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Reclaim over draft charges from 2002?

laurahardie
Posts: 4 Newbie
Hi
Can anyone help me?
I have read all the information about reclaiming over draft charges and I know I can ask for the last 6 years accounts but can I go back further?
When I was a student I got into a massive rut of my account always being over my over draft limit and getting charged. The bank ended up coming to my house and confiscating my card! I always thought it was ridiculous the bank kept letting me get more and more overdrawn over my set overdraft limit. But I never thought about trying to claim it back I thought it was just PPI.
Is this too long ago to even worry about?
Before anyone says, I know it was stupid to keep getting cash back and going further and further over my limit but I was a student was desperate! but surely the bank should have stopped it happening too, instead they just kept Charging me until they took my card!
One problem is I don't have any paperwork though.
Thanks
Laura
Can anyone help me?
I have read all the information about reclaiming over draft charges and I know I can ask for the last 6 years accounts but can I go back further?
When I was a student I got into a massive rut of my account always being over my over draft limit and getting charged. The bank ended up coming to my house and confiscating my card! I always thought it was ridiculous the bank kept letting me get more and more overdrawn over my set overdraft limit. But I never thought about trying to claim it back I thought it was just PPI.
Is this too long ago to even worry about?
Before anyone says, I know it was stupid to keep getting cash back and going further and further over my limit but I was a student was desperate! but surely the bank should have stopped it happening too, instead they just kept Charging me until they took my card!
One problem is I don't have any paperwork though.
Thanks
Laura
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Comments
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Two words. No chance.0
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The Banks won their court case about charges in 2009.
Even the six years you mention is not the case.
Only a goodwill payment of perhaps the last six months is possible and, even then, only granted to those in current financial hardship.0
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