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Date Posted: 08:39:39 01/13/06 Fri
Author: peter adams
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Re: Concerned Owners Group
In reply to: Christine Doidge 's message, "Re: Concerned Owners Group" on 06:32:28 09/24/02 Tue

hi we also bought atlas points at the castletown promotions at taunton. we bought the full package only because they said we could resell back to them after 2 years.we have contacted atlas rmi who are not interested in buying them back. i have now writen to casletown direct now . but still waiting for a reply from them.plus i have them advertised for sale.at travel and leisure.does anyone have any other advise to offer. thanks peter adams greenbonnie2001@yahoo.co.uk,
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>My husband and I attended a presentation at Castletown
>Promotions in Taunton,for Atlas Vacation Owners Club,
>who are wholly owned by RMI Gibraltar, where, having
>declined to sign up for the full 'points system' being
>offered at �8500.00, we were offered a membership that
>we were told was a 3-year trial membership for
>�2100.00 ( It turned out on close inspection to be
>2yrs 11 mths and 30 days!) We signed up for this, but
>paid no money. Away from the hype and the high
>pressure selling, we realised we did not want to be
>involved with this, so cancelled immediately by
>recorded delivery, returning everything we had been
>given. Needless to say, the authority to proceed
>which we had both signed contained a non-cancellation
>clause. We are now refusing to pay any money, despite
>the threat of being taken to court. A legal advice
>line suggested that they would have trouble getting
>judgement for the full amount, although we might have
>to pay a proportion. Has anyone out there been taken
>to court on a similar claim, or have any more
>information that may help us? I have threatened to
>report them to the OTE if they insist on pursuing
>this, as their code of ethics says that these holiday
>packages must allow a 10 day cooling-off period.

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