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Gas bill - debt collectors ?

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  • Sorry -Bengal stripe - I did not give you a blow by blow account before - but here goes -
    I contacted the gas company without the account number (long since forgotten) and gave them :

    The address of the property
    The postcode
    My mobile number - for contact - which was how the debt collectors texted me.
    The date of the alleged debt
    The amount of the alleged debt
    The reference number form the debt collectors

    I then .......

    I told them about the repossession etc.
    I said that I have the warrant issued by the court
    I have letters from the building society and their solicitors
    I scanned the documents before the call and sent them over to the lady for verification.
    I gave them a c/o address and they will send the bill estimated on previous years consumption for the few days that are outstanding ......

    'Smoothly' ....... I think so ...my dear bengal .... the wonders of computers never ceases to amaze me.

    I think your comment about 'a review' was wrong - review what ??????

    I PROVED by offical documents that I no longer owned the property .... they can only come to one conclusion .. the one they did - obviously...

    I appreciate that utilities are sometimes not the best people to deal with - try getting a telephone in France :-( - but this time the lady on the 'phone was fantastic.

    No more now ... enough already ......

    I am off now to polish my halo for a good days work well done !

    Have a good one ......
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