The Repo Man Channel 4 **Credit Licence Suspended**

[sgtbush]

igood job he is not a bailiff as he would have multiple form 4's against him in a very short space of time!

seems to me that repo's are un-regulated at the moment, maybe they should be

 

in the case of the woman with the red honda civic,

 

if that was my mrs with the young bloke with his head in the door,

he would of had a broken nose by her,

he was imtimidating by the very fact that he had her pinned in the car by where he was stood demanding the keys.

 

the other bloke should of put his recovery truck over the drive so the car could not be driven away,

 

i am assuming that he was in possesion of all correct paperwork to reposess the car etc.

 

the letters that she mentioned in the interview after, some were dca but most were bailiffs letters

and one with a HMCTS on it so it was a court warrant,

she need not fear those as they are for her ex partner and not her.

 

she needs to deal with them tho by letting them know either where the debtor is

or sending proof that she lives at the address and let the authorities trace the debtor at a new address

[dx100uk]

only saw DLC & lowlife letters not any bailiff stuff

 

dx

[queensclose]

I shall no doubt be joining you in that action, the case referred to by Homer 67 about the Statute barred debt is very naughty.

 

i think the items were on lease and they never paid. so give the option of buying them or returning the goods

[leigh04]

Well this has made it to the newspaper ie the sun, on page 34

[Mr wise]

Oh, and I see my views have been edited somewhat, and as a result make my review look retatrded...thanks for that >

[caledfwlch]

Be interesting to discover whether the guy is going round representing himself as a Bailiff, which iirc is an Offence is it not?

 

It's just that a lot of the press articles seem to repeatedly reffer to him as such, it may be just a schoolboy error by the Journalists, getting confused, but he doesn't seem to be going out of his way to correct them.

[dx100uk]

Mr wise said:

Oh, and I see my views have been edited somewhat, and as a result make my review look retatrded...thanks for that >

sadly we have to protect the site and yourself from carrying poss libellous comments

 

leigh04 said:

Well this has made it to the newspaper ie the sun, on page 34

link?

dx

[Mr wise]

I apologise, I thought I was just highlighting what was clearly visible in the show as a whole. As well as voicing and opinion on a forum which is intended for people to have their say....obviously this isn't the case and I seem to have caused offence by having hit the nail on the head somewhat (in some cases)......I'll keep my libellous comments to myself

[brassnecked]

Here you are:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4915825/Star-of-TV-bailiff-show-Repo-Man-beat-driver-with-a-hammer-in-a-road-rage-attack.html

[dx100uk]

no issue just please remember websites are equally libel as yourself

even if the comments are p'haps true in peoples eyes

keep up the good work

dx

 

very interesting:

James got a nine-month suspended sentence for the 2008 attack in Bradford on Mr Lambert.

He was spared jail after Bradford Crown Court heard his son would be left parentless

because his girlfriend, car clamper Rebecca Meakin, was already in prison for blackmail.

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4915825/Star-of-TV-bailiff-show-Repo-Man-beat-driver-with-a-hammer-in-a-road-rage-attack.html#ixzz2SPkt5mLk

[Mr wise]

And to add, I've just read the article in the Sun newspaper regarding Mr James's colourful history and road rage antics (hereby just merely enforcing my overall assumption of this 'professional')......I'd post yet another lengthy opinion, only I shan't

 

dx100uk said:

no issue just please remember websites are equally libel as yourself

even if the comments are p'haps true in peoples eyes

 

keep up the good work

 

dx

 

Very true...something I overlooked

Sorry...too much twitter (shrugs)

Edited May 5, 2013 by Mr wise

[dx100uk]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7415331.stm

[caledfwlch]

Mr wise said:

Very true...something I overlooked

Sorry...too much twitter (shrugs)

 

Not even Twitter is safe now, the Twitterati are being sued left, right and centre, not to mention Prosecutions.

CAG cannot take any chances and has to veer on the safe side because obviously, we are a massive thorn in the side of a good many Companies who would jump at the chance to sue if given it, to try and get CAG shut down

I hope the Press have this between their Teeth now and manage to "name and shame" some of the Companies this pillar of the community is working for.

[dx100uk]

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2008/04/24/i-didnt-make-1000-an-hour-clamper/

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2008/04/29/mother-faces-jail-for-clamping-con/

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2008/05/23/clamper-boss-gets-four-years/

[Mr wise]

Not even Twitter is safe now, the Twitterati are being sued left, right and centre, not to mention Prosecutions.

 

CAG cannot take any chances and has to veer on the safe side because obviously, we are a massive thorn in the side of a good many Companies who would jump at the chance to sue if given it, to try and get CAG shut down

 

Fairy snuff.

...looking back on my comments kind of made me feel and look like a complete ranter (or something that sounds similar)...

 

..I think maybe having just watched the programme only yesterday and witnessing what was being classed as entertainment just made me feel rather miffed.

 

In all fairness, whatever a persons occupation entails is no concern of anybody else's.

it just struck me as rather vile that this show seemed to glorify these people as professionals in their line of work

, but in reality just gave a fictional insight into what happens in these situations...

 

..I myself am not in an upper middle class occupation, nor a candidate for Mensa

 

..I just can't resist but criticise when thuggery gets glorified and appeals (or even influences) to younger minds, in any form (series shows, autobiography's etc)......

 

Oh and just so as you know, I do (and should) have better things to do on Sunday....I'm just putting off gardening as I'm too lazy :-/

 

All the best

[dx100uk]

best excuse for not doing gardening I've heard:lol:

[Mr wise]

Well that's mine...and I'm sticking to it

[Gaston Grimsdyke]

I suspect he is instructed by people like Log Book Loans so there is no third rule to worry about. And it is not robbery, you can't steal something that is yours in the first place. He is an unpleasant thug though, and whilst what is doing is quite legal no finance company who values their reputation will use him.

[postggj]

The Consumer Credit Act is their to protect both the creditor and the consumer

 

Doing a repo on cars with more than a third paid, doing a repo off private property without the owners consent etc will cost the finance company more than they bargained for.

 

I, myself am proof of that

 

The thing is people do not know statutory legislation, and these thugs take advantage of that fact

 

Not all cars are financed through a bill of sale and log book loans

[*Thumper]

Jeez!!

 

I hope non of you guys, get to watch, Lizard Lick Towing.

You'll have a coranory!

[Gaston Grimsdyke]

Guaranteed all these vehicles will be less than a third paid, or on hire agreements, or bills of sale. On no occasion did this guy attempt to get a VS, because he clearly didn't need one. No creditor would be stupid enough to repossess a third paid vehicle on a hire purchase agreement. In the case of the lady who'd been shopping, it doesn't matter if it was third paid anyway as she wasn't the debtor.

[stuggling]

Gaston one creditor is, we paid well over third but hubs lost his job at time did best to keep up but couldn't.

 

11 pm a knock a door turned out to be a repo guy for car!! If hadn't been for this forum i wouldn't have known what to do (8 months pregnant too!) he threatened me and my family. Called police and he heard me to which he replied see you in court on Monday ( this happened on a sat) he then left never to returned we had police turn up and were Lucky the police were clued up on this stuff!!

 

Finance company were took to court by ME!! And I WON!! they never saw a payment or the car again!!

[citizenB]

I suspect he is instructed by people like Log Book Loans so there is no third rule to worry about. And it is not robbery, you can't steal something that is yours in the first place. He is an unpleasant thug though, and whilst what is doing is quite legal no finance company who values their reputation will use him.

 

 

Surely he shouldn't be working in the Debt Collection Industry anyway..

 

He lost his debt collector’s licence two years ago because of his criminal record.

 

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4915825/Star-of-TV-bailiff-show-Repo-Man-beat-driver-with-a-hammer-in-a-road-rage-attack.html#ixzz2Sdd7DHZo

 

[tomtubby]

I missed the episode and this news article is dreadful.

 

This story proves beyond any doubt that the TV did not carry out "basic" research before picking this person for this programme:

 

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4915825/Star-of-TV-bailiff-show-Repo-Man-beat-driver-with-a-hammer-in-a-road-rage-attack.html

[brassnecked]

I saw the programme on the plus one, and the police should seize the film as evidence with a view to lay criminal charges on the Repo Man, and the Channel 4 crew and management for aiding and abetting. It is disgusting