my neighbour has a harrowing tale of how oar continues to draw debits from his account after the contract and debit were cancelled. see below:-
"I noticed that OAR were deducting R210 instead of the agreed R70 p.m. I visited their offices in Salt River and instructed Izak to cancel the debit order. I also visited Standard Bank and instructed them to cancel the debit order. My next bank statement again reflected a debit of R210, so I took the matter to my Standard Bank consultant who told me they were only able to cancel the specific reference number and specific amount on my instruction. If OAR changed their reference number and amount, the debit order would be valid e.g. 1 August debit transfer 9529 for R210 1 September debit transfer 9513 for R98.95 1 October debit transfer 9958 for R70 The only method of overcoming the problem is to check your statement each month for the reference number and the amount, visit the Enquiries counter of Standard Bank and "DISPUTE" that specific payment, and the debit order will be reversed in your favour within a couple of days. This has to be done within the calendar month of receiving your statement as NO backdated claims can be made." what a palaver. one hopes he'll eventually give up trying to sneak a false debit against the account. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en
