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lichtgilphead last won the day on December 20 2019

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  1. Not quite as good as Aberdeen, but Arbroath took the lead after 20 seconds against Celtic on 16th December 1972. Arbroath had a second chalked off for a hotly disputed marginal offside before Celtic equalised in 71 minutes and scored the winner in 86. Celtic were allowed to get away with a ridiculous number of fouls as they hacked their way to victory. Once Tam Cargill had to go off injured, the writing was on the wall.
  2. I assume that the posters above also complained vociferously when Westminster introduced similar legislation for England back in 2022? Implementation of some of the measures (like 3 for 2's or BOGOF's) has been delayed until 2025(?), but the ban on junk food at entrances and tills has been in force for a good while now.. Were the SNP & Greens at fault for this too? https://www.specialityfoodmagazine.com/business/hfss-explained-what-the-regulations-mean-and-when-they-come-into-effect#:~:text=What is the HFSS regulation,with 50 employees or more.
  3. Yeah, that's the same caseback opener I have in my cheap amazon watch repair kit. It's not great quality, but does the job.
  4. Christmas watch arrived yesterday. Absolutely delighted.
  5. Won't it cost you more than £80 to fly in from abroad to attend court?
  6. Without any need for further comment, there's this, from only 2 days ago https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/snp-calls-for-sanctions-to-be-stepped-up-on-russia/
  7. Move abroad* and buy the stream through a VPN. You can always turn the sound off. Personally, I prefer to swear at every mention of "Dawn French" or "Beans on Toast". It takes my mind off the score, and at least I'm still contributing toward the club's financws *Abroad is wherever your computer appears to be located outside the UK
  8. You really are a f*cking moron, aren't you.
  9. FFS, you moron. I already said that Johnny's local TS department don't do civil law advice or representation. Otherwise I would send him there. I'm over 100 miles away, so can't look at the documentation myself, and would not suggest he posts it on here. Without full details, I'm in no position to offer full professional advice. I don't even know who the pursuers are or the amount they are claiming! If you don't know that many solicitors offer an initial free 15 minutes, I'm not sure how I can convince you. Maybe you could google "free initial legal consultation scotland" and look at the first 20 pages or so of results. In 15 minutes, a solicitor can give an initial opinion of the chances of success, and set out his fees. If he glances at the papers & thinks there's no chance of Johnny winning, he should say so. He would send Johnny away with that free advice in those circumstances. If he thinks that Johnny would win, but wouldn't get his costs back, he would also send Johnny away with that free advice. Yeah, yeah. My advice is rubbish. I'm amazed that my employers continue to have such a good opinion of me, after that devastating critique. Maybe, just maybe, they've looked at my professional qualifications & experience instead of taking the word of a random poster on P'n'B. As my services are provided free, I don't know much about eligibility for Legal Aid. Who would you ask about that? Anyway, unless you have some sensible points to make, I would invite you to f*ck off and stop spamming this thread.
  10. Agree with Biggie. Was going to wear my quartz Sturmanskie today, but battery appears to be dead. Put my manual wind Gagarin on instead.
  11. I never claimed to be a lawyer, but I listed my professional qualifications. You would be surprised by how often firms of solicitors come to Trading Standards for consumer law advice, then charge their clients for passing on the free advice given. However, as I know that Johnny's local TS department do not provide a civil law advice or representation service, I suggested that he contact a solicitor for some free advice. He can then decide whether or not to engage legal representation. As Welshy states, he should find out what the worst case scenario is and what chance he has of winning. It will cost a 4 figure sum to have a solicitor to represent him in court, plus the same (or more) for the pursuer if costs are awarded against him. That's a lot to gamble for an invoice for under £200, even though I suspect that costs won't be awarded. However, if costs aren't awarded, he won't get his solicitors fees back. Personally, I would weigh up my chances of winning after taking some free advice, represent myself & hope that the pursuer either abandons or doesn't turn up on the day. So, what's your expert advice @Left Back, or are you just sniping from the sidelines with your usual irrelevant nonsensical shite? Some of us in this thread are actially trying to help other posters.
  12. II've edited my original post to match yours
  13. That's what you need to concentrate on, then. Your defence should be to ask them to produce these letters in court, with specific reference to how they knew they had been delivered (recorded delivery etc) Are your details with DVLA up to date? That's how they will have traced you originally. If they sent the letters to a previous address, then you can state that you had no knowledge of the original debt. Again, I would suggest that you take advantage of the initial free 15 minutes with a solicitor before going any further.
  14. Thinking more about the earlier letters, did you get copies of them in the bundle from the court? Is there an obvious reason why you didn't receive them (wrong name, address etc). If so, you could say that you would happily have paid the original penalty charge at the initial discounted rate, but as you didn't know about it, it's unjust to punish you by increasing the amount they say you are due. Btw - don't dignify the penalty charge by calling it a fine. It's not a fine - just an unpaid invoice.
  15. If you didn't receive the earlier letters, then thats the avenue to go down. They have to show that they made reasonable efforts to resolve the matter before starting court proceedings. If you saw the other signs, then the scaffolding defence is unlikely to work
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