Orbit Breaking the law

[skookum]

Orbit visited my home whilst I worked the night shift 01/04/16 at 20:54 regarding an alleged Southern water Debt. They were told by my recently moved in wife I work shifts from 18:30 until 06:30.

 

They tried to call at 08:00 on the 02/04, then sent a great big fat bully boy round at 10:00.

 

Without an appointment he demanded I was woken up then got all aggressive. No joke the guy was about 170 kilo's. He wanted national insurance numbers and the amount of PIP my disabled wife receives.

 

My partner set a £10 a week agreement in my name. She also asked for a manager to call her regarding his harassment, not surprisingly nobody has called.

 

Should I cancel this payment?

[dx100uk]

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?427115-orbit-debt-collections-ltd-re-Sth-west-water-debt

[dx100uk]

cancel it

 

 

how old is the debt?

 

 

they are NOT BAILIFFS

and need reporting

if they claimed to be so.

 

 

tell us about the debt please.

 

 

dx

[skookum]

The debt goes back to before I moved in.

 

 

The guy had a stroke who lived here an was moved to a nursing home.

The water charges are for my one bed flat are more then my parents 3 bed house down the road.

 

I asked for a meter and they sent a local plumber who only spoke to me on the phone saying it couldn't be done.

 

 

After paying a years inflated charges

they sent me a letter saying a meter would be installed.

That has never happened

and I continue to receive bills will arrears before I lived here.

 

There have been many debt collectors over the years that have accepted my evidence of when I moved in.

 

 

However Orbit are sending round these huge bully boys to intimidate my disabled partner when I work nights.

[dx100uk]

call the police end off.

film them too

 

THEY ARE NOT BAILIIFFS

and have

NO SUCH LEGAL POWERS

 

you should only be paying for YOUR usage.

 

what do SWW say about all this.?

 

you should not be paying for water outside of your tenancy

which is why they've got the bullies onboard.

[dx100uk]

and email the CEO of SWW tonight

tell HIM whats going on

and ofwat too

[brassnecked]

Definitely film them through the letterbox if you don't want to open the door. Raise a Formal Complaint with SWW, and copy OFWAT into the food chain, indicate they are harassing you for a previous occupants arrears, also copy MP in.