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[seanamarts]

By the way on FB they are still known as studio London and funnily enough they have the same website as Studio makeovers London, Lets not forget that they also use the name Image thirst. Let us know how you get on

[burmafriday]

HI Seanamarts

Sure, i'll keep you fully posted.

thanks/BF

[seanamarts]

HI Seanamarts

Sure, i'll keep you fully posted.

thanks/BF

[burmafriday]

Hi - all,

after being silent for over a year, this thing has now re-appeared.

 

Oriel has been phoning twice a week in the evenings since January.

 

They were all automated calls, and i always hang up.

 

Then last week i received a call from a person.

She asked for my daughter by name as if she were my daughter's close friend

and i said that she was not in and asked who it was.

when she told me she was from Oriel, i told her to stop phoning here as my daughter

 

a. was not here

b. does not owe them any money

c. has returned any and all pictures taken by Studio London

 

she said she cannot discuss anything due to data protection but asked if i would give her my daughters mobile number. I said no.

I then said i hv written to them telling them and i know the story very well.

I told her to leave her my daughter a lone and that my daughter owes them nothing.

She said she cant discuss it with me. I fine.

she asked for my daughters contact details again, and i said I was not going to give it to her.

 

Then i received another call in the middle of the week by a guy. same thing happened.

But he did say one thing more.

he said that they were not going to leave it.

They are trying to speak with my daughter so that something could be done.

I said there is nothing to be done as my daughter had returned the photos etc.

he said that is not how they see it from their side.

 

Again the conversation ended as before with him asking for daughters contact details and i saying i was not going to give them.

 

Then this morning a woman phoned from Oriel, identified herself that she was from Oriel and gave her name as[edit]

(I am not sure about the surname) and asked for my daughter by her first name.

I said that my daughter was not in.

She asked if i could give her my daughters contact details

- i said no. Then she hung up

 

Apologies for the boring description but i think it important that you appreciate the sequence of events as they happened.

 

Heres the thing - i actually do not have my daughters contact details at the moment.

My daughter has gone abroad as she could not find work here.

I guess she'll contact me when she can.

Incredibly, she left last week!!

hows that for timing.

 

I think there are two options :

 

1. leave it and wait and see if they write to my daughter

2. write to them and tell them my daughter had gone abroad to seek work and that i genuinely do not have her contact details.

 

i don't want them taking action against my daughter whilst she is away. Any suggestions?

 

I must admit I feel i may have made the whole thing worst by opening my big mouth.

 

Thanks/BF

[dx100uk]

you're doing ok

 

just stay off that phone

 

report them to the ICO

 

http://www.ico.gov.uk/complaints/marketing.aspx

 

dx

[assisted blonde]

ignore them if they persist report them for harrasment

[labrat]

quick question has anyone checked to see if oriel collections has a liscence?

 

cant see one listed on their site

[burmafriday]

Hi

thanks for your messages

i try to ignore them but they still phone - and its not until they ask for my daughter by her name that i can tell who'son the line. I told them that my daughter is no longer living with me, i do not have her forwarding address and contact details and we did not part on good terms.... which is true. But, she's still my daughter and i love her and i am not going to sit around and ignore this. - What is the best approach to make to ICO? i went thru the website - i am not receiving sales calls. I see they say that if you told them not to contact you and they are still doing so i could report it. I guess thats all i can do. i will report back to you.

 

In answer to labrat's question I too have been on their website ( http://www.orielcollections.co.uk/Collections/ ) - but there is no mention of license.

 

All the best/BF

[assisted blonde]

Tell them next time they phone that you are repporting them for telephone harrasment, and report them!!! if you were feeling kind you could also send them one last letter saying not to contact you, daughter not at your address and they are harrasing you

[burmafriday]

Hi,

 

Well these guys are still phoning and writing to my address.

 

Oriel are I see members of CSA and DBSG where

 

CSA = Credit Services Association

DBSG = Debt Buyers and Sellers Group.

 

We know that Studio London is in liquidation according to Companies House so i can only assume that they purchased my daughters alleged "debt" and are therefore free to pursue it.

 

It would appear that the fact that my daughter actually does not owe the money to Studio London or that Studio London had incorrectly claimed this debt now appears to be irrelevant. As they are now liquidated means ( they are probably trading under another name and) there is probably no rec-course on Studio London.

 

I am ignoring the letters. However, is there anything that I/my daughter can do under these circumstances.?

 

All the best/BF

[silverfox1961]

0559949 Licence Status:Current

Current Applicant / Licensee:

 

Business NameCompany Registration Number Oriel Collections Limited4807044

 

Categories:

 

Consumer credit Debt collecting

 

Right To Canvass Off Trade Premises:No

 

 

Trading Name(s) (Current):

 

Oriel Collections Oriel Collections Services

 

Trading Name(s) (Historic):

 

O C

 

Issued Date: 10-Sep-2004

Date Maintenance Payment Due: 09-Sep-2014

 

 

Legal Formation:

 

Body Corporate (incorporated inside UK)

 

Current Individuals that run the organisation:

 

NamePosition Adrian Stalley Brian Patrick Pursey

 

Historic Individuals that run the organisation:

 

NamePosition Susan Copley

 

Nature of Business:

 

Debt Collection Other

[burmafriday]

Hi Silverfox,

 

Thank you for your fast response and info on debt Collectors and forgive my ignorance but what can i do with this info?.

I don't know quite how to proceed from here.

 

 

All the best

BF

[seanamarts]

You could write to them and let them know that this is a disputed debt with the photo company and it has not been resolved by them due to the fact that they have gone into liquidation. That in itself would prove that this company was 'not what it seemed' if you get my drift.

 

I have no doubts that this company has started up in another name and I doubt very much it is the first time they have done this.

[silverfox1961]

Hi Silverfox,

 

Thank you for your fast response and info on debt Collectors and forgive my ignorance but what can i do with this info?.

I don't know quite how to proceed from here.

 

 

All the best

BF

 

Labrat mentioned in post 57 that had anyone checked to see if they had a credit licence.

On their website, they should have shown this detail. I could find nothing until I did a post code search and then they popped up.

The information could help in any complaint should it be that their fitness to hold a licence comes up due to any pressure they may place on anyone.

[burmafriday]

Hi

Sorry i had to go on a course.

Thanks for your replies. i will write as Seanamarts suggested and get back to you.

All the best/BF

[seanamarts]

Let us know how you get on