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    • Hi T911 and welcome to CAG. As you say, an interesting screw up. So much for quality control! Anyway, our regular advice is to ignore all of their increasingly threatening missives... UNLESS you get a letter of claim, then come back here and we'll help you write a "snotty letter" to help them decide whether to take it any further with their stoopid pics. If you get mail you're unsure of, just upload it for the team to have a look.
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i sent my letter to dg on the 19th of this month i phoned them also and i was told that the letter was received but i havent heard anything should i send another letter?

how long does it normally take them to respond after they have sent you an offer?

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i have visions of you sending dg a letter with a huge BUMP written across it!!!

ok, new month tomorrow - if nothing - maybe send a copy of the letter - marked second copy. and you could send it special delivery - so they have to sign for it? or just chill another couple of days. see what happens by the end of the week.

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i know im impatient but i didnt think that it would take this long they entered the defence over a month ago and i still do not know what is happening with the case i just want a court date already!

i didnt think either that when they offered you a payment it takes ages just for them to amend a couple details:confused: to send you final payment this truely is the waiting game i was hoping to have the money before the end of the month

I might send another letter honestly i think i might add to my claim the cost of the the first class stamps i have sent them!:D:lol:

 

 

i wonder if the moderators can ammend myheading to the Diary of an impatient woman!:lol::lol:

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yes i think that will be best as it will give all the other impatient people out there hope that they are not alone!

i like to think of myself as a mother teresa figure for all the impatient people out there in the world! maybe i can start up my own charity have our own badges and public holidays:lol::lol:...ok now i have got off mt pedestal im going to take a little lie down!

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thanks cookie i know my post has been full of drama but at least its honest and shows people the road ahead i think i should win a award for most entertaining thread!:lol:

 

you stick with yours and belive me you will get you money too!

 

a big thankyou to all the people who goy me through the madness if it wasnt for this site i would have signed the acceptance letter ages ago and probably been short a grand can you belive it!

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and you get it on your terms- with the no confidentiality clause - or were you serious about the extra for that.

you ok with the letter - don't s ign away any future rights to file.

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congratulations.........................................

must have been the name change!!!!

i'm really, very, very pleased for you - even if you are an impatient woman!!!

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i was just going to ask about that do i just sign the letter and return or do i need to write a nother saying i except?

 

and what exctly is this confidentality term obivioulsy i know what the word means but how are they going to know if you told anyone i dont get how it works?

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have you sent it back - if not - i'll put one here for you:

 

 

here it is:

 

 

Date

Dear Whoever

Ref: Your Offer of Settlement

 

Account: xxxxxxxx

Sort Code xx-xx-xx

Claim No: XXXXX in XXXX County Court

 

I acknowledge receipt of your letter date xx/xx/xx and your settlement offer of £XXX

 

I accept your offer as full and final settlement only for this claim of bank charges made on my account between xx/xx/xx and xx/xx/xx(dates of first and last charge)

 

I accept this offer without prejudice and I reserve the right to make any further claims should you apply future charges that may be considered unlawful under common law or in violation of the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 or Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977.

 

I will be willing to withdraw my claim upon receipt of unconditional full settlement of my claim.

 

I am also not prepared to agree to any confidentially clauses you try to impose, unless of course your client wishes to make an offer of due consideration in addition to the amount of £xxxxx, in order to be afforded this privilege by myself.

 

I trust that you will find this arrangement acceptable.

 

Yours Sincerely

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:lol::lol::lol: oh my god you do make me laugh pete!

 

i had my second copy in my hand and was ready to post them another letter! but yup i got their offer today im soo excited!whooo hoo! party at mine!

 

do they write out the check on just transfer it to ytour account

 

I have just gone over the charges and my first offer they inluded a keep quiet fee but now having added everything up i can see they have taken that out! motherf!£%^&s! i guess they thought now i have a bit more money added on to it they are not going to pay me any extra!

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Hiya Phil yep we all add it on from GMM's £6000 because he's a greedy bugger to my £250 because it rounded my settlement up to a nice even £4k as far as im aware they have never paid. So we all keep typing away here and helping more people get their money back.

 

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i see thankyou anyway i think i might add on 10k.....:eek: just joking!:lol::lol:

 

i will just fax the letter without the quiet fee added im only intrested if i know i will get it and as you can all see from the heading an impatient woman does not have time for that!:lol::lol:

 

im going to be checking my account for the next week to see when that sweet money is in!

 

After i do get the money which court am i sopposed to contact to end court proceddings? my case has been transferred so many times i just dont know any more?

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I posted my claim cancellation letter on the end of my first thread, its in the WON section now if you want to use that as a template. But wait untill the money is in your account, it took them 10 days to pay mine (ducks and runs away)

 

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10 days! jeeze thats long no i wont cancel anything until the money is well into my account

 

thanks freaky got there in the end...well near to the end anyway not going to open the bubbly until i see the pounds in the bank!

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CONGRATS PHIL I'M REALLY PLEASED!! LET US KNOW WHERE THE PARTY IS??

NEW HAT FOR ME WOOWEEEE (LOL)

come on the giveme, design a party hat for me again!!

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If i've been helpful in any way....then tip my scales over there!

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