Great result Daz, sorry I've been around much to help & advise you (I've had a lot of "real life" occupying my time at the moment), but you seem to have been managing ok anyway. When the money is in your account as cleared funds, pls pm a mod to ask them to update the litigation section, and also to change your thread title to reflect the victory (probably not me as I'm not around much at the moment and probably won't be until late September), fill in the "charges returned" survey and also perhaps consider a 5% donation to the site. Well done once again. All the best.

THREE threads merged. Please stick to one thread!

How long ago was the 10 days up? Is their offer for the full amount, as you've not stated what your claim is....?

THREADS MERGED Please stick to one thread per claim.

Nice one Kirky!

OP - have a read of my thread. I started my claim as a complete newbie and had no knowledge whatsoever other than what I've learned from CAG. The link is in my sig, below... good luck!

It seems that is exactly what you're trying to do. good on ya, keep it up!

betty_lo, I am in the same position at the moment. I'm waiting for Bankfodder to return next week to seek his advice re: getting an injunction.

NOOOOOOOOO! Well, I'm sure the decision hasn't been taken lightly. I hope things work out for you and that we'll be seeing you back here shortly...! All the best old chap! Oh yea, I guess my crusade against a certain bank is a lonesome one then?! Don't worry, I'm only kidding. You do whatever you need to do matey, I only hope things get sorted out for you.

Should get an offer of full settlement in the next couple of days then...

@nathal - are those letters not subject to copyright?

Hi surreyscouse, this was suggested by barracad some time ago and is being looked into, but these things take time! Thanks for the suggestion though, keep them coming!

Any news Eddie? Hannah, what Eddie said!

Or Eddie, why not just not reply, thus passing the ball back into their court...?

That is absoloutley not the case. Their offer of settlement shoul not have ANY terms attached to it. In my case, i sinply crossed out the bit saying I agrred to confidentiality. As you can see, they still settled.

Moneyclaim filed 18/07/06. £2150.32 (including 8% pa interest) + £120 court costs. Claim Number: 6QZ47113

Have they settled in full Mike? I hope you rejected their confidentiality clause?

You'll almost certainly get a letter from DG Solicitors in tomorrow's post offering settlement in full on the proviso of confidentiality.

To me, the OP (and his family) have two choices: 1. Leave things alone, learn from their mistakes etc. 2. Report the use of the card as fraudulent and attempt to get the money back from the card issuer (who will, in turn, attempt to get this back from the merchant). This will involve reporting the matter to the police. I know which option I'd prefer...

If a minor went to a pub and attempted to buy alcoholic beverages, when asked her age, if she said 18, and the barman served her, even though she is only 16, does this make the establishments and possibly the barman immune from prosecution? No, it doesn't. It'd be a bit of ammunition to aid his arguement, but IMHO and in my experiece, it wouldn't stand up in court. If she produced a fake proof of age, then this is a different matter. The same principle, IMHO, applies in this case. --- The OP really needs to get this problem sorted out. He won't think it is a problem, he will think he has it controlled, but the temptation will ALWAYS be there. Yes, you've only lost money that you had (and for a kid, that is a lot of money to have, but that is beside the point, fair play to him!) but think about what you COULD HAVE done with that money...bought a car...part of a deposit for a house....and so on... When te temptation is there, no matter what the odds, and where it is a "dead cert", just remember how you'll feel when you lose. You will lose. You are almost certain never to see a poor bookie, and trust me, I know ;-) Best of luck to the OP in doing whatever he feels is right. We shouldn't be judging him, I might or might not agree with what he is trying to do, but what he's doing his is parrogative, so lets just do what we do best and help him in any way we can hey?!

Looking forwards to the update already...!

Keep us posted, "Noli Illigitimi Carborundum" indeed!

Great, keep us posted!

Great so far.... Keep us posted!

"Both signatures for comparison"?! WTF? Are they having a laugh! "A. Smith" is bound to look different to "A. Jones" when signed. Or am I being thick and misunderstanding you?