https://t.co/8V80sbdxpN, Slow Ways - A network of walking routes that connect all of Great Britain’s towns and cities, Covid: One-way 'travel bubble' opens between Australia and NZ, Debts in the UK now with DCA (Hoist, Wescot and Lowell), Needing help to explain direct evidence as opposed to circumstantial evidence, A Shade Greener – ASG boilers – Everlasting Boilers – Maintenance and repair to boiler ending contract. Its like they have done this on purpose. I am writing to you today, concerning three separate credit accounts which I previously held with HUTCHISON 3G UK LTD. 27/08/2007 - I receive a letter from wesscot. If you are trying to post information which is relevant to the story in this thread then please flag it up to the site team and they will allow you to post. Credentials confirmed by a Fortune 500 verification firm. The last telephone calls made is not acknowledgement of debt, Default is not an acknowledgement of debt, Disputing the debt is not acknowledgement of debt. Obviously I never got this since they stopped sending me letters due to a "security risk". The charges stayed as they were on my account, and I was forced/threatened to pay the full amount without any discussion, or else defaults would be applied on my credit report. https://t.co/V4ukfZlTEm, Banned from a supermarket but didn't steal anything. the point all but one credit collection company (wescot) seems to understand and that is Three failed to close my contract and instead choose to incur me monthly debts for a phone that doesn't exist for 2 years before deciding to try contact me through a credit collection company. This gave me the benefit of taking up a new contract with potentially a new phone company and getting a brand new phone I wouldn't have to pay for to get replaced. Well good luck. 23/06/2008 - Is this legal? We employ more than 4,800 people across our offices in Maidenhead, Glasgow and Reading and our 311 retail stores. 10.3m . What would be the best way to deal with this, I'm inclined to ignore them? Surely if you report your phone as stolen to the company effectively common sense should prevail and the contract is cancelled by the supplier as you no longer have the phone and are unable to use it? To see what credentials have been verified by a third-party service, please click on the "Verified" symbol in some Experts' profiles. employees in the UK . Offered F&F to all my creditors. Hutchison 3G UK Limited operates as a telecommunication provider. Hutchison 3G UK Limited is an active company incorporated on 29 November 1999 with the registered office located in Maidenhead, Berkshire. If you are trying to post information which is relevant to the story in this thread then please flag it up to the site team and they will allow you to post. Luckily I've never paid anything at all as I've disputed it from the start. Dazza a few months ago I discovered a good friend of mine who had ten debts with cards and catalogues which he was slavishly paying off at detriment to his own family quality of life, and I mean hardship, not just absence of second holidays or flat screen TV's. If you are trying to post information which is relevant to the story in this thread then please flag it up to the site team and they will allow you to post. I think I'll just probably do this, 2011 ain't exactly far away and I've put up with the problem perfectly fine fore 5 years. I’m sorry to know that you had to write to us again about the cancellation and the balance on your account. Tel: 01628 765000. I will hopefully find that out when I go through the old paperwork. Powered by Invision Community, Passengers from New Zealand will not quarantine in Sydney but must do so if they return. 22/02/2008 - Creditlink account recovery solution (CARS) credit collection agency number 3. https://t.co/UJayOpXFDo, Cabot/Mortimer claimform - old Halifax current account debt. All I can suggest is to give it a try. The details of these accounts are below: I held each credit account for a minimum of two years, and was a loyal customer of HUTCHISON 3G UK LTD., referring friends and family to the company; and as evident from holding three separate accounts myself. I do understand where you are coming from though, I have often recomended the following e-mail for 3 and they do seems to deal with your problems with speed. Now As I mentioned the end of my contract was the 30 November 2005. If you are trying to post a different story then you should start your own new thread. feels like harassment Scotcall Debt collecting services, agency number 5! If you are trying to post a different story then you should start your own new thread. Travelling by: Car. See how to switch networks. DawseyY2K, Check coverage & network status. 3x . where finding out that they were still locked into their contracts (hence the hard sell on insurance). This came as a complete surprise as I’ve been with o2 for over 2 years! the hoist debt will be your old barclaycard. In the end I started another contract before the end of my 3G contract, but kept paying it until the end of the 12 months. I would argue that the lack of direct evidence does not necessarily mean that circumstantial evidence cannot be relied upon as "proof" that something is wrong. I have learned this both by personal experience and from the many users with this problem on CAG. Three UK is part of the CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd group of companies which has mobile operations in 11 countries. I think the last time I attempted to do anything with it was in 2008 and I've been ignoring the problem since Hutchison and the collection companies had stopped bothering me. I need to remove a default from my credit file which has been placed on by Hitchinson 3G UK Ltd. I sent 1 to Wescott (now they are saying they are no longer in charge of this debt) Enter postcode to find your nearest store. This is more then a Joke now. I am a great believer in what goes around, comes around. The last time I made any form of payment was in 2005? After emailing the latest credit collection company I was in correspondence with a rather rude individual named Matt who told me. Some time in 2007, yes that's right 2 years after reporting the phone stolen and "cancelling" my contract I receive a letter from my first credit collection company demanding the debt of £501.54. I had a very limited income, and the unfortunate event of my phone getting stolen, was completely out of my hands. The contract was terminated, this outstanding balance they are claiming was the final bill. Star House 20 Grenfell Road Maidenhead SL6 1EH. Time to get it removed. Your views and opinions are important to us. You need to give 30 days notice of a cancellation, but this iss interpreted loosely, that the 30 days are worked back from your BILLING date, so it allows them to calculate the amount due to close, and there may be one more bill for call charges only (as line rental is paid in advance). This has made me extremely frustrated … The unemployed are sent there as penance for their sins, not to help them find work, Copyright Reclaim the Right Ltd - reg: 05783665, Car dealer who sold death traps and forged court papers, Forecasting the US elections - The Economist Daily Analysis and discussion thread, Local Authority Parking and Traffic Offences, Twitter - Include the @company's twitter name in your post title – here's why…. active customers . At this point I'm beyond angry. We're building the UK's fastest 5G network. I finally get a reply from three in writing. Thanks~. Obviously, I am not condoning any of this, but just pointing out the hard facts of life - No, it is not fair, but much in life rarely is these days!. Well you can imagine my reaction, what the hell is this debt? Anyone know if I'm right in saying the debt is statute barred since October 2011? If last payment was before Nov 2005 then it is well and truely SB'd. View the full article, not sure where we said send it to wetcloths? You are simply missing the point I am making here. Please note: I have no qualifications in this area - my advice is learned from the wonderful members of this Forum. Yes please send your complaint to the email address HS posted, this will get results quicker than using their antiquated complaints procedure, IMO I wouldn't pay them a single penny, contract or not, peoples circumstances change, how can you possibly know what or where your going to be 12 months in the future? Again, good luck, but I'm not sure you'll get anywhere. Sadly I agree this is the way things are done etc. They never contacted me or anything to say it was going on? The contract end date was 30th November 2005. We can confirm that as a consequence of the query you raised, the above account has been retuned to our client. Should I write directly to the bank I originally got the credit with? Because of this your contract remained active and you were charged for monthly line rental, even though you haven't used the services since then. After all, if the council is following a deliberate policy of not providing care because they simply can't afford it (a situation which you imply is unlawful but I don't know if it is or isn't) they're hardly likely to leave direct evidence of that lying around, are they! My Q is how do I find out who actually is currently holding this debt? As a result one evening I lost my phone on a night out. If you are trying to post information which is relevant to the story in this thread then please flag it up to the site team and they will allow you to post. Successfully claimed back mis-sold PPI (Barclays Bank) 2009-10 (£8500), Ran a paid-for DMP. My Q is how do I find out who actually is currently holding this debt? To be honest, if 3UK's customer service is of the same standard as it was when I was with them, and if they are still using foreign call centres, I would rather deal with Wescot! - If not able to remove it from my credit report, to at least (as HUTCHISON 3G UK LTD. have promised) to return my credit account back to 'Satisfactory - Settled'. As to their Indian Call Centre, well, that's one of the reasons I won't deal with them, or any company that cannot support UK jobs. So due to the security reasons we stopped sending you bills, Debt problems - including homes/ mortgages, PayDay Loans, Please note that this topic has not had any new posts for the last. I responded that it was over 2 years ago so I didn’t have any proof handy, if at all! Yes that's right almost 10 years ago. There are currently 10 active directors and 1 active secretary according to the latest confirmation statement submitted on 29th November 2019. I disputed the fact I didnt owe the money and they told me it soundly like there was an error on Hutchisons side and that they would investigate the matter. If the default had been noted correctly, ie some time in 2005, then this would be SB sometime in 2011 which would go some way towards making this 'go away'. I'm getting older and its getting to that point where I need to start thinking about credit for a house etc. Next port of call was to phone up three and report the phone stolen and get it bared. If you can remember WHEN you told them to cancel, ask for a transcript of the recording. Your contract end date was 30 November 2005. Hutchison 3G UK Limited - 2 year old debt, Please note that this topic has not had any new posts for the last. Thats was months before receiving a letter from the first credit collection company. If I received a letter in September or any time for that matter after reporting the phone stolen I would of realised there mistake and chased to make sure they cancelled.