british gas debt passed to advantis

[dx100uk]

then get them to send you a copy of the bill.!!!

 

no bill NO PAY!!

 

bit like asking an Irishman to go spit

in the corner of a barrel!

 

dx

[Geddy1961]

so i should contact advantis.and ask them for the british gas bill ?

[dx100uk]

pers i'd now ignore them.

 

you know they don't have a bill

 

its outside of 12mts anhow

so no-one can get anything out of you.

 

you wanna pull a tigers tail

 

then ask them

 

BUT BY LETTER.

 

else ignore them.

 

dx

[Geddy1961]

ok.thanks for your help.im just wondering if they would have a copy of the bill ?

 

as was passed to advantis september 2011.though now british gas dont have anything

 

but might have then.

[dx100uk]

think about it please...

 

if the bill is more than 12mts old

under the billing code

they cant bill you.

 

forget it!

 

dx

[Geddy1961]

think about it please...

 

if the bill is more than 12mts old

under the billing code

they cant bill you.

 

forget it!

 

dx

debt was passed to advantis september 2011.

 

got letter from advantis dated 4th april 2013.

 

so when advantis send next letter asking for this money

 

just say no,your not getting it ?

[dx100uk]

no yo ignore them

 

they are a no powers DCA

 

they ARE NOT BAILIFFs

 

and can do NOTHING to you

bar send ever increasing scary letters

in pretty colours.

 

dx

[renegadeimp]

And this is why DCA's still exist. People seem to be oblivious to common sense and think DCA's have Any power at all. Please Geddy, do as DX says and IGNORE THEM. DO not phone them, do not email them, do not write to them, do not reply to any of their letters. After a week or three, theyll stop communicating with you.

 

If they try and mention ANYTHING about court, just laugh at them. Hard. BG still owns the debt, so the DCA has NO authority whatsoever. There are no bills for you, no records either so they couldnt even CONSIDER starting a claim. Couple this with the 12 months rule and you are pretty much falling for a normal DCA con.

[Geddy1961]

thanks guys.the letters,court threats dont bother me.

 

when i called them when i recieved this letter,i told him to take me to court,and told him id never pay a penny to advantis.

 

yes ill totally ignore them.thanks again for your help and understanding

[renegadeimp]

Shouldnt call a DCA, ever. Also, as i said, court threats are laughable, as both parties do not have any of the information required to make a claim.

[Geddy1961]

Hello again.

 

today i recieved a letter from a debt collection agency named "pastdue credit solutions"

asking me for this british gas debt for £379.94

 

if you read through this thread you will see british gas gave debt to "avantis"

now i think avantis have give this debt to pastdue credit solutions.

 

is usual letter pay by 20th november etc etc

get in contact to make a repayment plan.

 

british gas could not give me a breakdown of this bill

or even send me a bill showing what i owed at this previous address

and for me to sort it with avantis.

 

what should i do now about pastdue credit solutions ?

[Geddy1961]

Hello again.

 

today i recieved a letter from a

debt collection

agency named "pastdue credit solutions"

asking me for this british gas debt for £379.94

 

if you read through this thread you will see british gas gave debt to "avantis"

now i think avantis have give this debt to pastdue credit solutions.

 

is usual letter pay by 20th november etc etc

get in contact to make a

repayment plan

.

 

british gas could not give me a breakdown of this bill

or even send me a bill showing what i owed at this previous address

and for me to sort it with avantis.

 

what should i do now about pastdue credit solutions ?

 

[oleg]

Simple: ignore. The only thing they can do is threaten. Even that they're not very good at. They go away quite quickly.

[dx100uk]

read post 4

 

 

ignore them

 

 

please keep to one thread

 

 

dx

[Geddy1961]

thanks dx

read post 4

 

 

ignore them

 

 

please keep to one thread

 

 

dx

[Geddy1961]

hello again.

 

today i recieved another letter from "pastdue credit solutions"

 

this is the 2nd letter ive had off them regarding this debt.that was with avantis,and now has gone to pastdue.

 

heres how it reads.

 

(large blue lettering,not red this time,maybe next time)

 

PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE THIS LETTER.

 

Supply Address ** *********** ********

 

Dear Mr Geddy 1961

 

You have still not paid offthe outstanding balance.Unfortunatley,this means we

may recommend to our client BRITISH GAS RESIDENTIAL that they should issue a

claim against you in court.

 

WHAT THIS MEANS SHOULD THE CLAIM BE SUCCESSFUL.

 

* You may owe more as trhe amountmay then include legal costs and/or

interest

* you may have difficulty obtaining credit,a loan or a mortgage in the

future.

 

To avoid any possibility of further action,we strongly urge you to repay this amount

oustanding by the 6th December2014.You canpay using any of the methods listed on

the reverse of this letter.

 

if you are having difficulty making payment or you wish to discuss this matter

please call a Customer Service Consultant today on **** **** ****.We will be able

to offer youan affordablere payment plan that refelcts your current financial

circumstance.

 

If you are experiencing serious financial difficulty it may be in you bets interests to

contact an orgamisation that offers free debt advice.

 

companies such as national Debtline.Step Change,or your local Citizens Advive Bureau wil;l not charge you for their services.

Please let us know as soon as possible should this be the best course of action for you.

 

for and on behalf of,

 

Pastdue Credit Solutions.

 

As ive pointed out earlier in this thread,avantis had this,i told them id pay british gas directly.

i phoned british gas who had nothing o theior database of the debt anymore as they has sent it to avantis

and they told told me to pay them instead of themselves.

i told avantis this.didnt hear nothing for sometime,then i recieve these 2 letters from pastdue in last few weeks or so

 

how can they tell britsih gas to issue a court action if britsih gas told me was out of theor hands now

and to pay avantis.

 

any thoughts ?> thanks

[dx100uk]

ignore them

 

 

dx

[Geddy1961]

Hello again.

 

Today i recieved another letter from "pastdue credit solutions" this is what they are saying now

 

letter reads as follows

 

SETTLEMENT OFFER (large blue lettering)

 

Despite our repeated requests,you have not paid the outstanding amount.

 

We really do want to settle this matter. As a gesture of goodwill, we have been

authorised by BRITISH GAS RESIDENTIAL, to offer you a reduced settlement of

£189.97 if you arrange to pay this amount in full before 22nd December 2014.

 

If you do not contact us and make an arrangement to pay, this offer will become

void and we will continue to contact you to recover the full outstanding amount.

Details about how you can pay are listed on the reverse of this letter.

 

if you are having difficulty making payment or you wish to discuss this matter,

please call a Customer Service Consultant today on **** *** ****. We will be able

to offer you an affordable repayment plan that reflects your current financial circumstance.

 

etc etc about contacting debt helplines if experiencing serious financial difficulty.

 

how come they are saying this,when after i spoke to british gas quite awhile ago when they'd

passed it to avantis,they didnt want to know and was out of there hands now,and told me to pay debt collection a £1 a month

 

in the last letter from them they said they were going to get british gas to issue a court order to me.

 

what do you think ?

[renegadeimp]

Ignore it totally. Its a bAD debt. They know it. That's why they're offering a discount.

[oleg]

You asked what we think. I think you should stop taking DCA mail seriously. Advantis failed. Let Past Due fail too. The third letter they've sent you - *begging* you to at least spare them a crumb - is usually the last in their chain. They are far less pestilent than many other DCAs.

[renegadeimp]

Past due are on the same level of scotcall. Meaning they cant and wont do anything bar send a couple of silly letters designed to make you fall for their tricks.