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  1. Sadly another not so good update. The finance house are now stone walling regarding paying the 25%. The FOS has now escalated the issue to the next tier. The Jeep retailer has authorised the repair and will be claiming back from Jeep UK less the VAT. As the issue has been dragging on for several months, if we pay the difference in the meantime, this will result in us paying the VAT and we are unsure of the implications. If we claim back the balance from the finance house it reverts to B2B transaction and we are unsure how we would claim back the VAT.
  2. Checked again today and no Apple debit plus had my card replaced.
  3. Another update. Jeep UK offered to pay 75% of costs if the bonnet was replaced and I was seeking the 25% balance of about £770 from the supplier. Alternatively Jeep offered 100% for a repair to the bonnet. FOS found in my favour and agreed with myself that under CRA 2015 S9 the supplier has not conformed to the regulation. The finance house then agreed to fund the repair and pay £200 compensation. I then queried with the FOS whether it would be a repair or a replacement of bonnet that the finance house have agreed. I suspect the finance house was going to go for the repair. I told the FOS that I would be rejecting another repair to the repair already done prior to purchase as two Jeep approved body shops have said that they cannot repair an old repair due to the extent of the corrosion and if they did, there would be no warranty. FOS then realised that the finance house had been very ambiguous with their reply regarding the repair and is now seeking further clarification on the repair.
  4. Thanks I have done this now and the merchant is blocked. It does seem to be a common issue with Apple Tv judging by the number of posts on the Internet regarding Apple id not being recognised.
  5. Thanks I have tried just about everything suggested, but cannot get passed the Log in Apple id not verified. Strange as they can send emails to my address? I even tried logging in from our Samsung table and gets the same response.
  6. Recently a new app for Apple TV appeared on our Panasonic SmartTV. On opening the app we were taken to a web page showing all the latest films etc and some look interesting. There was an offer for a free 7 day trial so we decided we would use the trial period to see what Apple Tv was like. I completed all the details on the Apple TV website which included my credit card number. We got the verification code and were able to log in and started watching a movie. About halfway through the movie I needed to pause it for about 5 minutes. On pressing play again it jumped back to the login page on the TV and displayed a QR code or the option of logging in via your laptop. On doing this I got the message that I could not login with my Apple id which is my email address. I thought that perhaps I had inputted the incorrect password so tried 2 or 3 times, but still could not log in. I then clicked the "Forgot login or password" and needed to enter the Apply id and then a message came up stating that the Apple id was not verified? I have cleared my cache and also cleared all cookies, but it still states that Apple Id is not verified despite having received two emails from Apple, the first with the code and the second confirming that the account has been verified. Unfortunately as I cannot login I cannot cancel the subscription and it is now becoming a nightmare. To get to the page to cancel you need to download something called iTunes, but as I cannot log into that either I am still snookered. Obviously I want to cancel and do not want Apple Tv to debit out credit card for years to come because Apple will not allow me to login with the Apple id that they confirmed. Would I be correct in thinking that the bank can block the merchant or maybe even replace the credit card?
  7. Thank you for the additional information and input as it all helps. It is not the dealer that will be doing the repair, but a body shop nominated by Jeep UK. The cost is not of any interest to me as it is jointly the dealer and the finance house that will be responsible for the repair. Jeep UK has already offered them 75% towards the cost of the repair using genuine Jeep parts. It is the balance that concerns me. One of the advantages in paying something towards the cost and then claiming back is that you are then covered for another 6 years under CRA 2015. In this case the 25% is over £1000 so to us that is a lot of money as we are both retired.
  8. Thanks however I am able to prove beyond any reasonable doubt that the issue existed prior to purchase of said vehicle therefore covered by CRA 2015. In addition I have forwarded on proof of others that have had the same issue and that it is a manufacturing issue.
  9. I am aware of the Ombudsman and trying it on with the fair to both sides, but if they try that again, I will request it be escalated to a senior. Initially your complaint goes to the lowest tier of the process in the Ombudsman system and they hope that you will be satisfied with the decision, but you can appeal for it to be escalated like I did when rejecting a caravan in 2017. At that point it was resolved with 2 weeks as the senior person was well aware of CRA 2015 and I had all the necessary proof like with this current issue.
  10. Apologies for the confusion. Jeep UK will be paying 75% for the replacement of the bonnet therefore the dealer will be responsible for paying the balance of 25%. However if I opt for the repair rather than a replacement Jeep UK will pay 100%, but two body shops have said the bonnet is beyond repair due to the previous repair plus the extent of the corrosion. Even if they did the repair, neither can offer any warranty so in a year or three I may be back at square one if the corrosion surfaces again. However neither body shop wanted to quote for a repair. I did not reject the offer outright, but said I would wait for a decision from the FOS. In my last email to the dealer which was sent this morning, I pointed out that their used vehicles came with a 12 month comprehensive warranty that includes mechanical and body work. I attached a copy of this statement to the email. Luckily I had saved a copy of this many months ago. I know there used to a cost with the SAR, but does that still apply? What should I be asking for?
  11. On 8th August 2022 using a credit card I paid Online a £99 deposit to Thames Motor Group towards a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee valued at £28995. On the Thames Motor Group website it stated that used vehicles came with a 12 month comprehensive warranty and as Thames Motor Group are a franchised Jeep dealership it gave me confidence to go ahead with the purchase. On 9th August 2022 a hire purchase agreement for the balance after deposit was signed Online between FCA Automotive Services UK Ltd trading as Jeep Financial Services and myself. On 13th August 2022 I took delivery of a Jeep Grand Cherokee. I am currently two months in advance with payments. The vehicle has only been serviced by franchised Jeep dealerships with the last service in May 2023. The Jeep has a Perforating Rust Warranty on outer panels for 7 years and unlimited mileage. The Jeep warranty book reads that the vehicle is warranted to be free from perforation due to corrosion. Less than a year later after delivery on 3rd August 2023 I reported by email to the after sales director at the dealer that there was a bubble on leading edge of bonnet I was advised by the dealer to take the Jeep to a local Jeep dealer in the West Midlands for inspection however they were unable to help as they did not have body shops. I was the then advised by the dealer to contact Jeep UK. I contacted Jeep UK and made a complaint. I also contacted the finance house to raise a complaint about the bubble issue. The finance house responded about 8 weeks later stating that they have completed their investigations and are rejecting my claim and sent a final response letter. They also suggested that I trade in or sell the vehicle, but I would lose substantially on either trading in or selling outright. The finance house stated that as the lender they cannot be held liable for any repairs on my vehicle. However the issue was there prior to purchase. I took the Jeep to an approved Jeep UK approved body shop who viewed the vehicle who quoted £3110.90 for the replacement of the bonnet due to the extent of the corrosion as in their opinion the bonnet was beyond repairing as a previous repair had been attempted, but had failed. This previous repair must have happened prior to the purchase of the vehicle HD18 LVW on 13th August 2022. The quote was forwarded to Thames Motor Group. In December I took the Jeep to another approved Jeep UK body shop and they also pointed out that a previous repair had been attempted and in their opinion the bonnet needed to be replaced as they could not do a repair. This quote was forwarded to the motor dealer. Two body shop experts have confirmed that there was a previous repair which indicates that the fault was there prior to purchase of the vehicle. Under CRA 2015 Sections 9 (2) & (3), 10 and 11 The finance house and the dealer are jointly liable as they are part of the supplier chain . In addition S75(1) of the Consumer Credit Act will also apply If the debtor under a debtor-creditor-supplier agreement falling within section 12(b) or (c) has, in relation to a transaction financed by the agreement, any claim against the supplier in respect of a misrepresentation or breach of contract, he shall have a like claim against the creditor, who, with the supplier, shall accordingly be jointly and severally liable to the debtor. On 14th Dec 2023 Jeep UK responded to me that they are willing to pay 75% of the cost of replacing the bonnet as a matter of goodwill. The dealer was advised of this and their response was that they would contact Jeep UK for 100% of the cost. On 12th Jan 2024 the dealer advised that the manufacturer warranty claim was declined however they had managed to get a goodwill gesture from customer care at Jeep, the amount they have offered is 75% (£1,944.36) of the provided estimate. This is not 75% of either of the quotes and is a lot less. The dealer also advised that they have spoken again with Jeep and were advised that Jeep UK would cover 100% of the bonnet repair (not replacement) as a gesture of goodwill. I have declined the repair offer as two body shops experts have stated that a repair cannot be done and that the bonnet needs to be replaced due to the previous repair. The fact that two experts have mentioned the previous repair plus the goodwill gesture by Jeep UK proves that the fault was there prior to purchase. On 17th November 2023 as it seemed I was not making any progress I forwarded by complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service who responded on the 27th November they would look into the matter. The last email from FOS was to let me know they were out of office until 8th January 2024. I now have a dilemma as it seems the FOS are slower than the dealer and finance house so maybe the only way forward is to use the Small Claims Court, but unsure how long it would take for it to progress through the system or whether I should just wait for the FOS to rule. I will need to demonstrate to the court that I have done everything to try and resolve the issue. Can you claim for something not yet done as do not want to use my credit card to pay balance as I will probably incur interest and it may take me about 4 months to pay off my CC. Also unsure whether the financial house or the dealer are the defendant or would both be the defendants? Thanks for any input on this matter.
  12. We have spoken with the neighbour and Platform Homes wanted £4000 off her for changing the doors, painting the place and cutting the grass. The home only has 4 rooms incl kitchen. Bathroom is tiled. The doors were not cheap doors and looked better than the original doors! Platform Homes charge by the square metre to cut the grass. Young lad cut all the grass for £15! The lady employed some local trades people at a fraction of the prices that Platform wanted to charge and apparently they have done an excellent job using good quality paint unlike the cheap nasty stuff that Platform would use! Also I got it wrong as during their tenancy they did repaint the place themselves about 5 years ago using decent quality paint. What's a bet that Platform will try and screw her for some money by stating something is not up to their standards?
  13. Very true however when you have been waiting 5 or more hours to be discharged after spending an unnecessary week in hospital, you are tired and all you want to do is get it over with and probably would not have picked up that the prescription was not right for you. You trust the doctor who has given you the prescription that it is correct. Just to add, OH was admitted to hospital on 4 different occasions over the last year each time on an urgent basis. On the last occasion in October 2022 OH almost died as it took the ambulance 5 hours to arrive. Luckily the district nurse was with OH at the time. Each time OH was admitted, the professionals seemed to be guessing at what was wrong and even did an unnecessary op to remove the gall bladder and this did not resolve the issue. It was only on the fourth occasion in October that rheumatoid vasculitis was finally diagnosed as the culprit as they picked that there was a blood clot in the right leg! Not good. Now on blood thinners and loads of other medication and on recent stay in hospital, one doctor stating that OH needs to stop taking blood thinners and take less steroids and another doctor stating that OH needs to carry on with blood thinners and increase steroids. You can't win!
  14. OH has been tested and is definitely allergic to penicillin as a few years ago nearly died because of the allergy and had to be resuscitated. If the medication had be collected that same evening when I collected OH, there is a strong possibility that OH would not be with us at present.
  15. OH was phoned last Tuesday by a rheumatology specialist who said OH needed to come into hospital for a scan and they had a bed and medical staff waiting for OH and it would take a few hours. On arrival at hospital and going to the relevant department, no one knew anything about it. The specialist was not available and could not be found initially. Eventually they tracked him down and OH was told to go to A&E where OH booked in and then waited in A&E for a couple of hours as no one knew what was going on and by this time the specialist had gone home anyway. Eventually on early Wednesday morning OH was booked into a bed in A&E. OH had not eaten or drank anything since breakfast on Tuesday morning and in A&E no drink available plus OH never had any money as did not expect to be staying at hospital for long. A blood test was done on Wednesday morning and red cell count was low so they gave OH a blood transfusion and was told that OH would be discharged later the same day. The rheumatology specialist disagreed and OH ended up staying another night, but was transferred to a hospital ward late Wednesday night. No sign of the medical team etc. On Thursday staff told OH that OH would be discharged later the same day, but again a disagreement between departments meant OH stayed another night. On Friday told that an appointment has been made for the Monday and if OH is discharged on the Friday and goes home OH will lose the appointment so OH spent the weekend in hospital. In all this time OH had only seen the specialist who had phoned and told OH to come into hospital once and that interview was for about 10 minutes. However where they had inserted a cannula for the blood transfusion, OH's wrist started swelling and there was pus coming out of it so they removed the cannula on the Saturday which had been in since the Wednesday when they did the transfusion. OH had a thin red line from the infected area right up to her elbow joint. They said sorry and wiped it clean, but pus continued to come out of it over the weekend. OH was not given any antibiotics. On Monday a different specialist from the gastro department came and told OH that they would be conducting an endoscopy at midday. When the time came for the endoscopy, OH was told that it had been cancelled as there was no need for it and OH could go home. No reason given for the cancellation. The discharge option was countermanded by another doctor or specialist and OH ended up staying another night. On Tuesday morning OH told again that OH would be discharged later that day after doctor visit. Eventually at about 1pm a doctor came around and confirmed that OH would be discharged as no reason for OH to stay in hospital. Doctor said it would take a couple of hours for discharge papers to be processed through the system. Eventually discharge papers came through at about 6.30pm. No reason why it should take so long in this day and age. OH was then prescribed an antibiotic medication and told to go to the hospital pharmacy to collect it. As it was already late and dark, we decided that we would travel back to the hospital the next day to collect the medication. On arrival at home and looking at the medication, it was for an antibiotic that contained penicillin and OH is allergic to penicillin and it may have killed OH as OH's immunity system is compromised. OH's medical records indicate that OH is allergic to penicillin plus while in the hospital issued with an arm band which clearly indicates that no penicillin should be administered. This is a really big mistake for a doctor to make. Just after 8am this morning OH had a phone call from the sister on the ward who had noticed that the doctor had prescribed an antibiotic with penicillin and OH was advised to contact her GP for a suitable antibiotic. Basically OH should never have gone into hospital and should never have been made to stay in hospital for a week. OH should not have had an infection develop where the cannula was inserted and should never have been prescribed a drug that would have killed OH. We are very concerned about this and feel we need to approach an organisation called PALS who are supposed to look after the interests of the patients and resolve issues. OH does not have any issues with the nurses or sisters who looked after her, but is very upset about how the whole episode evolved at management level especially as it was unnecessary in the first place! Has any one experience of dealing with PALs and is it the correct route to follow to escalate a complaint to the hospital trust?
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