My University passed my library fines onto a debt collector...

I hope not. My parents are about to apply for a mortgage, so hopefully this will not ruin their chances... Thanks Cicerao

Pretty hard if you have lost them I should imagine.

At the end of the day though, you won't be allowed to graduate until you pay the fines. You've already exhausted the appeals process so you might as well pay now and make life a bit less inconvenient for yourself/your parents if they're being harassed!

sychocustard, Thanks. But the debt is on my parent household (this is where they sent the letter). I have never had to ask my parents for anything. I worked as soon as I could since the age of 17 right up until I was 21. I decided to leave my job at the end of my second year so I could focus on my placement year and eventually my final year. But, I recently got a job again so I can pay my parents back and support myself again (living without any wages sucks :P).

Thanks, though

Yes, but it's still nothing to do with them.

Fines going unpaid in public libraries CAN ruin the borrowers credit rating at least, or so I'm led to believe by way of idle librarian gossip behind the desk while eating biscuits, drinking tea and scornfully dissmissing anyone reading dianelle steele Stephanie Meyeras barely literate.

You know once I ran up over 140 quid of fines at my local library I wrote a letter and spoke to the head librarian for the borough. (She happened to be at the branch library) she wrote off my fines because I was nice and polite. I was also apologetic. Your uni librarians could have used discretion to remove your fine and place a note on file to say you have been let off. Hammersmith and Fulham libraries did this for me too.


Bear in mind that any financial obligation will stop you graduating and the General Senate won't confer a degree on you.

1) Look after Library Books.
2) Renew, Return then borrow again 5 minutes after or Return. Don't let fines accumulate
3) When Fines are rising..... Talk to someone.


It won't ruin thier Credit Rating. They need to get a CCJ to ruin someones Credit File.



Not that hard if as the OP says : they are "lost" I should imagine.

If they were lost maybe. Not if they are "lost"

If you owed me money I wouldn't lend you anything until you paid me either. Some people ay!

I am totally aware of this. I never stated that they should lend any books to me. That is why I was quite happy to go to the library and read and take notes while I was there (which I hated but completely understood the libraries position). No problem. But the fine was paid 2 weeks ago. Please read OP properly...

Corrected it a little for ya

LOL! I gotta admit I agree with you a little, but tell you the truth I'm just happy to see people reading most of the time, and enjoying it, thats whats important.

I did read the original post properly, so don't get lippy! You didn't mention anything you just said in the OP. You seemed miffed that you couldn't take books out the library, I was merely commenting on this; its a forum, without comment or opinion it wouldn't work.

@moonlight86,

Yea, I know. But the £37.10 fine was racked because of the lost books and £60 is for the two lost books. Because I remember handing those books in I was a little reluctant to pay it (I tried to appeal several times, but was unsuccessful).

Trust, there are ways. I was allowed to enter the library, so I did all my reading and note taking there there (plus the library is open 24/6). I have handed in two assignments so far and have received 1st simply because I read a great deal while in the library.

nah, debt collection companies can't actually take the money off you any more than the university can. They can demand all they want.

You probably won't be able to graduate until you've paid, though.

And it's nothing to do with your parents. It's your debts.

Come on.