hi,
i made a purchase online for a set of dust filter for my computer from south africa to the UK,
i made the payment and payid for shipping for £21,
i assumed this was to take care of the import fees,
i received the package,
a couple of days later i got a letter from DHC saying i owe them VAT of £17,
i emailed asking how they came to £17 and
they replied saying that i was being charge £7 VAT and a £10 administration charge
cause they paid the VAT when they picked up the package,
this is the first time i've made a purchase abroad
i was a bit peeved they were making me £10 pounds when i already paid for shipping
i understand they wanted me to pay the VAT which i would of done,
but because of the administration charge i felt cheated.
i decided to ignore the payment,
weeks later i got a new letter from a company called control account PLC
saying they now own the debt and have added their admin fees to the payment of £10
and said i should no longer contact DHC. the new charge was £25.
i received this letter late so i missed the window to make they payment,
and then received a letter this week saying
"that i must pay the sum of £25 within 14 days or this matter will be passed on to our legal department,
At this time litigation may commence with a County Court Judgment sought,
the cost of these proceedings would increase your current liability with judgment in place,
would allow enforcement action to be taken.
This is your final oppprtynity to remedy this matter prior to further action being taken"
what should i do?,
its already to late to pay it back,
whats the worse that could happen?,
what is likely to happen.
any advice would be really appreciated,
i'm really worried
Thanks