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    • Hello I hope someone can give me some advice here, as I am at a bit of a loss on how to proceed. This relates to alleged offences under the RTA. Yesterday I received a notification from the local police of intention to prosecute for the following offences: 1 driving without due care and attention 2 failing to stop at a road traffic accident 3 failing to report a road traffic accident At this stage they have only asked me to say whether I was the driver at the time or not and provided a blank sheet of paper to give information about the incident. Going by the location (just round the corner from where I live) I can only imagine this relating to one recent incident, which wasn't actually an accident but more of a road rage event. I was driving past someone unloading or working next to his lorry which had stopped in the road. I wasn't going fast or anything, while I went by lorry man turned around and punched and kicked my car whilst going past him. I stopped and got out and wanted to know what he thought he was doing punching and kicking my car. He then hurled some verbal abuse at me, swearing and he was quite aggressive. I still didn't know what his problem was and said I would report him to his company for threatening behaviour and vandalism for punching my car. I got my phone and tried to take a photo of his lorry and number plate but at that moment he came right at me, still shouting and swearing, so I was worried he may hit me next, as he already punched my car. I thought if the guy hits me I will come off second best, so I decided to retreat. I quickly got back into my car and left. When I checked my phone later the photo I tried to take was blurred and useless, so I thought it was pointless to report the incident to the police, as the guy would not be traceable. Over that I forgot about it until I got the letter yesterday in the post. This is the only thing I believe this can relate to, but I have no idea based on what the three above allegations come from There was no road traffic accident, more of a road rage incident. So I am at a loss what to do. I have 28 days to respond. Should I just say yes I was the driver and was there and see what happens next, or should I already make a written statement on the attached piece of paper they sent me and send that with it ? Is there anyone here who would have a rough idea what to do next ? I tried my legal advice line through my Union, but they have sent me from pillar to post, now say it needs to go to a different department again and that would be chargeable as the RTA comes under Criminal Law. So any advice would be appreciated Many Thanks
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Hi all,

 

Couldn;t find the answer to this one on the site.

 

I got defaulted a few years ago during a lean patch and subsequently had a choice of mortages severely limited, meaning my repayments are higher than what I could have had on other products.

 

In essence it has cost me thousands due to my credit rating being affected by unlawful bank charges. Anyone experienced/tackled this issue? Does anyone know of any precedents about this?

 

Wonderful site, discovered it today and wil lbe send out my first letter tonight. Wish me luck.

 

Tigertree

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Sorry I dont know the answer to your question, but welcometo the site and good luck in your claim.

 

I'm sure someone will be able to help you more and will answer shortly.

 

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I dont think you would be able to get anything from the banks for that. as said seek some legal advice but dont expect the answer to be what you want to hear.

Damo V HSBC - £981.50

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I was just following my train of thought when I realised that I can get my money back lawfully.

 

Its bad enough being made to feel like a naughty school child by going over the overdraft limit, but I felt it begged the question as the effects were a lot more far reaching than just the bank charges themselves.

 

I won't hold my breath on this one, I'm just exploring possibilities for when I've sucessfully kick some bank butt.

 

I may have to put the higher mortgage rates down to experience, and change mortage when I am able to I suppose.

 

Thank you for you humble opinions, they all count!

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Hi and welcome. Assuming that you are talking about the defaults being at least partly caused by bank charges, I would suggest that you start off by claiming your charges, including asking for any defaults to be removed, which is what lots of people are doing. (See FAQ's and template letters). This is fairly straightforward and has been achieved by lots of people.

 

Once you have done that, if you wanted to take it further, I suggest you keep looking on the site to find others in your position. (I am sure there are some!) You could do another claim for the difference in interest on your mortgage as a result. I can think of at least two of the moderators who are very experimental in what they will try and claim, and everyone will try and help. How far do you want to go........:rolleyes:

 

Anyway, good luck.

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Hi tigertree, welcome aboard.

 

What would help us to determine your chances of removing defaults would be to know the precise figures involved.

 

What amount were you defaulted for?

 

At this stage, what level of charges had been imposed?

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To answer your original question. If you had to get a mortgage with a higher interest rate as a direct result of a default due to unlawful charges, then you have a claim under section 10 of the Data Protection Act, and you can claim damages through the small claims court.

 

I would suggest you deal with the claim for charges first, and then when that is resolved start an action for the DPA damages.

 

If you need any assistance with this when you get to it then let us know.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I thought you might be interested in this one Alan. (Alan is one of those I was thinking of Tiger Tree).;)

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Thank you for all of your input so far, it's so heartening to know that there is a potential for recompense, with the great support that is available.

 

I sent my DPA letter to Natwest Last night regarding the last six years dealings. Forgive me if I am taking a cautious approach at first, and focussing on just my Natwest account for the time being until I am fully conversant with this process.

 

Rest assured, If there are any grounds for chasing the credit record issue and knock on effects, I will be pursuing this further when I know where I stand. I would be happy to share the minutest detail with everyone when I do this also. I have found so much on valuable information on this site, I cannot understand how I could not succeed!

 

I'll post a new thread when I am ready to tackle this, in the meantime, power to you all.

 

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Hi tigertree,

Just wanted to wish you the best of luck !

I am in a similar situation, where due to a default applied by Egg based on illegal charges, I have had problems with mortgages :evil: . I am now trying to get the charges back and default removed. :)

So. . .yeah good luck and keep us up-to-date . . .

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You take things at your own pace. You are now taking control of your own finances, and nobody else can dictate what you must do. You've made a good start.:)

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To answer your original question. If you had to get a mortgage with a higher interest rate as a direct result of a default due to unlawful charges, then you have a claim under section 10 of the Data Protection Act, and you can claim damages through the small claims court.

 

I would suggest you deal with the claim for charges first, and then when that is resolved start an action for the DPA damages.

 

If you need any assistance with this when you get to it then let us know.

 

Can you let me know how I do this? HSBC have been telling Experian that I have been late at making payments. HSBC made futher overdrawn by putting on the charges.

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