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  • philnicandamy
    philnicandamy Posts: 15,685 Forumite
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    ah but as you know.....nothing to stop them trying ;)
    We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will
  • dojoman
    dojoman Posts: 12,027 Forumite
    Is this a common occurrence ?
    :pB&SC No. 298
    Life`s Tragedy is that we get OLD too soon
    and WISE too late!
  • fiveyearplan
    fiveyearplan Posts: 10,145 Forumite
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    dojoman wrote: »
    Is this a common occurrence ?
    Uhm ....... yes!

    :j :j


  • dojoman
    dojoman Posts: 12,027 Forumite
    "Brilliant" I thought that once we had gone BR the letters would stop, shows you how naive I am. :eek:
    :pB&SC No. 298
    Life`s Tragedy is that we get OLD too soon
    and WISE too late!
  • fiveyearplan
    fiveyearplan Posts: 10,145 Forumite
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    On the whole they do stop but there are some companies who still send. I get a monthly statement from Clydesdale Bank and I have phoned them until I am blue in the face and they still send them. I've given up and just put them in the bin now.

    :j :j


  • Hi FYP. I still get the threats from a variety of DCA'S, all demanding payments and threatening legal action of all kinds. They even set deadlines like" You have 24 hours to respond" or things like " There are some who won't pay and you fall into this category and you are a naughty person" " Don't ignore us we won't go away" and other crap. Of course there are phone numbers but they are all 0845, 0870, numbers which I am afraid, make my blood boil even more. If there is something I can't stand it's those sort of numbers, the banks being one of the worst culprits. Say no more
    Better to be poor than a slave to wealth

  • fiveyearplan
    fiveyearplan Posts: 10,145 Forumite
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    0845, 0870, numbers which I am afraid, make my blood boil even more. If there is something I can't stand it's those sort of numbers, the banks being one of the worst culprits. Say no more
    Me too!!!! I refuse to ring those numbers. I've taken some messages from husband's creditors and when they give the number I always say sorry, we don't ring 0845/0870 numbers and hang up.

    :j :j


  • fiveyearplan
    fiveyearplan Posts: 10,145 Forumite
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    Oh and another thing that makes my blood boil is when they say it is 'URGENT' - urgent? urgent for whom I'd like to know - not urgent for me!!!

    :j :j


  • :j life of urgency is now over for me
  • So_Sad_Angel
    So_Sad_Angel Posts: 7,363 Forumite
    Had 4 letters from 1st Credit threaten legal action , been bankrupt just over 5 months now lol

    This makes me smile really.....can you imagine how foolish 1st Credit will look by taking the case to court only to be chastised by the judge for `wasting court time` ?

    Send a copy of your BR certificate by recorded & let them know you are sending it.

    I really do wonder how many people go BR & then get hassled by their creditors to pay up.....without this forum I think I would still feel I had to pay it...maybe that why creditors still `try it on`!:confused:
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