National Lottery - Exclusion from playing after cancelling standing order?

[Acey]

Not angry,just puzzled,for many years I have had a standing order to buy lottery tickets every week,I recently decided not to bother any more so I cancelled it,the reply I received was that you will not be able to buy lottery tickets any more online

"YOU'VE NOW BEEN EXCLUDED FROM PLAYING

Hi Andrew

Your lifetime (permanent) exclusion from playing all draw games and Instant Win Games on the National Lottery website is now in place.

Any money in your account will be transferred to the debit card registered to your account. Any current tickets will continue to be entered into the relevant draws. We will contact you by email if you win any prizes.

Please note that the lifetime exclusion cannot be reversed and you will not be able to open a new National Lottery account"

seems a bit strange,anyone know why they adopt this policy ?

 

[Darandio]

Did you not change any settings in your online account? You normally set your own lifetime exclusion should you wish to do so.

 

[Acey]

Don't remember doing that but I suppose I may have done,although not sure why I would do that !

 

[Acey]

I'm sorry you've been having some trouble with the National Lottery. It seems unfair that canceling a standing order would result in you being excluded from playing altogether.

Thanks,it seems when I cancelled the standing order I inadvertently excluded myself,no matter !

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Presumably you can still buy a ticket at a shop the old fashioned way, should you wish to do so?

I haven't played the Lottery for donkey's years, but presumably this feature is there for the online version as a control for "problem" gambling? In which case, it's possibly likely to push a relapsing problem gambler to the far less scrupulous online bookmakers.

 

[Bletchleyite]

Do you mean a direct debit?

In almost all cases, just cancelling a direct debit is the wrong way to stop a service, you need to cancel it with the supplier.

 

[Acey]

Do you mean a direct debit?

In almost all cases, just cancelling a direct debit is the wrong way to stop a service, you need to cancel it with the supplier.

Did that !

 

[Bletchleyite]

Did that !

Sure you didn't press the wrong button while doing so?

 

[66701GBRF]

In almost all cases, just cancelling a direct debit is the wrong way to stop a service, you need to cancel it with the supplier.

Unless you continue to receive services (eg energy supplies) or paying in arrears then there is no problem cancelling the direct debit without prior warning, particularly for subscription services. That is the nice thing about DD as you have full control.

 

[Bletchleyite]

Unless you continue to receive services (eg energy supplies) or paying in arrears then there is no problem cancelling the direct debit without prior warning, particularly for subscription services. That is the nice thing about DD as you have full control.

It's a breach of contract at e.g. quite a few gyms, so it is worth speaking to the company first, and only once you've agreed termination of the contract cancel it.

(curiously though some gyms do cancellations that way, e.g. PureGym)

 

[66701GBRF]

Yes fair enough, I had forgot about contracts that are not 1 month rolling.

 

[Bletchleyite]

Yes fair enough, I had forgot about contracts that are not 1 month rolling.

Even where there are there's often a 30 day notice period which means you give notice, then there's one more payment, then you can cancel it.

 

[Acey]

Sure you didn't press the wrong button while doing so?

I refer to my previous answer

 

[Buzby]

Isn’t it an academic respons? Camelot lost the franchise and a new outfit is taking over (imminently)? It’s probably sour grapes- nothing you did.

 

[Acey]

Isn’t it an academic respons? Camelot lost the franchise and a new outfit is taking over (imminently)? It’s probably sour grapes- nothing you did.

Didn't know that ,been playing in a small way since it started ,probably won about £200 in that time !

 

[WatcherZero]

Isn’t it an academic respons? Camelot lost the franchise and a new outfit is taking over (imminently)? It’s probably sour grapes- nothing you did.

The new company has already taken over, Camelot sold them the remaining year or so of their franchise for £100m.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Didn't know that ,been playing in a small way since it started ,probably won about £200 in that time !

You'd have been better off putting your £1 (and later £2) in a piggy-bank each week!