"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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"thedarkman" wrote in message
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In all honesty I have lost count of the number of threatening letters
I have received on behalf of British Gas from not one but two debt
collectors. I know from personal experience that a solicitor's letter
is likely to cost at least £40 at today's rates,


I bet you do if you use this tone with everyone who irritates you!




I once bought a property ,where the previous owner had died. There was an
outstanding gas bill of £76.
This was from an estimated reading. Went through BG's sequence of ever more
threatening letters.
I had phoned them, told them it wasn't my bill and it was estimated, but
gave this up as it is a life consuming process.

Eventually they sold this debt to a debt collecting agency....got their
letters. Then a second agency. After about two years of playing the game,
got told if I didn't pay in 10 days they would take me to court. I phoned
them and said " no need to wait 10 days, take me to court"... this left the
guy a bit flustered..." no, it doesn't work like that". The letters kept
arriving until I eventually moved.


mark