Ok, i cancelled my Sky subscription, via the internet, on 1st Feb...six days before the subs were due to be taken, informing them i no longer wanted/needed their service. I also stopped the DD via my bank, and told Sky what i had done. I went on holiday the following day. Upon my return today, i checked my emails and had 2 emails off them. One sent the same day as mine to them saying they had a higher than usual workload (i wonder why!!!!) and would be in touch asap to deal with my email. then a further one saying the below: Not just that, though...as i waded through my snail mail, there were two letters from Sky. The first, dated 6th Feb, telling me that they tried to take a payment, but were unable to, and that they will be sending me an invoice that will cost me £4.00 etc, etc The other one, dated 22nd, however told me i OWED them £48:50 outstanding on my account!!!!!!! Now, in the back of my mind, i recall them setting up the direct debit and taking the first months payment out the same day. Two weeks later, another months payment was taken, meaning i was at least a month in advance. Am i correct in stating i AM in advance and that i owe them zilch. I mean is the above the standard practice when they get a new customer? I must admit, i am in the mood for a fight with them, but want to make sure of my facts, before going in at the deep end, and to stop me having to wade through years of bank statements All help appreciated Malc

You know? I just thought, it can't have been the DVLA as he sold the car in Feb, and sent off the part of the V5 registration certificate he had to. I know he did this as i put it in the postbox for him. So, they wouldnt have had him on file after Feb of this year at ANY address. The only other place it could "possibly" have been is his bank account. Are THEY allowed to divulge info to these CDAs, i wonder? Malc

Oh, i aint worried about that, believe me 6' 3" and a grouchy SOB when need be !!!! I just would like some clue as to who these "people" that can share my personal details are. I always assumed (seems wrongly:confused:) there were laws protecting my privacy The only clues i have are DVLA, but i think they keep records based on registration plates, should they need to access addresses. Or it could have been a bank that he used to deposit his windfall from his house sale in. Either one seems a bit "off" to me. Malc

Well, i have decided to just keep on sending their letters back, and wait for the next stage, which i assume will be a personal call to the doorstep (?) I did a bit more delving about on the latest company, and it appears they deal in "low level" debts. Things like non payment of internet suppies etc. But the most puzzling thing in all this is how they came to get this address as being his, when (i assume) he only notified DVLA of a change of address, in order to get his veihcle taxed. To my knowledge, he banked paperless and via internet banking. I always thought that DVLA only index things by registration details, and not name/address for retrielval purposes. And how come they can just give out stuff like this, anyway? Malc

Thanks for the reply:) The thing here is, though...i dont want to give them MY info (name and so on) Like you say, they aren't the brightest buttons in the box I dont know why i dont, but all i know is i just do. I have visions of them sending me forms to fill in, wanting to know stuff i either dont want to divulge to them, as a metter of my privacy, or stuff i have no knowledge of and they will THEN latch into me, and start pestering for it. Do these people have a sequence of events they use, and ramp things up, as it were, when and if they feel the need to? Malc

OK, to cut a long story short, i had a friend ( i now use the term lightly as you will see!!!) stay with me for a while this year, after he sold his house, and prior to him emigrating. During this period, he retaxed his car online and the disc came to this address, so he must have changed his address to here. Anyway, in the fullness of time, he "cleared the decks" as he put it, and went on his way, thanking me for everything and the usual "i will be in touch as soon as i am settled" No contact has been made since that day, however, so i assumed everything was OK Now i am getting letters addressed to him at this address, that, on researching the PO box of the "return to" on backs of envelopes are from various debt agencies. When they 1st started arriving, and before i got that fed up with them, all i did was send them back by writing RTS on the envelopes, and sticking them in the post on my way to work. This was before i delved into any research, btw. I have no idea where he eventually ended up, but i DO know he got on a plane to the Far East, as i took him to the airport, and saw him check in and go through to the departure lounge !!!!! This now leads me to my questions: 1/ How do i get them to stop sending them here and 2/ Will this put a black mark over this address creditworthiness wise. And, if so, how do i go about preventing that happening? Malc