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Santander credit card (Debenhams card)

Does anyone have an e mail address for complaints re the above?

I am really fed up with their inability to manage my account & can't get resolution on the phone.

I have been told to write to an address in Leeds but would prefer to e mail.

(My account was in credit so I didn't make a payment. They charged me a late payment fee for not making a payment! I called to complain, they refunded & the same thing happened the following month. I called to complain & despite being told I would be called back, I haven't been).

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  • Dr_Cuckoo3
    Dr_Cuckoo3 Posts: 1,398 Forumite
    Why would you prefer to email ?

    I agree that communication in writing is preferable to phone

    If the cost of a stamp is a concern (as it is to me) then write to :

    Santander Cards UK Limited
    FREEPOST LS700
    PO Box 700
    Leeds
    LS9 7YY

    google search "PO Box 700 leeds"

    Or phone the Financial Ombubsman on 0800 0 234 567 and dictate your complaint over the phone - they will pass it on (you are restricted to 3 lines of text)

    Print off a FOS complaint form and send to

    Financial Ombudsman Service
    FREEPOST LON18465
    South Quay Plaza
    183 Marsh Wall
    London
    E14 9BR

    email the FOS and let them pass the complaint on

    Phone FOS is the quickest method ;)

    Just report it to the FOS in the first instance - they are a bunch of bank loving wastes of space - but why should you pay for a stamp or care that using the above method costs them money :D

    I do it all the time - make sure you reach the "adjudication" stage so they have to pay £500 to the FOS :p
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  • 987654
    987654 Posts: 367 Forumite
    Thanks

    Just thought e mail may be quicker - although yes having been frustrated by the amount of time I have spent on the phone to (not) get the problem resolved I don't want to pay for stamp/ paper/ printing.
  • I'll be very interested to hear how you get on as I wrote to them last Monday with a complaint because they closed a 2 year old card that still had £60 credit on it, and are now denying there was any credit there at all. Lesson of this story; don't leave your money on store cards!
  • opinions4u
    opinions4u Posts: 19,411 Forumite
    edited 16 January 2011 at 10:11PM
    Oddly, Mrs o4u has just shown me her statement.

    She pays the balance in full by direct debit every month. They've managed to charge her interest - cheeky sods! For those afflicted with this card I'd suggest you do check your statement.

    As it's on my screen I thought I'd share the SayNoTo0870 number for them: 0113 2807080

    Clowns.
  • 987654
    987654 Posts: 367 Forumite
    I have now received a written reply to my complaint.

    I suggested to them I was due a gesture of goodwill ....

    The charges have been refunded & I have been given £20 (credited to the account).

    So now the account is in credit - must remember to use the card quickly as I shudder to think what will happen if I am in credit when the next statement is produced!
  • 987654
    987654 Posts: 367 Forumite
    Just looked a my Equifax report which shows I am late on 2 payments on the card - I feel another call coming on.
  • izools
    izools Posts: 7,513 Forumite
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    Report them to the ICO, too.

    That's breach of data protection (false, inaccurate, and misrepresentative information) causing defamation of character (vastly reduced credit worthiness).
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