I guess I will receive similar. Not sure how much you are trying to claim, but if I was in their position I would just pay up. £600 pound is all i'm asking, it would cost them more than this in time and effort. You would think if they were that clever with their money, they would just do what is right, and save all the hassle.

Hi Time was against me, due to other commitments I left it a bit late and felt the 1st of Feb was a bit tight, I have therefore sent a letter accepting the GOGW as partial payment and advised them they have until the 13th Feb to reply before I start court proceedings. The letter has been posted (registered post) 31st Jan so I await their next move. Keep you posted.

I received the letter from Abbey, offering me the £350 as GOGW. Drafted a letter accepting as partial payment only, giving them until the 1st Feb to cough up the rest, will post tomorrow. Abbey, Is another £600 really worth all the hassle, just pay up and I will go away.

What a surprise, checked my account and found a list of refunds totalling £350.:o No call or letter from Abbey first. I expect to get a letter offering this as a GOGW, well, thank you very much Oh, by the way, you have 8 days left to refund me the remainder or off to court we go. I will post my letter accepting my GOGW as partial payment and sit back and see what happens.

I received a letter today from the banking specialist team at Abbey. The letter mentioned high quality customer service is of great importance to them and they will do everything they can to resolve my complaint in a timely and satisfactory manner. Great, does that mean they will give me my money back tomorrow, I think not. However, a thorough investigation is sometimes needed and this can take time, if they have not contacted me before then, they will write to me in four weeks to let me know what is happening. Sorry, did they not say "They will do everything they can to resolve my complaint in a timely and satisfactory manner":rolleyes: Seems to be a contridiction in terms to me, besides, their meant to be the banking specialist team, can't be that specialist then. I have written my LBA and will post it recorded delivery tomorrow, giving them the usuall 14 days to pay up before I take further action. Another contact name for the list is: Andrew Nanson Business Manager Banking Specialist Team PO Box 5885 Milton Keynes MK10 1FA

Well, I must be going soft in my old age. I calculated my charges just before Christmas a decided to allow Abbey a little bit of time before I sent my prelim letter. I thought sending the letter just before Christmas was a bit mean and not very in keeping with the seasonal spirit. However, Christmas is over and the New Year is here and it is now time to let the battle commence. My prelim letter will be sent tomorrow requesting they return £994.50 to me. I don't expect a speedy resolution but here's hoping. Happy New Year:)

Thanks bp, I think I will stick with the simple spreasheet and just calculate the charges. No doubt I will end up sticking 8% on soon after as I doubt they will just give in and pay up this early. Have a good Christmas all.

I received copies of my microfishe statements the other day and have begun to calculate the charges. I started to use the Advanced excel spreadsheet to calculate both the charges and interest on the overdraft but can't confirm the account balance when the interest was calculated as the copies only show incomings and outgoings, not month end balances. Should I use the simple excel spreadsheet under these circumstances, if so, why is it calculating an additional 8%, I thought that was just when the claim goes to court. Should I just request the bank charges back and forget the interest charges on the overdraft?

Hi Karish This will link you to the spreadsheets, I have started to use the bank accounts england advanced spreadsheet. http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/bank-templates-library/182-6-interest-calculation-spreadsheets.html Read the first page carefully as it helps to calculate the interest charges.

Ok, I get it now. I have started to input some of my charges on the advanced spreadsheet and it all fell into place. My understanding. Although I can't claim back the full amount of "Interest charged whilst account overdrawn" I can claim back the amount of interest I have been charged as a result of their unlawful charges. Therefore, if I had been charged £150 in one month, plus £10 (Interest charged whilst account overdrawn), had I have not received the £150 charges I would have paid a smaller amount of (Interest charged whilst account overdrawn) it is this difference I can claim back. Well, every little helps.

Hi Just a quick question I hope someone can help me with. Can I claim back "Interest charged whilst account overdrawn"? I suspect not!

I received 13 individual letters from Abbey today, each contained a duplicate statement. I have gone through all of them, plus the latest online statement and calculated they have taken £417 from me. £111 of this is "Interest Charged whilst account overdrawn", I guess I can't claim this back as it is not an actual charge, but simply an amount I pay for the overdraft facility. Could someone confirm this, has anyone claimed this charge back! We will have to see how soon they send the archived microfiche statements so I can continue to add it all up.

I received a reply from Abbey today regarding my DPA letter. They confirmed receipt of my letter and payment, and advised they would post me copies of my last 14 months worth of statements in the next 5 - 7 working days, however the remainder are archived onto microfiche. They did say that they have made arrangements to send me a list of my archived transactions for the period 2000 - 2005 to be sent under seperate cover. I must say, reading some threads I was not expecting a response so soon and was expecting the usually fob off letter, suggesting I could not have them. I guess this is more of an acknowledgment letter, and I will end up waiting for the whole 40 days after all. Well, we will see if I receive the last 14 months in the next week or so.

Hi I have spent a lot of time reading the threads on this site and those found on MoneySavingExpert.com ad-free, free to use, Consumer Revenge! and have decided to reclaim back what is mine. I know the Abbey have taken a fair amount of bank charges off me over the years, but I can't even begin to try and calculate how much. I ask myself "Why did I let them get away with it", well, not anymore. So my reclaim story begins: I have sent my DPA letter to Abbey and confirmed their receipt of it through the royal mail web site. They have 40 days starting from the 21st November (2006) (I have put the year in as I just know it's going to be a long slog). I guess I will get the usual fob off letters, but having spent some time reading the threads I know what to expect. I will keep you posted. One question: Are there any email addresses for direct contacts within Abbey, as I would rather send them correspondence using email as apposed to snail mail. Thanks Mark

Hi I have been reading this forum and those found on MoneySavingExpert.com ad-free, free to use, Consumer Revenge! regarding claiming back unfair bank charges. I must say I have found the information on this site clear and concise, with step by step guides. I have since posted my DPA letter to Abbey last week and await their reply. I just wanted to say a quick hello before I start my new thread and look forward to telling my story and claiming back what is rightfully mine.