NPower CCJ for bill I never received

[Tiger Orient]

Help please?

 

I have just received a letter from a solicitor representing NPower saying that I owe NPower nearly £2.5k from a property I lived in back in 2011.

 

 

Apparently there is already a CCJ against me (which I had no idea about) and neither the solicitor nor NPower will discuss the situation with me.

They are simply threatening court action/bailiffs.

 

I never received the outstanding bills nor anything relating to the CCJ and I dispute the amount is actually owed as I lived in a tiny one bedroom flat for 11 months and paid £50 a month in payments...

..I was out most of the time at work and so there is NO way my electricity bill could have ever got that high.

 

The CAB have not been very helpful as they have simply said to try and mediate with NPower (who won't mediate).

I contacted a solicitor who said it wouldn't be worthwhile pursuing this as it would cost more in legal fees than the debt!!

 

What can I do to both get the CCJ removed and also get the bills sorted out?

 

 

Any help gratefully received.

[dx100uk]

firstly

have you got a copy of the CCJ and the claimform?

[Tiger Orient]

Hi - no, I haven't got anything except a letter from NPower solicitor which talks about the "judgement balance".

[Andyorch]

Did you advise NPower you was leaving the property 2011. ? Did you finalise your bill ?

 

Andy

[dx100uk]

then go ring northants bulk and ask for a copy of the claimform and the CCJ to be sent to you by email pdf.

 

 

you'll need the CCJ number from your credit file or their letter

[Tiger Orient]

And once I have a copy of the CCJ then what can I do about getting the amount I owe quashed? Yes I did advise Npower and gave a final reading - but haven't got any of the paperwork now as it was 6 years ago and I never knew there was a problem.

[dx100uk]

what date is the CCJ

did you ever inform npower of your new address

[Tiger Orient]

Haven't got a copy of the CCJ yet so don't know the date - no, I didn't advise NPower of new address.

[dx100uk]

should be on your credit file

 

 

dx

[unclebulgaria67]

And once I have a copy of the CCJ then what can I do about getting the amount I owe quashed? Yes I did advise Npower and gave a final reading - but haven't got any of the paperwork now as it was 6 years ago and I never knew there was a problem.

 

Get the CCJ info first. NPowers particulars of claim should state basis of claim.

 

Because of the court costs for set aside application is £255 unless you are on income benefits or low income, then easiest way might be to complain to NPower head office, giving them full details of when you lived at the address concerned. Then they can check records. I suspect the tenant who moved in afterwards never registered and yor name was still attached to the supply.