unpaid invoice, what can i do?

[joko]

hi,
i am being messed about - by a company that is part of the bbc...for over a year an a half, they have been fobbing me off with paying my fee
one girl in particular is the cause of this an she has passed me from one person to another to sort this...but it has become clear that none of them has any intention of dealin with this
the problem with this girl stems from that fact that the reason for the delay and my complaint os because she admitted that they had vastly overspent and had to claw it back form somewhere (her words) and therfore wanted to only pay me a reduced rate - i refused this an presented a case against this - stupidly in hindsight, i realise the envelope with all this in will have gone to her so i suspect she has just 'buried' it....
it now appears her and the other woman she passed this on to have now left the compnay...
i have told them i will be taking legal action numerous times, but i actually cannot afford it...i am owed around �1200.

what can i do ? i have sent so many emails and yet again the 'new girl' is saying she has no records whatsoever of this matter an can i send her more details... i have sent this info sooooo many times now and am continually assured it is being dealt with.

is there someone at the bbc i can approach, someone neutral, who will not just fob me off too...??
is there a 'formula' letter i can send, that will let them know i mean to pursue this...?

any ideas?

thanks

[LCDMAN]

It's not expensive to "take legal action" via (what was) the Small Claims procedure (for claims up to �5000) you can do it all online now, see here;

https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/csmco2/index.jsp

The fee to start a claim is roughly 10% of the amount claimed, up to a maximum of �120, which may be added to what you are owed. Forms are available from www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk but for fixed cash debts, you can issue your claim online at www.moneyclaim.gov.uk.

The defendant has two weeks to respond after the court forwards the claim, and the ideal outcome is that the defendant does not contest the case, and pays up without you even needing to go to court.

But if the defendant disputes your claim, a hearing is necessary, and you could wait months to be allocated one � so consider whether you're prepared for the long-haul. The two parties present their cases to a judge in relatively informal surroundings, and another fee may be charged. The defendant is usually asked to pay such costs if you win, but not any solicitor's fees you incur.

For most small claims a solicitor is not necessary: to recover money owed for instance, you just need to prove the debt exists by way of invoices etc.

[dot.hawkes]

I doubt the BBc will want to see their name on a CCJ and so i would write to the Head of theiur finance with a stern letter containing your clear intentions to obtain judgement if they do not respond.
try this person for a start:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zarin_Patel

[Oneeyedvic]

The BBC won't care about the the threat of a CCJ - Arriva (Norwich Union) are always in our local papers with CCJs - which they pay off every month.

Issue the papers and take them to court - they will either pay when the papers come through or they will not contest it and you will win the judgement,

They will then pay you within 28 days since they will want it struck off.

Alternatively, record the conversation (with her permission) with the woman involved (getting her to admit that they are delaying payment) and then explain that you are going to the papers with the fact that the BBC are not following government advice and are delaying paying small businesses. The papers always love to write terrible things about the BBC.

[R1Geezer]

Yep, as above, small claims, very simple �120 and you can add that on. If you can demonstrate that they actually do owe this money, you win hands down plus you get interest at a prescribed rate. In reality they'll probably pay if they know they won't win at court.

[Creditsafe_Ltd]

If you are not keen to take court action it is possible to use a third party recovery agency to collect the funds. Ordinarily an agency will charge a fixed percentage of the recovered amount.

Check out http://unpaid-invoice.com

Otherwise as others have said simply issue proceedings online and see what happens :)

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