Planet Bods Blog: Recent Comments

sam darby commented on "GE Money - incompetance and downright lies"

2008-08-27T21:14:50Z

sam darby said: i bought washing amchint wiv the misses in 2004 from conet sory comet ok we knew it was 0%over 9months we had baby etc forgot ok we split up last year ,im still paying aperently i have sofar made 22 late payments i paid £9.22 today 27/8/09 i should finish paying 8/3/09 paying total £566 for the machine ,ok fine you know wish we had been reminded and or rememberd to payoff ballance ,well of course ive got to pay the so 15x22 in late payment charges they never once asked me to pay last months payment ie i should pay 15+9.22 or £24.22p..no they are going to save it untill the end i ahve only been told this today27/8/08,in my agrement it dosnt say how much i must pay the late charges per month so im thinking of offering one pence per month ,problem is if they are going to charge 29% interest on the late payment charges this could have serious finacial consequences for my great great great grandchildren ,WHAT SHOULD I DO .

Andrew Bowden commented on "Switzerland Day 1 - London to Meringen in several easy train filled steps"

2008-08-27T09:00:10Z

Andrew Bowden said: Have to admit that I didn't bother looking at cost of air travel. There's no doubting going by train does cost more when you're going to Switzerland, even after including the connecting travel. Which is a shame really.

MattFM commented on "Switzerland Day 1 - London to Meringen in several easy train filled steps"

2008-08-26T20:56:33Z

MattFM said: Hi Andrew, great post! I almost did London to Switzerland by train last year, but the difference in cost meant I went by air. I love travelling by train, but I couldn't afford, nor justify the added expense. I'm looking forward to reading more about your trip. Have a look at my blog and you'll see how obsessed I am with Switzerland.

Sean commented on "GE Money - incompetance and downright lies"

2008-08-26T08:09:43Z

Sean said: I missed a payment on a Debenhams card because the bill was wrapped in a Debenhams advertisement and it looked like junk mail. (Why do I think that may have been intentional?) OK my fault I suppose. Result, £12 late payment charge, interest, needlessly threatening letter. 0870 number to sort it out (see above comment about avoiding this with "say no to 0870" website). I feel mugged and contaminated just dealing with them, they are a nasty unpleasant operation. I am going to cancel all my GE cards.

John commented on "GE Money - incompetance and downright lies"

2008-08-25T07:38:57Z

John said: Nightmare, yes I have GE nightmares. I had £43.43 debited to my card(GE PayPal) last January relating to a an item that I knew absolutely nothing about, three months later after many 'phone and letter conacts I finally got them to put the item on pending. I closed the account. A new card and account was received which I promptly cut the card and returned with instructions to close the account. This is the final straw, I have just received a letter saying that they have audited my old account and find that there is a debit of £21.01 (No mention of who) dated SEPTEMBER 2007 that they failed to transfer to the new account and that it will show on my next statement. What statement ?, the account is closed and I do not receive statements. My other GE (Debenhams) has remained unused since March 2008 as I do not feel confident in its use.

almost witty commented on "Hope for the North"

2008-08-20T12:26:06Z

almost witty said: I spent a year working in Manchester on web content - I was theoretically managing umpteen people and umpteen websites for a salary that most people in London would snort at. I then got a job with less responsibility in London, for a 33% payrise.

Frances Dalton commented on "The Joys of Train Travel Planning in France"

2008-08-15T13:15:59Z

Frances Dalton said: I have spent the last two hours trying to locate a train route which would connect from Carcasonne to Perigueux without any success The SNCF website is anything but user friendly.

Michelle commented on "Estate Agents"

2008-08-15T09:28:22Z

Michelle said: I hear so many stories like this and have gone through similar myself! I think its terrible that the Estate Agents are there to ensure the sale and purchases of the properties go through smoothly and as a reward they get commission which is fair enough but unfortunately you do get the rogue agents who want their commission sooner for one reason or another!! I do understand that they work long hours and almost everyday and that is admirable but to act in this way is awful and they should be ashamed of themselves! anyway rant over now, nice post!

Kirk commented on "Hope for the North"

2008-08-13T20:19:48Z

Kirk said: That was the most stupid Think Tank report ever. Idiots.

Christmas Party London commented on "Someone give the Daily Mirror a calculator"

2008-08-12T11:05:37Z

Christmas Party London said: Yes,It would be interesting to know the figures!! Sam xx

Andrew Bowden commented on "Glasgow: Pubs"

2008-08-12T08:14:56Z

Andrew Bowden said: Feel free!

Jamie Wallace commented on "Glasgow: Pubs"

2008-08-11T23:47:42Z

Jamie Wallace said: Andrew, great review on the Glasgow pubs you visited! Would you mind if we add a link to the site we're building on Historic Scottish Pubs?

Jonathan Smith commented on "Phew! It's live!"

2008-08-07T14:58:35Z

Jonathan Smith said: Well done to you and the team for that. Just tried it successfully on my Foxsat. I was beginning to think you weren't going to make it either! Thanks for the update and enjoy your break.

Laurie commented on "The Joys of Train Travel Planning in France"

2008-08-07T08:27:30Z

Laurie said: The SNCF web site was clearly designed by a media-studies student (maybe even a graduate) who had never been taught first principles. It is quite THE WORST WEB SITE I HAVE SEEN FOR YEARS. User-hostile only begins to describe it. I don't know to who to complain about but if anyone finds a suitable Customer Service link please tell us all!

joanne commented on "Saving Money On The Trains"

2008-08-05T21:14:12Z

joanne said: Help... I am living in zone 2,and have to travel to Slough everyday, and am trying to find the cheapest way. I currently buy a weekly oyster zone 1-2 , but they tell me i must buy a daily extension to slough which costs £7.8 daily...there must be a cheaper way....can anyone help???? thanks!

ROB commented on "GE Money - incompetance and downright lies"

2008-08-05T02:39:23Z

ROB said: I've had a car loan with GE money for five years and in that time I have had what GE likes to call enforcment expences.of over $800 four times and have paid in full every time without question.because I have been late with payements so I have no problem with late fees if i'm late but 12 mnths ago I recieved an email stating I owed $1200 so I organized to pay it off which i did or so I thought apparently I owed $38 and instead of informing me they waited until it was back to $845 and said it was from (enforcement expences) when I queried it I was told they couldn't contact me even though my email and mobile no. and house no. have been the same for the life of the loan so I contacted finnacial advisor and when she contacted GE they said couldn't contact him she advised them no details had changed they claimed the expences were from when my car was reposesed and my car has always been in my possesion so she has got to the stage were she has closed the file because she cant get any sense out of them either no I am at the stage the car should have been paid for in full two mnths ago and I just recieved a letter to say I still owe $1100 I've tryed contacting Debt help line but answering machine:( there is also so many inconsistances in info and statements and after reading above letters I understand why every time you ring GE you get a different person if the only people they hire are uni students and there so interested in there degrees I also understand why they have no idea what your talking about or who you last spoke to or if that person even works for GE anymore I also now understand why they dont give a F##K

Dan commented on "BBC iPlayer - why DRM?"

2008-08-04T18:13:03Z

Dan said: Well, if your brother's really prepared to pay for the content, there's always bbc prime. You need a satellite dish, set-top box and a subscription card. Some local satellite/cable providers might also offer it as part of their subscription packages.

Andrew Bowden commented on "BBCi plans for 2007/2008"

2008-08-02T16:03:41Z

Andrew Bowden said: Afraid so - if you can't get Multiplex B (which has CBeebies/BBC Four, BBC Parliament and BBC radio on it) you won't be able to get the News Multiscreen, CBeebies Games or the two interactive streams which are used for live sport, music etc.

Stuart Maguire commented on "BBCi plans for 2007/2008"

2008-08-02T15:25:44Z

Stuart Maguire said: Hi if My TV is not picking up certain multiplexes, will certain bbci services be unavailable, thanks

Graham Goodall commented on "T.J. Duffy's, Ealing"

2008-07-31T15:03:45Z

Graham Goodall said: Hi All, Sadly Broadside seem to be no MORE as I believe it is now under new managment (Who) is the question. Graham