help!

[babylon_red]

I joined a gym back in September 2006, and then found out my job was re-locating in December. I therefore wrote to the gym to cancel my membership as I was moving some 100 miles away. I received a snotty letter from a finance company saying that I had missed a d/d payment (I had cancelled d/d). I then wrote them a letter explaining the circumstances, and also said I had not realiased I was in a credit agreement. When I joined, I had just got out of a swimming pool and the gym staff said I need to complete an app form and d/d to join. No mention of a credit agreement. OK, in hindsight, I should have read it thoroughly, but as I said, I'd just got out the pool and was dripping wet!
I ended up calling the finance company and explained I was moving. They said I would have to pay a cancellation fee and provide proof of change of address. I explained I would be living in temp accomodation for 2 months whilst the house move went through, so would not have any proof of th new address til then. Anyway, I got a few more snotty letters, and I sent them a couple, then I ended up offering the cancellation fee and awaited to hear. I got nothing back after my 2 letters.
7 months have passed and my sister calls me to say she has had a letter saying that they have traced me to her house! (Never lived or used the address before) and threatening legal action/bailiffs! Her initial is a K and mine is a C, so when people write to her, they often spell hers with a C, so she opened it and called me, which was a bit embarassing!
so question 1... is this a breach of data protection?
question 2, they now want �524... do I have a leg to stand on?
Anyone that can offer words of wisdom would be appreciated!

[terambulan]

I cant quite grasp all u have written here, so will offer a true example: My son joined the exclusive gym where the latest James Bond film is made! The swimming pool was constantly closed 'due to works' the tennis courts were always over-booked so had to either wait hours for a game or cancel the match.

He wrote to them to resign his membership! There was no refund even though he was 6 months into an annual membership and at completion of 1year they threatened legal action if the membership was not renewed.

We sent them copy of his resignation letter and said we would countersue........never received anymore threats though they still us post their 'swanky' membership brochure!