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Im to with Brighthouse for my sins :mad2:

My wages was late into my bank this week so i rung Brighthouse to say i would not b able to make my payment on my due day.. so i have to pay theses very high late fees i dont think this is lawful at all and must be breaking some sort of law is there away of finding this out also is there anyone out there who has got theses late payment back ??????? and are theses O.L.C payments same as ppi any chance of getting that back i dont know but brighthouse know how to make you pay for something what not my fault really ..

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Hi Anthony Pugh

 

Our late fees cover administration costs we incur when an account isn’t paid by the date it is due. Our current late fee is £5.50 per agreement and a late fee is applied to the missed payment once; it is not applied again for any additional missed weeks.

 

As part of our standard procedure we also provide all our customers with an explanation of the key terms of the credit agreement using an agreement guide presenter. Optional Service Cover (OSC) is completely optional and can be cancelled without penalty with just 7 days notice. Any premiums already paid will have entitled you to the following benefits:

 

• Repair or replacement

• Loan products

• Full returnability without charge

 

Optional Service Cover (OSC) was available to customers who took out an agreement prior to 2nd September 2013.

 

Please note that if an agreement was taken out with BrightHouse after 2nd September 2013 we now include a similar range of benefits as a standard part of our service and it is included in the weekly price.

 

If you would like to talk to somebody about any concerns you may have, please contact our Customer Relations team on 0800 526 069 or email [email protected].

 

Many Thanks

 

Jason

 

Web Relations Team

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how do i get late payments back and my osc back ?? how you gone about this

 

Hi and welcome to CAG

 

I have created a new thread for you as the one you posted on was quite old hence you were missed.

 

Have you got a record of these penalty charges and a note of the amounts of OSC that you have paid?

 

If so you can complete a spreadsheet to work out how much is due back.

 

You can then send a preliminary letter of claim to BH. They will more than likely refuse to refund.

 

The next step would be to send a Letter Before Action and then to sue them if they still don't pay.

 

You would do well to read around the forums for similar cases to see how others are going about things with this outfit.

 

How much in late fees and OSC do you think we are talking here?

 

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Hi Anthony Pugh

 

Our late fees cover administration costs we incur when an account isn’t paid by the date it is due. Our current late fee is £5.50 per agreement and a late fee is applied to the missed payment once; it is not applied again for any additional missed weeks.

 

As part of our standard procedure we also provide all our customers with an explanation of the key terms of the credit agreement using an agreement guide presenter. Optional Service Cover (OSC) is completely optional and can be cancelled without penalty with just 7 days notice. Any premiums already paid will have entitled you to the following benefits:

 

• Repair or replacement

• Loan products

• Full returnability without charge

 

Optional Service Cover (OSC) was available to customers who took out an agreement prior to 2nd September 2013.

 

Please note that if an agreement was taken out with BrightHouse after 2nd September 2013 we now include a similar range of benefits as a standard part of our service and it is included in the weekly price.

 

If you would like to talk to somebody about any concerns you may have, please contact our Customer Relations team on 0800 526 069 or email [email protected].

 

Many Thanks

 

Jason

 

Web Relations Team

 

What administration costs! its all done by PC so what costs are there when your system auto tells you when someone is late?? as you don't send letters out you make a call to that late person! so what calls cost £5.50 each do they??..... and don't get me started on your so called OSC, it was never Optional when i got my first item as i was told i had to have it as it was my first item! so tell me how that is Optional

 

What i would like to know is you say its £5.50 pre agreement? now say someone has 4 items why will BH not let them pay for 2 items that week, But BH always what the full payment for all items, i can not see how you can do this! , when that person has 4 agreements 1 for each item, by not letting them pay! for 2 items that week, they will get late fees for all items! (like you said each agreement has a late fee! but BH will not let anyone pay for 1 agreement in any given week they always what paying for all) i'm sure BH are breaking the Law! by not letting anyone pay for 1 or 2 items when they have more then 2.

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Hi Anthony Pugh

 

Our late fees cover administration costs we incur when an account isn’t paid by the date it is due. Our current late fee is £5.50 per agreement and a late fee is applied to the missed payment once; it is not applied again for any additional missed weeks.

 

As part of our standard procedure we also provide all our customers with an explanation of the key terms of the credit agreement using an agreement guide presenter. Optional Service Cover (OSC) is completely optional and can be cancelled without penalty with just 7 days notice. Any premiums already paid will have entitled you to the following benefits:

 

• Repair or replacement

• Loan products

• Full returnability without charge

 

Optional Service Cover (OSC) was available to customers who took out an agreement prior to 2nd September 2013.

 

Please note that if an agreement was taken out with BrightHouse after 2nd September 2013 we now include a similar range of benefits as a standard part of our service and it is included in the weekly price.

 

If you would like to talk to somebody about any concerns you may have, please contact our Customer Relations team on 0800 526 069 or email [email protected].

 

Many Thanks

 

Jason

 

Web Relations Team

 

All i have to say is... LOL

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All i have to say is... LOL

 

 

 

I'm so Happy i'm not with them anymore! how they get away with £5.50 late fee! and then say its administration costs we incur, when we all know they have auto system that tells them when someone is late.

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5.50 COULD be seen as fair. Its better than the £10-£25 they used to charge. i was referring to the rest of the rubbish they spouted.

Any advice i give is my own and is based solely on personal experience. If in any doubt about a situation , please contact a certified legal representative or debt counsellor..

 

 

If my advice helps you, click the star icon at the bottom of my post and feel free to say thanks

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5.50 COULD be seen as fair. Its better than the £10-£25 they used to charge. i was referring to the rest of the rubbish they spouted.

 

yes it could be seen that way, but £5.50 pre agreement ! when they will not let you pay them by pre agreement! pre week! they always want all theagreements paid,

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