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My son had Sky installed last year but due to him losing his job he couldnt pay it so they cut him off.
Now all he can get are the free channels.
He received a few letters from debt companies, but he didnt contact them.
However Sky have written to him to ask if he would like reconnecting.
They have said that they will write off 50% of the debt he owes, to a maximum of £100.
We are a bit unsure whether this is a con to get him to pay a chunk off the bill and then say they can't reconnect him.
hi buzz
we got into diffuculties with sky a few years ago, they then phoned us asking if we want to reconnect and that they would scrap the old debt, we done this and they have never asked for any money regarding old debt.
You should maybe push them to see if they will write all the debt off? If Happy33 got it all written off, maybe your son can too?! Maybe see if there s a default registered, and if so, if they would remove it?
Nikkiandmidgets Vs BOS (3) - S.A.R sent 11/09/06
Nikkiandmidgets Vs Capital One (2) - S.A.R sent 11/09/06, Prelims sent 20/10/06, LBA's sent 16/11/06
Nikkiandmidgets Vs Citi credit card - S.A.R sent 11/09/06, Prelim sent 9/10/06, LBA sent 28/10/06
Nikkiandmidgets Vs Halifax - S.A.R sent 11/09/06
Nikkiandmidgets Vs Egg (4) - S.A.R. sent 20/10/06
Nikkiandmidget Vs Littlewoods (3) - S.A.R sent 20/10/06
Nikkiandmidgets Vs Blackhorse - Prelim sent 20/10/06 requesting £125 charges to be refunded. LBA sent 16/11/06.
Nikkiandmidgets Vs Welcome Finance (Macadam Finance) - S.A.R and C.C.A request sent 20/10/06
My Mum Vs Halifax - S.A.R sent 11/09/06
My Mum Vs Capital One - S.A.R sent 20/10/06
My Mum Vs Citi - S.A.R sent 20/10/06
They run offer like this all the time. You'll only get it all written off if there is an "offer" available for this; just phone them and ask what's the best they can do - they're pretty good. Same happened to me and I got half the debt written off and half price subscription for six months, with no minimum term. Happy days!
However Sky have written to him to ask if he would like reconnecting.
They have said that they will write off 50% of the debt he owes, to a maximum of £100..
It's a standard mailing - there are 2 types, the non-debtor ex-customers get a 'come back to Sky' offer that includes a discounted package deal for X number of months worth around £50-70 in cash terms. The debtors mailing offers to clear the debt on the account (no discounted channels) HOWEVER, it will be a NEW contract, not reactivating your old one, so it will have new terms and conditions AND you'll be committing to a minimum terms of 12 months or more.
There is also the possibility they have already sold your debt to Lowell Financial. They WILL clear it, but Lowell may already have put a default on your credit record, and that will stay in place for 6 years. It's worth looking a bit deeper.
It's a standard mailing - there are 2 types, the non-debtor ex-customers get a 'come back to Sky' offer that includes a discounted package deal for X number of months worth around £50-70 in cash terms. The debtors mailing offers to clear the debt on the account (no discounted channels) HOWEVER, it will be a NEW contract, not reactivating your old one, so it will have new terms and conditions AND you'll be committing to a minimum terms of 12 months or more.
Mine had gone to Intrum Justicia (or whatever they're called) and had been with them for 4 months. I got half off my debt, half price subscription for 6 months and the lady told me that I was not tied in, and could cancel any time.
So there is no new contract (it reactivates your old one) and you do get a subscription discount.
The other offer I got (earlier) was half off the debt OR half price for six months; a few weeks later I got offered both. This expired, I phoned them up six weeks later and asked if I could still have it, and got it.
As with their Correspondence Section - arse and elbow come to mind.....! What I'd really be interested to know is - in the light on an email I received from Sky saying they never pass your details to a CRA, whether they actually do this.
I owed around £160 to Sky, and got a phone call from them. After I asked them to confirm that they were in fact Sky, they asked my to pay £1 and they paid of the other £159.
I paid the £1, and guess what? The £159 dissapeared!
That was in November...
Halifax Prelim letter sent 2/08 Fob off recv'd : 7/08, Settled 17/08, without LBA even being sent : £240 agreed, just £28 short of what we were claiming for!
BoS: All statments recieved, totalling £1,680 before intrest, 09/08 CCA Request sent to Hollis Briggs Solicitors, Prelim sent on 12/8. Hollis briggs never did reply to the S.A.R - (Subject Access Request). LBA has been sent, and action has begun in the small claims court! Return date 2/11, Prelim. hearing 9/11. Hollis Briggs have dropped the account, which is now back under BoS head office control! BoS ignored court claim, and din't reply at all. Spoke to rachel Hinchliffe, who said they did not recieve summons, now in her personal hands. 2/11 - Recieved noticed of debt collection on this account from Wescot, just more evidence of icompetency, and for court!
My credit file is as black as two in the morning anyway, so my chances of getting credit for the next 7 years is probably out the window!
I shall be sending away fro my credit files shortly anyway, when I move onto phase two of HBOS. I believe they have defaulted me (definetley sent me to a DCA, which then got returned after court action started) and I want that removed. Not amended or noted, removed, LOL. If I notice anything else untoward on there I shall be getting that fixed as well...
I wish there was a section of the forum dedicated to this stuff, as I have grasped the conecpt of the SAR's and the CCA, but the credit file thing is still grey in my mind!
Halifax Prelim letter sent 2/08 Fob off recv'd : 7/08, Settled 17/08, without LBA even being sent : £240 agreed, just £28 short of what we were claiming for!
BoS: All statments recieved, totalling £1,680 before intrest, 09/08 CCA Request sent to Hollis Briggs Solicitors, Prelim sent on 12/8. Hollis briggs never did reply to the S.A.R - (Subject Access Request). LBA has been sent, and action has begun in the small claims court! Return date 2/11, Prelim. hearing 9/11. Hollis Briggs have dropped the account, which is now back under BoS head office control! BoS ignored court claim, and din't reply at all. Spoke to rachel Hinchliffe, who said they did not recieve summons, now in her personal hands. 2/11 - Recieved noticed of debt collection on this account from Wescot, just more evidence of icompetency, and for court!
It's worth doing - its only costs £6 (2 for each of the firms) and it is much cheaper than siging up for one firms so-called monitoring service, which only tells 33% of the story...!
Bloody Sky did not wipe my £88 debt off - now I am mad really mad indeed. They are nearly as bad as Crap one
Datxman v Lloyds TSB 2006 ** WON** 27/2/2006 With no conditions Datxman v Capital One 2006
S.A.R - (Subject Access Request) letter sent - July 2006
Non-compliance letter sent - 11/09/2006
enforcement letter sent - 11/09/2006
Statements finally received - 27/09/06
Prelim Letter - sent 28/09/06 - £540
Lowell has bought the debt and I have asked them to wipe it clean due to lack of funds Datxman v Barclaycard 2006 Won no conditions
Now why am I not surprised? In addition to writing to Sky, I've been (for a laugh) keeping up a dual-track with their online correspondence section, whilst I cannot fault their courteous manner, exery message they send me contradicts the one that precedes it....! What's even funnier, the thread of what they've said before is contained in the message - they only have to scroll down to read it - but they don't!
little village in wales no point putting it here no-one would have heard of it
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okonski - i knew I'd find your comments here, you and a Sky query go hand in hand!!!!
I rang up sky after being a loyal high subscription users for 6 years. told them I wanted to leave and got my packages reduced to haf price (bowt blinking time).
Sky never reward goods custoemrs do they?
I will keep my eye out for any other Sky money saving tips!!!
Allyxia
KEEP FIGHTING FOR YOUR MONEY - EVEN WHEN IT GETS TOUGH
The Banks are somewhere which lends you an umberella when it is sunny, and takes it away when it rains
HSBC £1200 - Settled in Full Cap 1 2 X £100 - Settled in Full Nationwide £1641 - Settled in Full inc Default and CCJ Removed by Court Order NatWest £2215.60- Settled in Full and Removed Default Natice Woolwich £3690 - Settled in Full
They'll probably have a faint hope you'll forget the good deal you had and happily revert to their high prices after the arrangement ends! Glad you got something out of them though.
little village in wales no point putting it here no-one would have heard of it
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yeh but I write eveyrthing down bit anal like that. so I'll no when my time sup then wait for them to contact me in a coupla weeks!!
Allyxia
KEEP FIGHTING FOR YOUR MONEY - EVEN WHEN IT GETS TOUGH
The Banks are somewhere which lends you an umberella when it is sunny, and takes it away when it rains
HSBC £1200 - Settled in Full Cap 1 2 X £100 - Settled in Full Nationwide £1641 - Settled in Full inc Default and CCJ Removed by Court Order NatWest £2215.60- Settled in Full and Removed Default Natice Woolwich £3690 - Settled in Full
I wish there was a section of the forum dedicated to this stuff, as I have grasped the conecpt of the S.A.R - (Subject access request)'s and the CCA, but the credit file thing is still grey in my mind!
You could try looking at the "Debt and bailiffs Advice" area? Full of credit stuff, DCA's etc.
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Originally Posted by buzz
Time is running out for the banks 
