Steaming Mad - effing EON
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So a few weeks back I had a letter from Buchanan Clark & Wells for my sins. No mention of what they wanted but could I contact them... looked up who/what they are (debt collectors) and since I know I've got nothing outstanding and they're not advising what they want I think "hmmmm, scam" and that's it.
Fast forward a couple of weeks today I open another letter from them this time advising that EON have sold them my 'debt' going back to mid 2012 WTF I moved out in Nov 2012 and settled my account then... so I call EON for clarification on what is happening. Turns out I had paid them some monies in feb 2012 and they'd returned it to me (missed this on my statement) but since I'd cleared everything up upon selling my house I assumed everything was good (especially as they told me everything was good)... until now. They couldn't tell me why they didn't chase me for the debt at any point nor could they advise me why the first time I hear of this debt a 'final notice' from BC&W. Furthermore they can't take payment from me as they've 'sold' the debt
In monetary terms I'm not particularly fussed (if I actually owe it I owe it so fair enough) as it's £155 +£20 'fine'(which does stick in the craw a lot) it's just the whole principle of not being advised there is a debt and then farming this debt out and charging me for the privilege with no advice nothing - I even had my mail forward for a year after leaving so that nothing could be missed yet these cockwombles still f
ked up on this. Now have to double check my statements over that period and see what's gone in and out - a right pain in the arse and a real waste of my time thanks to an incompetent company 
Fast forward a couple of weeks today I open another letter from them this time advising that EON have sold them my 'debt' going back to mid 2012 WTF I moved out in Nov 2012 and settled my account then... so I call EON for clarification on what is happening. Turns out I had paid them some monies in feb 2012 and they'd returned it to me (missed this on my statement) but since I'd cleared everything up upon selling my house I assumed everything was good (especially as they told me everything was good)... until now. They couldn't tell me why they didn't chase me for the debt at any point nor could they advise me why the first time I hear of this debt a 'final notice' from BC&W. Furthermore they can't take payment from me as they've 'sold' the debt
In monetary terms I'm not particularly fussed (if I actually owe it I owe it so fair enough) as it's £155 +£20 'fine'(which does stick in the craw a lot) it's just the whole principle of not being advised there is a debt and then farming this debt out and charging me for the privilege with no advice nothing - I even had my mail forward for a year after leaving so that nothing could be missed yet these cockwombles still f
ked up on this. Now have to double check my statements over that period and see what's gone in and out - a right pain in the arse and a real waste of my time thanks to an incompetent company Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff