sweetleftpeg 0 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 From skynews (sorry Rob) A householder has received a letter threatening to put him in hospital if he did not pay his phone bill. Factory worker Kevin Harding, 39, owed the Post Office £292 after racking up the bill phoning his girlfriend who lives in the United States. Mr Harding, from Carlisle in Cumbria, reduced his bill from £360 to £292 and agreed to pay it off in instalments. But he then received the letter threatening him with violence and demanding £600, according to the Daily Mirror. The letter reads: "Dear Mr Harding, With regards to your bill, your balance presently stands at £292.65p as from 23rd August your bill will be £600. "Failure to pay will result in you being hospitalised. If you thought the events of July 7th and July 21st were bad that is nothing compared to what will happen to you." It continues: "If you fail to pay your outstanding bill, we have told you verbally what we will do to you. This is just to remind you we will carry out our promise." Royal Mail Group, which owns the Post Office, said it had launched an investigation, along with the police. They had discovered the letter was not written on official Post Office Ltd headed paper. A spokesman for Royal Mail said: "It is not an official letter from the Post Office, we would never send out any letter threatening customers." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Why would the Post Office ask for him to pay his phone bill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Why would the Post Office ask for him to pay his phone bill? 24843[/snapback] Because he had a Post Office phone account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 ahahahahahahaaa Excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Why would the Post Office ask for him to pay his phone bill? 24843[/snapback] Because he had a Post Office phone account. 24865[/snapback] Please bear in mind that ignorance is not stupidity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Why would the Post Office ask for him to pay his phone bill? 24843[/snapback] Because he had a Post Office phone account. 24865[/snapback] Please bear in mind that ignorance is not stupidity! 24904[/snapback] Nah - that article didn't explain it. "Kevin got the note after he ran up a £360 bill on the Post Office's home phone network. He had switched his BT line to the Royal Mail's service after being promised cheaper calls to his girlfriend in America." From The Mirror.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Sounds as if it got his attention mind you................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Sounds as if it got his attention mind you................... 24933[/snapback] Yes, and what did he do? Pay his bill? No. He rang the Mirror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 its called "not taking responsibility" - he'lll have LeazesMag and friends outside his house threatening him with 10 years in the Foreign Legion............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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