[Gavin78]

But to be credit checked shows what type of person you are, I wouldn't want to be paying higher mobile phone costs and extra charges for a new phone because all those with bad debts or con artists are ripping off the phone companies.

So while the phone companies are putting £1000's into court action to recover the money from lost contracts and £400/£500 phones the rest of us would have to pick up the tab.

I know bad debt is not always the persons fault but some people are bad payers which is why I think credit checks to a certain level are a good idea