David Lloyd ARC advice please

[Firelily18]

Hi,

 

I have read through many of the previous topic posts about David Lloyd and referrals to ARC, but I just wanted to double check a few things as my circumstances are slightly different.

 

Background

- both my partner and I were individual David Lloyd members for approx 10 years and at the start of 2022 we were getting extremely frustrated with the service they provided and the number of 'new member' offers they were doing whilst long standing members were still paying full price and the prices continued to increase year on year.

 

My partner went down the route of simply cancelling his direct debit and did not contact DL at all. I however emailed the membership team and gave them 1 months notice pointing out industry standard and the date that my direct debit would be cancelled.

 

Current situ -

both of us are receiving letters, emails and phone calls from ARC. Letters are going to our previous addresses (which happen to be our parent's current addresses which is causing them stress) and we have been ignoring, blocking and reporting all texts, calls & emails.

 

My question -

In some of the other DL ARC topics there has been advice to write to DL with updated address details and offer to pay 1 months fees. I have a letter drafted to do this for my partners membership,

 

however for mine I did pay them the 1 months fee when I initially gave them my notice so should I be offering another months fee or just pointing out that I already did as per industry standard?

 

Also should I be writing to ARC with updated address details as I had read in one of the posts that it could affect your credit rating for previous addresses/black spot type thing?

 

Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated. None of the previous topic posts come back to say if they stopped hearing from ARC, it would be good to know roughly how long we are going to continue to be harassed!

 

Thanks in advance!

[dx100uk]

for the wife simply send the 1 months offer letter give them 14 days.

 

for yourself simply advice of change of address.

 

both to dl ignore the powerless dca.

 

gym debts can never show on credit files.

 

dx

 

 

 

[Firelily18]

Thank you for your quick reply on this.

 

I haven't been quite as fast getting the letters drafted up and have subsequently now received a letter from Major Law Solicitors stating that a Summons can now be prepared for issue in our local Sheriff Court and the potential additional costs that could be added.

 

Is this safe to ignore and continue with my planned letters to DL head office offering to pay 1 months fees and with notice of change of address?

Thanks!

[dx100uk]

Yes safe to ignore.

 

Dx

[slick132]

Hi Firelily,

 

Major Law sound a bit scary but they have done nothing to my recollection in the past 10 years to take court action in any gym cases.

 

If you get further demands, let us know what you each said to the gym for your cases, and what they have said to you both by letter.

[Firelily18]

Hi,

 

Following the previous posts, we sent letters into David Lloyd with no response as suspected.

 

Major Law have now stopped contacting us but instead we are now receiving daily phone calls and texts from Resolve Call on a local number. We are continuing to ignore and block, but I wanted to check if this is still the correct action to take and if you have any idea how long we can expect this to go on for?

 

Thanks!

[dx100uk]

perfect response

 

DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

and they

are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

 

 

[slick132]

You ask how long it may continue - once they realise they're being ignored and you're not intimidated, they'll move on to chase easier prey.

 

Ignore and they'll move on ........

[Firelily18]

Thank you again for your swift responses!