Response from Michael Wills MP

[natalie]

Hi All

 

I have to say that my MP has never let me down when I've approached him and it was no exception when I wrote to him recently about the bank charges, here's the reply;

 

Dear Natalie

Thank you very much for your email of 30 March. I apologise for the delay in responding. I share your concerns about the charges some banks levy on their customers and this is an issue I have pursued with banks and with Ministers on behalf of individual constituents.

However, I was interested to read the point you make about Common Law on contractual penalty charges and about the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations and I have written to the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, asking him to confirm that disproportionate charges are unlawful and to set out what steps the Government will take on this issue.

I will contact you as soon as I receive a response, but in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like to discuss any of this further.

Yours sincerely

Michael Wills

MP for North Swindon

 

I'll be interested to hear what Gordon Brown has to say, I will keep you all posted.

 

 

Natalie

[Overdrawn]

What a great response Natalie, well done and thanks on behalf of all of us. I'm going to send a letter to my MP too.

[Bookworm]

Could you send me a copy of that to research@bankactiongroup.co.uk, please?

 

And again when you get further responses, it would be VERY helpful.

 

Well done to you, btw.

[Lotta Littlies]

Nice work. Let's see what GB's reply will be.

 

Lotta

[Nightmare4banks]

Hi all!

 

Well done Natalie!

 

I plan to do the same thing during this week.

 

I will keep you all posted.

[Spiceskull]

Yup - great response, and so much better than the vague response I received from my MP...well done.

[natalie]

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