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    • the scrappage scheme is nothing to do with the agreement ...sorry. it's an enticement to purchase a replacement vehicle. just the same as shop signs that say 50% off or whatever.  its a done and dusted deal done before you enter into the agreement for the remaining £sum. 
    • don't get too hung up on the real meaning of 'fake' in terms of the documents a claimant might produce relating to a potential court claim. by fake we typically mean, they are not obviously the 'real McCoy' ,100% associated with whatever credit they are trying to pin on punters. they are often of the right 'version' that an OC would have used for that particular take out date, but with details inserted in a diff font where they should be for say your name address DOB etc. All DCA's typically  have filing cabinets covering each year for most creditor, whip 'em out, scan and copy n paste your details onto them, even easier now with online sign ups. no hard copies ever sent cause 90% of mugs have lost them..... one of our most powerful tools is the fact any docs they produce, unless they state they are 'a reconstruction'  MUST come from the original creditor noty some hidden pile the claimants have. Link are absolute masters at this so dont stick to lowell threads. dx    
    • Driving home last night I contacted wing mirrors with a car coming the opposite way. The wing mirror folded in and the glass popped out. Very minor damage.  I stopped at the next layby (A road) to repair the mirror. A passerby stopped and said they saw the other car stopped behind me in another layby - they went back and passed over details so we could get in touch.  The conversation started cordially, but quickly got heated when I said I was well on my side and they drifted over (which is what happened).  I wasn't going to bother filing a claim as there isn't enough damage to justify it. So I've said to the other party lets just call it quits as there are no witnesses and we both think we are innocent.   they said they are contacting the police and insurance and that they have witnesses. But a quick facebook search found a post by the other person saying they were in a crash, and were 'spun' off the road. Picture of a broken wing mirror and a slight scuff on the front and rear wheel arch. they are asking for witnesses. I have screenshots of the post, and sent them another message saying I can see you dont have witnesses as you are appealing for them. I'd really not drag this out. Lets call it quits and move on. this was followed by a couple of messages that didn't really make much sense. e.g. 'do the right thing'. What should I do now?  Contact police?  Contact my insurance? - Can I tell them about this incident but say I dont want to claim? Will that affect my premium?  
    • This is the crux of the argument. The scrappage contribution should have also been counted as a deposit. It was literally a part exchange in return for a cash deduction so there is no reason it wouldn't be treated the same way.  I did not request a VT, I was struggling to pay after a separation from my partner at the time. However had the figures been reflected correctly, the VT cost would have been 2k not 9k and I may have considered it as an option. Instead, the car was marked stolen and removed from my possession by the police
    • LOL - old one the fiver theory - although with the poops its take a fiver now, promise 10p  sometime in the future while claiming the reverse theory   So when is jenrick, an apparent slam dunk as referenced higher in the thread, being referred to the police? These poops need to know that anything they throw will be returned .. with interest  
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Has anybody sucessfully ended a contract with Orange without incurring charges? I have an 18 month verbal contract with Orange which was supposed to cost about £25 a month. I have never paid less than £60. I have tried to call them to sort it out and their atititude is awfull. Is it wise to cacel my direct debit or will they take me to court? Does anybody know of a loophole that will get me out of this ridiculous situation?

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Definitely don't stop paying else you'll find yourself in the nasty position of having defaults from an extremely uncooperative mobile company on your credit record. Oh and debt collectors chasing you...

 

Have you considered upgrading your price plan? You won't be paying £25 a month but I'm sure you could knock it down from £60...

 

Who sold you the phone? Perhaps you could go down the route of your contract being missold to you and negotiate a better rate for your price plan that way...

 

Either way I don't see you terminating your contract early without fees I'm afraid :(

 

Craig

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I have to say i dont know about cancelling but you can pay much less than £60, depends of course what you want. I just changed my contract to a £30 contract so I could get unlimited broadband (and wireless system and free calls) for £5 per month and that was very easy to do.

However I had a fight with BT for paying to much and wrote a letter, said I cancelled the service and as they were stealing my money. Got a nice letter back and my money :-)

So i would say, check your statements, see what kind of service you have, and than talk to them.

 

Good luck

 

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I have an 18 month verbal contract with Orange which was supposed to cost about £25 a month. I have never paid less than £60.

 

you're probably on the wrong price plan.

 

do a minutes / texts audit and move to one which is more suitable.

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You may find they 'attitude is awful' but since they deal with it every day, they are unaware of your limitations in understanding what you have agreed. You say you have a 'verbal' contract, you don't. It is written, and you'll find it printed in your instruction manual (at the back). This outlines your obligations, and your ongoing use of the service confirms your agreement to them, and your rights to change and modify the tariff you signed up for.

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It is one of the most stupid thing Orange does. In their effort to block you from 'value added' services on the web, if they deem your account is overdue they block access... which means you cannot look at your bill OR pay it. Talk about shooting themselves in the foot, this takes the biscuit! They're aware of it having reported the problem to them over 3 years ago... so they're clearly not interested in 'fixing' it.

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