I am a money lender… To 02 it seems
April 11th, 2010I am furious. Why do 02 think it is ok to take £100 out of my bank account with NO AUTHORISATION for 2 days and then randomly credit it back? When I phoned them up, they said “All we can do is apologise”. Well I’d love to see the look on the face of the magistrates when I turned round and said “All I can do is apologise” when I’d nicked a hundred quid off someone else who struggles with cashflow. I am so sick of the fact that they can apparently get away with this. I asked for some compensation on my account (at least) and they said “Why would that be appropriate?” I replied that I was paying for a service that I was not getting, because the contract does not include theft and customer service that refuses to help you. GRRRR!! Funnily enough, my contract is up. Android phone anybody? New iPhone on a different network? Hmmm…..


April 13th, 2010 at 19:51
love the android….would *never* go back to iPhone.
April 14th, 2010 at 14:58
Compensation would definitely be appropriate, because you may well have gone overdrawn and be subjected to bank charges!
It also needs to be reported further, because it is a breach of trust and criminal activity. Who knows – some random employee might have needed a quick cash injection! It is chilling to think that anyone can just help themselves to your bank account.
You could also demand to know where your money went.
Don’t let them off the hook – it’s serious!
April 20th, 2010 at 23:49
Yes – the system of direct debits is completely open to abuse.