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goodwill gesture from MBNA

sent off Martin's template letter a few months back to mbna reclaiming £385 of charges and got an offer of a "goodwill gesture" of £65 as they value my custom! Some of the charges are before July 2006 and some after. They have refunded the difference to the £12 charge before that date and nothing after.

Not sure what to do. £385 is alot of money i thought was gone for good yet £65 is better than nothing! Have read through MSE guides about this and some of the forums.

Any advice?
Thanks in advance
T

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  • nickmack
    nickmack Posts: 4,435 Forumite
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    TCM wrote: »
    Not sure what to do. £385 is alot of money i thought was gone for good yet £65 is better than nothing! Have read through MSE guides about this and some of the forums.

    It's a personal decision. Many people have been successful in reclaiming the full amount though.
  • oscar52
    oscar52 Posts: 2,272 Forumite
    Write back to them telling them you want the full amount with interest or you will go to court/FOS.

    They will pay up almost immediately (i know - i work there:rotfl: )
    No Longer works for MBNA as of August 2010 - redundancy money will be nice though.

    Proud to be a Friend of Niddy.
    no idea what my nerdnumber is - i am now officially nerd 229, no idea on my debt free date
  • TCM_3
    TCM_3 Posts: 244 Forumite
    Thats great!
    Thank you both very much!
    T
  • Write the second letter TCM

    I got the same response from MBNA after my first letter, sent the second and they refunded the lot, £12's included. Total £1500.
  • I had a similar response from MBNA, but bit the bullet and told them I wasn't happy - they refunded me everything i asked for including all my £12 charges & interest. I have now closed that account it was £1605.

    Aiming to be debt free by end of 2009
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