The Cheek of them!!

[martinwhite]

My wife called me to tell me about the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of.

 

She wrote a cheque for £66 which, at the time it was presented, was more than she had remaining to her overdraft limit.

 

Abbey paid it out, which took her over her overdraft limit, (for which a £20 charge was applied) then they decided to bounce the cheque, so paid back in the £66 taking her above the overdraft limit again! So she was charged £20 for the three micro-seconds it took the automated system to play its "will I won't I" game.

 

They then charged her £35 for bouncing the cheque. so a total of £55 for one event.

 

Talk about having your bloody cake and eating it!! GRRRRR!

 

To make matters worse (the original debt was settled by cash following the initial bounce)the bank then re-presented the cheque and the whole cycle was repeated. Another £55!! My wife phoned to find outwhat was happening, and she was told that the other bank would present the cheque up to 4 times!! This cycle would repeat unless she cancelled the cheque. (She wasn't told of this when she called them last Friday when the cheque first bounced).

 

The telephone banker was very pleasant apparently and said that she could waive up to £50 per year in charges and my wife's account hadn't had this yet this year, so instead of £110 she will only be charged £60 for bouncing a cheque. This must be a new record!!

 

My wife phoned me and said "I've had a wonderful experience with the bank, they've been ever so helpful."

 

I said that I suspected that there were on a charm offensive to prevent people becoming so irate that they might even sue them!

[Spiceskull]

What a convoluted process, and subsequent set of explanations, for fleecing your wife of (I'm not sure how much...£55 or £110?)

If this was me, I would write and request a full explanation of the whole process from start to finish...with times (measured in seconds) as part of the request...wonder how they would deal with it, once they realise how absurd it is...

[martinwhite]

yes that thought had already occurred to me. watch this space.....

[Spiceskull]

I can't wait...

[martinwhite]

BankFodder

 

I have an idea for something here, but want to keep it quiet for the moment, can I PM you please?

 

Thanks,

 

Martin

[martinwhite]

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