Fitlife Ltd - Associated Members Club

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ATM Associates
http://www.creditgate.com/companysearch/ATM+ASSOCIATES+LIMITED.aspx

Company Number : 05188238

Companies House Lookup:
http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/4d3c630c83dea641a822b66ee8b20d0d/compdetails

Name & Registered Office:
ATM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
2ND FLOOR CARDINE HOUSE
30 NORTH STREET
ASHFORD
KENT
TN24 8JR
Company No. 05188238

Previous Names: EMPINGHAM DEBT RECOVERY LIMITED
Date of change Previous Name 18/04/2005

So why are they still trading under there old name?????

Look like their accounts are overdue :rotfl:

Dotsandspots

When is someone going to expose these crooks to the MEDIA!!

angiethorn

Ive been caught:eek: Got a survey uk form through the door addressed to me and me and it said I had won a prize in a competition:j so I phoned the number given and it was a free £750.00 membership for me and a pal to a gym we went straight down as it was a time limited oppertunity and signed all the paperwork which was put in front of us we were told that as the membership was free we had to still pay a little bit towards the cleaning of the place.
It was only when I got home and read through the paper work that we noticed it was a non cancelable agreement if we had been told this we wouldnt have joined.
I used the gym for a couple of months then got diagnosed with Diabetis and neoropaphy in my feet and was told not to overdo things and look after my feet so I then contacted the gym and told them they didnt want to know :rolleyes: so left it at that but cancelled my direct debit :eek:
I then started recieving letters from amc fitlife lyle hill empingham etc saying they wanted X amount of money on top of the umpteen phone calls some which were very rude to both me and my husband on the phone?
On reading this which I maybe should have done before going to the gym in the first place could have avoided this nightmare.
Is there anyway I can stop these people from hounding me ?

Emsicles

I've given Trading Standards a statement now. They say we have a strong case against them and my officer has been really helpful. I've now had the call from Empingham and I've told them I have disputed this apparent credit agreement as I believed I was signing for insurance to use the gym equipment. They stated that they would refer my case back to FitLife and would not take it any further themselves as I had trading standards involved. They also pointed out that they had not taken the debt on themselves so would not be pursuing me for any money. My trading standards officer stated that should they take me to court, he would be waiting for them to attend!!

JaayGee

Just had a phone call passed to me via my wife saying that they were "now setting up legal proceedings".
Scary eh!
:eek:

ClickyB

Hi Again,

I'm not suprised to see many other names here since I posted last; I'm just a little suprised that these idiots have not yet had the sense to know when to give up!

I sent registered letters to both Lyle Hill and Fitlife Ltd at:

53C MANOR ROAD NORTH
ITCHEN
SOUTHAMPTON
HAMPSHIRE
SO19 2DT

Both letters were received.

To Lyle Hill I just said we are in dispute; to Fitlife I said we aren't paying / you are scam artists / Consumer Direct advised us not to pay / No Pre Contract Information Sheet etc etc

We had a reply from Fitlife Ltd saying (amongst other things)...

"We are very sorry that you should feel that our agreement is misleading or unfair. However we regret that we do not share your view. Our full agreement is just half a page and we have worked very hard to ensure that it is one of the clearest you will find, It is for this reason that it contains no small print and is identified as a credit agreement in bold type in two seperate places. We should also add the agreement warns that you should sign only if you want to be legally bound by it's terms"...
Shame we didn't see it before signing the top copy - lol

Now we too are being pursued by Empingham - for £500.03 (???)

Fat Chance!

pedro_uk

Same as above i have sent registered letters & emails to both Lyle Hill and Fitlife Ltd & AMC.

I too am being pursued by Empingham but for £455.73.
I had a phone call asking for the amount i told them i wasnt prepared to talk on the phone so they sent a letter asking for it :rotfl:LOL.

I have just sent them this letter.

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[FONT=&quot]xx xxxxx xxxxxx[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]xxx xxxxx xxxxxxx[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]xxxxx xxxxxx[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]xxxx xxx xxxx
[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]xxxx xxx
[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Empingham Ltd[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Weldon House
Corbygate Business Park
Priors Haw Road
Corby
NN17 5JG[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]24/Oct/2008[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Empingham Ref: [/FONT][FONT=&quot]LH-FitLife/xxxxxxxxx[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Re: [/FONT][FONT=&quot]FitLife Limited Lylexxxxxx[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Dear Sir/Madam[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Thank you for your letter dated 17th October.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]I have disputed this apparent credit agreement with the companies involved as I believe I was mis sold the Credit Agreement & I was led to believe I was signing for insurance to use the gym equipment.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]They also say I have signed a non-cancellable pre-contract agreement but I was never shown this before my signature as My "Pre Contract Information sheet" was in fact hidden as a copy under another copy and it was carbonated through onto the piece of paper on the top agreement, so I wasn't aware that it was there.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]I have contacted all 3 companies ( Fitlife Ltd t/a Finance for Fitness/ Lyle Hill Ltd/ Associated Members Club ) with a formal complaint letter regarding this apparent credit agreement.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]I've given Trading Standards a statement & I am in touch with the OFT (office of fair-trading) regarding this.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]You should note that any enforcement action taken by you in relation to this disputed account will be vigorously defended and contested.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]I WHIS ALL COMUNICATION BY WRITEN LETTER.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Yours faithfully,[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]xxxx xxxxxxxxx
[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Ps: Letter also sent by email.[/FONT]

KayKay21

Hi, Im form Gloucester also and i have recieved my 1st letter from Empingham threatening bayliffs etc. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I am also up for going to 'Everybodies Gym' and having it out with Martin the owner. Im going to try and get an appointment at the Citizens Advice office in the next couple of weeks to see exactly where i stand. And maybe contact the citizen and warn others of this scam.
Good Luck everyone!

ann.may

hi everyone. ive just moved some weeks ago so i have been really busy. i am still in contatct with the people at my old address so i still able yo receive my mail, as i have not told fitlife of my move, and i have no intentions of doing so. i received my 2nd threat letter from eplington yesterday telling me they would add on court cost if i didnt respond to there letter.
HELLO just cut the crap and take me to court.
they may find me one day but who cares. im still here for you all fighting the good fight, and if we all stick together we will WIN.:T

Emsicles

Hi Kaykay21, my advise would be to contact your local trading standards officer. They have been a good point of contact for all the victims of this scam and in Gloucester they are well aware of everything thats going on. If you tell Empingham that you have made a statement to trading standards and are disputing the debt, then they will tell you that they are referring the alleged debt back to FitLife / Fitness Finance / Lyle Hill / AMC or whoever they are calling themselves now! (They are all the same company!!)