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    • its not a 'payment limit'...i just want to know if theres any thing in comsumer law that says they can not take over 45 days to refund me. do you really think its fair they withold everyones refund and earn interest on the funds in their corperate account?   as i said before(after trying to sort it for a couple of months with HP not replying, not offering a solution etc) i emailed 3 different people from different departments every day for over a monthas they wouldnt tell me when the refund would be - they just keep stringing you along. they are a nightmare to deal with or get any results in a timely manner. i phoned various departments all of which took hours at a time as no one could tell me when i'd get my refund and why ive not got my refund so far. i had to wait 6 days for a parcelforce label because they sent emails for the return without the actual label to print out...so i had to keep emailing them saying 'theres no label' only to receive a pre-typed reply with 'here is your label' that didnt contain an attachement with the label. so i had to ring parcelforce and then they arranged a collection that didnt turn up (after waiting in all day) so then had to start emailing incompetant HP again...and the cycle continued. i even joined their forum in hopes that someone would sort it...so wasted time on there explaining everything to someone who said they would get it sorted...then after a few days of no reply i had to email them and they would reply with general bs like "yes its getting refunded now"...then i asked when and they wouldnt reply for days which prompted more emails etc etc etc i made 3 official complaints ....all of which just got marked as 'resolved' just because they answered me with "your refund will be processed"..so i emailed back questioning when it will be refunded ie a date and then receive another reply of "we are dealing with your request and investigating this"...leaving you in the lurch with no definite answer. there are other customers on their own forums saying the same thing - some have been waiting 60 days or longer.... but dont take my word for it...buy something from them and then see how bad they are when things go wrong and how much time will be consumed in your day just trying to get a simple answer like what day you will be receiving your refund...as they never told me. i just had to wait for over 45 days in the hopes that they actually would refund me sometime this year! aftter a month citizens advice told me to write letters and send recorded delivery in case they never did refund me. this took hours of my time and going to the post office or getting someone to do it is inconvenience as i have a mobility disability. its like banging your head against a brick wall with them...which is why all i want is  to be forearmed as i dont want to be going too and throw for another month establishing that they do have to compensate me for the time/ emails, lost interest of my money and postage for the recorded letters etc etc etc
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    • threads merged for clarity. Looks like they've accepted F&F and you have proof of acceptance. See what they say on your credit report, it can take a couple of reports to update depending on when Barclaycard declares it as partially settled/satisfied. Best not to post up and go radio silent though. 
    • So you have your refund? If you have your refund what's the problem?? What money have you wasted in getting a refund/ how have you wasted money in getting a refund? You can't sue them because they took too long to refund. The emails I gave you earlier were because I thought you didn't get a refund yet. If you already have it im not sure what your expecting?
    • Octopus are very approachable so I would suggest you contact them, advise them paying the amount in one go is going to cause you hardship and ask if it could be paid off at an agreed rate of an additional £xx to the next few months bills. I'd be surprised if they didn't agree.
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Please can someone help me. Have today had a hand delivered letter from Equita bailiffs concerning my council tax arrears. Have been paying my council tax over the automated phone line and am now only behind by this month, 79.00 pounds. I have also had a, notice of seizure and inventory of goods, which states that i owe 569.50 pounds for council tax, and 162.00 bailiff costs. This is their first visit. Their have put on there my vehicle registration and a description of my car, but the car is on hire purchase. Could anyone please give me any advice on what to do next, or who i should get in touch with first. The letter says payment due in full - 24 hours. Thanks.

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This is WRONG.

 

Do NOT let the bailiff into your home.

 

Can you please send me the name of the actual bailiff who's name is on the letter. I will check to see if he is certificated.

 

Please send this by Private Message ONLY.

 

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I agree with tomtubby, do NOT let them in. In order to carry out a levy of goods they first have to gain peaceful entry to your home. They cannot charge you for a levy if they cannot carry one out. The fees seem a little high, their first visit should be £24.50, second visit £18.50 totalling £43.00 if my memory serves me well?

They CANNOT charge for any further visits. They can charge for a levy once it has been done or walking posession, I'm pretty sure they cannot charge for a van either unless a levy has been carried out and they return to take goods with a van which can only be charged at a reasonable rate.

 

They cannot force entry to your property and if you have been paying the council by automated phone line you should advise the bailiff of this if he returns.

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Unless you have let them into your home previously they cannot have a walking posession, they need to list items within your property which you then have to sign, if they havent been in your home then they cannot charge for a walking posession, seems like these cowboys are trying it on. It may well be worth writing to them asking for a full break down of costs on your account. You will then be able to see what they are actually charging you for and contest the charges if they are not correct. This could also buy you a little time.

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If you have a garage, put your car in it and keep the garage locked, they cannot break into your garage or park well away from your property until the matter is sorted out.

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Hi Kim,

if your car is on finance they cannot take the car. If they return, show them the HP agreement, that will prove to them the car is on finance. So long as you can prove anything is on HP they will not be able to take it. It still remains though "do NOT let them in"!

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Your welcome :D

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If your car is on HP they are not allowed to remove it, although your name is on the log book it still technically belongs to the finance company. So long as you can prove its on HP they cant do diddly. :D

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I look forward to your next chapter :D Good luck!

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