BBC2 Tues 12/12 22:00

[vincethod]

The Money Programme investigates the validity of penalty fees that banks charge their customers as he meets people trying to get their money back.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/prog_parse.cgi?FILENAME=20061212/20061212_2200_4224_5886_30

[whoareya]

There is this article on the BBC which is an interesting read.

 

This article is currently No.1 in most e-mailed and No.2 in the most read

 

BBC NEWS | Business | Are penalty charges bank robbery?

[bathgatebuyer]

The knees of the banks must be knocking when they realise the amount of people who will be logging onto these websites today and downloading the various templates and the like!

 

Expect loads more questions from colleagues over the next few days as they realise that we are not deranged, we are not nutters fighting a one man battle against our bank, but this is something EVERYONE can do.

 

Think I'll be printing off a few more wee things and leaving them in the staff room today.

[lickthewallfatboy]

this has turned into one of the biggest consumer driven campaigns I can remember....I'm just glad I am almost at the final hurdle with the last of my quests,instead of just kicking off!! I'll have recouped almost £25K when the last mortgage ERC gets settled,and the only sad thing is that it all went to killing off debts instead of us being able to use it-I suppose it's the glass half full or half empty argument. Anyway-I've got a spring in my step I didn't have this time last year!!

[shaun fleming]

To who ever wishes to read this.

 

To day a letter arrived at he Solicitors office ( Leeds ) of our Bank, Abbey, and Abbey's offices in Milton Keynes.

 

In the letter was the Interviews on BBC Radio 5 Live and the Trans script of The Money Program.

 

They have been given until 12th Jan 07 to pay our money back or be referred to the SFO, CPS, OFT, FSA, the Ombudsman, and the Stock Exchange as I will claim that they have knowingly removed fund from our account under the 'Theft ( Amendment ) Act 1996. Chapter 62. 15A- (1) 24A- (1) (a) (b) © & (2).

 

As I believe they have removed funds under false pretences, with false claims.

 

This may frighten them into life to start to refund all claims immediately to all customers. And hopefully it will wake up all the other Banks, as they are bound to talk through the BBA. It seems to be a bit of Club.

 

Happy Christmas to all, and hopefully a prosperous new year?

 

From The Grim Reaper.