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I am just starting my claim today!! Please me gentle with me as I am a newbie to all of this.
I have 2 different accounts with Nationwide so I am sending 2 separate Data Protection Act letters. Is this right?
Below is what I am sending, please let me know what you think
Thanks Jodie.
Mr Christopher Swailes
Data Protection Team,
Nationwide Building Society
Kings Park road,
Moulton Park
Northampton NN3 6NW
18th April, 2006
Data Protection Act disclosure request
Dear Sir/Madam
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
Please supply me with a complete list of transactions and charges relating to our bank account since [May 2001]. Alternatively a complete set of bank statements for that period will be acceptable.
Additionally where there has been any event in our account history over this period which has required manual intervention by any member of your staff or any other person, I require disclosure of any indication or notes which have either caused or resulted in that manual intervention or other evidence of that manual intervention in relation to my banking business with you.
If you are unable to supply data relating to manual intervention because there has been no such manual intervention then please be kind as to confirm this in your response to this request.
We enclose the statutory maximum fee of £10. You have 40 days in which to comply. Furthermore, if we discover that you have levied disproportionate penalties against us then we shall be reclaiming them and also reclaiming the enclosed £10 Data Protection Act disclosure fee.
Nationwide Data Protection Act sent 18/04/06 - 1st response 24/04/06 - prelim sent for 3930.50 22/5/06 lba sent 6/6/06 deadline for response 20/06/06, Moneyonline claim sent 12/7/06, Acknowledged 17/07/06, FULL REFUND - 20/07/06!!!!!! HSBC prelim sent 26/04/06 for 846.00 - reply received 08/05/06 - LBA Sent 09/05/06- deadline for response 23/05/06 Bank A/C credited 23/5/06!!! LBA (MORE charges) sent 29/6/06, deadline 13/07/06, Charges refunded 19/07/06!!! Egg DPA sent 03/05/06, 1st response 9/5/06 Barclaycard DPA sent 03/05/06 1st response 18/5/06 GOLDFISH DPA sent 15/05/06 deadline for response 24/06/06, Prelim sent 18/07/06, deadline 01/08/06|! Monument Prelim sent 15/05/06 for 48.00 (Deadline for response 29/5/06) Offered half. 24.00 Accepted!!
Can you just clear something up for me please!! When I receive my statements of charges am I claimimg back the whole amount they have actually charged me? or just a part of it?
i have just also started a claim against Nationwide, for unfair charges, of £2343.30. I have sent the Data Protection Act Disclosure Request, and recieved a speedy reply, from a Mr Gary Parkins,the Data Protection Administrator, stating that he acknowledged my request and would be sending me the infomation requested. A few days later, i recieved a bound volume of my last 6 years bank staements and the £10.00 cheque that i had sent for fees. They do not charge for this service i was told. I have now gone through my statements, and come to the amount stated above. But i am not sure, if i should be adding the interest, that is stated each month, under the Notice Of Charges page. Am a bit confused about the interest charges. I would be grateful for any advice. Hope to post Preliminary Letter as soon as i have sorted confusion about interest out.Will keep you all posted.Good luck to you all, with your claims. I am so angry about these charges, as i am a single parent with 2 children, struggling financiallly,and the bank, only made matters worse by taking these charges, and it had a terrible snowball effect.
Go into Bank action group page and click on the Bank forum you wish to chat in i.e HSBC or Nationwide all the banks are listed in alphabetical order and then once in there at the top of the page on the left it says NEW THREAD. Click on that and it is straight forward from there. It will ask you for a title and you can put something like starting my claim or basically whatever it is you want to talk about and then write your message click submit and the bottom of the page and other members will answer your questions.
I sent my DPA letter to Christopher Swailes on 18th April Recorded Delivery and today received my 1st response saying Nationwide have today requested duplicate statements for my accounts and they will be sent to me in due course.
They have 40 days in which to send them but may be able to provide the details I require in a shorter timescale.
I will keep you posted.
HSBC Prelim sent - 26/04/06
Nationwide DPA sent - 18/04/06 - 1st response 24/04/06, 2nd response deadline 3/6/06 Egg DPA sent 03/05/06
Barclaycard DPA sent 03/05/06
Opinions given herein are made informally by myself as a lay-person in good faith based on personal experience. For legal advice, you must always consult a registered and insured lawyer.
I am still waiting for my statement of charges to come through the post, any ideas how long they are roughly taking from when you sent the DPA Letter??
Thanks Juicy
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Hi there,
mine arrived about 6 days after i sent my DPA request.But i suppose its down to who recieves the request. Hope you get them soon, good luck with your claim.
Juicy V Nationwide **I WON**
so I am sending 2 separate Data Protection Act letters. Is this right?
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