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I didn't realize about that. I maybe got confused because when sending the CCA request forums were suggesting that you didn't put your "real" signature on the letter so that they couldn't try and copy it!
However, am I right in thinking that without a copy of the CAA (including terms and conditions) they can't go to court to enforce the debt? My debts have been sold on so many times that they probably don't have copies of the CCA.
And, if they can't go to court without a full copy of the CCA, then would sending the letter I suggested in my first post do any damage to my situation?
Originally posted by Lz?Kithra
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Some unscrupulous debt collectors were known to do that back in the day, just to try to improve their case against you, in reality a signature is not required, so it was a waste of time, and hence an old wife's tale was born.
The facts you need to be aware of are these, from the moment the creditor received your CCA request, your account was put on hold automatically, as (technically) a dispute had arisen.
Under the terms of the consumer credit act, your account, at present, cannot be enforced through the courts, as your request is outstanding, it will remain that way until either, the creditor replies with a compliant copy of your credit agreement, or they tell you they cannot comply.
If they cannot provide anything, then they cannot enforce the debt through the courts until, or if, they do, what they can do is ask you to pay, and report to your credit file.
A typical scenario of an account where a CCA was not able to be provided would go something like this :
Creditor does not comply, or tells you they cannot comply, you can then stop paying, they may ask you to pay, you should write telling them that unless they can comply with your request you will not be making any further payments.
They will either sell the debt, and you will have to go through all this again with another buyer, or they will fade away, and you won`t hear from them again, and eventually the debt becomes statute barred, and disappears from your credit file.
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