bloody cash machines

[freddy]

i was out last week but one and , needed some fuel , some food and a pk of ciggy,s,



so i stopped at a fuel/food place in the lake district ,,
i had £100 in a account , and had drawn £70 out that morning for some tyres ,,,so £30 left,

put the card in ,,asked for £30 ,,agreed to pay £1.50 handling charge (private machine) ,,,no bloody money!!!!

the cashier at the garage was not helpful ,,so i rung by bank up from my mobile ,,,and agreed to sign a form the following morning ,,

10 working days later , the cash machine company , are saying there machine balenced,,

look at this , www.ras675.batcave.net/bank ,,,you may have to copy/paste

the machine has been giving me money ,,taking it back ,,,and charging me £1.50 each time ,,,basicly till there was,nt enough left to continue any more???????????????


i have just lost £33.00 ,,, barstuards

[NooNoo]

Ouch Freddy - BBC Watchdog is the place to go - they love having a go at the private cash machines....

Your link doesn't work btw...

[freddy]

Ouch Freddy - BBC Watchdog is the place to go - they love having a go at the private cash machines....

Your link doesn't work btw...

cheers bev , i cant work that hosting site out ,,,

it says index.html needed in directory ,,,i have tried , a blank and a picci one ,,yet if u copy/paste it works ,,,

any ideas

[NooNoo]

well how about writing some html and calling the file index.html and uploading it?

stick the pic in the html page

[freddy]

ok , updatebe



ok , thing are getting worse ,,here is a timed statement ,,note the orig tranaction at 15.20 , and how they have been in my account upto 20.32????????????????????






now ,how the hell did i take £2 out of a cash machine?????



now they were given another 8 days to produce logs ,,,,12 days on and they hav,nt replied ,dispite repeated requests by "link",,,
stuff you , iwill go to the banking ombudsman.
full stop ,,,as this company are not a member of the "trading stds athoraty" ,,,

the **** is now gonna hit the fan ,,,link cannot/will not help anymore ,,

be careful when using your cash card!!!!!

[confus-ed]

That is most stinky Freddy ! I won't use any cash machine that makes a charge ! Its a diabolical liberty charging you to take the damn stuff out !

iwill go to the banking ombudsman.

Too right ! - I'd also make a protest/point in your local branch (as the ombudsman is slow & tortuous & mayn't actually be able to do anything directly for you yet be agreeing) - infact a mate of mine did just that many moons ago over something similar & the branch manager rather than listening took great exception & called the police who turned up & informed the manager that it was probably Fraud or Theft & that if he wanted to pursue his insistence on having my mate charged, then he could come along too ! Strangely they then listened & did the refund - you mayn't be so lucky & get such a friendly policeman ( so go steady )!

[freddy]

That is most stinky Freddy ! I won't use any cash machine that makes a charge ! Its a diabolical liberty charging you to take the damn stuff out !



Too right ! - I'd also make a protest/point in your local branch (as the ombudsman is slow & tortuous & mayn't actually be able to do anything directly for you yet be agreeing) - infact a mate of mine did just that many moons ago over something similar & the branch manager rather than listening took great exception & called the police who turned up & informed the manager that it was probably Fraud or Theft & that if he wanted to pursue his insistence on having my mate charged, then he could come along too ! Strangely they then listened & did the refund - you mayn't be so lucky & get such a friendly policeman !

my bank is doing everything they can,

it came as a bit of a shockto link , that this ere,cowboy outfit was,nt a member of the FSA ,,,

but after detailed checking of there rules ,,,,it seems that they don,t have to be.

i don,t think watchdog can / will help ,,

a good suggestion ,, was that i take brittania to the small claims court (for failing to reply to me within 8 days + post time) ,,,they would have to send a representative ,,,and of corse link would have to be reprosented ,,,,,,,,that will cost them.

they are both eager to return £30 ,,,but i have actualy got the firm "travelex " for theft of £1.50 from my account.


I WILL NOT ACCEPT THIS ,,,as i have been called a lyer ,,twice by this company ,,,

the fact that you have a link logo on your card , is supposed to protect you???????????????? or not????


travelex ,have broken link rules , by not replying within 8 days ,,,,,


let the blood flow ,,,,and a batch of machines be shut down

[gazzak]

let the blood flow ,,,,and a batch of machines be shut down

Superglue and a thin piece of plastic can do wonders with a charging cash machine!

[constructor]

Fraid its a case of Caveat Emptor

I usually avoid the buggers, but bear in mind the car costs 30p/mile they can prove cheaper. Usually try and pull a large amount out for the weeks expenses and it still only stuffs me for £1.50.

Bear in mind a lot of these machine companies are actually owned by the High Street banks. Yet another way to shaft you.

[confus-ed]

Fraid its a case of Caveat Emptor..

Bear in mind a lot of these machine companies are actually owned by the High Street banks. Yet another way to shaft you.

Thats 'buyer beware' for anyone not fluent

Yup & its also a way to futher abuse the notion of limited liability & seperate trading names abused terribly by big business - yet more 'stinky pooh' from the Uk Banking industry ! & the sooner whatever the hell government department should sort this out gets it together the better, I think the monopolies & mergers lot are onto this 'scam' already, but whether that can actually help Freddy I dunno ..