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Unpaid Water Bill. Advice please !!!!
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Hi all would just like some advice!
Recently, my bank screwed up my direct debit scheme with my water company which meant, i wasnt paying for the water....(until i checked, which is my own fault)
Now the bill has been rising and iv been paying little off every month.
I went camping last week only to arrive home yesterday to find a letter from 29th June from Bay collections saying i owe the full amount of the bill by the 9th July. It is now the 12th.
I can fortunately pay off the lump of it, this coming week...say thursday when i will have sufficient funds in my account. But my question is to you will they allow me to pay it or will they have started any further action?
I did pay off £60 yesterday night but what with it being sunday today and the offices are closed iv been delayed a day..
Im rather worried
Thanks guys for reading!
Any thoughts?
Recently, my bank screwed up my direct debit scheme with my water company which meant, i wasnt paying for the water....(until i checked, which is my own fault)
Now the bill has been rising and iv been paying little off every month.
I went camping last week only to arrive home yesterday to find a letter from 29th June from Bay collections saying i owe the full amount of the bill by the 9th July. It is now the 12th.
I can fortunately pay off the lump of it, this coming week...say thursday when i will have sufficient funds in my account. But my question is to you will they allow me to pay it or will they have started any further action?
I did pay off £60 yesterday night but what with it being sunday today and the offices are closed iv been delayed a day..
Im rather worried
Thanks guys for reading!
Any thoughts?
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Most companies threaten legal action, before they actually take it.
much appreciated
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Just offer them a repayment schedule of what you can realistically afford. If they aren't happy with it then again, a CCJ is their only option. All this would involve is having a court assess what you can offer as a repayment plan anyway so it doesn't technically make any difference as to what you are doing.
the water companies are trialling a new thing at the moment though that reduces non-paying customers supply to a trickle though..
same goes for virgin media, council tax, british gas....i guess its us who give students a bad name :razz: