WON !!!! tyke1601 vs BPS - Hearing 1st June - WON COUNTERCLAIM DAMAGES !!!!!!

[Amethyst]

Re: *** tyke1601 vs BritishPassportServices ( defence done 19/2 )

Just been nosing at the 30 or so others I have, and same pattern up until contact was made....which I suppose is to be expected .... collections process

Email
Letter
SMS
VB Call
Email
Email
SMS
Letter
SMS
VB Call
Email
Phone Call
Court

and actually, looking at a couple with incoming emails from the customer, they are just ignored and the process continues.

[Mineral1]

Re: *** tyke1601 vs BritishPassportServices ( defence done 19/2 )

Anyone who's actually run a business can tell you thats not how these collections run, its not clockwork. Nor would it make any sense if you email a debtor to fire a letter off at the same time. You would try different methods at different times.
Look at our pet DCA'S they don't simply send out in a clockwork sequence then automatically send a court claim after x letters.....
A more realistic explanation is this is a Excel spreadsheet being quickly altered and disgorged in order to pad up these claims. :tongue2:

[Mineral1]

Re: *** tyke1601 vs BritishPassportServices ( defence done 19/2 )

Also... If the names of the 'Agents' are bogus, why should the rest of the document be any more real?

[Mineral1]

Re: *** tyke1601 vs BritishPassportServices ( defence done 19/2 )

Any defense... Simple... Challenge the authenticity of this document.... Produce Sam Harris..... Habeas Corpus and all that.....:tongue2:

[Amethyst]

Re: *** tyke1601 vs BritishPassportServices ( defence done 19/2 )

Yes I should have said, to be expected... Howard's ''collections process''

[Amethyst]

Re: *** tyke1601 vs BritishPassportServices ( defence done 19/2 )

Have you heard anything from court yet? You should get a letter to say you defence has been fwd'd to claimant and they have 28 days to respond ?

[tyke1601]

Re: *** tyke1601 vs BritishPassportServices ( defence done 19/2 )

Received Acknowledgment of Defence & Counterclaim today. N180 to be in by 23/03. Matter moved to our local, however, as the Defendant is a student in Newcastle, I am wondering whether we should have it transferred up there. It might mean a certain someone having to travel 275 miles!

[Tools]

Re: *** tyke1601 vs BritishPassportServices ( defence done 19/2 )

Did you sort out the fee for the counterclaim?

[tyke1601]

Re: *** tyke1601 vs BritishPassportServices ( defence done 19/2 )

Yes all sorted!

[Amethyst]

Re: *** tyke1601 vs BritishPassportServices ( defence done 19/2 )

Phew !

Are you okay completing the N180 ?

I'd go with the court that is going to be easiest for you both to attend... which is probably going to be the one closest to you rather than Newcastle. You'll have at least a months notice of any hearing so should be okay to organise things. (I do doubt it will come to that though but we must be boy scouts about these things)

[tyke1601]

Re: *** tyke1601 vs BritishPassportServices ( defence done 19/2 ) N180 - COUNTERCLAIM

N180 looks straightforward. Definite NO to mediation! Will go with local court (Barnsley - they don't take any nonsense in this town believe me!)

[Amethyst]

Re: *** tyke1601 vs BritishPassportServices ( defence done 19/2 ) N180 - COUNTERCLAIM

I reckon Barnsley would scare crap out of a dweeb like Richard Howard.

[Tools]

Re: *** tyke1601 vs BritishPassportServices ( defence done 19/2 ) N180 - COUNTERCLAIM

Barnsley scares the crap out of me too..........and I'm from Wakefield!!

[Amethyst]

Re: *** tyke1601 vs BritishPassportServices ( defence done 19/2 ) N180 - COUNTERCLAIM

Hearing is on 1st June.

Bundles 14 days before

hearing fee by 29th april ? not sure if thats payable by both parties being this has the counterclaim in place.

[Amethyst]

Re: *** tyke1601 vs BritishPassportServices ( defence done 19/2 ) N180 - COUNTERCLAIM

I think I quite like Barnsley now