What can they do?

[clarkkent]

Left the UK approx 5 years ago to move to Ireland, leaving behind a �2000 debt with one of the banks.

Heard nothing until this week. The debt has been sold on to a collection company.

Do they have any legal jurisdiction in Ireland?

[bednobs]

why not just pay? it will be good for your soul. Thanks to people like you who just bu@@er off from their responsibilities, I have to pay more when i want to borrow money. They can still give you a ccj in your absence, making it impossible for you to get good credit/mortgage/loans in the future
If you contacted them they would probably make easy installments for you and allow you to avoid a court judgement

[alan1956red]

well said bednobs

[Ethel]

I agree with bednobs. Bad debtors cause small companies to close down, and large companies to weight their goods and services to recover the losses.

It all ends up costing ME money.

What part of Ireland are you in? In Northern Ireland definitely yes. Is ROI, probably, as this website shows:

http://www.barlowrobbins.com/site/uk/services- for-individuals/dispute-resolution

[MAD BUTCHER]

Good old ethel, always rushing in with words of wisdom without reading the question. clarkkent starts by saying

LEFT THE UK.......... ethel, UK means England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland so why make such stupid comments.

[Twenty20]

Ease off MAD BUTCHER, many people confuse the UK with GB. I expect you've done it in your time too.

[clarkkent]

Ah well, responses but no answers - just what I needed.

If I could pay I would. My business failed because of bad debts and I managed to get out before I lost everything.

As far as I am concerned I paid the banks' interest rates for long enough so they can go hang.

Just asking for advice not a lecture on how someone else's problems may have some ambiguous minor affect on themselves.

[gummybear]

Hi ClarkKent -

I have a little more sympathy for your situation, One of my best freinds is in such a bad state with aggresive debt collectors that i worry about her committing suiside - seriously - these compamys are awful .
Did you get the debt letter to your home address in Ireland ? im pressuming so which means like it or not they have found you and will continue with there campaign or would not have bothered to contact you there...If its not too late put " not known at this addess on the letter and send it back " ps if your are renting you are kinda ok, if its a home you own its bad news they can forse you ino bankruptsy ........heartless ******** x