Anyone used EU Claim/Bott & Co?

robrymond

Finally had confirmation of payout today since it all began in 2012. I'm slightly worried what we will actually recieve now. Also I thought they had to use the exchange rate based on the date you flew, or are Bott and Co making there own exchange rate up based on todays?

If so the Euro is a hell of a lot weaker now than it was and I'll be disappointed.

AMG762

I have just been paid out from Bott and Co. My claim was against Easyjet for a flight from Faro to Stansted on 14th September 2009 which arrived 3.25 hours late.


We received £221.05 per passenger.


I have always found Bott and Co to be excellent. They always replied to my emails very quickly and told me exactly what stage my claim was at.


The only part that annoyed me was when Easyjet finally paid Bott with a Euro cheque that took almost six weeks to clear! This was in no way Bott's fault but was annoying having to wait again once payment had been sent.


If anyone does need help to pursue a claim I would highly recommend using Bott and Co

NoviceAngel

robrymond wrote: »

Finally had confirmation of payout today since it all began in 2012. I'm slightly worried what we will actually recieve now. Also I thought they had to use the exchange rate based on the date you flew, or are Bott and Co making there own exchange rate up based on todays?

If so the Euro is a hell of a lot weaker now than it was and I'll be disappointed.

Airlines are certainly not obliged to use 'the date you flew'. In fact, many of them don't and use the current rate, this however has been challenged in Court and DJ Jenkinson has ruled that the point of Euro Exchaged should be the date of commencement of legal proceedings...

Perhaps, Bott may want to invent there own exchange rate, but I can assure you that they won't .....

Cheers,

NoviceAngel

tortou

So if you win your case, can you request that your compensation be paid in euros?

NoviceAngel

tortou wrote: »

So if you win your case, can you request that your compensation be paid in euros?

I don't see why not, but unless you have a Euro bank account to pay it into, I'm not sure what, if any advantage it would be.

tortou

NoviceAngel wrote: »

I don't see why not, but unless you have a Euro bank account to pay it into, I'm not sure what, if any advantage it would be.

Thanks, husband has a savings account in Ireland.

robrymond

NoviceAngel wrote: »

Airlines are certainly not obliged to use 'the date you flew'. In fact, many of them don't and use the current rate, this however has been challenged in Court and DJ Jenkinson has ruled that the point of Euro Exchaged should be the date of commencement of legal proceedings...

Perhaps, Bott may want to invent there own exchange rate, but I can assure you that they won't .....

Cheers,

NoviceAngel

They have confirmed to me today that the exchange is historic and based on the date of legal proceedings so I'll get 1.18 Euros to the £. I await the money now!

NoviceAngel

robrymond wrote: »

They have confirmed to me today that the exchange is historic and based on the date of legal proceedings so I'll get 1.18 Euros to the £. I await the money now!

Well done Botts!

See you were getting all worried for nothing, a good result for you...

robrymond

NoviceAngel wrote: »

Well done Botts!

See you were getting all worried for nothing, a good result for you...

Just a shame I had to use them in the first place when my initial claim to TC was rejected but this was before all the legal claims etc otherwise I'd be enjoying interest as well.

Ah well...the money makes up for loosing a days holiday.

dunkertruck

robrymond wrote: »

Just a shame I had to use them in the first place when my initial claim to TC was rejected but this was before all the legal claims etc otherwise I'd be enjoying interest as well.

Ah well...the money makes up for loosing a days holiday.

This is so true... I've handed my families case to Bott.

Problem I have is that I know I have a case, the CAA told Thomas Cook to pay up and they refused, people on here have told me I have a valid case but because its for 12 of us and I was out-voted Bott have our case now which means they win, Thomas Cook lose and we get 73% of the compensation.

I wouldnt even have claimed interest or historic rates. Silly TC.