12/04/2006 by ramps.

This is a post I saw on a betfair forum which I thought might be useful to share.

It appears that the Dept of Fair Trades has ruled this late payment charge obscene and illegal. When the news came out yesterday they advised that people who have been hit by the late charges to contact their credit card company and demand they repay the fee. Under the data protection act they are obliged to inform you of ALL late payment charges going back 6 years if you ask for them.

My friend phoned his cards customer service dept last night and they had obviously become aware of this news and offered to refund my last £20 late charge adding that the company is reviewing its policy on late charges and they will inform everyone of the outcome. I could tell that they where happy with me leaving it at that but I got the feeling that if I had pushed it a little further and demanded ( as advised by the fair trades) that they refund every late payment charge I could have obtained them. They are clearly rattled by this announcement and obviously know they are in trouble.

You don’t very often get a chance of getting free (sort of) money so go get it !!!

http://www.bankactiongroup.co.uk/

Summary

Credit cards are still some of the best financial products out there but only if you use them correctly and can control your spending. And while it’s hard to have much sympathy for anyone that keeps missing the payment date, it is often very unfair to penalise so heavily a person who misses a payment by a day often for a very good reason.

This is why the Office of Fair Trading should be applauded for fighting on behalf of the consumer, something in our opinion they should do more of.

Final Point - If you do get late charges or any other charges that you believe are unfair (plus you don’t have a history of late payments etc) then you’ve most probably got a better than 50% chance of getting them wiped

Just call, be polite and ask - you’d be surprised just how effect this kind of strategy is

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12/04/2006 by ramps.

An interesting days racing at Catterick and Nottingham.

I am going to continue with the caution and just select one today.

4.50 Catterick Wise Choice 4.1 Profit: 3.1 points

All lays to liability 10 points.

Starting bank: 250 points
Bank currently stands at : 266.54 points

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12/04/2006 by ramps.

Yesterday was an experience and I am back happier than ever.  In fact it was a lovely evening.  My girlfriend surprised me by bringing home fish and chips. I am very easily pleased.   I had surprised her by having the daily chores all finished by the time she got home including all my accounts.  So  rather than spending most of the evening on the pc we spent it together watching tv and chatting which was really nice.  Getting the balance that’s the key.

The sun is out and it is now only 2 days until most of get a 4 day break.  I am so looking forward to it.  I  won’t be doing what I am normally and plan to do lots of work in this period.  I am going to break away and relax. 

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