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[challenge entry] Bankers


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(Nu Media, Tue 16 Aug 2005, 16:00, archived)
# Barclays are bastards.
I cried down the phone at them and they still didn't cancel the £25 charge for going over my limit due to a late debit. Bastards.
(I helped save b3ta! hoifbjifbef, Tue 16 Aug 2005, 16:01, archived)
# The charge should be passed on
to the company that made the late debit.

I had this problem WAAAY back when AOL charged me when they shouldnt have.

Surprisingly, they paid. (Mind you it was their fault)
(I helped save b3ta! FreudianSlap, Tue 16 Aug 2005, 16:03, archived)
# It was a credit card payment.
I doubt Egg would cough up.
(I helped save b3ta! hoifbjifbef, Tue 16 Aug 2005, 16:13, archived)
# get your mum to call them and complain
it works. My pal clive gets your mum to do that for him all the time, and it works a treat.
(I helped save b3ta! drunkenoaf, Tue 16 Aug 2005, 16:05, archived)
# indeed
those charges have to be proportionate to the
loss suffered by Barclays; and sending you an
automatically generated letter doesn't cost £25

Some other bank lost a court case on the subject,
as I recall.

Look here, maybe:
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/working_lunch/guides/consumer/1560905.stm

Also (for the court case)
www.legalday.co.uk/archive/2005/q3/020705.htm
(search for "Bank Penalty Charges")
(haberman is singing in the changes, Tue 16 Aug 2005, 16:08, archived)
# If would frighten the shit out of them if I got my Mum to call them
she's been dead years
(I helped save b3ta! Ptolemy the man with the silent pea, Tue 16 Aug 2005, 16:18, archived)
# I concur
HSBC = Have some bloody consideration.

I cant be arsed to make a picture for it though.
(I helped save b3ta! FreudianSlap, Tue 16 Aug 2005, 16:02, archived)
# arf
bunch a right cock loving arseholes yes sir
(I helped save b3ta! gravytrain, Tue 16 Aug 2005, 16:02, archived)
# spot fucking
on with the acronymything whatsit
(I helped save b3ta! awallafashagba Da da da da da Dah dah, Tue 16 Aug 2005, 16:10, archived)