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?

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Have you checked this ?

More than 6 years.

Good Luck - Best C

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

Cheers for the reply, I will give it a look

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

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

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

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

Sorry what is CI?

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

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

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?

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 SAR as I no longer have the statments.

Mat

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

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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

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

Bumpy bumpy

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.

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:)

hi whu is that west ham? anyway i to am thinking of cliaming back more than six years but having problem with finding right wording for ci and pre six years any ideas? and what stage r u at?

Hi sharpgun yes it is West Ham.

Well everyone, or no one. I have now started my court action against the Woolwich, for the last 6 years, which works out £4200 including 8% interest.

Hello. Is there any chance of some morale support from you guys. I am feeling a bit lonely here lol

Hi WHU

Okay, so first I'd recommend you edit your post and take out* your Claim Number - the banks do trawl this site and can track exactly what your intentions are so make yourself anonymous again!.

Which years is this claim for? There are a few pre-yrs claimers on the main Barclay's forum who appear to have cracked the Statute of Limitattions barring - have a read of colourofmoney's thread.

Hi Welshcake. I have put the 91-97 charges on hold for time being. So this is for yy 6 years claim. Not quite sue what you mean by edit my post. Do you mean title thread? And what should I do with mt claim number, should I put it in the title thread or should I remove it completely from all my posts?