If you have an unpaid bill in some country, what steps could be taken to make you pay?
Let's
assume you've left an unpaid phone bill in Britain when you left the
country (presuming Britain is where you used to live) and emigrated to
Australia. The British phone company sends you angry bills to Australia
and wants money. What is likely going to be done by the British phone
company about this matter if you don't pay? Is it possible that you will
one day wake up and find a court summons to a court in Australia about
the matter, or will they just eventually have to quit trying because
there's nothing that can be done?
Personal Finance - 5 Answers
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1 :
I would write return to sender on their letter.
2 :
this won't go away. and why don't you think you should pay it? what a piece of s*** you are
3 :
In the middle east you may face a state sponsored abduction, torture, and murder.
4 :
My
friend. What kind of bill are we talking about? Is this the Godfather's
phone company or Joe Blow's? Cos in Brooklyn we have a special kinda $$
collector.. we call him the hitman... see wat im sayin? so i wouldnt be
worried about no court summons id be worryin about Tommy Gun aimed at
my head? so yea man, i'd get that bill paid off.. or go to Switzerland
... hide in a bank those are impnetrable... it works you know.. or you
could go argentina, beautiful place great for fugitives.
5 :
It
will most likely be sent to your credit history. Unpaid bills are sent
to collection agencies, who hound you relentlessly via mail and phone
(they have their ways of finding this info out with or without your
help). If you do not respond to their attempts, the bill will be written
off by the company owed, and the information will be sent to your
credit file.
Items on your credit file affect many things: even future employers'
opinions of whether or not to hire you.
These items stay on your file for up to seven years.
