Debt collection letter 2 days after invoice

DT20

I played in a  5 a side league but due to lack of players we have withdrawn from the league, I have been told that we have to pay for all the remaining fixtures (the amount of games left is incorrect) I received the invoice on Tuesday & on Thursday I received an email from a Icon collections Ltd with added costs.  What is the best course of action as I have never dealt with anything like this.

pinkshoes

DT20 said:

I played in a  5 a side league but due to lack of players we have withdrawn from the league, I have been told that we have to pay for all the remaining fixtures (the amount of games left is incorrect) I received the invoice on Tuesday & on Thursday I received an email from a Icon collections Ltd with added costs.  What is the best course of action as I have never dealt with anything like this.

You pay the invoice from the league and ignore the debt collector. 

If it goes to court (it won't) then you show them the invoice you were sent on the Tuesday which you paid within 7 working days.

Just double check that you haven't agreed to any other T&Cs when you signed up as it's normal to have to pay for the rest of the fixtures even if you don't play the games. 

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

Go to answer on debt fees from me is here:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5996209/debt-collector-fees

sourcrates

What you have to remember here is this collection company do not own this debt, they are just acting as collectors here.

So how can you charge a fee on a debt you do not own ?

the answer is you can`t, what they have sent you, all nicely packaged up within a very unimpresive computer generated template letter, is an invoice.

All i can say is, in over 10 years of advising on this forum, ive yet to see any debt collector take a client to court from non payment of added collection fee`s.

So as above pay the invoice, direct to the league company not the collection company and ignore the extra fees. 

In terms of having to pay for the league it would depend on whether this is a consumer contract with a trader and whether they have fulfilled their obligations under the contract. 

eskbanker

DT20 said:

I played in a  5 a side league but due to lack of players we have withdrawn from the league, I have been told that we have to pay for all the remaining fixtures (the amount of games left is incorrect) I received the invoice on Tuesday & on Thursday I received an email from a Icon collections Ltd with added costs.  What is the best course of action as I have never dealt with anything like this.

First port of call would be to validate the principle of having to pay for the remaining fixtures, i.e. whether it's specified in the Ts & Cs of your agreement with them.

Assuming it is, and they've made an error with the actual number of games, then do those terms clarify how that needs to be resolved?

Finally, what are the payment terms for their invoices?  Ideally you'd resolve both of the above queries within the payment window....

Okell

DT20 said:

I played in a  5 a side league but due to lack of players we have withdrawn from the league, I have been told that we have to pay for all the remaining fixtures (the amount of games left is incorrect) I received the invoice on Tuesday & on Thursday I received an email from a Icon collections Ltd with added costs.  What is the best course of action as I have never dealt with anything like this.

Why have they selected you as the person to chase?  Presumably you are/were the organiser of the team or you were the person who signed up to everything?

As others have said you need to check the T&Cs to see if you are required to pay for all the remaining fixtures - I suspect you probably are as nearly all these leagues work on this model.

If the T&Cs say that you need to pay, then pay the invoice.

(Lesson to be learned here:  I suspect you might have some difficulty getting members of your rapidly dwindling team to pay up their share.  I personally wouldn't get involved in organising this sort of activity unless everybody paid their share of the season's fees upfront.  Why should I - or you - be left holding the can?)

cannugec5

(Lesson to be learned here:  I suspect you might have some difficulty getting members of your rapidly dwindling team to pay up their share.  I personally wouldn't get involved in organising this sort of activity unless everybody paid their share of the season's fees upfront.  Why should I - or you - be left holding the can?)

And this is precisely why community groups, events and kids clubs are dwindling. No one want to take the lead- and responsibility.