julieju

[julieju]

Hi everyone 😀I'm a newbie. Have seen a couple of mentions regarding CLAIM FORMS. I am the proud owner of one from LOWELL PORTFOLIO for an Orange Bill with BRYAN CARTER Solicitors. Claim for £622.20 then Court Fee & Solicitors =£801.99. I can't even remember original Orange amount, but wasn't that amount. Help. Are these people really going to take me to Northampton County Court? I have calculated that I must do something by 26th Aug.

[FlamingParrot]

Re: julieju

Hi everyone I'm a newbie. Have seen a couple of mentions regarding CLAIM FORMS. I am the proud owner of one from LOWELL PORTFOLIO for an Orange Bill with BRYAN CARTER Solicitors. Claim for £622.20 then Court Fee & Solicitors =£801.99. I can't even remember original Orange amount, but wasn't that amount. Help. Are these people really going to take me to Northampton County Court?

Welcome aboard

If you have received a claim then they have already taken you to court, although Northampton is not an actual court where hearings take place, just the centralised processing centre for money claims.

I have calculated that I must do something by 26th Aug.

You need to acknowledge the claim (which you can do online using the P/W printed on the claim) within 14 days. :typing: Full details are here: http://www.legalbeagles.info/forums/...313#post499313

Below are the usual steps to take upon receipt of a claim, note that I've removed item 2 because it refers to a CCA request which does not apply to mobile contracts.

So, first steps (within 14 days of receiving the claim)

1: ACKNOWLEDGE THE CLAIM - you can do this online usually at www.moneyclaim.gov.uk
You'll need your claim reference and password from the front of the claim form - this will extend the time you have to respond to the claim to 28 days from when you received it

3: Send a CPR request to the CLAIMANT'S SOLICITORS ( see here )
This applies to everything unless they happen to have supplied you with a bunch of paperwork to back up their claim (v. unlikely)

How old is this Orange contract? Any idea when you last made a payment?