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Aye. You heard me.
I've just opened a letter received yesterday or the day before from the Hydro Electric telling me they've been trying to gain access to my prepayment meter (I have a key meter) but they've had no response to previous correspondence.
Thing is, I haven't received any.
Now. This letter is dated a fortnight ago, and they told me to contact them immediately by phone, and/or to fill in the form and return it in the prepaid envelope provided. But the damn thing took two weeks to reach my house.
There was no prepaid envelope provided. Just the letter threatening me with a debt collection agency and a court order because, apparently, I owe them over £700.
I phoned my dad and he said, "There's no point worrying about it."
Well thanks a fucking bunch. It's the weekend, I can't do Jack shit about it, but I'm being threatened with debt collectors and being taken to court over £700 I don't owe? Yeah. "Not worrying" is easier said than done.
I've always been able to put lights on, watch telly, boil the kettle, so clearly I've always had electricity. If I've always had electricity, obviously I've been paying for it. So the only thing I can think of is, they sent someone round to read the meter, I wasn't in, and this is the consequence. A mix-up over which letter I was to be sent. Instead of the "please arrange a time for the lecky man to come round" note, I got, "we're taking you to court, chavscum".
Please, someone tell me this will be all right. Because I know I don't owe them a penny, but proving it is a different matter. I don't have any receipts to prove I've pre-paid for my electricity. My name and address on the letter were correct.
ACK. I feel a migraine coming on with the stress of this. £700+ and they want it, oh, now please.
WHAT???
I've just opened a letter received yesterday or the day before from the Hydro Electric telling me they've been trying to gain access to my prepayment meter (I have a key meter) but they've had no response to previous correspondence.
Thing is, I haven't received any.
Now. This letter is dated a fortnight ago, and they told me to contact them immediately by phone, and/or to fill in the form and return it in the prepaid envelope provided. But the damn thing took two weeks to reach my house.
There was no prepaid envelope provided. Just the letter threatening me with a debt collection agency and a court order because, apparently, I owe them over £700.
I phoned my dad and he said, "There's no point worrying about it."
Well thanks a fucking bunch. It's the weekend, I can't do Jack shit about it, but I'm being threatened with debt collectors and being taken to court over £700 I don't owe? Yeah. "Not worrying" is easier said than done.
I've always been able to put lights on, watch telly, boil the kettle, so clearly I've always had electricity. If I've always had electricity, obviously I've been paying for it. So the only thing I can think of is, they sent someone round to read the meter, I wasn't in, and this is the consequence. A mix-up over which letter I was to be sent. Instead of the "please arrange a time for the lecky man to come round" note, I got, "we're taking you to court, chavscum".
Please, someone tell me this will be all right. Because I know I don't owe them a penny, but proving it is a different matter. I don't have any receipts to prove I've pre-paid for my electricity. My name and address on the letter were correct.
ACK. I feel a migraine coming on with the stress of this. £700+ and they want it, oh, now please.
WHAT???