Idiot Insurance people.

[Ext User(Crash Lander)]

You'll recall my wife put her car in a dam.
Well, we're still waiting for the insurance cheque! Wife's just called them,
and they said they sent the cheque out last week! They asked her to confirm
our address, and they said they'd sent it to an address that we haven't been
at for almost 5 years!! Stupid thing is, the same company sent us a cheque
less than 6 months ago, when our car was totalled in a car park by a wayward
car, and they sent it to our current address!!
Absolute dickheads!
Now they say if we fax them a bank statement, they'll deposit it straight
into our account. Stupid twats!
Crash Lander

--
I'm not always right,
But I'm never wrong!

[Ext User(Ron)]

"Crash Lander" <here@there.com.za> wrote in
news:440ce320_1@news.iprimus.com.au:

> You'll recall my wife put her car in a dam.
> Well, we're still waiting for the insurance cheque! Wife's just called
> them, and they said they sent the cheque out last week! They asked her
> to confirm our address, and they said they'd sent it to an address
> that we haven't been at for almost 5 years!! Stupid thing is, the same
> company sent us a cheque less than 6 months ago, when our car was
> totalled in a car park by a wayward car, and they sent it to our
> current address!! Absolute dickheads!
> Now they say if we fax them a bank statement, they'll deposit it
> straight into our account.

>Stupid twats!

Thats not what you were saying last week :)

[Ext User(Uncle Bully)]

"Crash Lander" <here@there.com.za> wrote in message
news:440ce320_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
> You'll recall my wife put her car in a dam.
> Well, we're still waiting for the insurance cheque! Wife's just called
> them, and they said they sent the cheque out last week! They asked her to
> confirm our address, and they said they'd sent it to an address that we
> haven't been at for almost 5 years!! Stupid thing is, the same company
> sent us a cheque less than 6 months ago, when our car was totalled in a
> car park by a wayward car, and they sent it to our current address!!
> Absolute dickheads!
> Now they say if we fax them a bank statement, they'll deposit it straight
> into our account. Stupid twats!
> Crash Lander

You've written off two cars in 6 months, and you're calling them stupid?

[Ext User(Crash Lander)]

"Uncle Bully" <wakeupcall@optushome.com.au.Remove> wrote in message
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>
> "Crash Lander" <here@there.com.za> wrote in message
> news:440ce320_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
>> You'll recall my wife put her car in a dam.
>> Well, we're still waiting for the insurance cheque! Wife's just called
>> them, and they said they sent the cheque out last week! They asked her to
>> confirm our address, and they said they'd sent it to an address that we
>> haven't been at for almost 5 years!! Stupid thing is, the same company
>> sent us a cheque less than 6 months ago, when our car was totalled in a
>> car park by a wayward car, and they sent it to our current address!!
>> Absolute dickheads!
>> Now they say if we fax them a bank statement, they'll deposit it straight
>> into our account. Stupid twats!
>> Crash Lander
>
> You've written off two cars in 6 months, and you're calling them stupid?
>
>
First one we came out of the shopping centre to find an old lady had
ploughed through the boomgate and smashed the shit out of our VN. We weren't
even in the car.
Crash Lander

[Ext User(Toby Ponsenby)]

On Tue, 7 Mar 2006 19:45:30 +1100, Crash Lander wrote:

> "Uncle Bully" <wakeupcall@optushome.com.au.Remove> wrote in message
> news:440d427a$0$1054$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au ...
>>
>> "Crash Lander" <here@there.com.za> wrote in message
>> news:440ce320_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
>>> You'll recall my wife put her car in a dam.
>>> Well, we're still waiting for the insurance cheque! Wife's just called
>>> them, and they said they sent the cheque out last week! They asked her to
>>> confirm our address, and they said they'd sent it to an address that we
>>> haven't been at for almost 5 years!! Stupid thing is, the same company
>>> sent us a cheque less than 6 months ago, when our car was totalled in a
>>> car park by a wayward car, and they sent it to our current address!!
>>> Absolute dickheads!
>>> Now they say if we fax them a bank statement, they'll deposit it straight
>>> into our account. Stupid twats!
>>> Crash Lander
>>
>> You've written off two cars in 6 months, and you're calling them stupid?
>>
>>
> First one we came out of the shopping centre to find an old lady had
> ploughed through the boomgate and smashed the shit out of our VN. We weren't
> even in the car.
> Crash Lander

Faxed them a bank statement yet???

I'd have told them to go fuck themselves (use whatever pollite version
of that you can) and offer a Stat Dec duly signed and witnessed that
you have not received any cheque from them.
Else, a statement from your bank saying that there is no evidence of a
cheque being cashed from the Insurance Shysters.

Of course, FIRST they'd need to provide evidence that the cheque they
sent you has in fact been cashed. Why not ask them? - they have
absolutely no right to view your banking transactions whatsoever in
any circumstances in the absence of a court order.


--
Toby.
quidquid latine dictum
sit, altum viditur

[Ext User(John_H)]

Toby Ponsenby wrote:
>
>Faxed them a bank statement yet???
>
>I'd have told them to go fuck themselves (use whatever pollite version
>of that you can) and offer a Stat Dec duly signed and witnessed that
>you have not received any cheque from them.
>Else, a statement from your bank saying that there is no evidence of a
>cheque being cashed from the Insurance Shysters.
>
>Of course, FIRST they'd need to provide evidence that the cheque they
>sent you has in fact been cashed. Why not ask them? - they have
>absolutely no right to view your banking transactions whatsoever in
>any circumstances in the absence of a court order.

Chances are that 'they' is the office droid who pulled the clanger, or
a close acquaintance, trying very hard to cover their own arse.

Ask to speak to the manager... who'll be unavailable of course -- in
which case ask for the manager's name. Any correspondence should be
addressed 'private and confidential' (otherwise the secretary will
intercept it).

I'd be very surprised if she who last tried it on with me still works
for the organisation concerned (which happens to be Telstra). Cheeky
bitch even rang the bank for the information I refused... which the
bank then dutifully provided. I no longer deal with that bank either
(which happens to be the Commonwealth). :)

--
John H

[Ext User(Crash Lander)]

The bank statement was so they could get the bank details to deposit the
money in. They needed proof it was our account they were going to pay into.
Crash Lander

"Toby Ponsenby" <toby@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:15wncco1tk7s$.ezrd8mmz39n4$.dlg@40tude.net...
> On Tue, 7 Mar 2006 19:45:30 +1100, Crash Lander wrote:
>
>> "Uncle Bully" <wakeupcall@optushome.com.au.Remove> wrote in message
>> news:440d427a$0$1054$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au ...
>>>
>>> "Crash Lander" <here@there.com.za> wrote in message
>>> news:440ce320_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
>>>> You'll recall my wife put her car in a dam.
>>>> Well, we're still waiting for the insurance cheque! Wife's just called
>>>> them, and they said they sent the cheque out last week! They asked her
>>>> to
>>>> confirm our address, and they said they'd sent it to an address that we
>>>> haven't been at for almost 5 years!! Stupid thing is, the same company
>>>> sent us a cheque less than 6 months ago, when our car was totalled in a
>>>> car park by a wayward car, and they sent it to our current address!!
>>>> Absolute dickheads!
>>>> Now they say if we fax them a bank statement, they'll deposit it
>>>> straight
>>>> into our account. Stupid twats!
>>>> Crash Lander
>>>
>>> You've written off two cars in 6 months, and you're calling them stupid?
>>>
>>>
>> First one we came out of the shopping centre to find an old lady had
>> ploughed through the boomgate and smashed the shit out of our VN. We
>> weren't
>> even in the car.
>> Crash Lander
>
> Faxed them a bank statement yet???
>
> I'd have told them to go fuck themselves (use whatever pollite version
> of that you can) and offer a Stat Dec duly signed and witnessed that
> you have not received any cheque from them.
> Else, a statement from your bank saying that there is no evidence of a
> cheque being cashed from the Insurance Shysters.
>
> Of course, FIRST they'd need to provide evidence that the cheque they
> sent you has in fact been cashed. Why not ask them? - they have
> absolutely no right to view your banking transactions whatsoever in
> any circumstances in the absence of a court order.
>
>
> --
> Toby.
> quidquid latine dictum
> sit, altum viditur

[Ext User(Crash Lander)]

"John_H" <john4271@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Toby Ponsenby wrote:
>>
>>Faxed them a bank statement yet???
>>
>>I'd have told them to go fuck themselves (use whatever pollite version
>>of that you can) and offer a Stat Dec duly signed and witnessed that
>>you have not received any cheque from them.
>>Else, a statement from your bank saying that there is no evidence of a
>>cheque being cashed from the Insurance Shysters.
>>
>>Of course, FIRST they'd need to provide evidence that the cheque they
>>sent you has in fact been cashed. Why not ask them? - they have
>>absolutely no right to view your banking transactions whatsoever in
>>any circumstances in the absence of a court order.
>
> Chances are that 'they' is the office droid who pulled the clanger, or
> a close acquaintance, trying very hard to cover their own arse.
>
> Ask to speak to the manager... who'll be unavailable of course -- in
> which case ask for the manager's name. Any correspondence should be
> addressed 'private and confidential' (otherwise the secretary will
> intercept it).
>
> I'd be very surprised if she who last tried it on with me still works
> for the organisation concerned (which happens to be Telstra). Cheeky
> bitch even rang the bank for the information I refused... which the
> bank then dutifully provided. I no longer deal with that bank either
> (which happens to be the Commonwealth). :)
>
> --
> John H

Wife rang to confirm they had all the details today and was given bullshit
info about how long it would take for them to cancel the cheque, and then
put it into our account. She demanded to speak to a manager, and was told
one would call her back. 15 minutes later, she still hadn't had a call, so
called them back and was put through to a manager who eventually apologised,
and arranged for the money to be put in tomorrow.
Crash Lander

[Ext User(Spear and Magic Helmet)]

John_H wrote:

> Cheeky bitch even rang the bank for the information
> I refused... which the bank then dutifully provided. I
> no longer deal with that bank either (which happens
> to be the Commonwealth). :)

Good fkn move there. I work for them and... I think I'll leave it there
considering I'm posting on company property :P

[Ext User(Aussie)]

"Uncle Bully" <wakeupcall@optushome.com.au.Remove> wrote in message
news:440d427a$0$1054$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au ...
>
> "Crash Lander" <here@there.com.za> wrote in message
> news:440ce320_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
> > You'll recall my wife put her car in a dam.
> > Well, we're still waiting for the insurance cheque! Wife's just called
> > them, and they said they sent the cheque out last week! They asked her
to
> > confirm our address, and they said they'd sent it to an address that we
> > haven't been at for almost 5 years!! Stupid thing is, the same company
> > sent us a cheque less than 6 months ago, when our car was totalled in a
> > car park by a wayward car, and they sent it to our current address!!
> > Absolute dickheads!
> > Now they say if we fax them a bank statement, they'll deposit it
straight
> > into our account. Stupid twats!
> > Crash Lander
>
> You've written off two cars in 6 months, and you're calling them stupid?
>
>
>

Yeah...No wonder ours is going up.I hope they take those license's of them
dickheads.And he calls them "Stupid twats"...Fucking hell look who's
TALKING.

[Ext User(Crash Lander)]

"Aussie" <fuckU@getstuffed.com> wrote in message
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> >
> Yeah...No wonder ours is going up.I hope they take those license's of them
> dickheads.And he calls them "Stupid twats"...Fucking hell look who's
> TALKING.
>
Read the whole story wankstain!
Crash Lander

[Ext User(Neil Fisher)]

On Wed, 08 Mar 2006 17:05:39 +1000, John_H <john4271@hotmail.com>,
after considering some belly-button fluf, wrote:

[...]

> I no longer deal with that bank either
>(which happens to be the Commonwealth). :)
>

heh. I had a dormant account with them (had about $10 in it). They
kept sending me statements every month, complete with a monthly
account keeping fee ($2). When it got to $10 overdrawn, I rang them.
The droid reckoned I "had" to pay, so I told the droid that as far as
I was concerned, they'd supplied me credit without my knowledge or
consent and they weren't getting squat. Once *that* came out, they
were happy to close the account without me paying anything and the
droid didn't even need to call it's supervisor - so it obviously
*knew* the business about paying was crap, but still tried it on
anyway. Needless to say, I don't deal with them any more.

Neil
---
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[Ext User(John_H)]

Neil Fisher wrote:
>
>heh. I had a dormant account with them (had about $10 in it). They
>kept sending me statements every month, complete with a monthly
>account keeping fee ($2). When it got to $10 overdrawn, I rang them.
>The droid reckoned I "had" to pay, so I told the droid that as far as
>I was concerned, they'd supplied me credit without my knowledge or
>consent and they weren't getting squat. Once *that* came out, they
>were happy to close the account without me paying anything and the
>droid didn't even need to call it's supervisor - so it obviously
>*knew* the business about paying was crap, but still tried it on
>anyway. Needless to say, I don't deal with them any more.

They still got your original ten bucks though... fait accomplis!

I actively seek out banks (and others) that don't charge monthly
account keeping fees, with a fair degree of success... though some,
such as NAB, do require a sizeable credit balance in a linked account,
albeit at competitive interest rates. Catch is they don't have a
local branch where I am but are currently fine for internet banking
(10¢ per transaction).

On the local scene, where I need to be able to make deposits, I've
closed at least four accounts in the last twelve months or so (soon as
the bastards introduce account keeping fees or other tricky devices).
Particularly tricky was Bendigo Bank's authentication key (where you
pay them to stop someone else from robbing your account).

I'm now down to the last financial institution in town, which happens
to be a building society that doesn't pay decent interest rates on
working accounts -- which is where a linked account with Dragon Direct
comes in handy.

Loyalty is something most banks no longer understand -- you've just
gotta be prepared to shaft them before they do it to you (a lesson I
learnt from the Commonwealth some years ago). :))

--
John H

[Ext User(Bernd Felsche)]

NeilFisher@_NOSPAM_magnecor.com.au (Neil Fisher) writes:
>On Wed, 08 Mar 2006 17:05:39 +1000, John_H <john4271@hotmail.com>,
>after considering some belly-button fluf, wrote:

>[...]

>> I no longer deal with that bank either
>>(which happens to be the Commonwealth). :)

>heh. I had a dormant account with them (had about $10 in it). They
>kept sending me statements every month, complete with a monthly
>account keeping fee ($2). When it got to $10 overdrawn, I rang them.
>The droid reckoned I "had" to pay, so I told the droid that as far as
>I was concerned, they'd supplied me credit without my knowledge or
>consent and they weren't getting squat. Once *that* came out, they
>were happy to close the account without me paying anything and the
>droid didn't even need to call it's supervisor - so it obviously
>*knew* the business about paying was crap, but still tried it on
>anyway. Needless to say, I don't deal with them any more.

I had an account with a building society that was unused for a few
years. When I went in to close it, their computer printed about 2
pages of account-keeping fees leaving me with just a few cents to
withdraw.

I asked them when they advised me of the new charges. They said that
it had been advertised in the newspapers. I pointed out that that
was insufficient as it was unreasonable to expect everybody to buy a
newspaper every day and to scour it for a public notice from a
financial institution.

The branch people probably thought that I was being unreasonable and
couldn't do anything about it. So I wrote to their head office and
got a cheque to cover all the fees that'd been deducted.
--
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