Court threat for debt
NZPA London A widow was ordered to attend court to settle a one penny debt to the local water authority. Mrs Peggy Carey, aged 55, is one of 20,000 people being approached by the Welsh Water Authority in its new “get tough” bid to recover $lO million in unpaid water rates. Mrs Carey mistakenly underpaid her last bill by one penny, and the autldfity has -demanded , that she lake up
the difference. The demand cost 16 pence to despatch to her home in Penarth, South Glamorgan. It stated: “In addition to the amount shown below, court action is already being taken to recover the sum of Ip plus ‘costs’.’’ Mrs Carey said:. “When I telephoned the water authority they just laughed at me and that made me feel worse. j “I went straight to theß
water offices and paid the Ip. They even gave me a receipt for it” A spokesman for the authority said “We cannot scrutinise every bill, but our computer is programmed to suppress demands for small amounts like this. “This is the first time that we have heard of anyone who accidentally underpays I by Ip confusing our ®m--1 puter.” q’ •
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Press, 3 November 1983, Page 15
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