Child support Agency

[wabbitbosher]

Just had them on the phone chasing a debt of 2k from 14 years ago

 

Anybody else had this ?

 

i recon i can tell them to bog off

 

Will anybody send me a file in a birthday cake if i get banged up ?

 

[westmids1987]

Not an expert on these things but i read somewhere that if a debt hasn't been chased for x number of years (?5) it can no longer be claimed

Ps file on its way just in case :-)

[Lord Geordie]

Tell them to go forth!

[TIGHTCHOKE]

Good luck Mick, I'll add some cake ingredients to next weeks shopping list!

[truflex]

Time barred after six years unless you have made any voluntary payments witihin six years towards the debt.

Edited September 4, 2013 by truflex

[mel b3]

if you go down can i have your guns please mick ?

[Amazed]

Just had them on the phone chasing a debt of 2k from 14 years ago

 

Anybody else had this ?

 

i recon i can tell them to bog off

 

Will anybody send me a file in a birthday cake if i get banged up ?

 

They do live in a dream world don't they lmao.

Save the cake for after tea pal

[kyska]

Get proper advice before they take it at source.......

[neillfrbs]

statute of limitations act ,a debt is un enforceable by uk law after a period of six years ,as long as you have not paid anything or acknowledged the debt in that time .

[JustJon]

After 4 letters off them this week, one voicemail and one aggressive phone call I'm well aware the CSA don't play by the rules hence I googled this...

 

The CSA can chase debts due from its start date in 1993 as, under rules, it is not bound by the Statute of Limitations and cannot write a debt off. "Some parents can be hit with substantial bills for arrears," says a spokesman.

 

For the record - I'm a good dad but the CSA assume everyone is a bad egg.

[Twistedsanity]

CSA and court debts are not subject to the statute of limitations act , the best place to find out is the moneysavingexpert.com forums as they have CSA employees and advisors on there who will tell you exactly what they can and can't get away with , it wouldn't surprise me at all if they are pulling a fast one from some of the stories I have read on that forum, good luck, your gonna need it

[THE MEK]

More power than HMRC them scumbags put me through hell a few year ago

[neil82]

good luck with them, you have never encountered incompetence til you`ve had dealings with this bunch of idiots, took them 9 months to set up a direct debit and still got it wrong, took a solicitors letter asking for direct debit forms before they got it right

[The Ghost]

Tell them you used the money to get a sex change and want to be known as Maxine now.

When they tell you to stop being stupid just say "well you started it" then tell them to do one!....chancers

Edited September 4, 2013 by The Ghost

[Amazed]

Tell them you used the money to get a sex change and want to be known as Maxine now.

When they tell you to stop being stupid just say "well you started it" then tell them to do one!....chancers

I like this answer made me laugh

[Matty7247]

Be careful with these people, they are ruthless. They have little regard for how good a dad you are, and will keep chasing you. Seek legal advice, and then go from there. But be warned, they will take from source, and as i belive, they only have to leave you with, i think around £700 a month, until the dept is paid.

[THE MEK]

They left me with the same as someone on income support.My other debts were not their problem and a tv licence is a luxury and not required when they looked at my income & expenditure

[leeds chimp]

Be careful with these people, they are ruthless. They have little regard for how good a dad you are, and will keep chasing you. Seek legal advice, and then go from there. But be warned, they will take from source, and as i belive, they only have to leave you with, i think around £700 a month, until the dept is paid.

after paying the mortgage I would have hardly anything left

[Matty7247]

after paying the mortgage I would have hardly anything left

 

This is the problem i was presented with. But, unfortunately, the kind people who work at the CSA Didnt give 2 hoots if i could afford to pay my morgage, amoungst other bills. They are ruthless, and dont care about much else.

[rascal72]

Law unto themselves I have my cap well and truely nailed on by these modern day **** turpins and they couldnt give a **** if I was living on the streets ad long as they get paid and not all what we pay goes to our kids either

[silver pigeon69]

Citizens Advice give FREE good legal advice!

[markreed]

Be careful with these people, they are ruthless. They have little regard for how good a dad you are, and will keep chasing you. Seek legal advice, and then go from there. But be warned, they will take from source, and as i belive, they only have to leave you with, i think around £700 a month, until the dept is paid.

just tell them you have £600 a month (see if jezza Kyle will have you on) you might make a few quid on the side

[Matty7247]

just tell them you have £600 a month (see if jezza Kyle will have you on) you might make a few quid on the side

 

All sorted now, this happened to me a good few years ago, just when i had started a new job. They took the money at source, so i didnt have much of a choice tbh. Its a flawed system, and has been said, a percentage goes towards those parents that cant/wont pay.