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Interesting - it would appear that "Eileen" is a shill, posting here on behalf of TAPA, which is - as you can read for yourself - committing a number of criminal offences because of the lack of information that must, by law, be on their site.

Just for starters - they are not complying with many of the legal requirements of the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002, and the site doesn't meet the legal requirements of Regulations 6 and 7 of the Companies (Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2008, made under Sections 82 to 85 of the Companies Act 2006.

Shall I go on, or do you get the idea??!  :)

Sadly, Consumer Direct is closed - it closed at the end of March - and all enquiries are directed to a charity (Citizens' Advice Bureau).

It's another victim of the cuts and it would seem that Trading Standards offices up and down the country are completely overwhelmed and unable to meet their responsibilities in this area... I actually have a written response from a Trading Standards office in which they accept that a trader is breaking the law by trading on the Internet without complying with basis consumer protection legislation*, but they cannot do anything about it because they don't have the resources to take the case forward!

What an indictment of the present mess, and no wonder the crooks, like TAPA, are laughing all the way to the bank!

* The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002, and Regulations 6 and 7 of the Companies (Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2008, made under Sections 82 to 85 of the Companies Act 2006)

They will NEVER take you to Court - they know that no District Judge, given the facts, would give them judgement... and, as a matter of interest, as they are effectively trading anonymously - they don't comply with the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002, nor does the site meet the legal requirements of Regulations 6 and 7 of the Companies (Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2008, made under Sections 82 to 85 of the Companies Act 2006, in that the company name is not shown, nor does it indicate the fact that it is trading as a limited company.

Interestingly, their VAT number and their ICO registration are both listed as "The Advertising Protection Agency", which - as has already been pointed out - doesn't exist.  So, you can't take legal proceedings against it to recover any money paid - which is the whole point of having the above legislation to protect consumers.  If anyone can check their payments, invoices, letterheads for a COMPANY NAME or the name of a sole trader or partnership (the law requires this on these documents as well), that can be posted here and on consumer web sites so that summonses can be served on the trader behind TAPA for such claims.

Dr Lea, as you are being chased for payment by this David Overton, can you ask him explicitly who the alleged creditor is?  They can't have it both ways... the trader behind TAPA is anonymous (unless Peter Marsden is the trader, but he still neds to say so on the site if that's the case) so you can't be held to account for any debt, unless the other (identified) party can prove that such a debt exists!

And Peter Marsden has declared himself to be a "non-trading individual" when registering it... I wonder if his accountancy registration body knows what dishonest dark deeds he is involved in?

William:Are you referring back to the message from Eileen in March 2011? I haven't seen a recent one (unless it has been deleted).

I have not heard from them again. Nothing since early November 2011.

Phil I thought I had heard the last of them too. I had received no further phone calls from them or any other contact since november until I received the e-mail on Saturday threatening me with court action if I didn't pay them within 7 days. To say I was shocked is an understatement and a little annoyed. I thought they would get the message and go away.

We didn't have any contact since November and it was by Phillip meadhurst.
Had a phone call this morning from a Daniel Cohen saying that our details had been passed onto him.
When is this going to end!!

Bibble244: Was your membership as a business (against charity fraud) or as an individual who wanted to avoid nuisance calls?

Well I finally received my letter from TAPA on the 12th of this month, the letter states unless I pay they will start preceedings against me as of the 14th????? The paperwork I received was shoddy to say the least, it looked like a photocopy. I have replied to this letter and it will be the last time I will engage in anything from this company,unless it is from legal means.(for TAPA's benefit that means via my solicitor). I have given my new BFPO as a forwarding address and it remains to be seen whether they persue the matter. I basically told them to take me to court as I owe them nothing, I cancelled the agreement ect... I even quoted the ASA complaint and distance selling regs. I am so annoyed at the fact that they are preying on people and seem to be getting away with it. I know about the bullyboy tactics they have used against others, and it really gets my goat that if they target someone elderly or someone who panics and buckles under their threats, they will continue to prosper.They need to be stopped!!!!!!!!! Cowboys that is what they are and naively I thought they would crawl back under the rock whence they came! Good luck everyone, fight the good fight and I will keep you posted from abroad, if it comes to that.

Dawn: Have you heard any more since writing?

Hi Dawn I really would like to know the outcome of your case with these evil people? I too have had an email only last night issuing court action if I dont pay £69.85 within 7 days I will go to court after this. Please can anybody help me?

Please help me what do I do? I have got an email for court action only last night! For only £69.85!
I have quoted it all! But still they will send this letter in the post no doubt! What do I do when I get it?
I am stressed enough as it is in this economic crisis we are all in at the moment. People like this make life not worth living anymore!

Thanks for your enlightening post. Please cna you read my posts and help me at all?

I hadnt heard anything since early October 2011 and now 6 months later that is the timescale they then send you the court action email and mail apparently. That means you will hear in a months time

hi

Have already had the email. Have replied by email and letter citing the ASA judgment  and stating that i cancelled within 7 days of getting their printed documents in accordance with Distance selling regulations. I suggest that you contact the ASA and report it to them.

there is no way that TAPA will ever take you to court and for a whole host of reasons you will find on this thread. Another is that in a sense TAPA doesn't even exist it is not a ltd company but just a 'trading' name used by a partnership and so if anything ever got to a court the action would have to be taken by the partners themselves which would mean that they would have to reveal their real names and addresses something that they go to great lengths not to do by using a mail forwarding address and false names to hide behind (all this can be found on their own website). As my trading standards officer told me these people trade on fear by using bully boy tactics.

hiya, i was wondering if anyone has actually been taken to court by TAPA?? i today recieved the letter of action demanding payment for 39.95. i filled in the online form last sept, recieved a call in oct asking for money and said i hadnt realised there was a fee and apologised for wasting their time but i wouldnt need the service (stopping nuisance calls), the guy was fine!! then eight months down the line out of the blue  - no emails or telephone calls from them - i recieve this letter!!! has anyones court threat ever been followed up??? am i safe to ignoe it?

i should also have said i never recieved any paperwork pack from them and have never signed anything!

However opinions of TS people are not consistent. I don't want to say anymore on here.