{"id":146,"date":"2026-11-03T10:18:18","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T10:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/errorx.co.uk\/?p=146"},"modified":"2026-11-03T10:18:18","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T10:18:18","slug":"incorrect-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/errorx.co.uk\/?p=146","title":{"rendered":"Incorrect Balance.."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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What was the error?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I was trying to pay my Toolstation Trade account. First screen said i had balance of 467.12. clicking through to pay it off, it says my balance was zero.. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

massive customer confusion..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

risk of missed payments <\/p>\n\n\n\n

unnecessary support contact<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What would have been a better experience?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

obviously this is a very basic issue and shows that it has not been tested <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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add a validatin to ensure that if the two balances don’t line up there is a warning to customer withe error message and help<\/p>\n\n\n\n

in this case there should be a button for help quickly.. which prepopulated my account information.. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

ERRORX \u2013 CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE FAILURE REPORT<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

TS Trade Club \u2013 Incorrect Account Balance Displayed at Payment Stage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Category:<\/strong> Website \/ Account Management \/ Payment Processing
Severity:<\/strong> High \u2013 Financial information inconsistency
Customer impact:<\/strong> Potentially misleading account information<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. What happened?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A customer accessing their TS Trade Club account is presented with an outstanding credit balance of \u00a3467.12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The account dashboard displays:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Credit limit: \u00a3500.00<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Available to spend: \u00a332.88<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Outstanding balance: \u00a3467.12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    However, when the customer selects Make a payment<\/strong>, they are taken to the payment page, which displays:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Balance: \u00a30.00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      The customer is therefore presented with two completely different balances within the same account journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      2. What is the error?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      The account dashboard correctly indicates that \u00a3467.12 is outstanding, but the payment page displays a zero balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      This suggests a potential failure in the transfer or synchronisation of account balance information between the TS Trade Club account platform and its payment provider, Ecospend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The precise technical cause requires investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      3. Customer experience impact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      This creates confusion and undermines confidence in the accuracy of the account information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      A customer could reasonably conclude that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • They have nothing to pay.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Their outstanding balance has already been cleared.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • There is a problem with their account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • They cannot make a payment against their outstanding balance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        It also introduces unnecessary friction into what should be a straightforward payment journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        4. Expected behaviour<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        The payment page should automatically retrieve and display the correct outstanding balance from the customer’s Trade Club account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        In this example, the payment page should display \u00a3467.12 rather than \u00a30.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        If the payment facility is unavailable or unable to retrieve the balance, the customer should be clearly informed rather than presented with an incorrect zero balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        5. Suggested resolution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Investigate the integration between the TS Trade Club account platform and Ecospend.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Establish why the outstanding balance is not being passed through to the payment page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Ensure the payment amount defaults to the current outstanding balance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. Introduce validation to prevent a zero balance being displayed when the account has an outstanding debt.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        5. Test the complete customer journey across different account balances.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          6. ErrorX observation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          The customer should never have to question which of two conflicting balances is correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          This is a relatively simple customer journey, yet a breakdown between two connected systems creates uncertainty at the precise moment the customer is trying to make a payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          The opportunity is not simply to fix the technical integration, but to ensure that the entire customer journey delivers consistent, accurate and trustworthy information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          ERRORX \u2013 Turning customer experience failures into improvements.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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