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Hi guys, I've just sent Lee a PM re this. I must admit I was a wee bit dubious about giving personal details via the site, but Lee came up trumps. Any Vodafone customers who are having issues, I'd recommend that if you're asked for details over the net by Lee, go for it. My other two defaults are coming off in the next few weeks as they are due to expire, won't be long before I have a clean slate now. Once again Lee, thank you fella

Hi Guys, A little update on what's been going on. I have just checked my credit report after having received some correspondence from Lee Vodafone. True to his word, the default has now been removed from my file. Lee, thank you very much for your help and assistance in getting this removed, your help was very gratefully appreciated. One default down, two to go

Mr H, The engineer on site said that the original maker of the boiler, no longer produced the paet and that BG do not use patent parts under any circumstances. As for checking the seal, apparently it is part of the safety check. Also, when I checked the technical drawing, the part wasn't even showing. ( I can read technical drawings). This was explained away as, if it's not on the drawing, then it's no longer available. So when I asked how he knew which part number to order, he couldn't give a responsible answer. Hope this helps

Quick version of a long story guys. I have my boiler serviced annually by British Gas under their Homecare 400 Contract. Last service June 2009. Boiler packed up a couple of weeks ago so I got them out to repair it. Engineer then informed me that a certain seal had perished and that as a result, the boiler was immediately condemned on safety grounds. He then proceeded to disconnect the boiler by cutting away the supply pipe. Now I don't have an issue with the engineer on the day, he was doing what he was supposed to be doing. I have a couple of issues with this: 1 Using 20 years of personal experience in engineering, I know it takes a lot longer than 16 weeks for a seal to perish. I should say that I dealt with seals on a daily basis in my previous job, and in my experience, it takes a lot longer than this to perish. The local area manager is adamant that they do. 2 British Gas have on their records the age of my boiler but have continued to increase my payments year on year, even though they sent out flyers informing me that they may not be able to repair the boiler, should it go wrong, because of the age. Now I have to spend in the region of 3 to 4 thousand for a new boiler. We have no heating or hot water because a seal costing around £3-00 is no longer available to British Gas. Where do I stand here guys? Someone at British Gas is telling lies. There is a working carbon monoxide detector about one and a half feet away from this boiler, and it has never gone off for a boiler problem. British Gas were happy enough to take all that money off me, but I feel I have had very little back. They obviously now want the work to replace the boiler, two chances methinks. Can I claim anything back from them? And how would I escalate the original issue with the perished seal? Any help would, as usual, be very gratefully appreciated.

Little Johnny watched his daddy's car pass by the school playground and go into the woods.Curious, he followed the car and saw Daddy and Aunt Jane in a passionate embrace. Little Johnny found this so exciting that he could hardly contain himself as he ran home and started to tell his mother.'Mummy, I was at the playground and I saw Daddy's car go into the woods with Aunt Jane. I went back to look and he was giving Aunt Jane a big kiss, and then he helped her take off her shirt.Then Aunt Jane helped Daddy take his pants off, then Aunt Jane...' At this point Mummy cut him off and said, 'Johnny, this is such an interesting story, lets save the rest of it for supper time.I want to see the look on Daddy's face when you tell it tonight.' At the dinner table that evening, Mummy asked little Johnny to tell his story Johnny started his story, 'I was at the playground and I saw Daddy's car go into the woods with Aunt Jane.I went back to look and he was giving Aunt Jane a big kiss, then he helped her take off her shirt. Then Aunt Jane helped Daddy take his pants off, then Aunt Jane and Daddy started doing the same thing that Mummy and Uncle Bill used to do when Daddy was away on the oil rigs.'

A young country boy phones his dad and says "dad i have hit a pig with the truck, and he's stuck in the bull bars hollering,what will I do?" Dad says "shoot the pig and put him outa his misery" Boy says "ok pa back in a minute" 2 shots ring out !! Boy comes back on phone "pa what will i do with his patrol bike????" :D :D

Done it through Internet Banking Zazen, so a trail is there. Have mailed these leeches a few times now telling them not to phone me and that everything has to be put in writing. I paid SP the exact amount, have no intentions of paying the **** their money as well. If they do contact me, the letters will be filed in the big round cabinet.

Hi Buzby, Vodafone have already indicated that they can find no record of my account details, in spite of having every detail they need. Ach we'll see what happens

Quick update on this: Paid exact amount owed direct to Scottish Power, but there is a difference of about £35-00 between DCA's figure and SP's. As far as I'm concerned, I've paid what was due to the company I had my contract with. Can these leeches (the dca) come back and chase me for their supposed fees???

Just got confirmation of e mail to Experian sent ages ago, that they'd received my mail on the 4th of August, don't they move faster than a speeding snail Experian say they can only ask Vodafone to have a look at the default, but they can't force them.

Sorry for the delay in responding people... She cancelled it via the internet banking system, and it was around three weeks before the payment was due to come out. She definetely did not reinstate it. This has caused her to incur bank charges yet again, and also fall behind in her car payments.

Can they do this??? She cancelled it as she is currently out of work, told them she was doing it, they were not exactly ok with it, but agreed apparently. Next thing she knows, they tried to take the money out, cue bank charges etc...

Received this from Experian. Hopefully they will have more clout with Vodafone than poor old me. Got this on the 30th July, I sent my mail to Experian on the 19th. How long do Vodafone have to act on the enquiry from Experian??? "THE CONSUMER HAS DISPUTED THE ACCURACY OF THIS ENTRY AND WE HAVE THEREFORE ASKED THE PROVIDER TO INVESTIGATE IT. GIVEN THAT THIS DATA IS DISPUTED, PLEASE TAKE CARE IF MAKING AN ASSESSMENT OF ANY KIND THAT MAY INCLUDE THIS DATA." Archway

Anyone???

Latest news: Had another letter threatening court action, in spite of paying an initial £80-00 towards the bill. And just received the final gas bill, as usual, very high for the size of house. Here's hoping Brit Gas are true to their word and are cheaper. Have told the DCA to check their records as payment to SP doesnt show on the amount, and of course they "want to talk to me about the outstanding bill". E mailed back, no chance love, EVERYTHING is put in writing, I do not talk to DCA's FULL STOP.

Craigten, get yourselves a zones 1-2 travelcard, will cost about £5-60. This will give you unlimited travel within the touristy/west end areas. If you're coming in from Heathrow and travelling around later on in the day, get a zones 1-6, this will cover your journey from the airport to Docklands and everything else you want to do. The piccadilly line service is usually fairly reliable from Heathrow, and it is by far the cheapest way of getting into London. With regards to the London Eye. Book on-line and pick your tickets up when you get there. The Eye is fantastic, especially if you get good weather, oh and buy the guide, it's a bit pricey but worth it. As for sightseeing, most of the touristy stuff isactually contained in a fairly small area, you may even find walking might be easier... Enjoy yersel when you get here

Just had another look, default is showing as "satisfied" Buzby. Default Balance:£39 Current Balance:Satisfied Defaulted On:26/07/2004 File Updated for the Period to:18/10/2004 Thing is, when they issued the default, the account was still in dispute. My understanding of things is that they can't do this Ach maybe I'm making too much of it

As it stands, they say that they can't find any account relating to myself Buzby. At the time I wasn't caring about the default as I had too much going on in my personal life then, and didn't realise the significance of defaults on credit files, or I would have done more about it at the time. I feel the default was very unfairly and maliciously issued by vodafone because I refused to pay the £3-00 charge for not paying by DD, even though I never had one late payment, bill was paid via internet within ten mins of me receiving it. I could be making too much out of this, but I would like to have a default free credit file, and as the others are about to drop off, this one is a bit of a thorn. And of course, the bill was paid in full within a couple of months, which I know is outside their terms, but the account was in dispute.

Hi Fred, account was taken out direct with Vodafone before they started their quest for world domination. When I had my account with them, they were a fairly small company based in Berkshire, and anytime I did have any issues, I usually spoke to the same person, and issue was resolved very quickly. I've looked through the site for template letters that I can send them to get this default removed, but I can't seem to find any. Any suggestions guys? I still haven't had any response to the e mails sent over a month ago now. PS, I'll also contact Equifax as well PPS, Have just e mailed Equifax asking for default to be removed due to lack of response from Vodafone. Have I done the right thing???

Sorry Buzby, my error. I had other defaults on the account which were overcome for the sub prime when I went for the mortgage six years ago, but it was the £39 one that apparently caused the problem. Should i basically cut and paste the e mails I've sent and put them into one letter, recorded delivery, or send a different letter?? Thanks for the help so far

Had them Conniff from A&L, Halifax, RBS, HBOS and LloydsTSB. I've only ever banked with one of these eejits, but I did fill in the other forms using things like sweary words for my name, acc number was 6969696969 etc and various other bits and pieces Oh and you're spot on about the link back to the banks main site, very convincing it was too

New teacher was walking around the classroom when she noticed a puddle of water under Mary Brady's chair, Mary she cried could you not have put your hand up, I did Miss but it ran through it anyway!!!!

A dog is truly a man's best friend. If you don't believe it, just try this experiment. Put your dog and your wife/girlfriend in the boot of the car for an hour. When you open the boot, who is really happy to see you!

A farmer named Seamus had a car accident. In court, the lorry company's fancy hot shot solicitor was questioning Seamus. "Didn't you say, to the Garda at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine,'?"asked the solicitor. Seamus responded, "Well, I'll tell you what happened. I had just loaded my favourite cow, Bessie, into the..." "I didn't ask for any details", the solicitor interrupted. "Just answer the question. Did you not say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine!'?" Seamus said, "Well, I had just got Bessie into the trailer and I was driving down the road...." The solicitor interrupted again and said, "Your Honour, I am trying to establish the fact that, at the scene of the accident, this man told the Gárda on the scene that he was fine. Now several weeks after the accident he is trying to sue my client. I believe he is a fraud. Please tell him to simply answer the question." By this time, the Judge was fairly interested in Seamus's answer and said to the solicitor, "I'd like to hear what he has to say about his favourite cow,Bessie". Seamus thanked the Judge and proceeded. "Well as I was saying, I had just loaded Bessie, my favourite cow, into the trailer and was driving her down the road when this huge lorry and trailer came through a stop sign and hit my trailer right in the side. I was Thrown into one ditch and Bessie was thrown into the other. I was hurt, very bad like, and didn't want to move. However, I could hear old Bessie moaning and groaning. I knew she was in terrible shape just by her groans. Shortly after the accident a garda on a motorbike turned up. He could hear Bessie moaning and groaning so he went over to her. After he looked at her, and saw her condition, he took out his gun and shot her between the eyes. Then the Garda came across the road, gun still in hand, looked at me, and said, "How are you feeling?" "Now what the F*ck would you say?"