Alina Woodward lived in , to be precise, from 1989 to 2010 for many years. At that time, first in the family home, and later in her own house, she paid the subscription fee. In 2010, however, she emigrated to , where she works and pays taxes. She deregistered the receiver before moving.
The Polish Post demands payment for the unregistered receiver
In 2022, however, she received a request for payment in the amount of PLN 1,686.69 with interest and reminder costs for subscription fees. This covers the period from January 2017 to July 2022. Of course, the woman sent an explanation that she had already deregistered the receiver and was permanently staying outside of Poland.
In response, Poczta Polska asked for an indication of a person authorized to correspond in Poland. Alina also tried to explain the matter by e-mail and by phone. Unsuccessfully.
Poczta Polska refused to comment on Interia’s request, explaining that it does not consider individual cases in the press. Among other things, for this reason, it was not possible to determine whether the expected fee applies to her previous address of residence or the current address of her father, where she is registered (since 2017) – as she explained – for patriotic reasons. Since 2017, the father himself no longer has to pay due to his age, which he reported to the post office.
Alina won’t pay. Lawyers support
Lawyers asked about this matter by Interia agree that the expected fee is unjustified. She also says that she does not intend to pay. – I feel punished for honestly paying the subscription when I lived in Poland. The post office has no right to call for payment on the basis of presumptions. Unfortunately, I have the impression that I have to spend my time proving that I have no arrears or obligations towards Poczta Polska, and this should be the duty of this institution: to first demonstrate that there was an obligation and only then call for payment – she said in interview with Interia.
Proving that the woman actually deregistered the receiver is difficult because she did not keep the document confirming it. Admittedly, this was thirteen years ago, and apart from common sense, even the law stipulates that such documents should be kept for 5 years. On the other hand, Poczta Polska should keep such documentation, but as this case shows, perhaps it does not.
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Source: Gazeta
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