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Complaining to the BPA

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Armtrac failed to respond to my appeal for 6 months and actually ignored it. They have sent me a letter claiming that it is the second letter (it is not) and that I did not appeal (I did.)

They did not provide me with a POPLA code at any point.

What is the best way to complain to the BPA to sound as official as possible and get things sorted without shooting myself in the foot?

Not sure what to put in the email to them.

Thanks!

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  • Fruitcake
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    timms95 wrote: »
    Armtrac failed to respond to my appeal for 6 months and actually ignored it. They have sent me a letter claiming that it is the second letter (it is not) and that I did not appeal (I did.)

    They did not provide me with a POPLA code at any point.

    What is the best way to complain to the BPA to sound as official as possible and get things sorted without shooting myself in the foot?

    Not sure what to put in the email to them.

    Thanks!


    Just put in the email what you have said above. Armtrac failed to respond to your appeal and failed to provide a PoPLA code which is a breach of the BPA CoP.


    Have a search for others in similar situations that you can refer to that will show Armtrac have a history of this sharp practice.
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  • Marktheshark
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    Write to Amtrac and inform them they failed to respond to a appeal notice and failed to provide access to an independent appeal.
    Therefore the Registered keeper now has no liability under POFA 2012.
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  • The_Deep
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    I am not sure that the BPA actually read letters of complaint. The last one I sent to them complained of misrepresentation of authority, and they wrote back saying they could not intervene in disputes.
    You never know how far you can go until you go too far.
  • Redx
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    read post #7 here https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5144961

    copy and paste into word or notepad , adapt it to reflect your own "story", then send to s clark at the BPA
  • timms95
    timms95 Posts: 18 Forumite
    Hi Redx, I got this far: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5042425

    But now I can't see where to look for the template :)
  • timms95
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    Found it haha Thank you very much
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