Left leisure leagues, now want money from me

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I signed up to lesuire leagues( football leagues 5aside)

when signing up you had to accept t&c to sign up, as most people you click them regardless.

A friend then said lets make a team, so we did however nothing came up, no agreement or anything.

 

A day later they called saying we have a game in one week, and if we wanna leave the league we have to give 2 weeks notice which is the first time hearing this or seeing.

 

Tuesday is the games, monday comes and players have dropped out and no longer can make it due to work family etc, 

 

I just called them up and decided to withdraw us from the league, in the t&c it does say we must give 2 weeks notice to leave the league if not we have to pay the 2 weeks games which is £64,

 

i left and the debt collectors sent me an email saying i owe £64 then something about something and then ill owe £240.

 

ive seen a few of these situations and they all just say ignore. should i?

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Promise me its the right thing to do cause i will d; its laughable what they are tryna do

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I've read them all but never really heard any actual outcomes but im assuming they were never successful in getting the money. ill ignore them and come back in a few months or so to update for anyone with same issues from these lows

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Yeah exactly, i intend on ignoring it all until the police come knocking, cause its just a joke, i didnt even begin the league, just signed up, will update soon

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I didn't mean literally, but for example I did acknowledge their terms and conditions on the phone, but only had a week until our first game, so it's unfair. Even if I've acknowledged the T&C they still have no right? 

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Forgive me Mr dx, I'll ignore the swines. I'll update soon

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Can't affect credit score right?

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Cool,

update is they resent me the same email they sent me a week ago,

i asked for it on the same day as i deleted it and then decided i wanted to read it.

 

but just sent me the same email,

im assuming when they said they were going to pass it over to their debt recovery team, they meant a different department of the company instead of an actual agency which is probably the exact same people then i spoke to on the phone, or maybe im wrong, regardless, will continue to ignore will update again within a week.

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Update, no letters as of yet and no email since a week ago. I'm not concerned obviously when it first happened i was worried but a week later i realised how stupid it is, will keep updating for others incase they end up with the same problem from these weirdos

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Will do!

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Nevermind I have another email saying I have another 7 days and that if i dont pay it will be sent to debt agency which i know have no powers, but then they said it will also effect my credit rating which i was told it wouldnt

 

im assuming its just a threat to encourage me to pay, i can copy and paste the email if you guys want however i will continue to ignore them, i guess cause its written quite formal with legal words it seems a little worrying.

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In the email it said because i accepted terms and conditions its legally binding contract,

 

i received no products or services from them so it makes no sense for me to owe them money cause i left the league and never began playing

 

i know it wont go court obviously, regardless will continue to ignore but are we 100 percent sure it cant effect credit,

 

considering i never accepted nor signed some sort of credit agreement or direct debit and again never received services or products from them

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ok sir i will continue to ignore and continue to update for others

 

sorry

 

the reason i thought it might effect credit is because you dont need to go court for it to effect credit as my sister hadnt paid a store for her purchases and then later was on her credit report and she never went court, or is this something completely different 

 

i never signed credit agreement or received any products,

sorry i just have anxiety and worry even though i know i shouldnt

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I've had a google and it says they can, idk to be honest, i trust you guys. Will ignore and update in a week or two

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i just googled this 'can debt collectors affect your credit score' and if you do the same you can see a few things about it, on equifax etc.

 

https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/credit-education/report-basics/how-and-when-collections-are-removed-from-a-credit-report/

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I'm reading that gym debts are sold, and can effect your credit. Even though this isn't a gym and is stupid but I'm just worried cause I'm trying to improve my credit and this would set me back. Some websites say it can effect your credit rating as the agency can report it. even tho this isnt a  debt

 

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Okay, thanks for all the responses I'm just tryna put my mind at ease like you said. I'll report back in a few weeks or so thanks for all the help and responses will ignore everything

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ok bro thank you, ill report again in a few weeks or so thanks for the advice mr dx

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just curious, if something like this or whatever else. they sent of a court app and it was sucessful, could the court ever look at it and see ive ignored the dca and then just assume the decision or would they have to send me a court date for example and allow me to defend myself or could they just make a decision without contacting me as ive ignored the dca

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ok man thanks i appreciate it i really do!

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another email today, a copy of last week i suppose i have another 7days, just shows they are desperate i think. but will continue to ignore

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ok mr dx forgive me master i WILL ignore

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update no emails this week for the first time, since the issue, hopefully the [edited - HB] have given up. will update soon again for those who need assurance

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Heard nothing, no emails no letters. Looking back you realise how stupid it was, and how you shouldn't worry. Anyone referring to this in the future they have no legal rights, they are wrong and can do nothing to you. It's all just a bother to get money out of people. ignore it all

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For a whole month or two you've been telling me they in the wrong, they won't take legal action.

They are just trying to get money from me, but now you say I need to write to them about moving, and that a judge is needed to realise they are wrong by moral and law probably,

 

i suppose they have 6 years to get 64 pound from me for leaving a league 5 days from signing up.

 

a judge isnt needed to decide whats right and wrong,

 

i just worried but now i realise how silly it is

 

thanks for the help though everyone