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[stokemaveric]

my sister worked for a cleaning company and left in 2001 2 weeks ago she had a letter saying that she had not returned her uniform and this debt recovery company wanted �150.00 the ''uniform'' which consited of 2 second hand sweatshirts, 2 bleach stained t shirts a cap and a tabard.these items WERE returned in2001 but they have said she still worked for them in 2004 when she did not.in my eyes they are trying to extort money out of her.does anyone know how she stands with the law?thanx in advance...

[eyebrows]

petrol bomb

[mrs_overall]

I would write to them, giving the date she left the company and naming the person the uniform was handed to. She should keep a copy of the letter and post the letter to them recorded delivery.

If she receives any further correspondence after that I would reply:
Dear Sir, I acknowledge receipt of your letter dated........, the contents of which I have noted and laughed at.
Yours faithfully

[stokemaveric]

lol thanx to you both i will advise her accordingly..............

[themas]

If the above does not work, the alleged debt is in any case statute barred as more than 6 years have passed since she handed back the uniform. This assumes she has not previously been approached about it.

This does not mean the debt has gone away, but that the creditor cannot enforce it by going to Court.