I needed to find out how much I have paid in bank charges in the past six years. I sent a letter (the template is in the template letters section) to my bank asking for six years worth of statements so I can calculate all the charges.

The bank responded promptly, didn’t cash my £10 cheque (the most they can charge for access to this information under the Data Protection Act) and provided me with statements within a few days.

I realised I could have saved myself a fair bit of time by calling the bank first and just asking for the statements, and only send the letter if they didn’t play ball.

So I sat with a highlighter and added all the charges together… over £1500!

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