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Jordibird last won the day on June 28 2015

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  1. Thanks King for flagging that up. There is a reason why I did not notice the cracks etc when treating the shed, it might not be a solid one but it's the only one I have got. I treat the shed with spirit / oil based preserver via a spray system and was kitted up in the necessary gear coveralls, face mask goggles etc. I didn't get close up for obvious reasons and with the preserver soaking in I honestly couldn't see properly, I noticed the excessive use of glue in gaps and splits the day the shed was delivered but I have no experience of the woodworking industry so apart from hoping they would be sealed ok never inspected the panels close up. As I said earlier I do appreciate you bringing that up and I will definitely bare it in mind.
  2. Thank you DX and Conniff I will get my reply sorted out and will send it to them tomorrow. I will also include the additional photos to back up my claim and the 14 day deadline. I will not forget to include the cost of erecting the shed if it goes to court, which I have a feeling it will, but I will see this through to the bitter end. I will keep you all posted throughout. Thanks for the support
  3. Funny how things happen I just received an email from them this afternoon. I had to read it 3 times as I honestly thought they were taking the proverbial. they deny that the shed is substandard and then waffled on about the natural changes wood goes through and how they although they try to purchase wood without knots, splits or cracks unfortunately the odd one does get through (I must have all the odd ones for the past 10 years making up my shed). The reply is honestly beyond belief and then they had the audacity to tell me to fill in the defects with wood filler which they would supply if I got in touch. The wood filler needed would have to come in a cement mixer for the amount that would be used - pardon the pun. I am livid I really am. I have additional photos now that show severe cracks in the frame and cladding it's a disgrace. I will try to post the reply minus personal data on here and a few of the photos. What would be my best course of action now I am fully prepared to take it to court if need be
  4. Thanks for that DX, it was paid online via my Mam's debit card and the supplier/manufacturer is Tiger Sheds. I think I might be outside the 30 day period however. Cheers
  5. First it is not up to your ex solicitor to demand any admin fees from you, nor should you pay them any fees. It is between you and your pension scheme administrators. Before the implementation period of pension share can start (for public services schemes) as you correctly said fees must be paid by the person who is a member of the scheme. You have 2 options here. 1. Ignore the demand for the fee, in which case the order cannot be implemented but will still be valid, this will mean that your ex will be forced to apply to the court for another order for you to pay, it will also mean that you may lose more of your pension as time passes based on the cash equivalent value increasing (this is the amount used to base the percentage share on). There is ni legal obligation under the pension sharing legislation for you to pay the fee, it would have to be ordered via the court in new family law proceedings. 2. Contact your pension administrators and inform them of your situation and the payment of the fees would cause you severe financial hardship ie you just have not got the money. The administrators of public service pension schemes are legally obliged to provide assistance and can waver fees under the new secondary legislation. Please remember that this is between you and the scheme administrators not your ex solicitors. Their duty is to provide the administrators with all the required legal documents ie decree absolute, financial order and consent order which should include the pension sharing annex (the specific order to share your NHS pension). I have dealt with pension sharing since it's implementation in Dec 2000 albeit from the State Pension side but have gathered an extensive knowledge of all aspects along the way. Good luck and I hope you get it sorted to your satisfaction
  6. Hi, My Mam purchased a shed online in July this year as a gift for me. It arrived with no problems with delivery or times on the requested date in August. The shed was stored for 2 weeks in my garage and spray treated 3 times as advised with wood preservative. Only when the shed was actually erected (by a professional firm) did the numerous faults and defects come to light. The wood used is way below standard and has multiple knots generating cracks and splits, these are also present in the supporting framework. There are numerous holes in the tongue and groove cladding whereby nails from manufacturing have split the wood. None of the panels supplied are free from defects, there has been numerous attempts to patch up the splits with glue which has now started running out and causing more problems. All in all it is an absolute disgrace. It is nowhere near any of the descriptions on the firms website and I am very annoyed and upset that they had the audacity to send a product unfit for even pallets. I have sent an email detailing the defects together with photographic evidence to the firm yesterday. I have not received an acknowledgement as yet although it is early days. However today I have noticed even more cracks and leaking glue all photographed. I am really furious now as it seems that even with my costly intervention this so called superior products will not survive the winter. Plus it was money paid by a pensioner who can ill afford it. I would just like to know what rights I have to get a refund either full or partial for my Mam, as it is totally impractical to repair or replace the shed now that it is in situe. Thanks in advance
  7. Hi, Just a quick question I am missing some bank statements that I need to cross reference with the monthly payments, or to use in the event that MBNA is not forth coming with the SAR data. Would I be right in thinking that a SAR to my bank with the precise statement dates would be the best option and cheapest considering the charges they levy for duplicate statements. Thanks
  8. Hi DX, I am still at the same address I was when I took the loan put, sorry should of said it was a loan not a credit card.
  9. In August 2012 I sent a SAR to MBNA and received a letter back refusing my request on the grounds that they had passed all data onto Moorcroft who had bought the alleged debt and that I should send my SAR to the latter. I sent another letter which demanded MBNA send me all the data as they were obliged to keep records for 5 years under the Money Laundering Regs 2007 and failure to do so was a breach of the regs and would be reported to the FCA/HMRC. I didn't get a reply but received a statement from Mcroft. I didn't persue this due to circumstances at the time. I am now eager to take this up again and have masses of paperwork to collate etc. Will post when I have got it in order. I am going to send a SAR again as it is important that I get all their data from 2006 to 2012, is there any advice you can give me regarding an extra paragraph in the SAR letter regarding the keeping of records for 5 years and to force their hand to comply? Cheers
  10. Hi, My 75 year old Mam bought a laptop from Argos on 9/2/2015 via their own Store Card, she only used the laptop twice and due to family reasons has been away from her home for a few month. This week when she tried to use the laptop again it will not boot up at all, either the laptop shows the message "Toshiba diagnosing problem" and the screen hangs and the cycle starts again or it requests a HDD password. I along with my Mam took the laptop complete with original packaging and the receipt to the store where it was purchased and that's when the fun began. The 3 staff who eventually dealt with us opened up the laptop messed about with it,kept repeating that it was out of the 30 day period when it wasn't under it in the first place, lied about info on the receipt and disagreed with me about the contract i.e. between my mam and argos and not Toshiba, at first said they would send it for repair then together decided that as printed on the receipt we should contact Toshiba to sort it and Toshiba will give us a ref number, what the heck?? Basically before I lose the will to live what are my Mam's Stat Rights concerning all this please? Any advice to the legal side would be greatly appreciated. I think that it should be Argos that deal with the contacting of manufacturers etc ultimately I want a replacement for this laptop which is defective and not numerous repairs and telephone calls. Will be contacting the customer helpline and would much appreciated the ammo to help me out with it all. Cheers
  11. Funnily enough Bankfodder your comment on the change of lock definition was the exact circumstance that I was going to contest with. I know these bespoke (for wont of a better word) policies for bikes have been around for years, it makes me wonder how many more folk out there have had their claims turned down for that reason? Before everyone yells "you should've read the policy conditions forst", I honestly did as I am very strange, that's why I went to said cycle shop for advice on the lock I owned. Therefore I armed myself with allsorts of facts, figures etc in relation to all this sold secure stuff, and came away with the realisation that the definition is simply how long it would take for a tea leaf to break the lock using a specified range of tools , i.e. bronze level tools were classed as simple tools and should hold out for at least a minute, silver (which my bike came under) the tools were not heavy duty and the lock should hold for at least 3 minutes. And that was the whole basis of my case. Just thought I would have a "get on my soapbox moment" it makes a refreshing change to see Joe Public fight back, rant over I promise and thanks again to the CAG
  12. Hi, just to update everyone on the forum that the insurance company have now settled my claim in full and with cash into my account. By a strange coincidence they actually contacted me the following day after I posted on the forum asking for help and advice. I emailed the company and requested that all correspondence be in either writing or via email. A few days later I received an email the main points of which I have copied out below:- "Having reviewed your claim the information supplied with your claim submission meant that we were unable to determine the make and model of the lock. Whilst there was a clear demonstration of the forcible and/or violent entry provided the policy requires that the lock be Sold Secure silver rated. This information was conveyed to you and the claim remained for the proof to be provided, by you, to demonstrate that the lock held the necessary Sold Secure rating. We are always speaking to our customers and looking to improve the insurance we provide. Subsequent to your claim submission in November we have since reviewed the lock requirements that need to be demonstrated in order for a valid claim to be made. 1.6 Approved Lock – means any specifically designed Bicycle, motor scooter or motorcycle lock including Sold Secure rated Locks. Sold Secure lock means any Bicycle, motor scooter or motorcycle lock that has been tested and approved to the Sold Secure testing standards. (a) Bicycles valued up to and including £1200 – A specifically designed Bicycle, motor scooter or motorcycle lock or above. Bicycles valued up to and including £2000 - A Sold Secure bronze rated lock or above. Bicycles valued up to and including £5000 – A Sold Secure silver rated lock or above. Bicycles valued up to and including £12,500 – A Sold Secure gold rated lock; or (b) any other specified lock accepted by Us and specified in an Endorsement. Whilst these terms are not yet applicable to your policy we can look to apply these terms to the instance of your claim. As your claim meets the improved terms I am pleased to advise that we can look to settle your claim, in line with your policy requirements." I don't know if the info above will be of help to anyone going through the same situation at the moment but thought I would post on here just in case. Thanks for all the advice and support you gave me and thankfully it has resulted in a replacement bike albeit 7 months after the theft of the other.
  13. Thanks I will do, they were really helpful when I reported it stolen so I will see if they will help me.
  14. Thank you for your help with this, I will go to an independant locksmith and see if they could help me with what you have said. I did look on the Sold Secure website and one of their tests for locks in relation to bikes uses lighter tools and no power drills so I could use that as a base. The police said that it was likely that an angle grinder was used so that may help me as well and that it would of taken over 5 minutes to cut through. I will get a letter off to them today and demand that they give me everything in writing and then take the lock and get it verified. I will post any developments here.Once again thanks for your help.
  15. In July 2014 I bought a new bike from Evans Cycles cost £450 and decided to insure it through their cycle insurance scheme. In November 2014 my bike was stolen the thieves having cut through the D/U lock using what the police thought may have been a portable angle grinder, they left the damaged lock at the scene. I duly reported this to the insurance company and received a claim number and then sent the claim form together with all the required documents. I also sent the key to the D Lock and photos of the damaged lock as requested to do so by their policy. There was no contact for at least a month I contacted via telephone to ask about the progress of the claim. I was informed that the loss adjuster was still processing the claim. Another month went by and I again phoned the company (Thistle Insurance Group). The agent told me that they needed to see the actual D lock and that I should post that to them. I asked if they would provide a SAE or label and they refused, I informed them that I would not pay the cost as the lock is extremely heavy and that they already had clear colour photos of the D Lock. The agent said that they would look into this and be in touch. Having heard nothing back I contacted them again by phone and was told that they had not progressed the claim as they could not tell what make of lock it was and it was up to me to provide further evidence as to the make and its compliance to their condition that locks should be Sold Secure of Silver Standard. The D lock was purchased aprox 8 years ago in Germany and cost the equivalent of £30 at that time and prior to taking out the insurance I asked at my local cycle shop if it was sufficient and of the standard required and they agreed it was I have not had anything at all in writing from the insurance company regarding my claim they have not sent a letter stating that the claim will not be accepted and I am still paying the premium each month. Is there anything else that I can do, I appreciate that with hindsight I should of bought another lock but thought that the one I had would suffice. Would it be worth me taking the lock to a Master Locksmith member and getting them to evalue it? Any advice would be much appreciated.
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