bill

 

Important changes to your terms and conditions

from 1st march 2007 , british gas will be introducing a late payment charge of £5 for late paying customers , an approach similar to that taken by many credit card companies where payment is late

 

why is it being introduced

british gas bill you for energy after you have used it .therefore when u recieve your bill we expect you to pay it promptly

while most british gas customers pay their energy bill on time , a small proportion of our customers consistently bay late , which results in costly follow up procedures

 

how will this change affect me

After 1st March 2007 , if you fail to pay your bill within 28 days of the bill date a £5 charge for late payment will be automatically added to the outstanding bill

 

The £5 charge represents our additional costs when a customer has not paid a bill within 28 days of the bill date

 

 

what can I do to avoid late payment charges

pay your bill on time - your bill will now show a a date by wich we should recieve your payment making it easir to pay your bill on time

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Important changes to your terms and conditions

from 1st march 2007 , british gas will be introducing a late payment charge of £5 for late paying customers , an approach similar to that taken by many credit card companies where payment is late - We admit it is not a representation of our loss, but we've seen others do it and rake huge profits from it, so we'll do it too.

why is it being introduced

british gas bill you for energy after you have used it .therefore when u recieve your bill we expect you to pay it promptly

while most british gas customers pay their energy bill on time , a small proportion of our customers consistently bay late , which results in costly follow up procedures - Really. Hmmm, and that would be?...

how will this change affect me

After 1st March 2007 , if you fail to pay your bill within 28 days of the bill date a £5 charge for late payment will be automatically added to the outstanding bill - Ah, there's your costly follow-up procedure!

 

The £5 charge represents our additional costs when a customer has not paid a bill within 28 days of the bill date - And those costs are???

 

BG are going to have problems with that one, methinks!

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British Gas is charging £5 for late payment of bills. If a customer doesn’t pay their bill within 28 days £5 will be added to the amount they owe - Daily Mail and GMTV.

British Gas has received coverage for charging customers 75p per minute on one of its telephone lines and not informing their customers - Daily Express, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph and The Sun

 

 

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Am I the only one who thinks this announcement coming a week before the Fraud Act came into force (which would have criminalised it) is more than coincidence?

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Nah, that would have required some serious joined-up thinking! If you ask CS they point - as justification - that 'other companies do it to encourage payment' and however when pressed on which utility companies charge, there wasn't an answer.

 

Incidentally, in business any invoiced amount could not be increased without the agreeement of the customer. The late payment interest charege rules changed this, but as I recall this did not apply to consumers, so it looks as though it'll have to be consumer action that ensures the penalties don;t apply. Those untilling ot too lazy to complain will simply pay it.

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Perhaps a warning shot across their bows from this site wouldn't be a bad idea.........................discuss.

 

When they realise what's going to happen & the extra staff they will need to employ they might think again. After all this site must have some muscle by now

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They don't seem to pay much attention to anybody - and what few customers they have left aside, there remains the possibility the still might make more from it than they'll lose from challenges. What we need is a govenment to totally outlaw this type of charge, perhaps in the same legislation that moves the cost of processing customer payments to the recipient firm, instead of expecting customers to pay for it (like the DDM [problem]).

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Apparently the new boss of British Gas has taken charge and promptly told BG to scrap this charge, because of the number of complaints and additional lost customers that it has caused. Reported in yesterday's (6th March) Daily Mail

 

Another victory for the common man.

MBNA - Agreed to refund £970 in full without conditions. Cheque received Sat 5th Aug.:D

Lloyds - Settled for an undisclosed sum.:D

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He has his work cut out then:confused:

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Has anyone come across a 'Penalty Charge' of £40 or £45 being imposed by British Gas for 'migrating' to another supplier, in my aunt's case, Scottish Power? I have obviously told her not to pay it and assured her that she won't have to either but I wondered if any other members had come across this in what appears to be a mass exodus from BG?

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She may have agreed to a fixed price deal, which would - irrespective of her previous time as a customer - cause a minimum term of the new rates to kick in.

 

In these cases, similar to mobile phone minimum term contracts - she had to abide by her original agreement and wait for the end of the primary term, where she can leave without penalty.

 

If she forgot this, or still wants to leave to the other supplier, BG can rightfully add this fee to her last bill.

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Simple Answer - just dont pay the extra £5, let them chase you in the courts for it

 

It will screw your credit rating.

 

Lending money for financial gain requires a Category A credit licence and to obtain one requires a person to be of good standing. If a firm can lawfully £5 for late payment then it nullifies the very purpose of having credit licenses.

 

Fees can now be used for unlicensed lending.

 

Anyone know what the OFT's position is on this?

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So how do we get them back? or better still stop this hgappening in the first place?

 

If its unlawful then why they doing it?

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