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    • Thanks BankFodder for your latest, I'm in complete agreement on the subject of mediation and will be choosing to decline mediation, the longer timeline is not an issue for me, I will happily let the going to court run it's course. I really appreciate the support from the Consumer Action Group. I'll post the email text I'm sending to Evri's small claims in answer to their recent defence response. Regards, J
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    • We used to recommend that people accept mediation but our advice has changed. The mediation process is unclear. Before you can embark on it you have to agree that you are prepared to enter a compromise – and that means that you agree that you are prepared to give up some of your rights even though you are completely in the right and you are entitled to hundred percent of your money and even though EVRi are simply trying to obstruct you in order to discourage you and also to put others who might want to follow your example off from claiming and even though they have a legitimate basis for reimbursement. Mediation is not transparent. In addition to having to sign up that you are prepared to give up some of your rights, you will also have to agree not to reveal any details of the mediation – including the result of the mediation – so that the whole thing is kept secret. This is not open justice. Mediation has nothing to do with justice. The only way of getting justice is to make sure that this matter goes to trial unless EVRi or the other parcel delivery companies put their hands up and accept the responsibility even if they do it is a gesture of goodwill. Going to trial and winning at trial produces a judgement which we can then add to our small collection to assist other people who are in a similar boat. EVRi had been leading you around by the nose since at least January – and probably last year as well – and their whole purpose is simply to drag it out, to place obstacles in your way, to deter other people, and to make you wish that you'd never started the process and that you are prepared to give up your 300 quid. You shouldn't stand for it. You should take control. EVRi would prefer that you went to mediation and if nothing else that is one excellent reason why you should decline mediation and go to court. If it's good for them it's bad for you. On mediation form, you should sign that you are not prepared to compromise and that you are not prepared to keep the result secret but that you want to share the results with other people in similar circumstances. This means that the mediation won't go ahead. It will take slightly longer and you will have to pay a court fee but you will get that back when you win and you will have much greater satisfaction. Also, once you go the whole process, you will learn even more about bringing a small claim in the County Court so that if this kind of thing happens again you will know what to do and you will go ahead without any hesitation. Finally, if you call EVRi's bluff and refuse mediation and go to trial, there is a chance – maybe not a big chance – but there is a chance that they will agree to pay out your claim before trial simply in order to avoid a judgement. Another judgement against them will simply hurt the position even more and they really don't want this. 300 quid plus your costs is peanuts to them. They don't care about it. They will set it off against tax so the taxpayer will make their contribution. It's all about maintaining their business model of not being liable for anything, and limiting or excluding liability contrary to section 57 and section 72 of the consumer rights act.     And incidentally, there is a myth that if you refuse mediation that somehow it will go against you and the judge will take a dim view and be critical of you. This is precisely a myth. It's not true. It would be highly improper if any judge decided the case against you on anything other than the facts and the law of the case. So don't worry about that. The downside of declining mediation is that your case will take slightly longer. The upside is that if you win you will get all your money and you will have a judgement in your favour which will help others. The chances of you winning in this case are better than 95% and of course you would then receive 100% of your claim plus costs
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Hi all, I'm new to B'card, but have been successful with Nationwide bank and I'm in the middle of one with Lloyds TSB.

 

I understand that the process is slightly different with a credit card than it is with a bank, so I'm just introducing myself here, as I'm right at the start and am just about to send the SAR off to them today.

 

I've been having a read around, but there doesn't seem to be too many success cases with B'Card? Is this the case? I recently started a case against Barlcays Bank for my brother and his girlfriend, and they offered about 90%, which my brother decided to take as he was getting it in the ear from his girlfriend. And that was way before they got to court, that was only after the prelim letter.

 

I guess I was hoping that B'card will be the same (same company after all), but that doesn't seem to be the case. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong?

 

Anyway just wanted to show my face as it were.

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Well the 40 days were up on the 1st August. I've received copy statements this morning. On first reading the covering letter says that records beyond May 2004 are on microfiche and are not covered under the DPA, blah blah blah. BUT on this occasion as a gesture of goodwill, they have included them (how nice!)

 

Now which transactions am I looking for? I know with Banks it's any o/d, dd, so, etc payments plus interest on those payments, but not sure what to look for in CC statements.

 

Any help please?

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Right, just having a quick check through and I seem to have several strange entries:-

 

Interest on standard balance

Interest on consolidation balance

Out of order fee (roughly £40 each time)*

Returned payment charge (£15)*

Late payment charge (£20)*

Over credit limit charge (£20)*

* These are the ones I can claim back?

Is this right?

 

Any help appreciated

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No idea, just says out of order charge. It was in Jun 2002, so maybe they renamed it something different, I only have the one.

 

Can I use the same spreadsheet for working out the charges as the one we use for working out bank charges?

 

edit: to say that I have just found another one in Jan 2005, so have no idea what it is? Perhaps they just think I'm being 'out of order' lol!

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There is a spreadsheet in there somewhere for Credit Cards - it's in the same download section of the templates library, just a bit further down.

 

I suppose in your PreLim, you could ask for this charge to be explained, and add it in when you find out - but I wouldn't risk somethign you don't know until you are sure - not the way the bamks are oplaying lately!

 

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Thanks, will go have a look for it now.

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Microfiche letter sent rec del 27/07/06

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Barclaycard - £758.53 excl 8%

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Sorry to be a pain, but I'm now up to April this year and there is something labelled CHRGOFF PURCH FEES £193.39, AND CHRGOFF PRCH PRIN BALM £1004.55

 

Any idea what these are? I've been on a repayment plan since April 2005, and haven't used my card at all snce way before then?

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Barclaycard - £758.53 excl 8%

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I think that is the cost of them setting you up on a repayment plan and/or passing you over to a DCA, and the second is the total balance left to pay, including that charge.

 

Would that make sense to your account?

 

Also, if they have done that, have you considered using the loaded weapon that is a CCA request.

 

I'm not one to drop what I owe, but when they start getting petty and messy with me, then I find it har not to play hard ball back.

 

I am currently waiting for my CCA to arrive, and if it doesn't, then all hell will break loose!

 

Peter

 

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Well I did think that, that it was when they passed it over, because it adds up to the total balance, and then it says present balance 0, amount due 0, credit limit 0. So I thought it must've been passed over, but then the next months statement, which is June's (but marks all May's transactions) says current balance (£1192) again, so does that mean that they have got it back?

 

RE the CCA, I haven't done it with B'Card. Although I did try that route with Capital One for both mine and my hubbys cc and unfortunately got them both back! Also tried it with hubbys loans and got them back as well! Damn! lol

 

Thanks for the thinking though, :wink:

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Barclaycard - £758.53 excl 8%

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sounds like it was passed and passed back then...

...and this has been a common thing with BCard when they don't have a CCA agreement. Mine was with a DCA and passed back after I CCAd them.

 

could be worth a try again - after all it's only a quid! - and they seem to know something is up if they have had the debt passed back?

 

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  • 8 months later...

Right, I finally got my a*se into gear and sent the letter off to B'Card. Charges came out to £758.53, plus interest at 8% of £247.83. TOTAL £1006.36. Sent the letter on 20th March, got a reply this morning.

 

As a gesture of goodwill and with no admission of liability, they are prepared to credit my account with the difference between my charges and the current £12 fee, which equates to £296, plus 8% interest.

 

Obviously this is a lot of difference between the amount I am claiming. I'm not scared of fighting and taking it all the way.

 

Should this be my next step? Sending them notification that since I have not received a satisfactory response I am now taking it further and the next step will be court action.

 

I am tempted to ask them to wipe the debt completely as the total debt is only a few £££'s more. What do you think my chances are? lol

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Hi Bev,

 

If their response was in reply to you Prelim Letter, send them your LBA now.

 

If the offer was in reply to your LBA, you should now file at court.

 

Did you actually send BC a CCA request and have they replied.

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Sorry, yeah it was in response to the prelim letter. I'll send them the LBA letter.

 

I haven't sent a CCA request to B'Card. I've sent one to all my other CC companies and have received the proper paperwork back, so just assumed that this would be the same. Do you think it would be worth sending a CCA request then?

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Hi Bev,

 

See how you get on with the claim - if the chgs clear the debt or nearly do so, no need to CCA them.

 

Also, send them a Rejection Letter from here - http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/bank-templates-library/25716-rejecting-offers.html . Select the one most appropriate for your case.

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The charges are not far from clearing it, think there might be a difference of a couple of hundred or so.

 

Will send a rejection letter and LBA as soon as poss. I'm def not going to accept their offer of £250.

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LBA sent 20/10/06

 

Barclaycard - £758.53 excl 8%

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Good for you !

 

That was a poor offer by any standards. They may not be taking you very seriously because you let this slip, timewise.

 

Keep up the momentum now and you should get what you want in the end.

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Sent my rejection and LBA on the same day - 18th April.

 

Just received a reply this morning:-

 

FINAL RESPONSE

I write further to the complaint you raised with regard to default charges applied to your account.

I am sorry that this matter has not been resolved to your satisfaction. I have reviewed your complaint and detail my findings below.

OUR UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR COMPLAINT

You feel that the charges incurred on your Barclaycard account are unfair and you have requested a refund of the charges plus interest.

BACKGROUND TO THE EVENTS LEADING TO YOUR COMPLAINT

Following publication of the report by the OFT, Barclaycard reduced our fees to £12.00 with effect from August 2006. Therefore we agreed to credit your account with the difference between the charges that you incurred and £12.00.

Having checked our records, I can confirm that you have been charged fees totalling £772.20 including 8% interest; we refunded 319.68 of these charges.

SUMMARY OF OUR INTERNAL INVESTIGATION

In the circumstances, as a gesture of goodwill, I have credited your Barclaycard account with a further £452.52 representing the remaining charges. However, we believe that our charges are fair and reasonable

and then it goes on to say about the financial ombudsman, etc, etc.

 

I'm confused. I'd like to know, how they have come up with a total, that is way off my total, when presumably we have both got our figures from the same paperwork, i.e. the ones they sent through to me?!?!

 

My figures work out to be £758.53 BEFORE the 8% interest is added.

 

Do I have to accept this now or can I still proceed with the court action?

What should be my next step?

 

On a side note - the debt has been passed to Calder Financial. They sent me a letter saying that there was a settlemt opportunity available. On the 19th March the balance (according to them) was £1,162.94. They sent another letter on 1st April saying that the balance was £1,156.86. Actually, thinking about it, I am on a repayment plan with CCCS, so the difference might be from their payment.

Nationwide - WON

 

Lloyds - £4,664.25 + costs

Data Protection Act Letter sent 29/06/06

Information received 28/07/06

Preliminary Letter sent 14/08/06

Reply Rec'd 19/08/06

LBA sent 29/08/06

Filed with MCOL 26/04/07

Defence filed and AQ disposed with 15/05/07

AQ from local Court received 21/06/07

Request for more info received 30/06/07 - Reply sent 02/07/07

AQ Filed 03/07/07

Prelim Hearing 17/08/07

 

Abbey - £1,611.20 excl 8% + costs

Data Protection Act Letter sent 18/07/06 - 40 days up 29th August

Reply Rec'd 26/07/06 - microfiche argument.

Microfiche letter sent rec del 27/07/06

Complete transaction list Rec'd 23/09/06

Prelim letter sent 25/09/06

LBA sent 20/10/06

 

Barclaycard - £758.53 excl 8%

Data Protection Act Letter sent 22/06/07

Prelim letter sent 20/03/08

Reply rec'd 09/04/08 - offering £296

Rejection & LBA letter sent 18/04/08

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Hi Bev,

 

I'd write to BC and ask for a breakdown of the figure they are offering to repay as you cannot see how they arrive at their figures.

 

Say you'd like to negotiate a settlement and are prepared to postpone filing at court until 14 days from the date of THIS letter.

 

You can't really negotiate on the 8% int't as it's not due until you file at court. Be aware however that BC have been offering to repay chgs + 8% when really they are offering a flat 8% without reference to the chg dates, thus given a far lower int't figure.

 

If they don't reply within 14 days, file at court, after updating your SOC and including the 8% int't.

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