Usual pants from the IAS, they boast to their operators that they only uphold 4% of appeals.
Yup, I kind of guessed this was the case, sounds like they're in each others pockets with the reply they sent me. I assume I'm just going to have to bite the bullet!
Just do nothing, ignore letters from debt collectors, and come back when you get a Letter of Claim from a solicitor.
It’s a well-trodden path here.
If you’re happy, in theory, to defend in court then there is a strong likelihood that they will discontinue before court as long as you follow the steps to defend this.
We have little history with Viking here, so no promises.