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    • You will probably get a couple more reminders followed by further demands fro unregulated debt collectors with even increasing amounts to pay. They are all designed to scare you into paying.  Don't. It's a scam site and they do not know who was driving and they know the keeper is not liable to pay the PCN. Also the shop was closed so they have no legitimate interest in keeping the car park clear. So to charge £100 is a penalty as there is no legitimate interest which means that the case would be thrown out if it went to Court.  Keep your money in your wallet and be prepared to ignore all their letters and threats. Doubtful they would go to Court since a lot more people would not pay when they heard  MET lost in Court. However they may just send you a Letter of Claim to test your resolve.  If yoy get one of those, come back to us and we will advise a snotty letter to send them.  You probably already have, but take a look through some of our past Met PCNs to see how they are doing.
    • Hello, been a while since I posted on here, really hoping for the same support an advice I received last time :-) Long, long story for us, but basically through bad choices, bad luck and bad advice ended up in an IVA in 2016. The accounts involved all defaulted, to be expected. In 2018, I got contacted by an 'independent advisor' advising me that I shouldn't be in an IVA, that it wasn't the solution for our circumstances and that they would guide us through the process of leaving the IVA and finding a better solution. I feel very stupid for taking this persons advice, and feel they prey on vulnerable people for their own financial gain (it ended with us paying our IVA monthly contribution to them)-long and short of it our IVA failed in 2018. At the same time the IVA failed we also had our shared ownership property voluntarily repossessed (to say this was an incredibly stressful time would be an understatement!) When we moved to our new (rented) property in August 2018, I was aware that creditors would start contacting us from the IVA failure. I got advice from another help website and started sending off SARs and CCAs request letters. I was advised not to bury my head and update our address etc and tackle each company as they came along. Initially there was quite a lot of correspondence, and I still get a daily missed call from PRA group (and the occasional letter from them), but not much else. However, yesterday i had a letter through from Lowell (and one from Capital One) advising that they had bought my debt and would like to speak with me regarding the account. There will be several.of these through our door i suspect, as we did have several accounts with Capital One. Capital One have written to us with regular statements over the last 5 years, and my last communication with them was to advise of of our new address (June 2019), I also note that all of these accounts received a small payment in Jan2019 (i'm assuming the funds from the failed IVA pot). Really sorry for the long long post, but just thought id give (some of) the background for context.... I guess my question at the moment is.....how do I respond to Lowell...do I wait for the inevitable other letters to arrive then deal with them all together or individually...? Do I send them a CCA?  Many thanks
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Bad day at the office Hedgey?;)

 

Yeah............ bad day at black rock! :(

 

U work for la Hedgey? I work for cc, same thing keep out of office stuff now, too much hassle. do proper work now.

 

Best to stay out of this crap altogether................. meaningful work has so much more appeal right now! I'd love to do some 'proper' work again. :(

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If not maybe she could suggest one. In a few years they may decide if it's a good idea.

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Suggestion box. Hmmmmmmm............ let me think........... how about LETS DUMP ALL MIDDLE MANAGEMENT FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES COS THEY'RE A WASTE OF SPACE, COST LOADS OF MONEY (THAT US COUNCIL TAX PAYERS HAVE TO STUMP UP FOR) AND DON'T ADD ANYTHING TO SERVICE DELIVERY OR OVERALL DEVELOPMENT IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM.

 

There, easy when you know how!

 

But seriously, it takes them approx., 3.2 years to respond to any staff suggestion (their figures, not mine)............... so bah blinking stuffing chuffing god-damn time-wasting money-wasting rotten humbug to the lot of them!!!

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Best to stay out of this crap altogether................. meaningful work has so much more appeal right now! I'd love to do some 'proper' work again. :(

 

Hi Hedgey,

 

You are obviously working in the wrong dept. You can do meaningful work within a LA. I am a line manager to staff and do add a massive amount to service delivery. I work for a LA Youth Service within a County Council which is very meaningful and rewarding work.

 

Perhaps a dept change may be needed:)

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I have to say that my 6 years in Social Services led me to the same conclusion as Hedgey. Worthwhile work, but too many bosses, and not enough delivering services. One of my line managers had the tidiest desk I'd seen before or since, and his days were filled picking horses and listening to the races and cricket on the radio! Oh and phoning the results service on the office phone.

 

BAH HUMBUG :-x

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Keep taking the toddies to keep from getting flu again. Much more fun than a jab.;)

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Well I don't know but it's been that kind of 24 hours so..

 

Bah Humbug :(

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Bathroom re-tiling, of course impossible to find matching tiles, deciding that if it's going to clash, might as well make it look like a voluntary job and not a patching-up, so deciding to redo a whole wall in one colour.

 

Stump (tree, not leg) needs grinding, chap came round yesterday, cheap and efficient... Can't manoeuver machine from alleyway into garden, alleyway too narrow. Chap goes away witn maybe coming back in 3 weeks earliest.

 

Deciding to hire stump grinder instead and do it ourselves. Cheap to hire, but deposit is £300 in CASH or CARD! :razz: Who has that kind of cash lying spare? If we did, surely we'd just pay a bloke to do it!!!

 

So now, having to re-juggle next week's standing orders so we will have enough money for deposit to go through on card.

 

Kids breaking off from school today.

 

And all that on a background of sniffles kindly provided by DH who insists on rubbing against me at times where I'd rather he kept his germs to himself.

 

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And all that on a background of sniffles kindly provided by DH who insists on rubbing against me at times where I'd rather he kept his germs to himself.

 

 

Now, thats waaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy too much information for this Friday morning, do we need to know the shenanigans that go on between you and Mr Bookie? :rolleyes:

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Leaves falling off the trees as it's Autumn already. All over the car and drive. More work to do over the next few days. . .

 

BAH HUMBUG !!!!

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BAH Humbug for my eldest son (18 yrs) Who is not allowed a key to our house for various reasons! He arranged to stay at a friends house last weekend and my other son (16) was hiking with explorer scouts. So my husband took me for a romantic weekend away in a posh hotel. First weekend alone since child one arrived. Fantastic weekend. On return found son number one had kicked in front door and had big party. House filthy, lots of damage. So I threw him out only to find he moved in to a flat occupied by theives and drug addicts. As he is not stooped to that level yet I felt compelled to bring him back home before anything happens. BBAAHH HUMBUG for wayward teenage boys. Is it really against the law to have him put down??:mad: :mad: :mad:

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Wino, do him a favour and report him to the police for criminal damage, perhaps the shock will bring him back to his senses. We could do with a brat camp in this country, but the loony lefties and H&S wouldnt allow it I am sure, I would sign my daughter up straight away

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