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Re: Debt Collectors Proof of Payment
[Re: fish5133]
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27th May 2018 10:50pm
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You could also point out that potentially this is one of their employees pulling a scam, taking the cash and marking the bill as paid by debit card. You could also report it to the police as a potential fraud/scam.
The balance of probability is in your favour, they haven't issued you an unpaid invoice, so legally how can you possibly owe them money?
Undated demands show how loose their business practices are and will also go against them.
Have they got CCTV covering the tills?
Just in case of the very unlikely event they hand it over to a debt collector, state that as the event, the company and yourself live in this area you want the court to be local, using a distant court (eg to suit the debt collector) would be an unfair and irrational inconvenience.
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Re: Debt Collectors Proof of Payment
[Re: fish5133]
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7th Jun 2018 8:20pm
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From now on you have to be very careful, they sometimes attempt every sneaky trick under the sun almost always without the proper court approval.
Don't ever let them into your home even to "just talk", it can change rights to their favour once you have done so.
I'd contact citizens advice, they sometimes make one phone call and it all goes away.
Ask the debt collectors for a copy of the invoice that action is being taken on, they probably won't provide it - willingness and co-operation is an important part of the court's decision.
Debt collectors have no powers whatsoever other than to ask you to pay the debt, it is rare they visit you.
Basically you are probably safe now until you get the pack from the court (in the unlikely event they go to court). Its usually just a scare tactic, I doubt the dentist has followed the correct procedure before passing the debt to the debt collector. If they thought they had a genuine case they would have used the small claims court, it makes no sense to use a debt collector unless you think the victim will bow under pressure.
If you win you can ask the court to consider costs but this is far from automatic and the sums are not huge.
imho (of course)
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Re: Debt Collectors Proof of Payment
[Re: fish5133]
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8th Jun 2018 12:41am
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Why do you not go back to the dentist. It seems as if they have contacted you and failed to do anything about it, so an automatic letter has been sent out.
Three occasions in the last week, I have had cock -ups from three different companies. British gas constantly make cock-ups, and I'm sick of spending time and money on the phone to follow up their errors.
These are the degree generation from 'education, education, education'. ...... bloody useless ! (most of them)
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Re: Debt Collectors Proof of Payment
[Re: granny]
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9th Jun 2018 12:28pm
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Why do you not go back to the dentist. It seems as if they have contacted you and failed to do anything about it, so an automatic letter has been sent out.
Three occasions in the last week, I have had cock -ups from three different companies. British gas constantly make cock-ups, and I'm sick of spending time and money on the phone to follow up their errors.
These are the degree generation from 'education, education, education'. ...... bloody useless ! (most of them)
Lets hope the ones who control are airplanes, trains, weapons etc dont make any..
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