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On Sat, 24 Jan 2015 09:06:05 -0000, "Brian Gaff"
wrote:

Its not just Sky, but really i think we are all bad at not reading terms
and conditions and all that stuff.

I think all that stuff is deliberately contrived to be as daunting as
possible with the specific intention that people don't read it, as a
result of which they don't know their rights (or lack of them) and are
easily conned.

Rod.

Sky threatening debt collectors
 

On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:38:53 +0000, Mark Carver wrote:

You should *never* cancel a DD in that manner. I'd pay up the 27 quid
ASAP, and clear things, otherwise you're likely to find your credit
rating could be affected, and that can lead to really serious problems.

Much as I like your wisdom on technical matters this statement is in a
world - cobblers.

The *only* way a credit rating can be affected is if the matter is taken to
Small Claims Court (never going to happen for £27), & also won't happen as
Sky have sold the debt for about 10p in the £1 to the debt collectors -
Wescot(?) (who have no powers at all, they just send scary letters).

I digress, it needs to go to court (you can pay up beforehand if you get
court papers), you lose & then still don't pay after 28 days.

In this case it won't happen.

My dad suffered a stroke in late 2013 & I had to pick up his affairs. I
cancelled the Sky DD, got a letter from them, another from Wescot full of
bull**** (but would scare the uneducated into paying) then nothing.

He now gets about 1 invitation a week from Sky with tempting offers to
return.

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On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 22:13:47 +0000, Peter Crosland wrote:

You did not give the required notice so you do owe them. Cancelling the
DD is not sufficient. Pay up before you get court costs added to the bill.

I'm sorry that staement is also cobblers. I'm in no way advocating just not
paying stuff willy nilly, but no organisation can just add court costs,
give you a CCJ, send baliffs & so on without following the correct process.

In the case of Sky they just stop the service before a huge debt racks up &
then sell the debt to Wescot who play a numbers gamne with scary letters.

Please have a Google & find me an instance of someone getting a CCJ from
Sky. They don't do it, it's not worth the hassle. Even if they were to win
in court there's no guarantee of getting their money or costs back.

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On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:03:39 -0800 (PST), sintv wrote:

I decided to cancel Sky.
Any one else had these threats?

Ignore them, they will give up. Wescot buy the debt from Sky for peanuts &
hope to make a profit. No one will call at your door, steal your possesions
or give you a CCJ.

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On 23/01/2015 20:03, sintv wrote:

I decided to cancel Sky. I tried to phone them but got fed up being kept on hold so I cancelled the D/D at the bank. I was then cut off, as expected, 1 month later. Sky are now calling in the debt collectors for the £27 as I didnt give them 1 months notice. What do you think..should I pay or not.

Yes. Pay the £27.

It'll be cheaper in the long run. And you did have the service for that
time, I assume?

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On Sat, 24 Jan 2015 17:53:16 +0000, JNugent wrote:

Yes. Pay the £27.

It'll be cheaper in the long run.

If he doesn't pay the £27, what do you think will happen?

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On Saturday, 24 January 2015 17:53:22 UTC, JNugent wrote:
On 23/01/2015 20:03, sintv wrote:

I decided to cancel Sky. I tried to phone them but got fed up being kept on hold so I cancelled the D/D at the bank. I was then cut off, as expected, 1 month later. Sky are now calling in the debt collectors for the £27 as I didnt give them 1 months notice. What do you think..should I pay or not.

Yes. Pay the £27.

It'll be cheaper in the long run. And you did have the service for that
time, I assume?

Well no, as I paid 1 month in advance then service was cancelled 1 month after I cancelled D/D.