Thanks for info Bewillded I'm just worried that they try [problem] some more money from the bank account. I wonder if anybody else out there has managed to get most of their money back from these [problematic].

I friend of mine used this site thinking it was the Gov site. But its a cloned site if you look up in top corner you will its says 'TaxDisc-Direct' bank refuses to give a refund. She paid £111 for £71 tax-disc only to get a message telling her to go to the post office. She has also had an email asking for her bank details so they refund her the money less £8 admin fee. Don't fell able to tell to give them the bank details. Anybody got any ideas?

Just to say Barclays have called to say they now willing to pay the money to a funeral company. Bit of a change of heart. I wont believe it until they pay it. So far so good. Thanks to my friends on the site for their advice.

No go with the Barclays, Staff in branch Don't know anything. Put me on the phone to their Barclays Bereavement Centre who still insist that the £2K in the deceased's current account will go against the £3K Bcard debt. Gave them the letter of First Appropriation nobody knows what it means. Told them it meant that they got to give us the money. Sending copy of the Letter of Appropriation direct to the Barclays' Bereavement centre (rob the dead centre). Next will draft letters to Banking Ombudsman and BCOBS. Could dNo with some media help. Anybody working for the press/TV news etc? Who is the head guy in Barclays and his address?

Hi Thanks slick 132 I will keep that in mind. BR

Hi Guys Thanks for advice. This is the only money the deceased had. My view is that the current account balance has to be passed over to the Administrator of the estate after which the creditors will be ipaid. The first creditor is the Funeral company and Barclaycard is second. Therefore Bcard gets nothing. I will talk with Barclays on Tuesday after hols.

HI thanks for the advice. I will draft a letter of appropriation and see what reaction we get from the Manager.

I'm helping someone to sort out the affairs of her dead father. He has £2,000 in his current account and has a credit card debt of £3,000 all to Barclay's Bank. Barclay's have send her a letter to sign that clearly states that they will only pay her after they have been paid. Which would mean that there would be nothing to cover the funeral costs. The way I see it is that she as the Administrator of her dead fathers estate should be able to get this money with no strings attached to cover the funeral costs. Barclay's credit card should not have any preferential treatment and should be treated the same as any other creditor. Can anybody advise me about this.?