Channel 4 Dispatches to air debt collection exposé

[Ell-enn]

I've just seen the ad on More4:)

[suziwong1012]

If you genuinley are that person in the clip, then i hope all is better now & that you are not afraid of them anymore.

 

Yeah all is better now, we are Susan and David in the show. Marlin chased my partner when they knew they couldn't legally get the money, my partner was shouted at down the phone by them, we had a letter saying they would take him to court after expiry of that letter which is shown in the longer advert. We went through hell and it nearly tore our family apart

[HFwho?]

Great to see the guests turning into members, I think everyboby here will welcome you with open arms unless you are from the "other side".

 

After reading these comments i'm sat here clapping like a very excited girlfriend recieving a very expensive Christmas present (from Argos or Brighthouse he he)! Roll on Dispatches tommorrow night!

Edited July 19, 2009 by HFwho?

[mr.ton]

The dispatches programme is on for a full hour as well!

This thread will be buzzing with guests in that hour

[suziwong1012]

This is what the production company sent me via email

 

[Uptotheneck]

I got that too

 

 

Regards

 

David

[mr.ton]

So i presume that is you in the picture far left?

[suziwong1012]

So i presume that is you in the picture far left?

 

Yep ugly bugger i know

[mr.ton]

I suppose it begs the question...did any of the production staff or even Jane Moore herself give mention to any consumer websites like this to you?

Would have been interesting if they did

[suziwong1012]

I suppose it begs the question...did any of the production staff or even Jane Moore herself give mention to any consumer websites like this to you?

Would have been interesting if they did

 

My partner is actually a member of car credit complaints, there's a whole part about Marlin

 

Car Credit Complaints -> Marlin Financial Services

 

I mentiond the above site to them so don't know if they will mention this on the show or not

[pmhcfc]

The dispatches programme is on for a full hour as well!

This thread will be buzzing with guests in that hour

 

Granted, but what are we really going to learn? Do you honestly think Chan 4 are going to expose some practices we have never heard of before?? - highly unlikely. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's a bad idea- if fact, it will be great for those people who have no idea this sort of website exists - and hopefully it will get many more people to fight back. But these programmes do have a knack of 'taking it easy' on the companies involved.

 

Just one other point - The chan 4 'advert' says DCA's pay as little as 16p in the £ for debts purlease! - Where did their investigating people get that info? 16p in the £ is the MOST any of these DCA's are going to pay for debts, most of the time it's less than that.

[sillygirl1]

It seems I was right in my earlier assessment of the guests. You are more than welcome if you can help apeople understand the depths the DCAs go to to get the 'bottom doller' or in our case the 'last quid' out of unsuspecting customers.

[sillygirl1]

IOUMONEY is obviously a DCA troll

I have to agree, and wasn;t I right to acknowledge the guests. This thread will explode tomorrow night after the programme has aired. I will be watching like a hawk, and taking notes.

[sillygirl1]

Sillygirl... your post is on there.

Just got back from a very good karaoke, they didn't take long to post the comment.

 

I still think tomorrow night will either be a wash out or a flop, depending on how the show is approached, remember the BBC view on Bailiffs......

[diddydicky]

Just got back from a very good karaoke, they didn't take long to post the comment.

 

I still think tomorrow night will either be a wash out or a flop, depending on how the show is approached, remember the BBC view on Bailiffs......

 

i think that the more publicity over these issues the more likely change will occur

 

 

or is it PURE coincidence that the tories today have announced the setting up of a NEW consumer protection agency dealing solely with cosumer issues and passing the role of the oft back to the bank of england

 

if the get into power that is

[ScarletPimpernel]

...and on the Today programme, it is again reported that the Conservatives have said that they will bin the FSA and create a new body which will be founded on consumer protection.

 

Proof of the pudding etc., but it seems to me that this is another example of the way in which politicians have seen that things cannot continue as they are.

[suziwong1012]

Morning, didn't sleep much last night. Really nervous, need to relax seeing as i'm also pregnant. Wonder if they will show our daughter on the programme, they filmed her in the garden, will also come on after the show. Nervous about how i will come accross and just generally seeing myself on telly

[Spamalot]

Morning, didn't sleep much last night. Really nervous, need to relax seeing as i'm also pregnant. Wonder if they will show our daughter on the programme, they filmed her in the garden, will also come on after the show. Nervous about how i will come accross and just generally seeing myself on telly

 

Hiya,

 

You did a brave thing and are representing many people who didn't have the courage to come out from 'behind the curtains' Myself and a couple of other caggers on the legal forums spoke at length with Hardcash about Marlin and their aggressive tactics but declined to get too involved. Apart from anything else, I'm due to take them to court next month and didn't want the added stress.

I'm sure that however you come across it can only be good for the consumer and bad for Marlin.

 

Well done.

 

Spam.

[suziwong1012]

Hiya,

 

You did a brave thing and are representing many people who didn't have the courage to come out from 'behind the curtains' Myself and a couple of other caggers on the legal forums spoke at length with Hardcash about Marlin and their aggressive tactics but declined to get too involved. Apart from anything else, I'm due to take them to court next month and didn't want the added stress.

I'm sure that however you come across it can only be good for the consumer and bad for Marlin.

 

Well done.

 

Spam.

 

Thank you, guess its because i've seen some comments on the dispatches site saying its our own fault the country is in this mess etc. I'm normally a shy person so i don't know how i did this, was just so angry at how much they ruined our lives for 6 months. Need to get something to eat but sickness isn't very good today

[pulu31]

Yep ugly bugger i know

You're not ugly Suzi.

[suziwong1012]

You're not ugly Suzi.

 

Thank you, adverts made me look really big, they've zoomed in on me lol

[Spamalot]

You're not ugly Suzi.

 

It is the DCA's and everything they represent that is ugly... definitely not you... don't be so hard on yourself!!!

[suziwong1012]

It is the DCA's and everything they represent that is ugly... definitely not you... don't be so hard on yourself!!!

 

I'll try, just concious of the fact my belly is growing every day but least i'll have a baby at the end, i'm not due till next year but i'm getting big fast, or i'm just bloated. Managed to eat a crumpet lol, not much but anything else makes me sick. Glad me and dp found this site, good to aire my worries about being nervous, you're all so kind

[joemay]

Thank you, guess its because i've seen some comments on the dispatches site saying its our own fault the country is in this mess etc. I'm normally a shy person so i don't know how i did this, was just so angry at how much they ruined our lives for 6 months. Need to get something to eat but sickness isn't very good today

 

Suziwong, there are many ignorant people out there (& DCA's) who actaully don't live in the real world. Reality is, the reason the economy is in it's current state is down to the Banks.

[suziwong1012]

Suziwong, there are many ignorant people out there (& DCA's) who actaully don't live in the real world. Reality is, the reason the economy is in it's current state is down to the Banks.

 

Yeah that's true, and us and our children end up paying for it