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7 year old water bill.

Hi All

If anyone can give me some advice on this I would be very grateful.

Affinity Water (previously Thames Water) have sent me a bill and a second letter threatening further charges etc for £19.92 for my previous address where I lived 7 years ago. I thought I had settled my bill when I moved house and have had no correspondance from them in the 7 years.

Obviously I am not happy about paying for something I though I had settled.

Thanks

Simon

Comments

  • webnise
    webnise Posts: 76 Forumite
    Hi Simon,

    The best thing you can do is to give them a call.

    In a similar situation, I received a failed DD letter from British Gas after 1.5 years I left them and when I called them, It turned out to be a computer glitch.
  • Cardew
    Cardew Posts: 29,064 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Rampant Recycler
    Did you give a correct forwarding address so correspondence could be sent?


    If you 'thought' you had settled when you moved, ask for an itemised bill.
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    After 6 years the debt should be statute barred.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
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