Warning! BT increase charges for non direct debit payers

luvpeckham

Maybe the fact that a company like BT can just send a letter with new charges on it and deem that you have accepted the new charges because you haven't changed provider (due maybe to lack of choice or options) is wrong.

personally I will still continue to fight this charge as it penalises those who (for what ever reason or choice) can't or dont want to switch to Direct Debit.

BexTech

luvpeckham wrote: »

Maybe the fact that a company like BT can just send a letter with new charges on it and deem that you have accepted the new charges because you haven't changed provider (due maybe to lack of choice or options) is wrong.

personally I will still continue to fight this charge as it penalises those who (for what ever reason or choice) can't or dont want to switch to Direct Debit.

Let us know how much it ends up costing you and how many missed payment marks get put on your credit file.

gt94sss2

luvpeckham wrote: »

Maybe the fact that a company like BT can just send a letter with new charges on it and deem that you have accepted the new charges because you haven't changed provider (due maybe to lack of choice or options) is wrong.

Virtually any company can and does do this - its a standard part of a companies T&C and the law of the land means that's the most common and legal way to vary an existing contract..

All BT did was increase your line rental by 50p/month.. you had already been paying £1/month extra - and changed the way they itemise it on your bill.

Also, you have choices - you demonstrated that by changing supplier!

Regards
Sunil

Bufflowbill

luvpeckham wrote: »

I have now changed from BT to Tiscali for both phone line rental and broadband,

You must be brave .:rotfl:

BexTech

Bufflowbill wrote: »

You must be brave .:rotfl:

Yeah, only the worst company out there!

BritBrat

luvpeckham wrote:

NOW
My question is, has anyone else received a letter of this nature, threatining to pass their £4.50 or £9.00 of unjustified charges to a debt collection agency, and what shoudl my next steps be in this battle of unfair charges.

I should pay it before it increases and put it behind you.

You should have done what I did, got mad then got even.

BT Direct Debit, How To Beat It

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sargentusuk

i'm having a appointment for a free 30 mins with a soliciter on wednesday to discuss possible claiming my money back through the legal system.

under law these charges are legal under a 1991 law

but under the main laws of the land they could be unlawful

i'm going to fight that these charges are in breach of section 12 of The Bill Of Rights Act 1689 and Section 29 of Magna Carta 1297

these laws both over-ride new laws so the 1991 act, that says it's legal, has to be over-ridden

Drunkstar

sargentusuk wrote: »

i'm going to fight that these charges are in breach of section 12 of The Bill Of Rights Act 1689 and Section 29 of Magna Carta 1297

these laws both over-ride new laws so the 1991 act, that says it's legal, has to be over-ridden

Not arguing, but I am interested as to why these cant be over-ridden?

gt94sss2

Drunkstar wrote: »

Not arguing, but I am interested as to why these cant be over-ridden?

IANAL but those two documents form part of the UK's constitution and any laws Parliament passes can't override them - unless Parliament specifically states that a law does which is very rare.

The chances of using them to defeat BT's DD charge though.. in my view.. non existent.

Regards
Sunil

sargentusuk

well i'm gonna try as it's free to try to change it i hope as under section 40 of the Magna Carta 1215 courts should be generally free. don't know if that applies in this case