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    • Thank you. You contacted directly with the parcel broker so your best option is to proceed directly against them for breach of contract. I hope you have read enough to understand that you will not be able to rely on the Consumer Rights Act 2015. Do you understand why? Have Parcel to Go giving you a reason for declining reimbursement? Do you have anything in writing from your customer which shows that they did not refuse delivery and which identifies the actual circumstances of the situation?
    • Which Court have you received the claim from?  CIVIL NATIONAL BUSINESS CENTRE, NORTHAMPTON Name of the Claimant?  LOWELL PORTFOLIO LTD How many defendant's joint or self?  SELF Date of issue – top right hand corner of the claim form – this in order to establish the time line you need to adhere to.  03 MAY 2024 Particulars of Claim What is the claim for – the reason they have issued the claim?  THE CLAIM IS FOR THE SUM OF £6000 DUE TO THE DEFENDANT UNDER AN AGREEMENT REGULATED BY THE CONSUMER ACT 1974 FOR A LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC ACCOUNT WITH AN ACCOUNT REFERENCE OF (ACCOUNT NO. 16 DIGITS LONG). THE DEFENDANT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTRACTUAL PAYMENTS REQUIRED BY THE AGREEMENT AND A DEFAULT NOTICE WAS SERVED UNDER S.87(1) OF THE CONSUMER ACT 1974 WHICH HAS NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH. THE DEBT WAS LEGALLY ASSIGNED TO THE CLAIMANT ON (DATE) NOVEEMBER 2016 NOTICE OF WHICH HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE DEFENDANT. THE CLAIM INCLUDES STATUORY INTEREST UNDER S.69 OF THE COUNTY COURTS ACT 1984 AT A RATE OF 8% PER ANNUM FOR THE DATE PF ASSIGNMENT TO THE DATE OF ISSUE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS IN THE SUMBE OF £0.00. THE CLAIMANT CLAIMS THE SUM OF £6000. What is the total value of the claim? £6500 Have you received prior notice of a claim being issued pursuant to paragraph 3 of the PAPDC (Pre Action Protocol) ? YES, NOTICES OF CLAIM.  Have you changed your address since the time at which the debt referred to in the claim was allegedly incurred?  YES  Did you inform the claimant of your change of address?  NO Is the claim for - a Bank Account (Overdraft) or credit card or loan or catalogue or mobile phone account?  CREDIT CARD When did you enter into the original agreement before or after April 2007?  BEFORE   Do you recall how you entered into the agreement...On line /In branch/By post?  I DONT RECALL   Is the debt showing on your credit reference files (Experian/Equifax /Etc...) ?  NO   Has the claim been issued by the original creditor or was the account assigned and it is the Debt purchaser who has issued the claim.  DEBT PURCHASER.   Were you aware the account had been assigned – did you receive a Notice of Assignment? THE FIRST I RECALL WAS A LETTER FROM LOWELL SAYING THEY NOW OWNED THE DEBT.  Did you receive a Default Notice from the original creditor?  NOT THAT I RECALL OR BEEN PROVIDED WITH THROUGH CCA REQUESTS.AT LAST REQUEST THEY SAID THEY WERE AWAITING THE DEFAULT NOTICE AND NO ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN UNTIL RESPONDED WHICH TO DATE I'VE NOT HAD OR SEEN.  Have you been receiving statutory notices headed “Notice of Sums in Arrears”  or " Notice of Arrears "– at least once a year ?  NO, I RECEIEVED LETTERS OF CLAIMS   Why did you cease payments?  I WAS UNDER MEDICAL CARE WHICH CAUSED ME NOT TO WORK. AROUND THAT TIME LOWELL HAD WANTED ME TO INCREASE MY PAYMENTS AS IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG TO CLEAR THE DEBT. I HAD BEEN PAYING THEM WHAT I WAS PAYING THE BANK. I EXPLAINED MY THEN HEALTH & FINANCIAL POSITION AND THAT I WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THEY PUT A HOLD ON MY ACCOUNT FOR A FEW MONTHS SO I CANCELLED MY DIRECT DEBIT. I MADE A FULL AND FINAL OFFER WHICH WAS REJECTED. WHEN THEY WANTED PAYMENTS TO RESUME I EXPLAINED I WAS IN A WORSE FINANCIAL POSITION, STILL UNDERTAKING TREATMENT AND NOW UNEMPLOYED SO COULD NOT START PAYMENTS AS THEY WANTED. AFTER SENDING MY FINANCIAL SPREADSHEET THEY KEPT SENDING LETTERS ASKING WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO. I COULDN’T SEE A WAY FORWARD I FELT STREESSED AND UNDER PRESSURE SO WROTE THAT I WOULD NOT BE CORRESPONDING WITH THEM ANYMORE.    What was the date of your last payment? NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2018   Was there a dispute with the original creditor that remains unresolved? NO   Did you communicate any financial problems to the original creditor and make any attempt to enter into a debt management plan? I COMMUNICATED MY FINANCIAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CREDIT CARD COMPANY, WE MADE A MONTHLY PAYMENT AGREEMENT WHICH WAS KEPT FOR SEVERAL YEARS UNTIL DEBT WAS SOLD.  
    • Perhaps you would care to read this and reflect on your continuing comparison of Israel to Nazi Germany Jugg    ALEX BRUMMER: How grotesque of pro-Palestine protesters to besmirch Auschwitz, the place where my grandparents died WWW.DAILYMAIL.CO.UK As the son of a refugee from the horrors of the Holocaust, I can feel nothing but contempt for the ignorance, gross... My elderly aunt Sussie and cousin Sheindy had been teenagers at Auschwitz and Belsen but survived and are alive to this day. What they will make of the protesters who waved flags, heckled and chanted as Israelis took part in the March Of The Living – the annual walk from Auschwitz to Birkenau – I cannot imagine. The images now circulating of the protesters are indescribably disturbing. They can only bring back memories of those final moments Sheindy shared with my grandparents when my grandmother Fanya squeezed her hand and told her to lie about her age to avoid the gas chambers. Claiming she was older, and could work, meant that Sheindy lived, not died. The outrage perpetrated by Hamas on October 7 has brought back the most terrifying memories for these two women – memories of pillage, mutilation and starvation. The Holocaust, or Shoah to use the Hebrew word, was the deliberate, industrial-scale killing of Jews.  It is bad enough that pro-Palestinian and pro-Hamas sympathisers have chosen to steal the language of the Holocaust.  Any comparison between Israel's retaliation and the monstrous genocide of the 1940s is odious and anti-Semitic
    • Thank you JK2054 and BankFodder for your replies. The information requested is as follows:   My wife and I are sole traders supplying bespoke, handmade wedding trays and other items through our website. We do not sell on ebay. We had an order for two trays (invoice value £370) that were shipped on Monday 25th March. We used P2G as the broker and Evri as the shipper. We declared the value but did not take out insurance. As the trays were a present for a wedding on Saturday 30th March we checked the progress of delivery on the Thursday to see that there had been an attempt to deliver on the 27th but the driver failed to deliver as the customer’s gate was shut (customer informs us that the gates are open between 7am-7pm. We contacted the customer who informed us she had been waiting in all week and there had been no attempt of a delivery. Evri allege they attempted to deliver on the 28th & 29th. On the P2G web site on the 4th April at 14.17 it stated that the customer refused delivery. At 14.28 it updated to say there was a problem with the address and at 14.32 updated to say the customer had refused delivery. At 14.35 updated again to say it was being returned. Last entry was on the 7th April that it was being processed at the depot. We never received it. I have had six web chats with P2G between the 4th-30th April. On the 26th April, I had an offer of £20 plus cost of delivery (£6.72) from P2G which I rejected. During this time, I also contacted Evri that resulted in an email from Evri Customer Services (20th April) stating that they had lost the parcel. I replied requesting details of the attempted delivery but received no reply. After emailing Evri again on the 23rd asking again for the information I received a phone call from someone called Haleemah on the 25th who apologised and promised to send an email with a link to submit a claim form. I subsequently received an email with the link which only took me to a page that stated “Page not found”. After informing Evri customer services of the problem (to which no reply was forthcoming) a couple of days later I retried the link but it only took me to the Evri website. I believe that I have a good case against both companies but would appreciate guidance on which path to go down. I have read most of the information on this site, which has been very helpful and much appreciated, particularly the various court transcripts. I appreciate that this process is a marathon and not a sprint and am fully aware that I need to get everything in the correct order before starting on the legal road. I am sure this covers the current position but if further info is needed please let me know.  
    • Everything at small claims revolves around informality and common sense, there are no "special" ways to have to do things. The site manager's WS will be like yours and the one I linked to - just much shorter.  There need to be the introductory hearings about the case, the parties, etc., and the concluding Statement of Truth. In the middle just a couple of paragraphs where they say who they are, how they know you, and about permission being given by the landowner to use the car park. Superb.  I've added another section about the signage to the suggested WS sections three posts above. Yes, it's perfectly possible.  It'd be a good idea to phone the court on the 18th to see if they have paid.
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I have got a Barclaycard and have not been able to pay anything off it for the last four months due to unemployment. The current oustanding balance is £500 and they have passed it over to Mercers. This lot have rang me everyday, on the hour for the past 3 weeks and I try and avoid the calls as I don't know what to say to them.

The balance keeps increasing....where do I go from here?

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I have got a Barclaycard and have not been able to pay anything off it for the last four months due to unemployment. The current oustanding balance is £500 and they have passed it over to Mercers. This lot have rang me everyday, on the hour for the past 3 weeks and I try and avoid the calls as I don't know what to say to them.

The balance keeps increasing....where do I go from here?

 

Speak to National Debtline on freephone 0808 808 4000 for free confidential advice - if you are on benefits you can offer zero or a token of £1 per month - standard 'debt advice' is to complete a budget sheet to enclose with the offer letter ( send to Mercers ). Clearly state in the letter that you do not want to be contacted by phone you wish to keep all correspondence in writing. Keep a copy & send rec. delivery.

 

If they continue to phone you you can complain to both Mercers 7 Barclays & as this ammou8nt of calls could be viewed as harrassment which is a criminal offence you could approach your local trading standards. The OFT lays down clear guidelines in their debt collection guidance as to what DCAs & creditor should/ shouldn't do when pursuing for debt. The Banking Code also states you should be treated sympathetically.

 

Below links should be useful but you may want to speak to someone in confidence also. It's important you ensure youare claiming all benefits you may be entitled to as well - the Benefit Enquiry line on 0800 882200 should be able to check this for you.

 

Best of luck :)

 

National Debtline England & Wales | Personal Budget Sheet

 

National Debtline England & Wales | Debt Advice

 

The Office of Fair Trading: Debt collection guidance (July 2003)

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This usually covers it.... ;) Send it by rec.delivery to anyone giving you grief...

 

Dear xxxx

 

Account Ref xxxx

 

Please be advised that I will only communicate with you in writing. I have noted your repeated attempts to contact me by telephone over the past few weeks/months and these have been duly logged by time and date.

 

Furthermore, should it be your intention to arrange a “doorstep call”, please be advised that under OFT rules, you can only visit me at my home if you make an appointment and I have no wish to make an appointment with you.

 

There is only an implied license under English Common Law for people to be able to visit me on my property without express permission; the postman and people asking for directions etc (Armstrong v. Sheppard and Short Ltd [1959] 2 Q.B. per Lord Evershed M.R.). Therefore take note that I revoke license under Common Law for you, or your representatives to visit me at my property and if you do so, then you will be liable to damages for a tort of trespass and action will be taken, including but not limited to, police attendance.

 

Yours faithfully/sincerely,

 

:p

 

 

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In the meantime if they ring me, what should I say on the phone?

 

I usually say "In writing only please"... and hang up.... but it's up to you.

Just hang up immediately if it suits you better.... although if they are ringing to the extent that you say... I would be inclined to just put the 'phone down somewhere on each occasion, until they get pee'd off talking to fresh air and hang up themselves. You can then draw some small comfort from knowing that they're being charged for the privilege !

 

During moments like this... you can just say... "Hang on, I'll just get him/her for you....." They only know it's you when you tell them it is. Time to take control....

 

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I sent the CCA letter to them recorded delivery. Since then I have received at least 5 calls a day from them with messages left to call them urgently. I called them last night and the guy said that I needed to sort this account out as a matter of urgency. I told him that I had sent a letter in to which he replied 'what about'. I said well surely your system should show this?....he replied no it doesnt, so what does the letter say. Once again I told him that I had sent a letter to them and was waiting for a response and then I put the phone down.

 

Have I done the right thing?

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Just received another call from Mercers, so I put the phone down on him. He called me back and said that I shouldn't put the phone down on him and listen to what he had to say. So I did.....all he said was I needed pay something towards my account immediately to prevent any further action. Once I again I told him that I had sent a letter in and was waiting for a response....he waffled on so I banged the phone down.

 

Is this correct what I have just done?

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use the letter that tells them to not phone you and for them to only contact you in writing, (proof of postage at post office is free), but i have signed up free to sipgate voip, using their 'phone' to use just as voicemail, so maybe change the number they have on their files, then if they start leaving 'dodgy' messages,you have them recorded as proof that they haven't taken any notice of your letter.

sipgate you can use any number available, ie say you live in leeds, you can choose a leeds local number or choose a number say in london,lol.

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I personally wouldnt entertain talking to them over the phone as you are wasting your time and your breath too. i would tell them to put everything in writing from now on then put the phone down, littlewoods tried the same with me and they got fed up of me putting the phone down on htem and they now write to me.if you have CCA'd them then i would wait until they default on your request . if they have not sent you a true executed copy of your original agreement by the end of the 12 working day period then they are well and truely Bugg*red

 

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I have to agree with that,it is wise not to sign any letters relating to a CCA request as if the creditor doesnot have a signed agreement then there have been cases where companies have been known to scan signatures onto credit agreements, take a look at http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/general-debt/110578-digital-signature-guide.html as it has a very useful way of signing a document without using your own signature

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Mazeltov Mazel!

 

You're getting good advice here, but how do Mercers identify you. Don't they ask for 'security' information?

 

If you're so minded you can always ask which Mazel they want (adding there are quite a lot of you) or if they ask for your date of birth either say 'over 21' or give a date that makes you about 15 years old.

 

You do know that Mercers is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays Bank plc don't you?

 

Good luck!

 

Vandermerwe

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Morning everyone....the saga continues. Phone rings at 8am this morning I answer it and once again its Mercers. I told him that I would not speak over the phone and to contact me by mail. He then said ' I need to run through a security check with you' ...I said put it in writing and put the phone down....they don't seem to give up calling!

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I have just received a letter from 'Scotcall' saying that they have been instructed by Mercers to collect the outstanding arrears. I must contact them immediately. What do I do? I have already sent a CCA to Mercers and they haven't responded yet. Do I send this lot a CCA as well now?

 

Also just noticed on their letter that they have got my account no. wrong!!!

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No need to send a further CCA... as the account is still in dispute with the one to Mercers. Send the following to Scotcall (rec. delivery)

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

Your Ref xxxxxx

 

I do not acknowledge any debt to your company.

 

A legal request for my Consumer Credit Agreement (Consumer Credit Act, 1974) was received by xxxxxxx on xx/xx/2007. Until such times as xxxxx are able to comply with this request, the account remains in dispute, is unenforceable and no payments will be forthcoming.

 

Any further attempts to pursue me for payment on a disputed account will be reported to the relevant authorities without further notice.

 

Yours faithfully,

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Thanks Prority One. Noticed that you use the line ' I do not acknowledge any debt to your company'. Should that be used in all cases when your sending a CCA request? Its just that if I have already been paying a DCA then write that to them will they not argue the fact that I have a debt?

 

If the CCA is directly to the company involved I presume that I would not put that in?

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Thanks Prority One. Noticed that you use the line ' I do not acknowledge any debt to your company'. Should that be used in all cases when your sending a CCA request? Its just that if I have already been paying a DCA then write that to them will they not argue the fact that I have a debt?

 

If the CCA is directly to the company involved I presume that I would not put that in?

 

I put that wording into one of my CCAs, despite paying them for 4 years. When a DCA cannot prove their legal right to collect by complying with a CCA request... then you don't acknowledge any debt until they can.... regardless of any payments that have been made in the past. In your case, they have passed this from Robbers Way to Cabot to Robbers Way.... so you have every right to query if anyone has the legal right to collect anything at all. Don't worry about it too much.... as it means very little in this case.

 

If the CCA is going directly to the original creditor and you have already made contact (acknowledged the debt) within a 6 year period... then you can leave it out, as it will make no difference. It's only worth including when an account is approaching a statute-barred status.

 

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Hi Sorry to hi-jack your thread but can anyone help me as I too am being persued by mercers now. I had Barclaycard that I used and was paying each month, in fact, I was paying well over the monthly payment due. Anyway, each time I thought I had some spending power Barclaycard lowered my credit limit, so that if I did not pay over the monthly payment due it took me over my limit and therefore I had extra charges put on cos I was over my credit limit. I requested a cca from Barclaycard but they have only supplied some statements so I have stopped paying altogether but I have sent them a letter explaining that my circumstances have changed and that I can only afford £xx. So now I have recieved a letter from Mercers saying that they are dealing with the debt and they are arranging for a debt collector to visit me to collect payment, and to avoid this happening to telephone them immediately. I wonder if anyone can help me on what to do as I have already sent them a letter telling them that Barclaycard have not supplied me with the information that I have requested and therefore they are not allowed to pass my account on to a debt collector but this has not worked. Any suggestions anyone?

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