Alloneword Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Together Energy owe me £800 and been through ombudsmen etc and still no money so only option left is small claims, any advice for me if you've been through it. All1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djweeble Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 As long as you have paperwork proving they owe you, and you have been through all the effort of trying to get them to pay, the first thing you must do is send them a letter warning them that they have 7 days from it's receipt to pay up, or face a county court claim. Send the letter by registered post so you can track when it was received. If you don't get a reply by the end of business on the last day of the seven days, DO NOT waste any time, file a claim immediately with Money Claim Online, claiming the outstanding money, the court fees, reasonable costs for yourself (postage, phone calls, time spent on it times the minimum wage rate, etc, etc), plus the all important 8% compound interest on the outstanding amount from the day it was originally owed. There are calculators online that will work out the amount of interest for you, and the daily rate it is increasing by. They then have 14 days I believe (though it may have changed) to either admit the claim or contest it, from the sound of it they have no contest , when they admit it, they will have to cough up, if they fail to answer the court papers, you will win by default. The court will set a date by which they have to pay the money, if they fail, you can start the procedure to send in the bailiffs, most defaulting companies will pay up when they see this happening, but it will usually happen before. Unfortunately you will have to pay the fees up front, but these are 100% reclaimable as part of the court action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alloneword Posted August 3, 2019 Author Share Posted August 3, 2019 OK Thanks DJ I'm going to write one final time on Monday as i could do without going to court but i will look at Money Claim Online now and see what they say many thx. All1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rother Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 I did it a few years back. I had to pay £200 to file the complaint with county court. And another £200 when it went to court. They were found guilty in their absence and ironically, paid up the next day (including all costs) They even complained to me by email that they now had a recorded CCJ registered against them even though they paid up... and it would affect their credit rating. This was a Ltd Business and I later found out you can actually go to the .gov site and fill in a claim there and they have to power to freeze their bank accounts and stop them trading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamer Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Good luck with this mate, let us know how you get on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alloneword Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 Will do letter went off last week, listing everything and supplying paperwork eveidence including OFGEM ruling (but ofgen seem pants from my experience) but we will see i will not only list the compnay but i will list the FD on it as well and hopefully it should get some movement but donubt it to be honest but i'll keep it updated as i have news. All1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alloneword Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 Got another phone call from Together Energy today saying the funds will be in my account in the morning but i have heard this before, so we will see what the morning brings All1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alloneword Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 Well checked the bank today and the money is there £801 plus an extra £30 for extra hassle, so holding on to my £800 for the best part of a year has cost them £105 in total, feels like they should have paid alot more for all the hassle and bullsh1t they have given me but i'm just glad to be free of them, my advice to everyone else is avoid Together Energy at all costs and don't be put off, if someone owes you money keep pushing for it, DJ & Rother many thanks for your help guys. All1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Zorro Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Great result m8 Would now be the right time to ask you for a loan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alloneword Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 10 hours ago, Sir Zorro said: Great result m8 Would now be the right time to ask you for a loan? No fook off All1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Zorro Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djweeble Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 15 hours ago, Alloneword said: No fook off All1 How about a beer for your barrack room lawyer Nice result by the way ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alloneword Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 16 hours ago, Sir Zorro said: ? ? 14 hours ago, djweeble said: How about a beer for your barrack room lawyer Nice result by the way ? Can't see anything wrong with that, next rounds mine when we meet again All1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamer Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 On 13/08/2019 at 18:05, Alloneword said: Well checked the bank today and the money is there £801 plus an extra £30 for extra hassle, so holding on to my £800 for the best part of a year has cost them £105 in total, feels like they should have paid alot more for all the hassle and bullsh1t they have given me but i'm just glad to be free of them, my advice to everyone else is avoid Together Energy at all costs and don't be put off, if someone owes you money keep pushing for it, DJ & Rother many thanks for your help guys. All1 Brilliant news!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakura Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Just saw this and glad you got it sorted. I need to jot down all this info lol..I had a problem with an ISP years and years ago and having threaten them with going thru the small courts it went no further and they refunded me with extra. TBH I would have suggested that you go to your local MP to see if they can help or they can refer you where to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alloneword Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 Local MP is about as much use as a wet paper bag IMO but having said that i have that thought about all of them my old m8 Guy Fawkes had the right idea... ? On a serious note they only took notice when i followed this info and the letter before action, i had my funds with an extra £50 for the hassle within 3 days https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/legal-system/taking-legal-action/small-claims/making-a-small-claim/ All1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakura Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 On 09/10/2019 at 23:20, Alloneword said: Local MP is about as much use as a wet paper bag IMO but having said that i have that thought about all of them my old m8 Guy Fawkes had the right idea... ? On a serious note they only took notice when i followed this info and the letter before action, i had my funds with an extra £50 for the hassle within 3 days https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/legal-system/taking-legal-action/small-claims/making-a-small-claim/ All1 That really depends on your local mp in my opinion, the one I work for right now, does a lot of good work and i see files ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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