Comments on: Bank charges test case will drag on

By: Mandi

Mandi — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:37:12 +0000

I’ll find it a disgrace if the banks win, isn’t our goverment ment to be trying to get people out of hardship and poverty?
People who do go overdrawn or over their agreed overdraft are most likely the people who need a little bit of help, do they not understand that sometimes unforeseen cercumstances may put you in a position where you need just a little bit for that month, but then they go wack you with a hefty charge and make it harder for you to get out.

All I can see is the poorer getting poorer and the richer getting richer, so unfair, unbalanced and well and truely out of order.

By: Donna

Donna — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:49:51 +0000

I am so annoyed by all this messing around! I put a claim in to my bank (Halifax) about 6 months ago, it was getting near the finishing stages and now its been put on hold! I am owed nearly £6000.00, but in the mean time i am still being charged. I am on income support and they take nearly £100.00 from me monthly. Its impossible. I have na overdraft but they let it go overdrawn and i get charged! I dont understand why, if a direct debit or bill, Whatever cannot be met why pay it? Let the companies whose direct debit have failed write to me, not the banks saying we paid your derict debit for you and now were going to charge you £39.00 for it as it went over your limit! aaaaarrrrrggggghhhhhhh!
The results of this test case couldnt come quick enough! HURRY UP!!

By: Lisa Digweed

Lisa Digweed — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:05:04 +0000

The office of fair trading make me laugh. Was it not them who bought it to the consumers attention that the bank charges were unfair? I can understand a waiver being granted of the case was for say a month, but longer is not fair! And if the high court rules in favour of tthe banks it is also a joke, becasue is it not the high court of fair trading?! And personally I think they should allow anyone who put their claim in before a verdict sir ached should be entitled to their compensation! I think everyone involved in this debacle needs to get a grip!

By: sharon williams

sharon williams — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:06:08 +0000

I am claiming £7,500.00 – 6 years worth of charges and my bank Natwest had until 31st July to make an offer and low and behold it all gets put on hold. I think the banks will win as the bank of England are behind them and then the interest rates will go and its all just in one vicious loop

I dont think the banks would have went to court for test case if they thought they were going to lose

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:46:58 +0000

The “Waiver” is a joke this is a David and Goliath fight the FSA have just smacked David (Consumers)in the mouth told him to shut up and handed the sling shot to Goliath (Banks) and told him to chill out for a while… The fact it was announced on the evening Parliament broke up for there 10 week summer holiday is not a shock either…

Keep up the fight and keep on claiming…

And get your claims in for Payment Protection and Credit Card Charges as they are solid and so far no collusion has taken place!