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Missed a lecture - woman rang at 1am to tell me I have to pay £80 by monday?

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Reply 40

JAKstriked

LOL, if I had pranked you and then read this, I would be in hysterics for hours.

Reply 41

steve2005

carrotboy

Got pranked.
No one is legally allowed to call you after 8pm to talk about financial matters. E.g. BT won't call you up to offer their services etc after 8pm...
Ignore it

No one is legally allowed to call you after 8pm to talk about financial matters.

Rubbish. Where did you study law?

Reply 42

psychocustard

carrotboy

Got pranked.
No one is legally allowed to call you after 8pm to talk about financial matters. E.g. BT won't call you up to offer their services etc after 8pm...
Ignore it

That's wrong. I used to work in a call centre, and we worked until 10pm selling loans, which I'm fairly sure counts as 'financial matters'.

Reply 43

Charlski

Actually on a serious note, my ex got a letter fining him for missing a couple of seminars (he was at Cambridge). I think he refused to pay in the end, though.

However, in reality, the university is NOT going to call you at 1am to discuss a fine which must be paid by monday. They would send you an official letter about it if there was any fine.

OP, do you have the number they called on? I'd give it a call back (under some other excuse - don't say who you are) and see who answers, if I were you.

Reply 44

Doyle&TheFourFathers

have you looked up gullible in the dictionary?

Reply 45

Indieboohoo

They didn't ask for your bank details by any chance? :beard:

Reply 46

Flicker

Megerr

Since when do we have to pay for missed lectures?
I went to all my other lectures this week except a media studies one on thursday because its my extra credit module and I have had flu all week so I just couldnt be bothered..

Is this for real? I am not paying £80 I already pay three grand as it is!

It's clearly a prank. What normal person would call at 1am?! Be sensible.

Reply 47

Thingeh

Svenjamin

That doesn't make much sense at all. You've paid for the services of the lecturer through your fees so why should you have to pay for a missed lecture?

Was it definitely an official request? Sounds like a prank :s-smilie:

I think this sounds correct.

Reply 48

Baz1990

i got a letter from my uni saying I owe £80 too.

did you retake any exams in the summer or anything like that

Reply 49

.ACS.

This is hilarious. I mean, honestly, just think about what you've posted.

Either this furthers the assumption about media studies students, or I smell troll.

Reply 50

Peachesishere

jumpingjesusholycow

Girls who say 'mate'...*shudders*

What is wrong with saying mate? :|

Reply 51

jumpingjesusholycow

Peachesishere

What is wrong with saying mate? :|

There's nothing wrong with it. It just personally makes me cringe a bit lol.

It just feels a bit weird.

Reply 52

Spacecam

jumpingjesusholycow

There's nothing wrong with it. It just personally makes me cringe a bit lol.

It just feels a bit weird.

I second that

Reply 53

TheSownRose

jumpingjesusholycow

I'm a Londoner, so for me, girls calling me 'mate' just feels a bit cringe.

Whereabouts in London are you from? I've lost my accent since I moved out ten years ago, but everyone, regardless of gender, said 'mate' where I lived, and it's something that stuck with me. I get off the bus and say, "Cheers, mate" - I did it yesterday!

Reply 54

Student2806

My university would be ******* loaded if it charged £80 for missing a lecture :rofl:

Reply 55

MarcD

Megerr

Swansea only demands a payment by post on official letterheaded paper. Like when they charged me £20 for a cleaning bill despite me cleaning my room before leaving at the end of the first year :mad:

lol

Also I have a flatmate in media, and I can safely say that they really don't seem to care about attendance in media, she's missed loads and never had even a complaint :p:

Reply 56

jumpingjesusholycow

TheSownRose

Lol if everyone's about 14, maybe.

I'm in Bromley which is South East London. It's just really cringey when a girl says it. It's like if I said 'cheers babes' as I got off the bus. There's nothing wrong with it, but people would shudder a bit :p: