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    • just to be clear here..... the DVLA do not send letters if a drivers licence address differs from any car's V5C that shows the same driver as it's registered keeper.
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    • Hopefully the ANPR cameras didn't pick up the two vehicles, but I don't think you're out of the woods just yet. MET's "work" consists of sending out hundreds of these invoices every week so yours might be a few days behind your partner's. There is also the matter of Royal Mail.  I once sold two second-hand books to someone on eBay.  Weirdly the cost of sending them separately was less than the cost of sending them in one parcel.  So to save a few bob I sent them seperately.  One turned up the next day.  One arrived after four days.  They were  sent from the same post office at the same time! But let's hope I'm being too pessimistic. Please update us of any developments.
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I left Uni early in 2004 due to moving south, I got a letter a year later from student loans stating I had had too much grant and owned them £300

 

I started to pay £50 a month until I lost my job, now Ive offered £1 as I havent got an income, I told them this and theyve written back saying no, and that I have to fill in an income and expenditure sheet

 

Now I cant, I have NO income, which bit of this dont they understand, I dont owe much now £233 but student loans are now doing what their doing to my OH refusing anything

 

On his SOA they wrote back saying he had lied about the amount he was spending and that they think he has £150 spare!

 

They will probably tell me I am lying too!

 

Whats the stance on grants overpayments?

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not sure on this, will your old Uni students union or finance dept help at all, might be worth a phonecall? I would fill in the forms from student loans and provide details re no income, maybe you need to speak to jobcentre or someone to validate you are not working and then ask them to backdate it:)

'rise like lions after slumber, in unvanquishable number, shake your chains to the earth like dew, which in sleep had fall'n on you, ye are many, they are few.' Percy Byshse Shelly 1819

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Well I sent back my earnings etc which is 0 in the envelope they provided and guess what

 

A letter comes through today saying as theyve heard nothing they are taking me to court for £230

 

I really am tired today, not only am I battling against them for OH but now for me, I have asked 4 times for thier bank details to make payments and getting nothing.

 

I wish someone would expose SLC for what they really are, to me they are worse than HSBC as at least I get responses to letters from them, are SLC just ignoring everything anybody sends now?

 

Going to ring OFT on monday and hopefully put in a complaint against them for both myself and OH, but h onestly for £230 to court, it will then be a £500 bill etc with fees its really stupid.

 

I seriously feel like pulling my hair out and I am starting to get depressed about them, I can cope with most things but when companies don't respond to you its so frustrating

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1. You should have just filled out the expense form. some organisations can request this by law to check if you are telling the truth.

 

2. The following are their details -

Bank: The Royal Bank of Scotland

Sort code: 83-52-00

A/c no: 00676345

 

USE YOUR LOAN ACCOUNT NUMBER AS THE REFERENCE.

 

3. They can be b******* but the key is communication...by recorded delivery.

 

4. Set up the standing order to make the amt you can afford even if it's a token payment of £1. Then they can't say you were being difficult.

Send a letter telling them you have done so.

 

5. If it does go to court they will just set up a manageable payment arrangement for you anyway.

 

 

Hope this helps.

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Problem is they havent supplied me with their bank details to pay anything. Ive complained using their online process.

 

I already sent the expense form as above but they are saying t hey havent got it. Sigh.

 

Lets hope the complaint works

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Problem is they havent supplied me with their bank details to pay anything. Ive complained using their online process.

 

I already sent the expense form as above but they are saying t hey havent got it. Sigh.

 

Lets hope the complaint works

 

Hi Summer30. Did you read my post no. 4. everything you have just mentioned I've given you a solution. The bank details are correct as I am using them. resend expense form recorded delivery amd I'm sure you must know your loan reference

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Well I did a complaint through their website, its day 8 now of their apparent 10 days in which they will reply.

 

Ive started paying into that account and I have sent them a recorded letter stating so.

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