Charges from 91-97, should I go for it?

100%WHU · 26th February 2007, 10:55

I have just gone through all my old Woolwich statements from 91-97 and calculated that they unlawfully charged me £2045 in Administration fees, unpaid DD and standing orders. Is there a reason people don't go beyond 6 years legally, or is it because statements aren't available that far back?

100%WHU · 28th February 2007, 22:35

charlie.l · 28th February 2007, 23:15

Have you checked this ?

More than 6 years.

Good Luck - Best C

charlie.l · 28th February 2007, 23:19

Don't think the link I pasted worked - you cld do a search on it.. - C

100%WHU · 1st March 2007, 00:40

Cheers for the reply, I will give it a look

essjaysea · 1st March 2007, 11:52

I am an in a similar position. I am owed 600+ for charges from 1997 to 2001. I successfully claimed a similar amount for charges 2001 to date, and have started a separate claim. I am at the stage where I am about to issue proceedings, having received an offer for £300.

Although the Limitations Act would appear to prevent you from claiming charges over 6 years old, there are exceptions written into the Act that cover deliberate concealment, and errors. In other words they must have known that the charges were unlawful at the time they started to apply them to our accounts. I cannot believe that their legal people would not have been involved at an early stage, and they would have known all about the case law and consumer law that existed at the time, so it is a reasonable assumption to make that they have in fact concealed this information, and therefore the Limitations Act does not apply.

However, making that assumption and actually proving the facts are 2 different things, especially where courts are concerned.

But on balance, I am prepared to issue proceedings, even though the ground is a little thinner, because I still do not believe that they will defend their position in court, and if by some miracle they do put in an appearance and successfully defend, all I will lose is the £80 court fee

kippy2 · 1st March 2007, 12:11

im too going for pre 6 years. are you applying CI to the claim?

100%WHU · 1st March 2007, 12:14

So should I send LBA to them, with a copy of all the statements that I have?

100%WHU · 1st March 2007, 12:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kimmy01

im too going for pre 6 years. are you applying CI to the claim?

Sorry what is CI?

100%WHU · 2nd March 2007, 00:14

Well I sent my Preliminary with breakdown of charges, I will follow it up tomorrow, with a letter delivered recorded. With same letter, breakdown and copies of all my statements for the period of 90-97. With charges and interest charged totalling £2275.82. Now I am nervous all of a sudden

100%WHU · 30th March 2007, 22:38

Got a strange letter back today from Woolwich, well letter was standard, but attached to it was a list of transactions, which looked like charges that totalled £2800+ and it was for one year!!!!!:o

100%WHU · 2nd April 2007, 15:47

Right. this feels strange I appear to be talking to myself.
Anyway, when I get this money back I need to get new glasses, as the list of charges I got, was for the final year of my account with the Woolwich. Apparently they can't go back further than 6 years.

But what I find strange is that I am claiming for totally different years, so exactly what are they looking into and what am I meant to do?
Should I now put in another claim for the new set of charges which total £2,877.50 in one year (which also got me a CCJ) or should I wait to see what offer Barclays come up with(Customer Relations words during TC today).

Must say I am worried that they are going off in 1 direction and I am going the other way, is this stalling tactics?

MadMat · 2nd April 2007, 16:32

Did the woolwich say why they can't go back more than 6 years?

Thinking of going after some really old charges myself too, but would need to get the details using an S.A.R - (Subject Access Request) as I no longer have the statments.

Mat

100%WHU · 2nd April 2007, 17:34

They didn't say why, I just think they meant they didn't have statements for more than 6 years

100%WHU · 4th April 2007, 20:58

100%WHU · 13th April 2007, 10:17

Can anyone give me advice about the extra year of charges that I have just found out about.
Should I do that as a seperate claim, or should I just add it to my post 6 years claim?
I am really stuck on this

charlie.l · 13th April 2007, 21:33

**bump** (sorry can't help on this one) - anyone out there ?

100%WHU · 16th April 2007, 10:25

Bumpy bumpy

Gogivit · 16th April 2007, 12:28

Hello 100% I have to say you do appear to be chatting to yourself

However having looked into this site and seen the general thoughts of reclaiming back further than 6 years, it is said by many to do the claim as one court action / claim.

Some CAG members state that when they tried to do 2 court cases on the same account, that the judge through out the case.

I myself am waiting for pre 6 years statements and when I receive those I will add the costs to my current 6 year charges. I will advise the bank of my new figure and give them opportunity to pay. and when they refuse I will commence legal action.

100%WHU · 20th April 2007, 17:27

Thanks Gogivit (someone is looking at my thread)

Right just got off the phone to Barclays as my case has now been passed to them. I have been told that Barclays will not consider charges going back beyong 6 years as it is only our right to claim back a debt owed to us for 6 years. I asked him what it will look like in court if I am claiming for 91-97 charges and they are looking at 01-02 charges. He didn't have an answer. So I am none the wiser now. And they are stalling big time they might still be looking at this beyond the end of April (Yeah Right. I dictate a time scale not you) So I now have a letters from me about 91-97 and letters from Barclays/Woolwich for 01-02.

So I am now gonna send in a LBA for 01-02 and pursue that as well. Don't know if this the right thing. But I have to make a decision soon and nobody seems to be able to advise me on this

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