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Dealing with PRA Group
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Thanks everyone I am definitely going to write to them and ask them to write it off. Should I just leave the DMP running until I hear from them or stop it before I write.Original Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,756 Owed = £10,8740
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The £90 per month dmp is not affordable. You said you were going to go self-managed so you should stop the stepchange dmp, then ask for write-offs with your present budget, showing how long it would take - ideally showing that income matches expenditure and no payment is possible.1
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Thanks I will let them know tomorrowfatbelly said:The £90 per month dmp is not affordable. You said you were going to go self-managed so you should stop the stepchange dmp, then ask for write-offs with your present budget, showing how long it would take - ideally showing that income matches expenditure and no payment is possible.Original Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,756 Owed = £10,8740 -
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I managed to get through to SC today and have stopped my DMP so it's up to me now 😳🙀😳 Im going to sort out the last statement I got from PRA then I've got the day off on Thursday so I'm going to write the letter and post it then..... nervous now 😳Original Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,756 Owed = £10,8743
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