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It's exactly the same as any other bank/cc company...

 

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hiya.

was just wondering if anyone has a template i can send to argos asking for my charges back as i owe £1425, when the amount id spent on my card is only £900 so the rest is charges and if i dont pay £60 a month they put more charges on, when i told them i cannot afford this much.

so i would like all my charges back but have no idea where to start with the letter.

any help would be much appriciated.

thanks jemma .

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do you think its worth sending another letter as there telling me that unless i pay £500 in charge by next week its going to a balif well ive already payed out £200 in charges and iam paying out all this money and nothing is acually coming off my bloody bill!!! fuming!!!!!!!

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What have you actually asked them for, and what action have you taken so far?

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Was this the preliminary request for payment giving them 14 days to reply? When did you send it?

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You should have sent your LBA 3 weeks ago. Read up on the FAQ's again so you know what you need to do. In the meantime let Argos know in writing that you are disputing their figures, and that should hold them off while you get yourself sorted out.

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With an Argos acount it is just the charges for late payment etc that you can ask for isn't it.

 

Is Interest on the card a different matter as all I seem to be paying off is the HUGE interest rate (my fault really as I was in a hole one xmas and was the only option available to me)

 

Can I claim for such a high rate or not? Thanks

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*** 08/06 - Sent Data Protection Act & £10 cheque *** 15/06 - Recieved info & cheque back ***23/06 - Sent letter to reclaim charges *** 07/07 - No response (after 14 days) *** 28/07 - Sent LBA ***

08/08 - Got response telling me to 'bog off' *** 31/08 - MCOL filed *** 03/10 - 50% offered and refused!

 

 

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Whoa Chill!

 

I know I agreed to it, I was just asking thats all.

 

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*** 08/06 - Sent Data Protection Act & £10 cheque *** 15/06 - Recieved info & cheque back ***23/06 - Sent letter to reclaim charges *** 07/07 - No response (after 14 days) *** 28/07 - Sent LBA ***

08/08 - Got response telling me to 'bog off' *** 31/08 - MCOL filed *** 03/10 - 50% offered and refused!

 

 

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***31/08 - Sent DPA & £10 cheque

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You could try phoning them and asking for a lower rate. It works with some of the credit cards, but not so sure about store cards. I doubt it somehow, but if you don't ask you don't get.

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Why would you be able to claim for a high rate?? You agreed to it!

 

Probably the charges were agreed at the same time but as they don't represent their cost they are deemed punative.

 

I can't wait to see if someone ever manages to get the interest rate on these store cards deemed extortionate and then the floodgates would open very wide.

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Probably the charges were agreed at the same time but as they don't represent their cost they are deemed punative.

 

I can't wait to see if someone ever manages to get the interest rate on these store cards deemed extortionate and then the floodgates would open very wide.

I might be wrong on this but I think the OFT either are, or plan to, look at store cards interest rates.

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Probably the charges were agreed at the same time but as they don't represent their cost they are deemed punative.

 

I can't wait to see if someone ever manages to get the interest rate on these store cards deemed extortionate and then the floodgates would open very wide.

 

Even if the interest rates are deemed extortionate these companies will probably be able to claim they have some semblance towards their costs due to customers defaulting, having to sell debts on at a loss etc etc - you won't get interest back or huge numbers of businesses will go bankrupt

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yeah i will do the reason i havnt sent sent the second letter is due to moving house so iam finally sorted, ill get onto it...cheers.

 

Hi will be very interesting to see what happens, i never thought of claiming back from argos. I know i have had several hundered pound charges on a small amount.

Keep us posted i will watch with great interest.

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