Lapland New Forest Scam. How to get money back...

whitewing

Wonder what the Bournemouth Echo will do now about its campaign to get refunds for all customers?

Shall we get an article on their website tomorrow, d'you reckon? I'd be interested to see their interpretation of events, particularly since they seem to be a local paper with intelligent staff. (Our local paper is full of WI updates and photos of schoolkids as they won't risk upsetting their advertisers).

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tinalou2

Hi I thought you would all like to know that i got a refund today, on my visa debt card for the lapland tickets i brought.

whitewing

tinalou2 wrote: »

Hi I thought you would all like to know that i got a refund today, on my visa debt card for the lapland tickets i brought.

That is brilliant news on your debit card. Which bank was that with? Assume it was for Lapland NF (and not West Mids)?


Other lurkers - get your chargeback in now - it works!

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GomerPyle

It's nothing less than you deserve tinalou2

You stood up for yourself and beat the bad guys.

:T:T:T

The system is set up to prevent jokers like Vic Mears pulling off a stunt like this and getting away with it.

The system is backed by the Financial Services Authority.

tinalou2

Whitewing,
Hi it was Lloyds TSB, and it was for Lapland nf

whitewing

tinalou,

well done. Lloyds TSB debit card refund successful!

C'mon everyone, tell us what you're claiming and when your claim is successful. As Gomer says, it is YOUR money, not Mr Mears', not the bank, not the tax man, not the liquidators; your money for an experience that you did not receive.

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GomerPyle

It's on teletext now, page 124

All reports are saying that customers will not get their money back. I'm sure that this is not some conspiracy but

THIS IS NOT TRUE

PUT IN YOUR CHARGEBACK CLAIM NOW

If you paid by cheque tell me where you posted or delivered it.

Then I'll let you know how to deal with that issue.

I find it hard to believe that Streamline/RBS would provide a potential £2m merchant facility to an individual whose record is a criminal one. It is therefore most likely that any money they pay you will come from the liquidated proceeds of any security they hold, which won't be available to you if you claim as a creditor.

Therefore in getting your money back, you are also quite possibly making Mr Vic Mears understand the error of his ways.

whitewing

From the Bournemouth/Daily Echo (disappointingly the official line)

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4033947.LAPLAND__BOSS_CHOOSES_VOLUNTARY_LIQUIDATION/


And Southern Daily Echo

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/4033844.Lapland_New_Forest_goes_into_liquidation/

And The Argus

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4033845.Lapland_company__to_be_wound_up_/


As Gomer says, still well worth putting in your chargeback. He'll help you. If you wait for the claim form from the accountants you are less likely to get your money back (if I've understood Gomer correctly). So do it now.

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GomerPyle

Yes whitewing

if customers wait to make a claim from the company liquidators, they will only get paid back after the liquidator's fees, H M Revenue and Customs and bank fees have been deducted, and they will get a proportion of whatever is left along with other creditors, such as contractors, and even people like the land owners, if they haven't already been paid.

Customers have one avenue available to them that isn't available to those mentioned and that is CHARGEBACK and it will be very hard for Lapland New Forest Ltd to put up any defence as their incompetence and inability to put on the event, caused the failure of the company.

Now I'm getting into arguments on the newspaper websites with people who appear to believe doing nothing is the best option, which it is if you don't want your money back, I suppose !

It's even on the Sussex Police Federation site as a feed

http://www.sussexpolfed.org/

whitewing

I really still do not understand why Trading Standards can arrange refunds for Lapland West Midlands, but not for Lapland New Forest.

Please can someone explain this to me.

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