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What a damn shambles PlusNet is in.

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Re: What a damn shambles PlusNet is in.

Thanks Matt
I assume from your reply , any customer over charged ( payment taken is the same as advanced payment info, but advanced payment info is wrong (to high) )  , can do a chargeback via the bank , which is seen as a valid reason by PN, the account will not be disabled ,accounts will ring customer to sort out?
If i have assumed wrongly , please let me know
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Mike

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orbrey
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Re: What a damn shambles PlusNet is in.

@pwatson - I assume therefore you're asking me how I'd sort the double charging of line rental? Well, if the customer contacted while the payment was still going through I'd refund the amount from a previous invoice. I'd also make sure that the customer's account was marked as being affected by a problem, and if required raise the problem or a forum thread to gather examples. If however the payment had already gone through, I'd refund the amount from the invoice on which the charge was issued.
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Re: What a damn shambles PlusNet is in.

Thanks Matt, that's absolutely clear.
I suspect the OP will want to know why that didn't happen in his case though? 
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Re: What a damn shambles PlusNet is in.

Perhaps Andy Baker, the new PlusNet CEO, should have an account on this forum? A regular dip in the Feedback pool would let him know how deep the water is.
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Re: What a damn shambles PlusNet is in.

Checked my tickets and find the next action on my over charge will be 15th Jan 11 days after I reported the over charge. I think I will now start charging PlusNet interest on monies owing.
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Re: What a damn shambles PlusNet is in.

Check what rates Wonga are charging for short term loans ...
£15 for 11 days will cost £7.76 in interest and fees giving a total of £22.76 to repay
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Re: What a damn shambles PlusNet is in.

The joy of the (UN) level playing field.
Owe money to a big business = Disaster of mega proportions with consequences.
Big business owes you money = Minor oversight, no big deal, we'll sort it when we have the time.
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Re: What a damn shambles PlusNet is in.

Quote from: glloyd
Checked my tickets and find the next action on my over charge will be 15th Jan 11 days after I reported the over charge. I think I will now start charging PlusNet interest on monies owing.
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Thanks Matt
I assume from your reply , any customer over charged ( payment taken is the same as advanced payment info, but advanced payment info is wrong (to high) )  , can do a chargeback via the bank , which is seen as a valid reason by PN, the account will not be disabled ,accounts will ring customer to sort out?
If i have assumed wrongly , please let me know
Regards
Mike

glloyd , just give them a chargreback , (there's been no response from Matt, so can only assume the above is correct), then let them call you to sort it out, no more waiting on hold either .
This is what i will do this month if i am overcharged, like last month.
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Mike

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Re: What a damn shambles PlusNet is in.

When I reported the over charge on the 4th I was told you have to wait 7 days after the due date (8th) before the refund is issued which then takes 10 days to get to my account. That accounts for the 15th for next action. Really bad!
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Re: What a damn shambles PlusNet is in.

Certainly not particularly good.
Hopefully the 'new' billing system will not have excessive built-in latency.
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Re: What a damn shambles PlusNet is in.

As there is no sign of my money being rebated please take note I will be charging interest of 58p per day backdated to the 8th January 2014.
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Re: What a damn shambles PlusNet is in.

Right, that's £10.49 refunded from January's invoice (well, £10 from that and 49p from a different invoice because I'd gotten the amount wrong, sorry about that).
We'll keep an eye on it to see what happens next month but we think it's an oddity in the way LRS was added that's now sorted itself out. Really sorry about the delay on that.
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Re: What a damn shambles PlusNet is in.

Thank you Matt but that's still wrong. I was charged £14.99 line rental plus £4.50 call package so the refund should be £14.95 not £10.49. (plus interest of 58p per day). Just notice you have issued credit notes not refunds please REFUND £14.99 without delay.
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Re: What a damn shambles PlusNet is in.

Hi glloyd,
Sorry about that, miscalculation on my part regarding the amounts - an additional £4.50 has been refunded to you. I'm afraid I'm not going to address the interest, if you wish to take that up I'd recommend writing in about it.
As for credit notes/refunds, I have indeed issued refunds - the system adds the credit notes automatically as otherwise your account would show as being out of balance. Please check service notices 182209899, 182207367 and 182207241 to confirm the three refunds of £10, £0.49 and £4.50.
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Re: What a damn shambles PlusNet is in.

This thread makes for dire reading. I too have been overcharged on my latest bill, I was charged for line rental when I've already paid LRS. I have put this in a ticket, but guess what, no response yet.
The money hasn't come out of my account yet, let's see how long it takes for me to get it back.
Overall, this seems like a stupid system where if a customer tells you they have been overcharged and you agree there is nothing PN can do about it until the money has reached them? That was my understanding of this thread anyway, and I don't know much about how banks work, but surely PN should be able to amend the bill and notify the bank before the payment is taken from the customers account? That way everyone is happy Smiley