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Credit Card Rights - Bad Washing Machine Installation
Joey122
Posts: 459 Forumite
in Credit cards
I paid for a washing machine installation by credit card - This was carried out but has started leaking after one week of usage
I have a friend who came to see this and said that the way it was installed was wrong. The company who did the install no longer want to talk with me so I have been left with no choice but to contact the credit card company
After a lot of arguing they are now saying they need an independent report which I need to pay for
Is this actually the case? If I send pictures of the damage is that not sufficent? Should I really be expected to pay to have a report written by a plumber?
I have a friend who came to see this and said that the way it was installed was wrong. The company who did the install no longer want to talk with me so I have been left with no choice but to contact the credit card company
After a lot of arguing they are now saying they need an independent report which I need to pay for
Is this actually the case? If I send pictures of the damage is that not sufficent? Should I really be expected to pay to have a report written by a plumber?
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how much did it cost, if over £100 you can if not the issuer wont get involved0
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cant blame them though, lot of rogue claims. Over £100 seems ott for a washer install though0
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Will they reimburse you for the cost of the report if it finds a fault?"A child of five could understand this. Fetch me a child of five." - Groucho Marx0
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was the friend qualified?0
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Credit card company are right.
You need an independant report, the fact that you have pictures and your "friend" says that its not been installed correctly means..... well nothing whatsoever.
Get the report send to bank, get money refunded.
At the end of the day unless they have documented evidence the work carried out has not been to the required standard they aint going to reimburse you. They have no way to chargeback the transaction either within this evidence, This is a requirement under Mastercard, Visa, American Express rules.
Good luck.0 -
how do you know your friend knows0
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Credit card company are right.
You need an independant report, the fact that you have pictures and your "friend" says that its not been installed correctly means..... well nothing whatsoever.
Get the report send to bank, get money refunded.
At the end of the day unless they have documented evidence the work carried out has not been to the required standard they aint going to reimburse you. They have no way to chargeback the transaction either within this evidence, This is a requirement under Mastercard, Visa, American Express rules.
Good luck.
Thanks - Is there anywhere where this is actually documented?
I looked on Google and found nothing0
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