Blair Oliver & Scott

[Twyford18]

or as we refer to them "Bag of Sh---

I had a letter from them on 17th Feb and rang them but they were bullying me into upping my repayment which i cannot afford to do, they would not accept this and said they would take further action, we have had at least a dozen missed calls from them since. I sent off the Subject Access letter which at first they denied receiving until I told them who had signed for it. I have had another letter today threatening me with all sorts and I rang them again, they have agreed to an increase of £1 per month which they would not consider last week but have demanded an income and expenditure list, I have told them they are not legally entitled to ask for this as I believe only a Court can do this and they say If I don't send it they can refuse my offer of payment and take the matter further.

I have told them what will happen if they try to Doorstep Visit but can they force me to provide details, all my finances are joint with my Husband and he refuses to give them his details as it is none of their business.

I would appreciate any advice

[BonM]

Hi Twyford,

 

What type of debt is this for? Loan, CC etc? They are not legally entitled to view income and expenditure, I believe it is only a judge whom can view it, and this is only once it gets to court. It seems you are a long way off of that at the moment. I think maybe the first point of call is to get proof of this debt by way of CPR and take it from there, maybe others will be able ot help more.

 

For all reading, just found this interesting link on BO&S

 

http://www.blair-oliver-and-scott.dpcregistry.co.uk/

Edited March 3, 2010 by BonM
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[Blondmusic]

1st things 1st. Stop calling these twits. Do everything in writing from now on. You do not have to give them Income and Expenditure only a Judge is entitled to see that.

 

Is this a loan, credit card, overdraft or something else. The more details you can give us then the better we can help.

[Twyford18]

Hi Thanks everyone, this was a Bank Of Scotland credit card which I got behind with and they kept adding charges and interest even though I sent them what I could, It finally went to Blair etc in January last year and they write to me very so often to try and bully me into paying more, i told the woman today that I was not legally obliged to give her my Income & expenditure and she said they had the right to refuse my offer of payment if I didn't and take it further.

[Bazooka Boo]

Hence why you MUST keep everything in writing only, how are you going to prove that she has said they are allowed to refuse your offers of payment? You can't and when you tell a judge that they said so, they will simply deny it.

 

Blair Oliver & Snot = Bank Of Scotland

 

Keep everything in writing from now on, if they ring tell them 'everything in writing' and hang up, keep a record of all their calls,times and dates and amount.

 

How old is the Credit Card? What is the amount owing, and have they sent you a default notice, or even a termination notice?

[Twyford18]

I have received today a large package containing all the paperwork alledgedly that BOS hold re my credit card, most of what they have written is total rubbish but there you go. I have seen something somewhere that if the agreement was signed before a certain date and doesn't contain the correct wording I can challenge the debt.

Can anyone tell me if this is correct and what steps I can take now before they start bullying me again

[harrassed senior]

Have they sent you a copy of the original agreement, and if so, what is the date of it being taken out.

[Twyford18]

Yes they have sent me a copy of the original document, its not very legible but was taken out in 21/08/2000

[diddydicky]

whilst they have no right to demand your I & E i would suggest that where you are attempting to make an offer, and the more so when you are offering a nominal monthly payment- it is more than reasonable that you supply them with sufficient information to show that you cannot pay anymore than that

 

If they decline your offer and in court they state that they did so because you would not co operate by showing that this was a genuine offer- you will not be on the judge's christmas card list anytime soon -

 

IMO you either co operate with them in arriving at agreed payments- which means compromise on both sides...

 

or you tell them to sod off

 

you cant have your cake and eat it

[Twyford18]

I have been paying them the amount I can afford for over a year and increased it twice because of their bullying tactics, its not that I am not paying them, just their insistance that I keep upping the payment even though my circumstances have not changed

[diddydicky]

I have been paying them the amount I can afford for over a year and increased it twice because of their bullying tactics, its not that I am not paying them, just their insistance that I keep upping the payment even though my circumstances have not changed

 

with respect- if the debt is large and the payments small- they are entitled to think that you might be able to afford to pay mor

 

all the more reason to prove to them from your I & E that you cannot afford more

 

it;s your choice but just as you dont HAVE to tell them - so they dont HAVE to accept your reduced payments and/or reduce/cancel interest

 

ps i take it that what you are paying IS actually reducing the debt?

 

if not- stop paying

[Fred Bassett]

Hiya, was this a Bank of Scotland Preference Account by any chance?

 

Fred