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I got my statements from RBoS and calculated that they owe me £882.00 so my letter for claim 1 (£620.00) will be posted in the morning. Feeling a bit nervous about it but also feel I have plenty of support here if I get worried
I'm a bit confused with my RBoS statements though. I had a Royalties Account which cost £5 per month. Each month the statement has an entry of "CHG TO DDMMM A/C XXXXXXX £5.00", but on months where I went over my overdraft limit it still just gave one CHG entry for a total of £25. Does this mean the amount I claim for that month is £20? Also, on months with the £25 CHG, directly underneath this entry there was a similar looking one (still "CHG TO DDMMM A/C XXXXXX" with another amount eg £5.27. I presume this is interest charged by them for going over my limit? The amount seems a bit strange for going over my limit by £10 or so for 1 day. Can anyone clarify what this charge is? I've not included it in my 1st claim. I'm trying to keep the amount under £750 so doing it in 2 stages.
Thank you everyone in advance for being helpful and friendly. Hopefully one day I'll be able to return the favour!
RBoS Round One:
Subject Access Request sent 02.10.06
Prelim Approach For Repayment sent 23.10.06
LBA for £620 (round 1) sent 30.10.06
Partial Settlement Offer £374.00 received 4.11.06
Rejection of Settlement sent 6.11.06
Full Settlement of £620 offered 15.11.06
Ready for Round Two......................
Based on my attempts to decypher my Royalties account charges, I think that your assessment of these charges is right. I had these variable charges as well, and assumed that they were interest charges on the overdraft.
Good luck with your claim.
Prelim letter sent to RBoS 8/8/06 letter passed to another department...and Tommy fob off arrived
LBA sent 29/8/06 £2646.64 claimed - no reply
Claim entered 26/09/06 £2716 + interest. Not acknowledged so Judgment requested 17/10/06
Judgment in default 28/10/06
Cheque finally arrived 24/11/06, ring Group Litigation on a daily basis - you know it makes sense...
GE Money prelims sent for ERCs and charges on 2 accounts 18/10/06
LBAs on 2 accounts sent 5/11/2006
2nd claim against RBoS in 10/11/06, with threat of compounded contractual interest, c'mon now, concentrate...
ABSOLUTELY. Just deduct the £5 charge from your monthly figure (you can usually tell where it is by the fact it will be on the same day each month)
J
1/9/06 RBS claim #1
8/11/06 - claim settled
17/11 claim #2 started - incl creditcard
30/11 - CC statements received
31/11 - Prelims issued - RBS paying up, only M/C to go)
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RBoS Round One:
Subject Access Request sent 02.10.06
Prelim Approach For Repayment sent 23.10.06
LBA for £620 (round 1) sent 30.10.06
Partial Settlement Offer £374.00 received 4.11.06
Rejection of Settlement sent 6.11.06
Full Settlement of £620 offered 15.11.06
Ready for Round Two......................
Question - I've sent all my previous correspondence to RBoS Head Office in Edinburgh. Should I send my lba to Tommy McLean at the Customer Relations address (ie, the address at the top of the letter he sent)? Just typing it now.....................
RBoS Round One:
Subject Access Request sent 02.10.06
Prelim Approach For Repayment sent 23.10.06
LBA for £620 (round 1) sent 30.10.06
Partial Settlement Offer £374.00 received 4.11.06
Rejection of Settlement sent 6.11.06
Full Settlement of £620 offered 15.11.06
Ready for Round Two......................
Wow, old Tommy McLean's reply came quicker than I anticipated. As predicted, I received my partial offer letter offering £374.00. I've been reading through the template letters and I'm a bit confused what to do next. I guess I need to write back a 'thanks, but no thanks' letter but I can't find a template for it. Also, what's the next step.
It's all a bit nerve wracking :o , but I suppose that's the banks's intention. They'll be hoping that we all accept the partial offers and slip away quietly!
Clint1974's post restored my faith and gave me the confidence to carry on (thanks Clint )
RBoS Round One:
Subject Access Request sent 02.10.06
Prelim Approach For Repayment sent 23.10.06
LBA for £620 (round 1) sent 30.10.06
Partial Settlement Offer £374.00 received 4.11.06
Rejection of Settlement sent 6.11.06
Full Settlement of £620 offered 15.11.06
Ready for Round Two......................
Just write back accepting the £374 as partial settlement but say you will be going through the courts for the full amount.
RBS seem to be settling a lot quicker recently so you never know!
Stacy xx
NatWest - Settled in full 22/05/06
RBS- Prelim sent 9/05/06 £1,147
£500 offer 27/05/06, rejected 30/05/06
LBA sent 25/05/06
MCOL 15/06/06
Defence received 20/07/06
Settled in full 01/09/06 wahey!!!!!!!!!
Thanks T4FF, that's exactly what I needed. With any luck, I'll get the same response you did!!
I also have a 2nd claim to make on the same account. I live in Scotland so had to keep the total amount under £750 so I've split it into 2 claims. I'll be watching your thread to see how you get on with your claim on your second account. Good luck!
RBoS Round One:
Subject Access Request sent 02.10.06
Prelim Approach For Repayment sent 23.10.06
LBA for £620 (round 1) sent 30.10.06
Partial Settlement Offer £374.00 received 4.11.06
Rejection of Settlement sent 6.11.06
Full Settlement of £620 offered 15.11.06
Ready for Round Two......................
Woo Hoo!!! Right on cue, a letter arrived this morning offering a full settlement . Thanks to everyone who gave me the confidence to believe this would happen!!!
As I previously said in this post, that was round 1 with RB0S as the total amount I was claiming for was over £750. Todays letter from TMcL states, among other things, "Payment is to be made on the basis of a Full and final settlement of your complaint". Does this mean if I accept this offer I am unable to start another claim? I was very specific with dates on every letter I wrote (ie, this claim is 2002-2004 and the second claim is from 2005 onwards) so I think it's a separate claim, therefore it's OK for me to accept it and start another claim.
Does this make sense?
RBoS Round One:
Subject Access Request sent 02.10.06
Prelim Approach For Repayment sent 23.10.06
LBA for £620 (round 1) sent 30.10.06
Partial Settlement Offer £374.00 received 4.11.06
Rejection of Settlement sent 6.11.06
Full Settlement of £620 offered 15.11.06
Ready for Round Two......................