Licit Legal Limited

[thechief]

I signed up and sent £15 to this company to pursue my bank charge claim for me in late February. They keep 25% of my charges too. How have people here found them as an organisation? Have they successfully recovered your charges?

[podgydad]

Seem to have been around since 2005 and are an authorised claims management company so you should be ok.

[nicsussex]

But why on earth would youwant to use any company like this?

[thechief]

haha, well a) I am bit lazy and b) I wasn't aware how easy easy it was to pursue yourself at the time and c) I was concerned the legislation might change so I thought I was in safer hands.

 

I probably should have gone about it myself. Mind you I don't mind giving 20% of my "winnings" to them, as long as the Natwest have to pay it all up!

[monkeypeople]

Hi, I also naively signed up to licit legal 6 months ago and they have only just managed to get my statements through. They are really vague on the phone and never call when they say they will. I stupidly signed an agreement that says I have to pay them more than £500 if I withdraw and will still have to pay them 25% if I claim any money myself. Can I get out of this? It seems ridiculous to have to chase them, I would be better off chasing the bank. I bank with Abbey, am I going to have better success with this company or on my own?

[podgydad]

The £15 is to cover the DPA fee so they are even making a profit on that which is a bit greedy considering they are going to take 25% at the end. Sounds like their marketing has been a little too effective and they can't cope with the demand.

[thechief]

I am getting a bit concerned, the people on the phones are very vague and at times sound unprofessional. I wish I had just done it all myself, why I want to give these mugs 25% is beyond me now. They told me the whole process woule take between 14 and 16 weeks to complete, but it's been longer than that and they dont even have my statements yet allegedly....

[nicsussex]

Heartless I know - but don't say you weren't warned!

 

Strikes me that if you have it in writing that the whole process will take 14 - 16 weeks and you are currently at stage 1 then you may have good grounds for complaint - give them hell - get out of the contract and do it yourself