Ive delt with this company before, and I belive they have changed their 01 number..

Now the point is, I called them on the 0870 850 1291 number. The call was verging on 10 minutes, and I got no where with them.

Asking for a direct number, there was no such thing apparently. Asked for supervisor, she said there is no such thing as a direct number, of course my reply was thats technicaly near impossible.. Trying so hard to get my account number and what not, obviously to track who I am LOL..

1. they advised a call back can be done, but Id have to call them first, so thats bloody useless when half the call was spent waiting.

2. I can go into the bank and use their phone, no thanks thats just inconvenient for me.

3. You require a touchtone phone at the start of the call to put in an account number, which I never do, but it took 4 tries before I was forwarded on..

So as it stands, I have a debt outstanding with them, but I refuse to use the 0870 as I know Ill need to talk to someone for a while, when I eventually feel I can.

Retail Bank collections
PO Box 607 (gotta love them PO boxes)
Trinity Road
Halifax
HX1 2UJ
0870 850 1291

Good luck trying to track this one, coz I cant even find their website no more.. So having dealt with them before, I already know how sh*t a company they are.

At first i thought we were dealing with a new political alliance ;D

However if you go to
www.blairoliverandscott.co.uk    

Then press on the Halifax link.You will see that this is an anti HBOS website.If you visit the forum you will discover that they are the debt collection dept of HBOS,and are wholly owned by them.

It gives an alternative number there 0131 442 7777,which is the number of the main HBOS switch presumably they can put you through.

Thank you for that. I shall give it a whirl in later on (well its 4:03am now)

cheers

Having the same problem as you but the number on the letter from them is 0870 240 5138,spoke to someone who also informed me that no local/national number existed,she also refused to call back as this number is incoming only??.
By the way the address I have is
PO Box 66,
rosythe,
fife,
KY11 2WG
>:(

Ahh its just another reason to hate the bank manager now.. Take this discussion to www.halifax-online.info

Anyways, FIO will be applied to my next letter to them coz its getting quite pathetic now.. greeds SOBs!

Blair Oliver and Scott Limited is yet another banking device to confuse cutomers. The address shown on their correspondence is PO Box 66  Rosyth  KY11 2WG. The PO Box and the post code is registered to Bank of Scotland. Directory enquiries (more than one version) don't list BO&S (odd, isn't it, that it's initials are B (Bank) O (of) S (Scotland). According to the listing at their registered office their business is something quite different to debt collecting. It also shows their telephone number (geographical) as the same as Bank of Scotland head office in Edinburgh.

This tends to suggest that the HBOS group of companies are not as open and transparent as they would have you believe. Strange to say, Blair Oliver are not listed on the HBOS website as a subsidiary.

Anyway, they are chasing me for a debt which doesn't exist, and with a bit of luck they will take the matter to Court so I can show the Court just how poor their systems are. After a full and final payment on a loan, two months later Halifax say there is still an outstadning balance. Oddly, at the time (November 2005) they did not record telephone calls, according to their customer relations department, and have no record of a call agreeing a settlement figure, but they now do record calls.

They aint getting any more money from me, though.

I was very interested to learn that Blair Oliver and Scott Ltd, with whom I've been dealing for some time regarding an old overdfraft, are a De Facto part of the Bank of Scotland.

I've now arrived at a final solution to the Blair Oliver & Scott (initial BOS it was written on the wall all along!) problem. I've written to Bank of Scotland informing them that I will no longer acknowledge communication from Blair Oliver & Scott and since the remaining balance of the overdraft now equates to unauthorised overdraft charges that have been made on the account I will no longer be making payments to it.

Still I receive threats of legal action from the toothless dog aka Blair Oliver & Scott (now 14 days since their last threat of legal action unless I brought the payment plan up to date within 7 days). Still after more than 40 days I await information on the charges I requested under the Data Protection Act. I have taken the step of complaining to the Information Commissioner and the Office of Fair Trading.

I urge anyone else dealing with BOS and BOS to take the same action, excuse the pun - don't let them BOSS you around :)

And if Blair et al do want to take legal action then I look forward to seeing the proverbial egg on their faces in the Sheriff court.

One of my clients with the Halifax was transferred to Blair Oliver Scott. I called 0131 442 7777 and this got me through to a swithcboard, (ask to be transferred) who then transferred me to BOS.

Plenty of discussion on BO&S and HBOS. Google hbos blair oliver scott.  ;)

Blair Oliver & Scott tell me they are <nothing to do with BOS> They don't call back as arranged & say there are no other numbers.  They also say <there is no point writing to us> Quite Amazing!! A call to 0131 442 7777 secured both an internal transfer (although Blair Oliver Scott then hung up) & a FREEPHONE number 0800 056 0808

0800 056 0808 is very obviously based in Scotland but they answer by asking for a reference number without saying who they are.

That is often the case with debt collectors, not just this lot. Perhaps JohnnyDebt would be able to offer more info on this company, as it falls within his chosen path,  if he still subscribes here.

Fee charging debt help companies are scum, just like 0870 numbers.

If you need help with your debts contact PayPlan or CCCS, which are both free.

If A65Bill was told that Blair Oliver and Scott have nothing to do with Bank of Scotland, someone’s telling porkies.

Blair Oliver & Scott’s registered office is at :-

8 North Bank Street
Edinburgh
EH1 2LP,

The registers of members and debenture holders are kept at :-

The Mound
Edinburgh
EH1 1YZ

They have only 2 shareholders :-

Bank of Scotland Edinburgh Nominees Limited, and

The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland.

Over to them……

http://www.payplan.com/debt-library/miscellaneous.php
       Creditor              Collection Agency        Solicitor
Bank of Scotland      Albion Collections      Blair Oliver & Scott    
They don't appear to be associated with any other bank or financial institution

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/insurance-assurance-companies/19130-bos-loan-insurance.html
....and blair oliver and scott is just the bos collections department under a diffrent name.
The contributor, Holly99, appears to have worked for Bank Of Scotland.
Have a read.

08708503492
This number has been mentioned a few times in forums as being from Halifax debt collectors, who, upon your contact to head office fail to identify the number. It would appear that Blair, oliver and scott limited also use it.
http://www.vnunet.com/articles/comments/2119583?page=5

Another annoying thing about these people is that they phone you at such peculiar times!  I've been phoned before 9am and after 8pm as well as on Saturdays and Sundays.  Quite personally, I think this is harassment and also a misuse of personal information.  Does anyone know if I'm right, please?  Also, I believe that not using a postmark on "time-sensitive material" (bank statements, bills, contracts, offers of interviews/jobs and statements of accounts) may be a breach of the Fair Trading legislation.  Is this so?  Can anyone enlighten me, please?  Thanks!

I have a free phone number you can call!!!

0800 056 0808

I have called them this morning on this number!!! ;D

There's more than one freephone number for these b*st*rds!  The one I have is 0800 056 0950.  It seems they have a whole network on the 056 prefix.

I always withhold my number as the last time I didn't they called back a few days later to start giving me grief.  Since then I've changed my number, put it in my partner's name and gone ex-directory.  Never once in three years have they called.

Hope this helps,

~cel

Hi, Anyone have a location for these clowns, I over paid them and I'm having a knightmare >:( getting it back. It's now 10 weeks and getting the run around. I'd like to let them know that if payment not received I'll send round some 'baliffs' to collect payment !!!

suntoucher wrote on Jun 12^th, 2007 at 11:56am:

Hi, Anyone have a location for these clowns

Refer to reply #13 of this thread by Kiwi_g.  ;)

Blair Oliver & Scott
PO Box 66
Rosyth
Fife
KY11 2WG

Those lovely darlings Blair Oliver & Scott (Bank of Scotland) 0870 2405138

The Geo number 0131 4427777 that I have been using, goes to a switchboard and then fails.

Looks like they have caught on.

Anyone got an alternative Geo?

Johnny Debt wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2007 at 11:50am:

The Geo number 0131 4427777 that I have been using, goes to a switchboard and then fails. Looks like they have caught on. Anyone got an alternative Geo?

Have you tried 0800 0560808 ?

Blair Oliver & Scott (Bank of Scotland) have a freephone no:  0800 0560808  

I 'm in trouble with the Sainsburies bank CC and my account is being transfered to Blair Oliver and Scott who will deal with me. The Bank of Scotland own Sainsburies.  

I was getting a lot of hassle of a number of Credit cards I had defaulted on and one in particular being sainsburies would phone me up to 13 times a day including weekends. They wouldn't listen and in the end I told then to stop telephoning me as it was harrasment and i'd involve the police. The calls reduced to around 6 - 8 a day so I gave them a "new" mobile number to contact me on. I then went Ex directory on the land line but on the new mobile number i forwarded it to a 0901 porn line so every time they rang the number it diverted to the porn line.

Mind you the number of calls went up to over 30 a day for over a week  after that so someone enjoyed themselves......

Chimpchoker wrote on Oct 29^th, 2007 at 2:21pm:

snip 8<  snip 8< .....  but on the new mobile number i forwarded it to a 0901 porn line so every time they rang the number it diverted to the porn line. Mind you the number of calls went up to over 30 a day for over a week  after that so someone enjoyed themselves......

I hope I have understood this correctly, but  .....  who pays the cost of diverted calls?


Wait till you get the bill for the new mobile!

I gave them the number of the mobile for them to ring me. Each time they tried to ring me they were paying the bill so they paid for the diverted call. This was back in April and i've had no big bill so I assume they were paying.

Chimpchoker, can I post your story on another site? Made me laugh loads.

Be my guest Johhny Debt, be my guest.

We telephoned them on 0800 056 0950 and they definitely seemed to be Blair Oliver and Scott. (They had access to my wife's account and a joint Iffy Bank ("Intelligent" Finance) one, even though she was only telephoning about the latter).

There had been a cock-up last year over a reduced overdraft limit which was later exceeded because I was seriously ill and didn't realise it had been reduced. Iffy however agreed to compensate me for the charges applied, and duly did so. This reduced the "debt" down to about £35, well within the limit. I had just started getting harassment from Blair Oliver and Scott at that point.

I therefore asked Iffy to tell Blair Oliver and Scott to desist, as the matter was by then resolved, but the problem is - they then apparently forgot to tell B O & S, who sent a "notice of intended Court action".

We were simply trying to tell them that they had got it wrong, and they saiy that because the Bank hasn't told them, they will pursue the threat. So I am now asking Iffy Bank a second time to tell Blair Oliver and Scott to desist! If they ignore it I may use the Harassment Act!

Still the 0870 240 5138 outcome is good - we know 0800 056 0950 does go (direct) to Blair Oliver and Scott Ltd!

0800 056 0950 this number no longer works.

Also  08000560808 on the unverified database also no longer works.

Johnny Debt wrote on May 18^th, 2009 at 12:49pm:

0800 056 0950 this number no longer works. Also  08000560808 on the unverified database also no longer works.

These numbers answer with a recording saying that they are no longer in use and redirect to 0870 333 0290.

I have removed these numbers. There is now no alternative, although the main HBOS switchboard is listed under the Other Information field.

IF U USE THE FOLLOING NUMBER 0131-442-7777 AND ASK TO BE PUT THRU TO AN OPERATOR, THEN ASK FOR BLAIR,OLIVER AND SCOTT, THEY WILL DO SO MANUALLY.

Another number that is not correct is the one for BLAIR OLIVER & SCOTT the inhouse Collections and recoveries for Lloyds Banking Group/ HBOS. Both 0870 850 1291 and 0845 601 0521 have a geographical number and neither 01244 874940 or 01733 338480 are correct. If someone could help, I would appreciate. Thank you.

Hi & welcome

There is some useful information here http://www.blair-oliver-and-scott.dpcregistry.co.uk/ with a couple of numbers: 0131 442 7777 (HBOS switchboard); also possibly 01383 430170.

Let us know how you get on.

Good morning,

One of these numbers does not work anymore and the HBOS switchboard does not transfer calls to Blair Oliver & Scott anymore. They insist we have to call 0845 601 0521. It is almost impossible to find out the geographical number during out of office hours as the recording is the same for all HBOS including B O & S. But I've tried several during office hours and none works for them.

BLAIR OLIVER & SCOTT are now located at
DUNDAS HOUSE  
 VIKING WAY  
 ROSYTH EUROPARC  
ROSYTH  
FIFE  
KY11 2UU  

The switchboard number for this contact centre is 01383 426000

Very useful. Thank you.

Looks like they spent an absolute fortune on their website!!!  ;D

http://www.blairoliverscott.co.uk/index.html

I called 0131 442 7777 this is now just and answer message giving other numbers.

01383 426000 this is not a direct line to Blair Oliver Scott, however they will try to transfer you.

chlouie wrote on May 4^th, 2011 at 12:28am:

Another number that is not correct is the one for BLAIR OLIVER & SCOTT the inhouse Collections and recoveries for Lloyds Banking Group/ HBOS. Both 0870 850 1291 and 0845 601 0521 have a geographical number and neither 01244 874940 or 01733 338480 are correct. If someone could help, I would appreciate. Thank you.

Hello and welcome to SAYNOTO0870.COM.

Thanks for posting this. I've made the following changes to the listings:

• removed unverified entry 01733 338480 which does not accept incoming calls
  
• I've made 01383 426000 the main (first) verified alternative with a note "Switchboard at office where Blair, Oliver & Scott is based - ask to be put through"
  
• 0870 850 1291 = 01244 874940 remains unverified as they are both answered with the same recording which identifies them as "Retail Bank Collections". This is the same female voice as is on Blair, Oliver & Scott's 0845 and 0870 numbers. Also search our database for these 0870 and 01244 numbers brings up other entries pertaining to Halifax/HBOS.

Please let me know if there are any further updates necessary.

Blair, Oliver & Scott 0131 442 7777 this number form the main database now goes to answer message listing alternative 0845 numbers to call.

Johnny Debt wrote on Jun 15^th, 2011 at 8:51am:

Blair, Oliver & Scott 0131 442 7777 this number form the main database now goes to answer message listing alternative 0845 numbers to call.

Thanks Johnny Debt, I've removed the entries with this number in (one for Blair, Oliver & Scott and one for Birmingham Midshires). I see you pointed this out last month, but I didn't pick up on it then.

The number 0131 442 7777 says that the switchboard closed on 31st March 2011 and gives the following covert premium numbers for enquiries:

Halifax account 0845 739 4959
Bank of Scotland account 0845 780 1801
Equitable Life query 0845 603 6771
Birming Midshires Mortgages/Lloyds TSB 0845 300 2627
Birmingham Midshires Savings 0845 602 2828
BM AA Savings 0845 603 6302
Clerical Medical 0845 606 2266

Hello Team

Many of the numbers listed under Blair Oliver & Scott, no longer appear to be working.

However,  telephone number  0808 1450361 and fax number  01273 636482  are new numbers that I was given by Blair Oliver Scott. Both working fine!

I have submitted this to the site's database.

Johnny Debt wrote on Apr 7^th, 2014 at 12:42pm:

Hello Team Many of the numbers listed under Blair Oliver & Scott, no longer appear to be working. However,  telephone number  0808 1450361 and fax number  01273 636482  are new numbers that I was given by Blair Oliver Scott. Both working fine! I have submitted this to the site's database.

The changes are now live.