YOU HAVE YOUR SAY
EVERY week Money Mail receives hundreds of your letters and emails about our stories. Here are some in response to our article about an ex-newspaper editor’s showdown with a debt collector:
PARKING firms are always a nightmare. I got threatened with bailiffs after I was supposedly parked at a motorway services for ten hours. I had stopped there on the way to and from work, as I always have done.
L. K., Bristol.
BAILIFFS use fear tactics and innocent people can get scared if they show up unannounced. If you aren’t comfortable, make a scene and call 999 if you feel physically threatened.
T. S., Suffolk.
DEBT collection agencies are regulated by t he Financial Conduct Authority. If they fail to stick to the rules, they may have their licence taken away.
F. T., by email.
I WAS chased for three years by an auction site for a £50 debt which had nothing to do with me. Someone had given the website my details and it sent in the debt collectors. Eventually, the case was dropped.
W. N., Lake District.
MY DAUGHTER had a similar experience with an aggressive bailiff. The car that had incurred fines last year was registered to her, but at our old address — we had moved 15 years ago.
B. T., West Sussex.
ONE bailiff barged into my house, using his foot to block the door. It turned out the debt wasn’t mine to pay, but I got no apology from the company.
T. T., Manchester.
THE problem is that it can be difficult to find a phone number for these firms, and they often don’t answer emails. People like me end up paying up because it isn’t worth the hassle.
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