peacemf Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Took out a contract with a company, sent the phone back within 3 days. Contract cancelled. However they kept billing me for a contract that I don't have. Would this classed as theft? Since they are debiting from my account without permission. I don't have The phone, no bills, since its "not a proper contract". The company is just taking ages to sort it out, wondering if I should get a lawyer involved :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rix Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Which company? Direct through the network or through a reseller like cpw? You should have some sort of cooling off period though may incur some sort of charge but only for shipping etc. Cancel the DD and ask your bank to stop the payments, they should refund you. How long has it been going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemf Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 Cpw. I took it back to the sort and they cancelled it all. Six months later I noticed monthly debits from 3 (which turned out to be not my normal contract another one!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulligan2k Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 6 payments taken out? about ?150? a lawyer would be at least ?150 an hour spoke to three? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemf Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 ?42 a month. Spoke to three they said speak to cpw. Who I did, but they just seem to be taking ages! It been nearly a month and they seem to be dragging their feet :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulligan2k Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 tough times, all i can say is keep on them, phone either or both companies every week if you've got the time and phone credit/minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted July 17, 2013 MVC Share Posted July 17, 2013 Its not Theft in any sense of the word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemf Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 I'm mostly doing it via emails now. As its all premium numbers, so you crank up a bill quickly :S Sucks to be me I guess :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdanster Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 My advice is that you phone up cpw and ask to speak to their supervisor, and then discuss the situation with them. As soon as something is pushed up the chain faster the better. It's not being an ass or anything, you just want it sorted out ASAP :). I can speak the above my personal experience with 3 and TalkTalk, among other companies! Trust me it works! Tried this number? 0800 0855900 Google-fued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian M. Veteran Posted July 17, 2013 Veteran Share Posted July 17, 2013 Just call your bank, ask them to cancel the direct debit and refund all payments taken under the direct debit guarantee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdanster Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Just tried that number with Skype, can confirm it works! 0800 0855900 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Stick to your guns, you cancelled within the cancellation period. You can also ask your bank to demand the money be returned. That'll force the company to investigate the account. If you're in the right. It'll get fixed quick, as they're going to want that money back. (Which will not happen if you're in the right) Something related to this happened with me on o2 once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulligan2k Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 http://www.saynoto0870.com/ brilliant website for finding the geographical phone numbers of uk companies, included in your monthly allowance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooky560 Veteran Posted July 18, 2013 Veteran Share Posted July 18, 2013 Just call your bank, ask them to cancel the direct debit and refund all payments taken under the direct debit guarantee. This, the direct debit guarantee protects you on this. If you want to see where you stand before hiring a lawyer, get some free advice from your local Citizen's Advice Bureau, they have drop in times (no appointment necessary) and the advice is free. jamieakers and djdanster 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Veteran Posted July 18, 2013 Veteran Share Posted July 18, 2013 CPW are a shocking company to deal with, i worked with t-mobile in the complaint team and there was more CPW complaints than anything else Nothing else you can do but keep on their back Do as djdanster said and ask for a supervisor Log a formal complaint with them and tell them if not resolved you will be contacting ofcom Have you had any bank charges due to these payment? as they should also sort that out too I have a good knowledge of internal processes in the uk mobile phone companies so feel free to pm me if needed :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisp Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Welcome to Three, where contracts last your life ;) 4 years ago I lost my job, was way out of my Three contract period and rang them up to cancel. After the cancellation period came and went, they were still taking DD from my bank. Called them up again, they had no record of me cancelling. Went through it all again, and once again after the notice period was up, they were still taking DD from my account. Cancelled the DD through my bank, then got sent a paper bill in the post, after ringing their awful Indian customer support for the 3rd time and explaining, we came to the agreement I would pay the paper bill and never be bothered again (my mum paid it via cheque).That still wasn't the end, a month later they sent another bill. After ignoring the bills and moving house twice, they still seem to want to try and bill me, even after 4 years I'm getting sent threats through the post about paying up or they'll send people to collect it. My only fear was it would ruin my credit rating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemf Posted July 19, 2013 Author Share Posted July 19, 2013 called them up and after a number of conference calls with three and cpw. I now have to wait till august till 3 can generate a bill and then send that over to cpw for them to pay for everything. till then i have to wait and hope they all sort everything before it goes to default on the payment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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