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Calls from Creditors!

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I have written two letters to Barclaycard about the possibility of deferring November's payment to 7 December, when I will make a double payment (including December's) bringing my account up-to-date. The reason I prefer writing to creditors is because I am more articulate/clear on paper and I can't then be pushed into paying more than I can. I have received numerous calls from Barclaycard, the latest being this morning, although I didn't answer them. Can anyone tell me if it is OK to do this if I have already written to them, I would prefer that they wrote back to me also?
Any advice would be much appreciated:confused:
LBM - August 2009:eek: DMP started - Jan 2010:o
Total Debt - [STRIKE]£13,000 [/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£11,000 [/STRIKE]£9,750
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  • Hi Twinkle,

    I thought you had already sent the harassment letter, but i guess not.

    Give this post a read (in full) - http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=11571485&postcount=4

    It details the letters to send to stop them calling and have your phone number removed, so they have to write to you. If they fail to do so they are in breach of data protection by not removing your details, and OFT guidelines by not contacting the debtor as they have requested.

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  • You are not obliged to take telephone calls from anyone. You can insist that they deal with you in writing. If you have debt issues, you may feel quite low because of it, but speaking as a solvent person, the people who I think are the lowest are those who take jobs harrassing people in debt by telephone.
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  • fermi
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    but speaking as a solvent person, the people who I think are the lowest are those who take jobs harrassing people in debt by telephone.

    I can see your point, but personally I think the 'lowest' are the people or firms that employ them.:rolleyes:
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  • fermi wrote: »
    I can see your point, but personally I think the 'lowest' are the people or firms that employ them.:rolleyes:
    I take your point, except those fall outside the classification of people.
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  • fermi
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    I take your point, except those fall outside the classification of people.

    True. Certain *something* do not deserve to be classified as belonging to the human race.;)
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  • chanz4
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    but if companys didnt have these people, no one would ever pay.
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  • chanz4 wrote: »
    but if companys didnt have these people, no one would ever pay.

    don't agree, in my case I'd be happy to pay if I was well enough to work and actually earn some money. Last time I was out of work and ill these sorts of phone calls and nasty letters used to have me in tears (til I found this fab site!). I fail to undersand how harassing and threatening a person who is exisiting on state benefit is going to make them suddenly magic up the money!!. Of course there are those who evade\avoid\fiddle (MP's anyone?) their financial obligations and resposibilities but imo these type of phone calls simply cause additional stress.
  • chanz4 wrote: »
    but if companys didnt have these people, no one would ever pay.
    They can still write and take people to court. I owe nothing, but I have had harrassing debt calls. They are annoying,even demoralising. For someone who does owe, I can imagine it would sap the life out of them. It could damage their ability to hold down a job. Imagine a debt company destroying an individuals ability to earn and pay off debt.
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  • costapkt
    costapkt Posts: 428 Forumite
    chanz4 wrote: »
    but if companys didnt have these people, no one would ever pay.

    Who wants to pay these scum anything ? As for calling them people.
  • DarkConvict
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    They can still write and take people to court. I owe nothing, but I have had harrassing debt calls. They are annoying,even demoralising. For someone who does owe, I can imagine it would sap the life out of them. It could damage their ability to hold down a job. Imagine a debt company destroying an individuals ability to earn and pay off debt.

    Agreed, debt companies exist because the creditor has lost hope in getting paid, so sell it on and receive some money for that. Debt companies then try and profit by going after the full amount.
    DCAs probably are more effective, but are also walking in a very grey if not black area in how they go about it, that is why OFT has launched a 12 month investigation into them.
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