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July 11, 2007 by admin  
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A branch of the Abbey bank in Chorley, Manchester, has been threatened by bailiffs following its failure to adhere to a court order and repay past overdraft charges to a customer that took it to court.

Sam Umaar sued the Abbey over the repayment of illegal bank charges amounting to nearly £3000. However, despite a court order instructing the bank to make payment to the customer no action was taken.

Sam Umaar sued the Abbey over bank charges that amounted to £2493. These were charges that the bank had applied to his account for exceeding his overdraft limit – charges that have now been described as unlawful and unfair by financial regulators in the UK. Mr Umaar’s case went to court in June, and because the Abbey did not show up to defend itself the judge granted an additional £276 to Mr Umaar, bringing the total judgement to £2769.

However, despite the court order the Abbey still did not pay up, and now bailiffs have visited the branch and given officials seven days to pay up. If this is not done the bailiffs state that they will seize equipment to the value of the sum owed. This has been done in the past with other banks, where equipment such as computers, faxes, printers, and other office and banking equipment has been taken in order to make the bank pay up in accordance with the court order.

Mr Umaar stated: “It’s ludicrous that the Abbey haven’t paid up when they know they have to.”

He added: “The bailiff says I will get my money – it is just a matter of when.” Officials from the Abbey have stated that the cheque has now been issued to Mr Umaar, and that bailiffs have been notified of this.

Tom Smith
11th July 2007

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