Virvin media are a bunch of thiefs they have emptied my bank account of 3 grand and closed my account, and are now saying they can not find any of my details there ceo have closed my complaint.

My bank say i can not request a charge back with out virgin agreeing, who on earth do i contact now as ceo will not take my calls and customer services say i dont have an account, and ask me if i want to open account with them

go on the site called "say no to 0870"and type virgin media into search box,it will bring up loads of different numbers for different departments!

Why did they take the money. A bank statement will the show the transaction. If they had no reason to take it you can get it back.

Is there an Ombudsman for this sort of thing you could take your case to?

If its been taken by Direct Debit and you query it as not authorised then the bank have to refund it under the direct debit guarantee scheme.

If they have taken it by your credit card then again, you are covered, as you can claim it back as an unauthorised transaction.

If its from a debit card then slightly more difficult as you have to do the leg work to get Virgin to pay it back (or take them to Court).

Even if they have closed your account they still have to keep records for a minimum of six years, so don't accept any of the "we don't know anything about it" as they do.

Pointless talking to he call centre (who will "understand your frustration"), you need to get someone higher up to call you back, and make sure they specify a time period.

VIRGIN MEDIA COMPLAINTS (PDF)

The above link is for a PDF for Virgin Media Complaints, it includes the contact details for CISAS who are an Independent Body who can look into it for you.

Never heard of Virvin Media. Must be some rubbish company. Bank wouldn't allow that to happen in one transaction unless you had given authority. Nonsense.

2 things I notice from grannys posting
1) commenting on a persons spelling ( probably accidently done in temper )
2) as I see it basically saying that burgerchips is fibbing

too many people on these sites nowadays are quick to pull others down over their spelling
and yes I AM OFF TOPIC

Ok so everytime you make a spelling mistake, can i pull you up over it, as reddragon says, it was typed on a phone screen and i was fuming when i typed it.

Has the rules changed on here, to allow idiots to correct peoples spelling, as i always thought that was frowned upon on here.

You really do need to get a life granny.

Thanks doc, yes it was taken from a debit card, every time i phone they say they can not find my details on there system, I am in process of talking to there C.E.O, who will be phoning me in the morning.

He asked me to email him copyies of my id, and a letter from virgin media with my account number on.

So hopefully this will get sorted tomorrow, and I will be seeking some extra as well, a nice 6 months free broadband will do nicely.

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Just for you granny, if you pm me a email address, i am more than happy to forward you a copy of my bank statement, and then you can post an apology up on here, and proove to every one you are a complete waste of space, and then you can go climb back under your rock, and jobs a good'en.

Have a good day.

granny will not be happy.

Burger, your eyes must be square if they think you watched 3 grand worth of tv/internet, I don't even think if you download all the ppv movies including sport it would come near to 3 grand.

I know with sky you can go online and see what on your bill is and if someone has put a ppv event on, it shows up, can't you do that with virgin?

There are some "government" bodies who can legally invoke a "deduction order" to recover debt owed, without the consent or knowledge of the account holder, but I've not heard of this from a private company such as Virgin Media.

As The Dr says, direct debits carry safeguards, so if in this case your account has been debited without good reason or sufficient notice, you can legally have recourse the direct debit guarantee, which means your bank are obliged to refund you in full, and then it is a matter for them to take the issue up with the third party to recover "their" money.

However, again as The Dr states, beware "regular card payments", as these differ greatly from direct debits. :



As these recurring card payments afford less rights than direct debits, as a general point, it is much better to avoid them if possible, but I don't know if that helps you in this instance BurgerChips? Good luck with resolving your problem anyway!

With regard to recurring card payments, it used to be the case that only the originator, in this case Virgin, could cancel the arrangement. I now understand that your bank is obliged to make a refund, or at least pursue the matter on your behalf.

i probs could if they never closed my account down, i can not see it been done deliberate, it has just been a mistake, and will no doubt get sorted tomorrow.

So now we know what you are really after.

And what would that be then.

My account is back up, and money will be back in my account with 3 to 4 working days.

And they say it was a tech glitch, and have given me 3 months free.

And for all the idiots who do not believe me, as soon as money has gone back in my account i will grab a screen print of my online bank account and post it up.

I honestly wouldn't worry about it - the internet sometimes brings out the worst in people, but that doesn't mean you have anything to prove to them!

glad you got it sorted BC