energy supplier requesting spurious claim

[DBSV8]

Pothole said:

DBSV8 said:

Pothole said:

DBSV8 said:

Pothole said:

How much are we talking about?

£56

Can you afford it? Do you have lots of time to waste fighting?

Of course , but im not about to pour a perfectly decent bottle of Talisker Storm down the drain ??..... if they show via meter readings the bill is justified , then fine , but so far i have drawn a blank with requests which leads me to believe is spurious .

incidentally on the same theme , i owed £250 quid to Supplier B during change over , I contacted supplier and paid in full on the 4th Nov ..verified with confirmation email and bank transaction ..

Today i get a letter from a different collection agency demanding payment for this sum with in 7 days ?? ................i contact them and yes it is a clerical error ...no you dont owe any money .....but yes there is another demand letter in the system .....just ignore it .

Now how many old people would just pay this with out questioning it

,,,bad form in my book

Clerical errors are bad form?

letters demanding payment and threatening court action certainly are ....which is what the letters state ....mistakes which an elderly or vulnerable person may just pay up ?

[poo at Paul's]

DBSV8 said:

i didnt move they went into administration , i was actually in credit from original suppliers , but when B took over From A ( Guessing they bought them out ? ) it was an emergency rate

OK, do you have the meter reading from when you were informed A was taken over by B? Or the date A went into Admin?
Problem is, if you didn't take a meter reading, how will you know, if they come up with the goods breakdown of account wise, that it is correct or not?
If you do have it, have you communicated it to Co B?

[anonymous-user]

Aluminati said:

pavarotti1980 said:

How can they be collecting on behalf of supplier A?

Supplier A does not exist anymore.....or is this on behalf of the administrators trying to pull a fast one and recoup money

Indeed, should the letter not be from liquidators ?

Administration and liquidation are two different things. The company still exists during administration, and during liquidation until the liquidation is complete, at which point the company is dissolved.

[DBSV8]

poo at Paul's said:

DBSV8 said:

i didnt move they went into administration , i was actually in credit from original suppliers , but when B took over From A ( Guessing they bought them out ? ) it was an emergency rate

OK, do you have the meter reading from when you were informed A was taken over by B? Or the date A went into Admin?
Problem is, if you didn't take a meter reading, how will you know, if they come up with the goods breakdown of account wise, that it is correct or not?
If you do have it, have you communicated it to Co B?

yes and had no response..............then the letters started arriving , i know the meter readings ,there must have been a specific date when B took over from A .........., B has been fully paid , I was in credit from A ? so where this £56 comes from ...no idea perhaps an admin charge from the Liquidators ?this is why I'm insisting on actual readings , because before i submit them i photo the meter with date / time ,

, as previous poster mentioned i think i will simply draft a letter of complaint , with a limited time to supply evidence , after that it will be harassment ?
thanks

[anonymous-user]

Anti harassment legislation is aimed at stalkers and the like. Someone sending you some letters asking for money could be but usually would not be unlawful harassment. People should not be so twitchy.

[Aluminati]

Breadvan72 said:

Administration and liquidation are two different things. The company still exists during administration, and during liquidation until the liquidation is complete, at which point the company is dissolved.

Many Thanks for the clarification.

[anonymous-user]

Here is not the place for an essay on corporate restructuring and insolvency, but in very broad summary Administrators may initially try to rescue a company or to sell on its business. Liquidators wind a company up. Sometimes a liquidation follows on from administration. Receivers are another thing altogether.

Corporate legal personality survives until the company is dissolved.

[Pothole]

DBSV8 said:

letters demanding payment and threatening court action certainly are ...

That's not what I asked. Keep ranting, it's very entertaining.

[DBSV8]

Pothole said:

DBSV8 said:

letters demanding payment and threatening court action certainly are ...

That's not what I asked. Keep ranting, it's very entertaining.

oh dear you want some tarmac to fill in that Pothole ?