Clear mobile phone bill through a DRO? 29 May 2009 at 6:11PM in IVA & DRO 5 replies 913 views

TMO

Hello'

I know someone who filled for bankruptcy last year and he was told by his OR that he would not be able to use bankruptcy as a way to clear his mobile phone bills as they are between you and private companies? This usual? So... Would I not be able to clear my 3 mobile phone debts through a DRO?

peachyprice

Sorry, but that is bull !!!!!!, mobile phone bills, up to the date of BR can be included, so can contracts that you would not normally be able to cancel.

I don't know anything outs DRO's though, but I would presume you could include them.

TMO

That is what I said to him, I was surprised he told me that. I thought the point of bankruptcy is to clear you from all creditors with an exception. So his OR screwed him? Lol..

peachyprice

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Sounds like it

(I had a £80 Virgin mobile go into my BR BTW)

TMO

Well I have a vodafone bill which defaulted at £507, an orange bill balance at £224, a tmobile at £32 and o2 which defaulted at £191.

If I ring up tmobile and orange and default on them to, I will get these taken off aswell right? Would it matter if its defaulted or not?

elfieb

Mobile phone bills can be included in a DRO.

Dont think it matters if you have defaulted or not, should a DRO be approved, your account will then go into default even if it hasnt done so already