MadMat V Woolwich

[tamadus]

Ahhh poor them!! *scoffs*

 

I already know you have about as much sympathy for them as I have Thailand

[Thailand]

LOL! I don't know what you mean of course, I have all the time in the world for my friends at Barclays and even more for my local court staff.

[MadMat]

Well, took a walk to Southend court today and handed in my AQ and the £100 fee. The clerk said they are currently allocating hearing dates at the end of January and start of Febuary, so hopefully I'm on the home straight now!

 

Do I add the £100 AQ fee to the woolwich's total when they call/write offering to settle?

 

Mat

[paddym]

yes add your £100 fee !

[MadMat]

yes add your £100 fee !

 

Cheers Paddy, thought that would be the case, but wanted to be 100% sure so that I can negotiate more firmly when the call comes

 

Mat

[MadMat]

Well had a reply to my AQ today

 

"Upon reading the court file, and of the courts own initiative,

 

It is ordered that the claim be stayed untill 7 February 2007. To be refered to District Judge Dudley in boxwork on 7 February 2007"

 

I'm guessing this means I have a bit more waiting to do . . .

 

I know there is a Case Management Conference going on at Southend Court on the 7th, as other posters have mentioned it, I guess I'll be in the next batch to be dealt with after that!

 

Mat

[Cleo]

Hi there i have just found out about this site and joined. The woolwhich have tried to charge me for a direct debit that should never have tried to come out of the account, coz i was in the process of moving baks and had already made the payemnt, as i knew there would be no money in thw woolwhich account for the direct debit.

 

after contacting about 3 times by phone and getting very ****ed off coz i was not getting anywhere, i have now been told that if i wont pay the charge the company that tried to take the direct debit should pay for me as they are at fault for trying to take the money??? do i have a claim to make here??? they have done this in the past and i have just paid. trouble is i dont know in total how much i have been charged over the years??? i really dont know where to start??

[MadMat]

i really dont know where to start??

 

How about starting here

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/faqs-please-read-these/

 

Be aware that claiming against the woolwich is a long and drawn out process - read through some of the other threads here to see just how long it takes! I've been chasing my charges back for about 4 months now and still have at least another month to go!

 

Mat

[Cleo]

Thanks for your help and advice

[frenchieboy]

Mat was yours an allocation hearing at Southend on 7th? If so give the Woolwich/Barclays Litigation dept a call to see if they will settle your claim, thats what the rest of us have done & they have settled us if full:)

[MadMat]

Mine was stayed till the 7th and is due to be refered back to the Judge then, so I suspect I'll be in the next batch to be dealt with.

 

Mat

[frenchieboy]

Well lets hope it wont take too long then, at least you're on the home straight..

[MadMat]

Just got off the phone to the court, as I hadn't heard anything and it's been a weeks since the date my file was due to be refered back to the Judge.

 

I've been given a date of 5th April for an Allocation hearing, and was told it'd be a week or so until both I and barclays got written notice of that date.

 

So I guess I'm waiting on a phone call from Barclays around the end of march! Might try ringing them and hurrying that along a bit once the letters have arrived

 

Mat

[Thailand]

Might try ringing them and hurrying that along a bit once the letters have arrived

 

Mat

 

I would!!!

[MadMat]

So, question for the people that have succesfully phoned and got settlements, whats the magic phrase? Do you just ring up and ask for your money? or just say you are giving them one last chance to settle before a court appearence?

 

Mat

[frenchieboy]

Hi Mat, I just phoned gave them my name & court reference number then said as the court date was coming up (our allocation hearing would have been 7th at Southend) would they like to settle now saving time & interest, The lady i spoke to was Rebecca Conelly & she was very nice, dont forget when you're agreeing your final figure with them to add on your allocation questionaire costs, any further charges & make sure the interest is up to date, in case they say they'll settle its best to have that to hand. Good luck & keep us posted how you're getting on. I'm after Barclaycard & the Abbey now both are under 1,000 so I'm hoping it wont take as long as the Woolwich did.

[Thailand]

Mat, I used 'I would rather be sending a notice of discontinuation than a bundle', that I nabbed of Welshman!

 

It did the trick. Like Frenchie says they are all extemely nice at this stage.

[frenchieboy]

Hi Mat did you phone them? how did you get on?

[MadMat]

The letter from southend court hasn't arrived yet - I'm going to wait till that arrives so that I know Barclays are aware of the hearing date before I ring.

 

 

Mat

[MadMat]

Hi All!

 

Has anyone out there managed to claim beyond 6 years from the Woolwich? is anyone currently trying?

 

I'm about to send an SAR requesting details of my account pre 2001, was wondering if anyone had manged to get statements from that far ago.

 

Mat

[scuzziemoo]

how did it go in the end Madmat? My date for the judge to look at my case is wednesday, so I'm really wanting to know what may happen.

 

Cheers

[MadMat]

Sorry, I'm not able to discuss this case in public any further.

 

Mat

[scuzziemoo]

ok no worries, take care

[Thailand]

Sorry, I'm not able to discuss this case in public any further.

 

Mat

 

Congratulations Mat!