Hi All
I've received a letter from Monarch, a debit collection agency, stating that they are pursuing me for a debit of £12 (yes £12!!!) on behalf of an old Talk Talk mobile account I had.
I haven't used the mobile number or sim for at least three years.
The sim came free when I joined TT for one of their broadband, TV and phone packages about 6 years ago.
I contacted Talk Talk in December by phone and they said that the monthly charge I was liable for had been introduced from July 2017. Unfortunately they had my old email address and they sent notification to that old email address about the new proposed charge.
I did contact TT when I changed my email address but apparently my TT mobile account was a separate account and they weren't notified. If I had known that I was now going to be charged for something I no longer used, I would have asked them to cancel the account.
The person on the phone at TT was not very helpful or sympathetic after I explained the situation and only offered me a reduced payment of £9.
I don't feel that I should have to pay this amount especially as I haven't been using the mobile account for three years and I'm considering ignoring it as it's such a small amount.
Do I have to worry about this debt or does anybody know if they will take any further action via small claims court?
Any help or advice will be gratefully received.
Many thanks
Bachingmad