The January 2009 BR Club

scarletnm

:eek: Hi,

We are booked in for tomorrow, me and the oh, again like others if you had said this would happen 3 months ago i would have laughed.......

gotta be done

startagain_2

GOOD LUCK to everyone with a BR date this week..... you will be fine, think of it as the start of your Debt Free Future.

Best Wishes
SA

skintsteve_2

Yes good luck to everyone...

Oh, and morning by the way:D

yellowmonkey

Good luck to pockettmoney and all the best today and a general Hello to all Jan Clanners :hello:

ym

Dorothy56

PockettMoney - hope it's all been OK for you today. Let us know all about the bus journey

Dorothy56

Scarletnm - hope you manage to sleep OK tonight and that tomorrow goes well.

PockettMoney

As of 10:47am this morning I am an official member of the January club. Got the bus okay. Arrived at court at 9:10am for 9:30am appointment. Was turned down for assistance with court fees as, although I took proof of Contribution-based JSA, they needed three months of bank statements. How I get these from my online account I do not know as my account was frozen two weeks ago. In any case, got there in plenty of time for 9:30am appointment. Was called to take oath at 10:20am. Was called in to see judge very briefly at 10:47am. Was called into empty room for OR initial telephone call at 12:16pm. And that was that. Strange feeling really. Now need to work out how to try and get three months of statements from my bank who froze my account so I can try and get my court fee back, something I couldn't really afford to pay as have been unemployed for past couple of months.

Applied in branch for a co-op account, got a form from barclays so I can apply by post for an account, got the bus back home and here I am. Now I might actually answer the phone when Halifax do their routine three times a day chase up. Also managed to get together £2.20 worth of 5p pieces from around the house so may pop across road for a pint to try and calm the nerves. OR will be making contact next week sometime.

Thanks again for all the assistance and support.

yellowmonkey

Well done. Bet your glad that bit is over.

I think you have earned a pint over the road

ym

DON79

Hi Pockettmoney! re the ex160 - you can still apply to get the money back for the court fees, welfare rights told me this so you could still send off the statements with the form.

:T Congratulations on getting through it all......Well Done!:T

PockettMoney

DON79 wrote: »

Hi Pockettmoney! re the ex160 - you can still apply to get the money back for the court fees, welfare rights told me this so you could still send off the statements with the form.

:T Congratulations on getting through it all......Well Done!:T

Yes, they did explain I'd have six months to resubmit the form and claim a refund. It's just the fact I need the past three months of bank statements or they wont process it. Not entirely sure what to do as I am with Halifax and have registered for paper free banking. I used to be able to print statements, but they locked my account recently as the overdraft they happily gave me 10 years ago was withdrawn when I was made redundant and I went 8 weeks owing them money. Suppose I could walk into the branch and see if they could help but I won't be holding my breath. Be handy if I could get the court fee back as I had to borrow it from someone who could only just afford it more than I could!

Anyway, job interview lined up Wednesday, getting back into work and waiting a month for my first pay cheque will probably be quicker than waiting on a refund from the courts!

Now... about that pint....! Just hope the pub accept fifty 5p pieces!!!!!!!