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Complaint against ABBEY
rob78
Posts: 59 Forumite
Abbey sold me a Direct ISA Issue 2 on the basis that it was fixed at 6.25% for 13 months and this is not true.
I realise that many people have said that the ISA was variable so before I opened it I checked about 3-4 times with phone staff and a member of staff in a branch. They told me that it was called variable because it was until opening, and you get the rate fixed at time of opening. I opened at 6.25% so I would be fixed at that rate. They are now saying that this was not the case and I am getting 6% variable.
I need to make this very clear that this was not just a mistake by one person in a call centre, I phoned several times and I was convinced that I was being mis-sold a product so I asked to speak to a supervisor and she confirmed that I would get the fixed rate at the time of opening. I am furious that I was lied to and really feel cheated by Abbey. I dont have the names of the people I spoke to but I do have the dates, What can I do? This must be illegal, it wasn't just a mistake I checked and double checked.
Any advice/opinions would be great. Thanks
I realise that many people have said that the ISA was variable so before I opened it I checked about 3-4 times with phone staff and a member of staff in a branch. They told me that it was called variable because it was until opening, and you get the rate fixed at time of opening. I opened at 6.25% so I would be fixed at that rate. They are now saying that this was not the case and I am getting 6% variable.
I need to make this very clear that this was not just a mistake by one person in a call centre, I phoned several times and I was convinced that I was being mis-sold a product so I asked to speak to a supervisor and she confirmed that I would get the fixed rate at the time of opening. I am furious that I was lied to and really feel cheated by Abbey. I dont have the names of the people I spoke to but I do have the dates, What can I do? This must be illegal, it wasn't just a mistake I checked and double checked.
Any advice/opinions would be great. Thanks
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I was always suspicious by this fixed for 13 months thing but it was clearly stated in adverts. I tried to open one but heard nothing for 2 weeks so went elsewhere (see my thread in savings & investments forum). I think we have to conclude that Abbey are an absolute disgrace and I hope they lose many customers over this.0
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I don't recall it ever being sold as a fixed rate ISA. Do you have documentary evidence of this? I don't know if you have much legal recourse if all you have is verbal reassurances.Tough times never last longer than tough people.0
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It was in newspaper adverts as fixed for 13 months ( I saw it in The Saturday Times Money section) but expect there was some smallprint somewhere to enable them to weasel their way out!0
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