Can i claim my money back?

[klenny]

Last July I got myself into a bit of trouble due to an online gambling problem i had.

I didnt have an overdraft agreed or anything and I assumed that if i went over £0 that any card transaction would be declined.

Due to my stupidity and gambling addiction and after one night I withdrew £615 which was deposited into my online gambling account. Which instantly put me overdrawn by £574.

After this I got charged

£210 for "Commision"
£105 for "Commision Unpaid Items" (2 days after the £210 charge)
£6.77 Debit Interest
£8.91 Debit Interest
£8.91 Debit Interest
£25 for a Sevice Charge
£6.45 Debit Interest
£25 for a Sevice Charge


The bank rang me and tried to sort out how i can pay the money back.
They said they would freeze any interest I would have to pay and that I would have to pay £40 a month until the debt was cleared. They also said that they couldn't cancel the charges as I "borrowed" the money..which meant I had to pay back twice over what I "borrowed."

Anyway, I paid most of this off in bigger sums but after 2 months I got a phonecall asking when i will be paying it off and they didn't know anything about the £40 or the frozen interest. This person then asked if i would like a credit card to use to pay off the debt, I was a bit shocked by this as I thought that that's no advice to give to someone in financial trouble and I would obvioulsy be declined and even if i did want a credit card surely it would result in me being in more financial trouble.


Would i be able to make a claim against these charges or would I not be eligible due to the nature of which I "borrowed" the money?

Any advice or help would be much appreciated.

Thanks

[pompeyfaith]

Well i think the reason you borrowed the money does not come in to it no matter what the reason the charges are still unlawfull only part u cannot claim back is the debit interest.

So go on give it a go and good luck

Regards

Pompeyfaith

[jonni2bad]

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