Quick Quid legal status

[DCABuster]

I read this post with interest

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?324448-Contact-and-company-info

 

The "green lanes" address on the website is actually just a virtual office

 

http://www.prime-secretarial.co.uk/prices.html

 

I'm wondering if Quick Quid or it's parent would actually be able to sue someone in a UK county court, being an American company?

 

Also who is the actual agreement between?

 

Thanks

[ihateyes]

course they can. Lots of businesses has virutal addresses. The company i work for, has our address for mailin, but infact the mil gets diverted somewhere else. it gets scanned onto our computers, and we ction the letters from there scanned versions. i imagine any letters to QQ are the same.... get scanned, then actioned in the US.

[caledfwlch]

I have been hearing in a few places that QuickQuid is not registered/compliant in the UK properly, and cannot go to Court, or if they tried, then the debtor would have enough of a defence to get it thrown out, due to their dodgy status, can anyone confirm this?

 

I believe one of the early payday loan companys from about 7 years ago, it turned out their debts were unenforcable in the UK for similar reasons - based in Gibralter or somewhere.

 

As an example, I think PayPal have "virtual offices" in the UK, but afaik, its impossible for UK Citizens to sue them, as they are based in Luxumbourg - they specifically moved there to avoid UK regulation and consumer rights. So I can see how this would work in reverse.

[sillygirl1]

I believe it was PoundstilPayday who were operating from Malta, not Gibraltar who fell foul of the UK authortities.

 

What you need to do about QQ is to complain to the US state they are apparently based in, via the local governor there, they do not want 'dirty money' on their hands and they have far more legislative powers against these predatory lenders.

 

Mention that this company 'outsource' their staff and have home based telephone people dealing with issues - I suspect many of these 'staff' are paid on a commission basis and often do not declare their pitiful earnings, if they do eventually get paid.

[Bang!]

Paypal went to Luxembourg as it has one of the lowest rates of tax in the EU.

[sillygirl1]

Nope, a completely different company and different parent company, unconnected to Quick Quid. Already established on this forum.

 

Don't confuse companies together who do not operate together.