Hello everybody.
Will cut the long story short.
Had a Wallis account, with CF a few years ago. Found a old statement that appeared to have Accident/Death insurance. Sent a S.A.R - (Subject Access Request) and got back some very interest information. This insurance costing £8.19 a month, just appeared. and what is more interesting another policies for Death Cash Plan costing £13.?? appeared. I never did look at these statements when they came, but we all know better now. Do not trust them:o
Worked out the figures and it can to over £400, so sent them a prelim letter asking it for it back, with of course their contractual rate
Response back we are investigating
Sent the letter before action after 14days
Got this response back
Dear HHNF
Thank you for your letter blah blah
Your query regarding the insurance premiums on your account relates to Stone bridge international who administers the policies for you. As this agreement that you have made with a third party company. you will need to contact stonebridge direct if you have any concerns regarding the cover. See address below
I can confirm that we wrote to you at the time your account was passed to GE Capital to advise you of the change in adminstrators, therefore, we have fulfulled our obligation to you in this respect. I am unable to provide a copy of this letter due to the amount of time passed since this change.
After an extensive search, I am unfortunately unable to provide a copy of your signed ca due to the fact that we no longer administer your account. However please find enclosed a true copy of the agreement that you would have signed at the time you opened your account.
I do hope that you are happy with my response, however and then the normal speel regarding ring us, fos blah blah
I have sent them this response
LETTER BEFORE ACTION
Dear Ms
Account No:
Thank you for your letter dated 29th of January 2008. Unfortunately, I am of the opinion that your response is rather less that satisfactory. My belief is that your Company are trying to mis-lead me, regarding the unauthorised application of insurance premiums to the above account. There now appears to be other serious issues unfolding, namely no credit agreement or evidence of a letter informing me that the above account was sold/ passed/ acquired by GE Capital.
I am greatly concerned and perplexed regarding your statement that:
“My query regarding the insurance premiums on the above account relates to Stonebridge International who administers the policies for me. As this is a separate agreement that I have made with a third party company, I will need to contact Stonebridge direct if I have any concerns regarding the cover.
It appears from the statements received with my Subject Access Request, for the above account, that the payments for these applied premiums where made to Creation Financial Services Ltd.
I feel that it is extremely important that you clarify your relationship with this third party in this matter. I have never heard of this 3rd party until your letter of 29th January 2008.
You confirm that you wrote to me at the time the account was passed to GE Capital to advise me of the change in administrators. You have also confirmed that your Company is unable to provide a copy of the letter due to the amount of time passed since this change. Your Company under the Data Protection Act have a legal obligation to retain all data pertaining to the account for 6years. I find it totally unacceptable that you have no proof that this letter was sent to me, and I can confirm that I never received any such letter from your Company.
As regards the enclosed true copy of the agreement that I would have signed at the time I opened my account. This is a rather serious legal issue. You confirm that after an extensive search, that you unfortunately are unable to provide a copy of the true credit agreement that I signed. This is due to the fact that you no longer administer this account. I find it interesting that GE Capital are also unable to produce the credit agreement for the above account, after a legal request under the CCA section 77/78. You suggest that your Company have fulfilled their obligations regarding the above account. I dispute that your Company have fulfilled their legal obligations in the management of the above account. I shall be reporting this matter to the Information Commissioner, Office of Fair Trading and Trading Standards.
I look forward to receiving your proposals, for the reimbursement of the unauthorised insurance premium monies , plus interest at your contractual rate, taken by your Company, by the appliance of these mis-sold insurance premiums by your Company to the above account.
Your sincerely
Why do these things never run smooth
Watch this space