Re: FN-FORUM Company charging VAT after failing to charge intially

date posted 30th January 2003 16:37

See trading standards and CAB. Tell them in writing that they must not
charge your card as you have paid the advertised/agreed price and copy the
letter to your bank manager.

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Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co.uk
DNRC Minister for Useful but Irritating Information and Trivia
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Subject: FN-FORUM Company charging VAT after failing to charge intially


> Right, just received some mail from a company I purchased a
> monitor from early December.
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> They state that they failed to charge me VAT on the monitor
> and are going to charge it to my card on the 31 Jan.
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> This is true I realise now that there was no mention of VAT
> on the invoice I received, but having paid over a month ago -
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> 1/ Isn't it their mistake and down to them to pay it now ?
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> 2/ Surely they have no right to charge my card again without
> my consent ?
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> The actual price I should of paid was on the website although
> it took a number of weeks after my order was made for the goods
> to arrive during which time I was in contact with the company
> regarding the delay. Eventually I had to accept an alternative
> model, only in case colouring, to the one I ordered. For this
> I was offered a discount, £20, on the purchase price. That is
> partly the reason I didn't look more closely at the eventual invoice.
>
> Just had a nother look at the site and the same product is now
> £70 cheaper than I paid.
>
> Soooo were do I stand ?
> and if it comes to it how can I stop them charging my card ?
>
> tia,
>
> Darren Yates
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> http://dittodesign.co.uk
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