Tesco Home Phone Bill Help

HARAS_2

Hi Hope I Am In The Right Place This Is My First Time!!!
My Problem Is I Have Recieved A Bill From Tesco Home Phone From March 07 I Havent Had My Phone With Them For Over 12 Months (as The Service Was So Rubbish) I Have Contacted Them Who Say They Thought I Had Paid But I Havent My Question Is As The Bill Is So Old Do I Have To Pay Is There A Time Limit For Them To Bill You ?????????????

Heinz

Welcome to the MSE forums HARAS.

I have no idea what limit (if any) there is but, IIRC, the tax man can claim back-tax for 7 years so, in the overall plan of things, 6, 12 or 18 months is nothing.

My philosophy is, "If I owe it, I'll pay it" and that's never hurt my credit rating.

P.S. Why did you capitalise the first letter of each word?

JohalaReewi

HARAS wrote: »

My Question Is As The Bill Is So Old Do I Have To Pay Is There A Time Limit For Them To Bill You ?????????????

Yes. If a debt has been dormant for 6 years (ie. no correspondence or anything), it becomes statute barred and you cannot be made to pay it. In your case, 12 months is well within the 6 year limit so if you genuinely owe the money, you have to pay up.

however, Tesco Home Phone have been sending out a few letters like this so maybe their computer has made a mistake?

See this thread...
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1276283