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Pay nothing, get advice CAB asap.
After 6 years the debt is too old - do nothing.
Can you be taken to court for old debt? My Grandmother received a letter this morning from a debt collection agency saying the were taking legal action due to an outstanding debt from a Littlewoods catalogue to the amount of £700. She called them and told them that she's had a stroke and can't remember ever having a Littlewoods catalogue. They said it's for an old address, one which she hasn't lived at for about 5 or 6 years. They've told her she can either pay £500 now to clear the debt or set up a weekly payment plan. Either way, she's a pensioner and can't afford this. What happens if she refuses to pay (she really has no memory of ever having a catalogue with them)? Can they take her to court over this? What would this mean for her? She lives in Scotland, btw.
Can you be taken to court for old debt?
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