Scottish CAB "gets it". Well nearly!

bazster

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-29630691

Good for them, are you watching CAB England?

Although this bit made my hair stand on end:

"To the Scottish government we say introduce regulations so that Scottish drivers have the same protections as those in England and Wales."

God no, the last thing Scots motorists need is keeper liability!

The_Deep

When I last contacted the CAB the advisor to whom I spoke knew less about the DSR than I did, and I do not know a lot about them..

They may well be up to speed on debt, but I am not satisfied that they are all that knowledgeable about consumer legislation, they are not a place where I would go for such advice.

bod1467

Case study

• An East of Scotland CAB had a client who had parked his car near to his house.
• He later found out that he had parked on private land, although he said that this was not clear at the time.
• A friend told him the charge was unenforceable so he ignored it.
• He then received a demand from a debt collection company for £675.

• Which he ignored also as this was also unenforceable.

... was the missing bullet that should have been listed.

bazster

The_Deep wrote: »

When I last contacted the CAB the advisor to whom I spoke knew less about the DSR than I did, and I do not know a lot about them..

They may well be up to speed on debt, but I am not satisfied that they are all that knowledgeable about consumer legislation, they are not a place where I would go for such advice.

My mother volunteered with the CAB for many years until she recently "retired" nearing her 80th birthday. I think it's probably fair to say that 99% of what she dealt with was debt problems and/or benefits, legal queries being few and far between.

And before you go off on one about benefits this did include filling in the (formidable) forms to get my late FIL the attendance allowance he needed to pay for help at home when he could no longer manage on his own, so it's not all about the f3ckless and workshy!

(Can't believe the stupid sweary filter on this forum doesn't allow "!!!!less", after all it's not as if I mentioned S!!!!horpe).

The_Deep

And before you go off on one about benefits ...

Moi?

... Keir Starmer added: “The cost to the nation incurred by benefit fraud should be at the forefront of lawyers’ minds when considering whether a prosecution is in the public interest. The loss of £1.9bn of public money has a significant impact on communities up and down the country.”

Well, you may be relaxed about it, I certainly am not.

bazster

The_Deep wrote: »

And before you go off on one about benefits ...

Moi?

... Keir Starmer added: “The cost to the nation incurred by benefit fraud should be at the forefront of lawyers’ minds when considering whether a prosecution is in the public interest. The loss of £1.9bn of public money has a significant impact on communities up and down the country.”

Well, you may be relaxed about it, I certainly am not.

Who mentioned "relaxed"?