Barry031261 v Barclaycard ***SETTLED IN FULL***

Barry031261 · 29th March 2006, 15:46

Hi All.

Great Site, Keep up the fight!

I sent my claim to barclaycard for £400.00 recorded delivery on 25.03.06.
Today, 29.03.06 had a call from Customer Services (a very nervous sounding chap) who explained that their legal department had looked into my claim and had decided that I had no grounds for re-payment of fee etc. He offered a "Goodwill Gesture" of £200.00.
I let him waffle for a while about their reasons for this offer and then came the crunch question 'Are you willing to settle for this sum'?
My answer was a definite and positive (not rude) 'NO. I would only settle for the full £400.00 plus interest. Failure to settle by 03.04.06 would result in court proceeding being commenced without any further communication'.
Customer Services guy (very nervous now) uttered that there probably wasn't much more he could say at the moment, and then he was gone!

Getting the banks scared has been the highlight of my year so far!
Bring on the courts!!

Baz.

richardc · 29th March 2006, 16:15

Hi Baz, well done and welcome to the Forum. Keep us posted.

Barry031261 · 29th March 2006, 17:05

I certainly will.

You will see a lot of me actually cos I'm also claiming against Woolwich Bank, Capital One & halifax.

Barclaycard: £400.00 Letter sent 25.03.06.
Acknowledged 29.03.06. Offered 50% (Declined)

Woolwich: £1700.00 Letter sent 25.03.06.

Capital One: £260.00 Ditto above

Halifax: £325.00 Ditto above

In all cases above I have given them just 7 days to respond.

I enjoy a good fight!

maestro451 · 29th March 2006, 17:33

They got back to you quick, let me know how you get on, I claiming against barclaycard also!

richgilham7 · 29th March 2006, 17:56

Hi,

I'm also trying to claim against Barclaycard, can I ask what address you sent your letter to?
Also they have told me I will have to pay £5 for each statement I request and I need about 30 statements to identify all the charges? (I didn't tell them why I wanted the statements). Is this charge legitimate? How did you get your statements?

Cheers

Rich

maestro451 · 29th March 2006, 18:52

hello, its best to start your own thread because the mods get really upset when you dont....lol

Barry031261 · 30th March 2006, 09:09

Hi Rich,

My letter went to:
Customer Services
PO Box 5592,
Nothampton
NN4 1ZY

I already had all my statements so that wasn't a problem for me. Advice for obtaining these is on this site.

Good luck,

Baz

Bookworm · 30th March 2006, 09:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barry031261

I certainly will.

You will see a lot of me actually cos I'm also claiming against Woolwich Bank, Capital One & halifax.

Barclaycard: £400.00 Letter sent 25.03.06.
Acknowledged 29.03.06. Offered 50% (Declined)

Woolwich: £1700.00 Letter sent 25.03.06.

Capital One: £260.00 Ditto above

Halifax: £325.00 Ditto above

In all cases above I have given them just 7 days to respond.

I enjoy a good fight!

Good.

Can you start a new thread for each of your cases, please, or it will get really confusing, really quickly, as we try to work out who replied what about what to whom. Thanks.

Barry031261 · 30th March 2006, 12:40

Bookworm,

I have started a new thread for each of these claims.

Apologies for confusion!

Baz

Tinkerbelle · 30th April 2006, 11:54

Do you have an update for us?

wolfcub · 2nd May 2006, 18:05

Seems BC strategy is to offer half. They did that to me after I sent a letter before action. I settled for the lot! They didnt need much persuading. I told him I was serious and would take them to court. He was really pleasant and I had a letter to confirm the refund the next day!

Good luck!
Wolfy

Barry031261 · 5th May 2006, 15:19

Update.

Filed court papers 28 days ago, which were acknowledged. Since then I have heard nothing.

There time is now up and I will be seeking Judgement from the court on Monday!

Might get a chance to send the bailiff in! Now that would be fun!!

Baz

Tinkerbelle · 5th May 2006, 15:29

Excellent news!

Barry031261 · 8th May 2006, 09:54

It would appear I spoke to soon!

When I got home on Friday night I had post from the court containing Barclaycards defence. They had left this to the very last minute but had got it into the court on time.

So, looks like they plan to hold out as long as possible before paying me back.

I think it might be wise for me to prepare my case properly in case it does go all the way to court. So any advice on the next phase would be appreciated.

Baz

Tinkerbelle · 8th May 2006, 12:24

No advice as such - but I do hope you come back and let us know what happens! It seems as though quite a few people have got to your stage and then they vanish into thin air, never to be heard of again :o

They must have been slapped with a MASSIVE gagging order, been paid thousands to keep quiet and forced into witness protection...whatever happens, please get a msg out to us before you disappear into that Barclaycard Abyss!!

Good Luck..

johnfower · 27th May 2006, 02:36

No updates on here for a while, hows your claim going?

Barry031261 · 10th June 2006, 11:51

Hi all.

A quick update on my claim.

Today I received the Court Hearing date. This is 1st September 2006!
The courts must be so busy now!

Baz

johnfower · 16th June 2006, 03:40

I really thought theyd of offered you the full amount by now!! Im suprised there going to court over your claim :S

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