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Well it is 3yrs ago - November 2006 - that we first started the ball rolling with Lloyds and we were stayed 3 weeks before our court date. We filed our claim on the 7th March 2007. I'm not giving this up - I am going to drop the letter asking for the stay to be lifted into the courts tomorrow. They denied us our day in court two and a half years ago, they are not doing it again.

I thought I would just update this as you never know, it may happen to someone else As it stands at present, there is no-one to claim off - my mums insurance company is trying to claim off the insurance of the owner of the yard from which it was stolen from. Basically it was a lorry breakers / scrapyard - fence scaled, lorry hotwired and rammed through fence gates (very action film-ish). Now the lorry was uninsured but the yard was insured, that is what her insurance company are arguing but it is likely to drag on and on. In the end she did pay for a hire car - a fiesta - and hired it for 2 weeks when hers was off the road for 3 weeks. So it is just a case of wait and see if she can claim it back. The MIB excess is £300 (if I remember correctly) and the car cost her that, plus her excess so she should hopefully be able to get some back....eventually Thanks for your advice - this is the report of it if you are interested. So very, very lucky no-one was killed. Stolen lorry leaves trail of destruction in Blackburn suburb (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Hello all Just a quick question which I am really sure is simple to answer for those of you in the know Last week, a stolen lorry ran into my mums car and caused quite a lot of damage (my sisters car was also written off). Garage has called today to say that they expect to have the car in for repairs for at least 3 weeks but will not give her a courtesy car. Would my mum be able to hire a car for the time hers is in the garage and then claim it back? She is with Direct Line, who I presume will be claiming from the insurance company of the Lorry.... (just an assumption on my part, have no idea but they do know which company the lorry belonged to) Car hire costs are about £150 a week and that is for the same car as hers. She can't ring Direct Line until the morning so any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

The article has changed since it was first posted.

Almost two years to the day since my claim was put into the system, good news arrives. It has been my thinking for a while now that the banks would do well to pay out, as it may well get the economy moving. Estimates that there is up to £1b pounds to pay back to customers is a huge amount of money. There will be an awful lot of people (myself included) who will spend their refunds on treats for themselves rather than save it which will be a great boost to the economy in the times that we are in. Hopefully the banks will give up the fight now and the OFT will move quickly. Fingers crossed

Hello all Just checking in as it is 12mths since we issued the claim and we are still waiting. Aah well, it'll be nice when we finally get it

Until you hear from the court, assume that it is going ahead. It might be worth giving them a call, asking if Lloyds have applied for a stay - they most likely have - and then you will have to decide if you want to oppose it or not.

Our hearing was next Wednesday but it has been stayed - been told there is no point wasting our money and appealing.

Aw Bev, never mind...we're still in the same boat Sounds like your husband did a fab job though.

Good luck Bev - fingers crossed it goes ok. xx

I know - can't tell you how gutted I am. You wait soooo long for a date and then three weeks before they do this. :-x Never mind, we are on £7 a week interest so it will soon add up. What I do wonder though is if we will get the full amount that we are claiming for back. Say, for example, the charges are deemed as unfair (which they will be), but it is said that £10 is fair, will we only get the difference between the two? Oh I don't know!!

Update on this - new cases are being stayed. If the bank asks for a stay they WILL be granted - we had a date for next Wednesday with Lloyds which has been stayed - they also basically told me not to waste my money appealing the decision.

I can but they told me at the court basically not to waste my money - all new claims are being stayed and if the banks request one they will get it. I already handed in the letter anyway yesterday and the judge read it so it looks as if they have made the decision. Told you that you would get your money before me!

Claim stayed - told me the Test Case was listed for January 2008. Really, really peed off. Over 5mths ago this was filed, the whole thing was started back in November 2006. Really not happy.

That's really good news - fingers crossed Bev Mine has been stayed

Well I thought I'd better update - when I deleted this thread it was because I was getting a stream of abusive PM's from a member so I took a break from CAG. Anyway, after filing on 9th March, we have a court date for 22nd August. Despite numerous letters to SCM, not one single letter back. Yesterday we got a letter from them saying they had asked for a stay - raced down to the court with the letter to try and get the judge not to allow it. Funnily enough the court had received this request last Tuesday but the date on the letter from SCM was 10th August. Luckily the file was with the judge for review just as I got to court. Have been told to give them a couple of days and call them to see what has been ordered. Fingers crossed we still get our day oin court next Wednesday but somehow I doubt it.

Just got the same letter Bev. Will be applying to have it removed

Blackburn are carrying on as normal.

Meant to ask - how much was your claim for?

Really pleased for you - have been thinking of you this morning. Hope they don't bother with the appeal and you find the money in your account any day now. Well done

Fingers crossed they don't turn up and the judge awards in your favour. Will be thinking of you.