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Need to get myself together: The beginning

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  • monz
    monz Posts: 4,129
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    So had a great day Saturday and got a letter from hire people. I have to pay £250 in 14 days for a scratch on the car!!!!??? My mum is getting our lawyers to call them cos no chance i cannot believe it £250!!!!!

    xx
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    Debt - £17,190.83 (29/7/22) now (19/8/22) £16,688.80
  • JoJoC
    JoJoC Posts: 1,836 Forumite
    Oh god! What a nightmare! Definitely challenge them on it. Fingers crossed you get somewhere with it.
    CC1: £4481.14/ £5031.14 (12% paid off, £600) | CC2:£3307/ £3807 (14.4% paid off, £550) | Loan: £10,528.20/ £15,792.30((33% paid off, £5,264))

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  • abba1772
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    If you've got pictures of the car you'll be fine.....there's no way a scratch costs £250 xx
    NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12
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  • kindofagilr
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    OMG that's ridiculous Monz!! I hope you get it sorted xx
    Debt £30,823.48/£44,856.56 ~ 06/02/21 - 31.28% Paid Off
    Mortgage (01/04/09 - 01/07/39)
    £79,515.99/£104,409.00 (as of 05/02/21) ~ 23.84% Paid Off

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  • WannabeFree
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    OMG that's ridiculous Monz!! I hope you get it sorted xx

    From me too!

    x
    “Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”
  • monz
    monz Posts: 4,129
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    Totally devastated. Solicitors we work with have told me to photo copy their letter and they will handle this for me, says no way should I be paying... see what happens :( xx
    Debt (1/9/14) £6,702.11 Debt free (30/11/2016) mortgage port- £70,077.82 and mortgage £126,517.39 o/s currently
    Debt - £17,190.83 (29/7/22) now (19/8/22) £16,688.80
  • monz
    monz Posts: 4,129
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    Something is wrong with VO (unless just me) I have completed two surveys this morning and not credited
    Debt (1/9/14) £6,702.11 Debt free (30/11/2016) mortgage port- £70,077.82 and mortgage £126,517.39 o/s currently
    Debt - £17,190.83 (29/7/22) now (19/8/22) £16,688.80
  • monz wrote: »
    Something is wrong with VO (unless just me) I have completed two surveys this morning and not credited

    Yeah i've had this problem too!
  • monz
    monz Posts: 4,129
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    Credited now :/ sent an email so I dont know if its because of this or they fixed it oops! :) xx
    Debt (1/9/14) £6,702.11 Debt free (30/11/2016) mortgage port- £70,077.82 and mortgage £126,517.39 o/s currently
    Debt - £17,190.83 (29/7/22) now (19/8/22) £16,688.80
  • Hi lovely,

    GRR to the hire place, what a liberty! Glad your solicitors are going to handle it.

    Not been on VO for ages, glad you got it sorted.xx
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