Afternoon,
Looking for a bit of advice on what I can do in this situation.
Firstly, a bit of background information. I was out on the town in Nov 2010 and lost my phone ending number '2098' and was only half way through a contract so was lumbered with paying £35 a month but with no phone. I got a second contract with a new phone and a new number and left the old contract running and just accepted the £35 a month would keep coming out till the contract ends (Dec 2011). Now fast forward to February 2011 and my girlfriend has just come off a skiing holiday an racked up a huge phone bill and cannot pay it all so o2 cut her off. I say to her why don't you port your number over and take over my old contract for say £15 a month. That way she saves money (her line rental was £35) and I save £20 a month. She agree and my number ending '2098' becomes her number ending '1134' but it is still under
my account, she just pays me £20 a month.
Anyway end of July comes up and she has decided we are over after nearly a year and she's quitting her job, selling all her stuff and getting a WHV visa and heading to Perth Aus. I'm devastated but soon realise there is no talking her out of it so leave her to it.
I had a phone call from Vodafone a little while back to let me know that I have been texting Australia loads and did I want some sort of international package. I checked the online statement and there was £110 ex vat of unbilled (extra) charges. I checked the number and they are all pretty much to this one number. I quiz her and find out it's the guy who she is staying with when she gets to Aus. He's a guy she knows through friends who is also on a WHV. I dig deeper and find out she may have feelings for him but is 'confused'. She says she might go over there and nothing will happen but I don't believe her for one second.
Roid Rage kicks in as she's basically ran up a huge phonebill flirting and arranging to do stuff with this guy and I am left to pick up the tab. I have asked her to pay for it and she says she cannot afford to as she needs all her money for the move. I have asked if she can pay in two lots of £100 and she says she cannot afford to and at this point got angry with me. The final amount for that line rental is £200 instead of £35 and this is due on 7th Sept. She goes on Monday the 29th August for a year. I am under to illusions that money will be tight when she is out there and she will have no intention of paying it back.
Obviously I cannot foot a £200 bill so she could flirt and make plans with her potential new man as that's just plain insulting. Is there anyway I can get her to pay or is it a case of my line rental and therefore she can just laugh her way onto the plane.
If it relations between us sour even further I could talk to her parents but my ex is 29 so it seems a bit odd. Her Dad is a Uni Lecturer but is too soft and gets walked over by his Daughter and her Mum is also too soft. If I explained the situation they would see why I am angry but I don't think they would really do much. I don't want them to pay, I just thought they might put pressure on their Daughter.
Can anyone offer any advice? My Dad thinks I won't see a penny of that money, I determined to prove him wrong!
Thanks
