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Wanadoo.......
.....what I wanadoo is take their crappy modem and smash it to smithereens with a hammer. :mad: I joined Wanadoo in May (Broadband) and waited ages and ages for the modem to arrive. They managed to start charging me before I had even gone live (although I did get that money back). My main gripe though, is that since I…
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HSBC Overdraft Fee 4 days running
I've been with HSBC over 20 years. I do go overdrawn and sometimes (rarely) I go past my overdraft limit. When I do, I always try to bring it back under the line as quickly as possible by moving any little bits of money I can into the account until my salary gets there. Recently it happened and even though I brought it…
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Yes Car Credit Ripped us off!!!
Hi everyone, Me and my partner are having major problems with a debt company caled Go Debt. We got a car from Yes Car Credit in March 2005 because my partner didnt have a credit file due to just coming over from Ireland so to build up credit we thought we would do it by getting a car from them. We had none stop problems…
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Additions direct NIGHTMARE!!!
I spent half of my time mailing additions direct tryin to sort the codes i used out because they dont show up on my statement/invoice or checkout. I used 5 individual codes in total ...i got all positive replies from additions direct that say 'I'm pleased to confirm that your account has been credited for this and it will…
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Orange - I would not Recommend to my worst enemy!!
Girlfriend just joined Orange, tried to get through to update her magic number, took over one hour of waiting. Customer "Non" service adviser was not interested... Vodafone are poor at billing but at least they are responsive. I would not advise joining Orange
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Barclays:The right hand does not know what the left hand is doing!
I've been with Barclays for about 14 years now. When I got my first job, I was given an overdraft of £2000, eventhough my salary was not even half the amount. Few days ago, I had a large cheque coming out of my account and as I did not know when exactly it was going to be cashed, I kept the money in the e-savings account…
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HELP !!! Unknown bill
I desperately need some advice please. When I switched my computer on this evening I found an MBS bill saying I owed £19. 00 for a sexxxpassport subscription today. I have never heard of them and being a 66 year old widow imagine that I would not be interested in this material, although it suggests that I visited the site…
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Am I understanding the Portman payout correctly?
I received notification today from the Portman of the proposed merger with a questions and answer leaflet. It states that you will receive a minimum of £200 pre tax and that the account with the lowest amount of money in will be the one you will receive it on. I have an account with £100 in and another account with…
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Tree Surgeons.!!!!!
Ok firstly why do companies spend hundreds of pounds advertising in the Yellow Pages or Thompson.. publications only to : * Not answer their phone * have the line dead * have an answer phone they do not listen to. * Not want any work!!! We have a willow in the back garden.. needs it two yearly hair cut.. to get it back…
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Blind/Disabled+1 Day Overdrawn=£136.00 In Charges From HBOS
Hi, I received a letter from Halifax Bank Of Scotland this morning informing me that as my account was overdrawn when they attempted to pay direct debits for £15, £19 and £53 and as the money was not in the account until the next day I was to be charged £136.00. I phoned Halifax and the first lady I spoke to seemed to find…
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PC World website - anyone bought anything recently?
I've just tried to buy a couple of things on the pc world website and got as far as the delivery stage where I choose how to have the items delivered. I press the continue button but get an error "CheckoutRouter - the page itself is null!", helpful I know. Has anyone ordered something and had the same problem or is it just…
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My rights?
I imported a guitar which my mum signed for at our doorstep. 8 months later the courier company DHL bill me for import duty. Is 8 months a reasonable time to do this? Ive now sold the guitar which due to this bill Ive now sold it at a complete loss. The bill is for 250 quid. I didnt sign for the guitar so why should I pay?…
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Builder bankrupt - about to lose £7000!
Hi all, the first thread I've started but unfortunately it's not a happy one. I'm about to have an extension built and my builder has phoned me tonight to inform me that his company is being liquidated! He told me to stop the deposit cheque for £7000 I gave him on Friday but I've tried to and First Direct are telling me…
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Fitness First Membership cards
My boyfriend had his car stolen at the weekend :mad: :mad: :mad: He's ultra skint, so is DEVESTATED, the poor love. He went to the gym tonight, Fitness First, and they want £5 for a replacement membership card! How is that fair!?!?
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Mbna
I really hate MBNA I've renamed them Mean Blighters Nasty Attitudes. Had MBNA account - which I had paid off. The APR on MBNA was lower than another card I had - so I wanted to do a balance transfer. My card had expired and in August I received a letter saying ".... valued customer...... good reasons to start using your…
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Refused refund for unused tickets, Company at fault
I have a season ticket and which was subsequently withdrawn because I was arrested on a spurious matter, although I hadn't broken any of their terms and conditions. I asked the providers to refund me the pro rata cost for I when could not use the season ticket, this was refused. The allegations were made by the an employee…
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Royal Mail Charges
Have you received that little card saying you owe for delivery since the new system was introduced? It seems different areas have different ways of sorting the post. Well a friend of mine works for Royal Mail & says there is no machine to sort out the mail, its at the descertion of the postmen working on the machines if…
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Hairdresser runined my t-shirt
Oh I'm so stressed out :( I just got back from the hairdresser and have noticed that they've got dye on my t-shirt. I didn't even have my hair dyed - I was just in there getting it cut but they must have been re-using towels or something :mad: So upset - it's my favourite t-shirt that came from the US so no chance of…
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Sainsbury's - plastic in doughnut
Last week I found a piece of plastic in a jam doughnut from Sainsbury's, a small piece that looked like the corner of some kind of packaging. It didn't bother me too much as I do understand that these things happen sometimes. But I called the 0800 number on the pack and gave details... next day, £15 worth of gift vouchers…
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ASOS Grrrrrrrrr
I placed an order with ASOS on 3rd September (a Sunday) and paid for next-day delivery because I was due to go on holiday the following Tuesday evening. The parcel did not arrive on Tuesday so I had to go away having not signed for it. I emailed ASOS before I went away to ask why they had failed to deliver it. When I…
