Tangled Mind

Regular readers may recall the saga of $FinancialMisadviceCo, documented in many of these posts.

Email just received from action group:
"On Friday 19 December 2008, $FinancialMisadviceCo was placed into Administration by an application to court under paragraph 22, Schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986"

Bwa ha ha ha ha! That'll teach them to advise people to invest in bridges in London apartments that will never be built! Oh, wait ...

Have filled in and sent back client details that Financial Advice Co should have been telling *me*, together with a request for details of their compliance procedure which is not mentioned on their website.

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QUINN DIRECT ARE BAD. And incompetent. And possibly have left me with no valid insurance at all. I did point out to them that I'd have a problem if the new car was four *hours* late, let alone four *days*.]

Also they have managed to update my postal address so it reads:
[first line of my address]
[second line of garage address]
[town I live in]
[postcode of garage]
and then had the temerity to make me answer security questions to prove I was who I said I was, as clearly I didn't know my own postcode because it's not mine.

TOYOTA TOLLHOUSE ARE GOOD. My salesperson was away yesterday, but rang me this morning to announce that he'd arranged a courtesy car, and yes, my co-insured could also be put on the insurance.

So:
- all ok, and I have a co-driver for weekend excursions
- I will warn everyone I know about QUINN DIRECT
- When renewal time comes, I will insure via a reputable company that knows how to work its own computer system
- I may also write a Stroppy Letter, though I am not sure that anyone there can read

Am new at this. What happens if I want to desert Current Insurer before renewal date?

Closing Barclays business account:
process started last August, still ongoing, multiple 'thank you for taking the time and trouble to share your disappointment' letters, ridiculous bank charges grudgingly withdrawn.

Closing Barclays personal account:
process started last Wednesday, cheque for closing balance in post yesterday, closing statement and confirmation of account closure in post today.

March 1st, following news of Paid Employment: ring Barclays to transfer some money from business account to FirstDirect

March 6th, following discovery of Massive Overdraft on FirstDirect account: ring Barclays to enquire as to whereabouts of said money.

It hasn't gone across and they've no record of any call. They are transferring the money for me again, but it won't be there until Thursday.

I am looking at my BT bill. I can see the call: 1st March, 13:54, 2 minutes and 42 seconds. Not to mention my ticking it off on my 'to do' list, surely Evidence of a sort.

This is not how I was planning to spend my last afternoon of freedom, pre-Employment.

They're "very sorry".

I have threatened to take my business elsewhere. Any recs?