philips debt recovery

[siouxsie]

hi could someone please give me advice on philips debt recovery agent,

 

I was fined for not having my tv licence in february, the fine was £150,

I wrote to the court asking to arrange payment, but didnt get a reply,

 

next thing I heard was a letter from philips saying the court had passed the fine onto them and I now owed £450,

 

I disputed the new amount as philips said they had sent 2 letters prior which I hadnt recieved,

 

to cut a long story short I agreed to pay the £450 via a standing order through my bank, which I have

and have been paying £25 per week,

 

the beginning of june I received a letter saying I was in arrears to the amount of £350,

 

I called philips asking them how when my bank statement proved Id made 5 payments,

they said that the first payment should have been paid a week earlier,

this was the week d told them Id arrange a standing order,

 

they said I no longer had an arrangement with them and a warrant for my arrest was being issued,

I told them to get a warrant because I wanted this to go back to court,

 

since that phone call they have sent me 3 more letters and numerous txt messages and have added another £200 on to the bill,

 

i have 9 more payments to pay off the original £450

 

can they make me pay the extra £200 as I havent missed a payment

[dx100uk]

i would not trust a word they say.

 

check with the court in question as to the status of the debt with them.

 

dx

[siouxsie]

last time called they were asking for my debit card details which I wouldnt give them,

 

I told her thats why Id set up a standing order so I didnt have to give them my card details,

she told me if wouldnt give them to her then my car would be seized,

I told her to come to my house personally and try

[dx100uk]

this is ofcourse philips bailiffs not their debt recovery wing?

 

dx

[siouxsie]

the bailiffs call at my house

they dont knock

they just put a letter through the letterbox and leave,

 

Ive yet to speak to a bailiff

even though they have said they have been to my house 4 times with no reply,

 

Ive been at home each time.

[dx100uk]

phone the court tomorrow.

 

then ask away....

 

dx

[Bombaymix]

Mmmm not sure which bailiffs I prefer...

The ones who con their way into your home and then proceed to write an inventory of your personal belongings or the ones that are happy to shove a letter through your door adding up each 'visit' with more fees.

 

Take dx's advice and phone the court ASAP. This has got to be nipped in the bud.

[ploddertom]

Did you live at your present address when you incurred this?