Just started dating a debt collector!

[roscodog18]

well........after 19 years married my wife left me......combined debts probably had something to do with this.......strange thing is the new lady in my life is a para legal.....a debt collector.......hates her job and she sued her bank for over £2.5K.......way OVER what the true figure was but she knew they would not argue! ( pre test case).

 

Any info I can share I will............

 

Roscodog18

[flyingdoc]

SOOOOOOOO many jokes sprang to mind - mostly smutty but we wont go there.....

Any insider knowledge would be greatly appreciated and good luck with the new lady in ur life.

[roscodog18]

The company she works for do a huge amount of work..the biggest client

'buys ' debts then uses the company she works for to collect.....just passed on 10,000 cases!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the ironic thing is her company represents a credit card co that I took to Court and they didn't turn up! so i got a judgement......and paid out:)

 

roscodog18

[underdog13]

Anything further you can tell us, Roscodog? As Flying doc says, any insider knowledge is greatly appreciated:)

[roscodog18]

Lots more to tell..........bottom line these people are only doing a job so avoid being nasty, cheeky or anything that gets personal!......they are on targets so always go for the easy option......write letters to them as legally they MUST respond within 28 days......don't cover everything in one letter, send several .....if we all did this the industry would grind to a halt with the volume of post .....send CCA's..the more work they have to do the better .......they will ALWAYS go for the soft touch first...so if you appear clued up on legalities you have a better chance of beating them......often they will bend or break the rules.......they know that these debts are often unenforcable but will bully people into paying........industry standard for purchasing a debt is 10p in the pound......if your debt is £5000 it will be sold for £500......often the companies have little or no collection strategy and hope that people will cave and pay after a few nasty letters

 

Roscodog

[rogermeard]

And in the process they manage to push people right to the edge of their own sanity even forcing some into sad and drastic action.

 

I think the whole debt recovery industry needs completely overhauling by the Gov. The underhand and downright unlawful practices used by DCA's is unforgivable and if used bymere mortals would result in criminal charges.

 

I know some are only doing their job but most seem to relish it, kicking people when they are down. If they didn't behave like cowboys then maybe people would be more willing to pay up to them. Just my opinion mind.

 

However think of all the useful info you will gather...lol.

 

Also i don't mean to offend you or your new love interest.

Edited March 12, 2009 by rogermeard

[Bookworm]

Another debt collector screwed by a CAGger then...

 

(I can see a CAGbot heading my way shortly, lol)

[yourbank]

Another debt collector screwed by a CAGger then...

 

(I can see a CAGbot heading my way shortly, lol)

LOL(guess it will have to do a bit more work

[tendogs]

I cannot see why a cagbot would be concerned about do it yourself

[fiftypence]

Lots more to tell..........bottom line these people are only doing a job so avoid being nasty, cheeky or anything that gets personal!......they are on targets so always go for the easy option......write letters to them as legally they MUST respond within 28 days......don't cover everything in one letter, send several .....if we all did this the industry would grind to a halt with the volume of post .....send CCA's..the more work they have to do the better .......they will ALWAYS go for the soft touch first...so if you appear clued up on legalities you have a better chance of beating them......often they will bend or break the rules.......they know that these debts are often unenforcable but will bully people into paying........industry standard for purchasing a debt is 10p in the pound......if your debt is £5000 it will be sold for £500......often the companies have little or no collection strategy and hope that people will cave and pay after a few nasty letters

 

Roscodog

 

Pretty much sums up what most of us already knew I feel

 

I hope you are keeping you CAG mistress a secret from your new partner Wouldn't want her to clam up under your intense probing, for information that is