Daily Record - Thursday 9th November 2006

[reidnet]

Just to say that the Daily Record Newspaper are running an Article on Payment Protection Insurance on Thursday 9th November 2006.

I had a good long chat with their Journalist last night regarding this and information that I had previously supplied to her. She will be using one of the PPI policies that I was mis sold as an example of how much these policies can really cost. Hopefully it should make some interesting reading..

Have also been asked if there is space would I mind a photo going in...arghhhh dont want to scare her readers off now do we..

Oh Companies named and shamed...Purpleloans Ge Money and Firstplus..

Have also Mentioned CAG website so hopefully the site will get a mention too.

Ian

[jamesbond]

would love if you could email me a copy of this artical for my claim against ge money...007

[reidnet]

This is the main story that was printed in todays Daily Record, I passed on a lot of info the the journalist regarding this . My story will be added soon, one i figure out to get a scan attached. They never used my photo in the article..Told you I was too Ugly..lol.

Don’t Be So Sure

Complaints prompt the FSA and OFT to probe payment protection plans

(By Alex Morgan – Daily Record Thursday, November 9, 2006)

Payment protection insurance is being tipped as the next big financial mis-selling scandal

PPI is supposed to cover your monthly loan or credit card payments if you lose your job or become too ill to work.
But the policies sold by high street and internet lenders, and card providers, tend to be massively overpriced and difficult to claim on.

The PPI industry rakes in around £5.5billion worth of premiums a year , But only 20 per cent, or just over £1billion, is paid out to customers – meaning the rest is commission for the sales people and profit for the providers

This compares with around 75 per cent of car insurance premiums which are returned to policyholders in the form of payouts.
The industry claims only 15 per cent of claims are turned down, but charity Citizens’ Advice says 85 per cent of its clients who claimed were unsuccessful.

As a result, financial experts say as many as half of the UK’s 20 Million or so policyholders may have grounds for claiming they were unfairly sold or the cover is inappropriate.

According to low-cost independent provider BritishInsurance.com, although individual payouts might be relatively small, it could result in a bigger overall payout than the mortgage endowment mis-selling scandal.

Both the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the Office Of Fair Trading (OFT) have issued damming reports highlighting lenders’ failure to explain policies properly, and to ensure customers understand the complex exclusions that can prevent them claiming.

At the end of October, watchdog the FSA fined Loans.co.uk £455,000.00 for failing to treat customers fairly when selling PPI.

Margaret Cole, the FSA’s director of enforcement, says “we have highlighted payment protection insurance as an FSA priority due to the potential level of risk to consumers.”

The OFT is so concerned it is planning to have the Competition Commission investigate the PPI market.

Pula Houghton, personal finance campaingner for the consumer organisation Which?, says: “Which? Has said for years that bad practise is rife in the PPI market. It is simply not delivering adequate protection for consumers.”

Here’s what you need to know to ensure you don’t end up paying through the nose for cover you can’t claim on.

Comparison of PPI Costs
The annual cost of payment protection insurance for a £250 a month loan repayment.

Paymentcare.co.uk £118.50
Britishinsurance.com £120.00
Masteloan £559.80
Moneyback Bank £617.70
Alliance & Leicester £627.90
Abbey £711.60
Direct Line £752.70
Royal Bank Of Scotland £769.50

[reidnet]

Couldnt get the article uplaoded in a PDF format which is much better quality...

Have retyped the Story here to make it a bit clearer..

Case Study…
Ian became victim of purple power.

Ian Reid has no doubt he was mis-sold the PPI policy he took out alongside a Firstplus loan arranged with lender Purple.

The 47 year-old service engineer from Dundee, became concerned about what he had signed up for when he checked the small print after Purple offered him a top-up loan.

Ian says “ at the time I took out the original £20,000 loan, the salesman told me that if you don’t take the insurance you will have a problem getting it.”

In fact PPI is optional and the salesman should have asked if Ian already had sufficient insurance.
Because of the way the interest was calculated, the PPI was costing him almost as much as the loan. Ian Worked out that over the 15-year he would be paying a total of £55,000 - £37,000 for the loan and £18,000 for the PPI.

He was originally told if he didn’t claim he would get a refund of his premiums, However, the small print revealed he would not be eligible if he took the offered top-up.

Ian has since moved his debt to Northern Rock, where the interest rate is considerably lower, and taken out a stand-alone PPI policy through paymentcare.co.uk which works out at around £40 a month cheaper than his old one.

He is now pursuing a compensation claim against GE Money – Purples parent company. He says “I will take them to court if I have to.”

[reidnet]

Link to PDF Document..

http://www.reidnet.co.uk/Daily%20Record%20001.pdf

[jamesbond]

well done reidnet, letting every one know what tricks these institutions get up to, can only be for the good... 007

[reidnet]

Originally Posted by jamesbond

well done reidnet, letting every one know what tricks these institutions get up to, can only be for the good... 007

Yeah, I did of Course send them a copy of the article..lol, mmm they never replied as yet though.

And Today I sent off full complaints to the FSA, The OFT and the FISA..well I thought if i was going to complain I might as well make a good job of it..lol.

Looks like the Touchpaper has been lit, Just wait for the Flash and Bangs to follow..lol

I am thinking about uploading all the Correspondence regarding this claim now that it has actually gone to the press..Only prob there is a lot of correspondence..lol

[pampam]

Is it possible to scan, copy and paste a document to this site?
I would like to post a copy of my sons credit agreement from Lloyds which shows the PPI.
I am not sure if it is going to be possible to submit a claim.
Any help appreciated
Thanks
pam

[reidnet]

Originally Posted by pampam

Is it possible to scan, copy and paste a document to this site?
I would like to post a copy of my sons credit agreement from Lloyds which shows the PPI.
I am not sure if it is going to be possible to submit a claim.
Any help appreciated
Thanks
pam

You can scan documents but you need to upload the file to a fileshare site and set up a link to it. If you need help give me a shout, If your really stuck you can email me the scanned image and I will pit it on a shrared area of one of my websites for you

Ian

[pampam]

Originally Posted by reidnet

You can scan documents but you need to upload the file to a fileshare site and set up a link to it. If you need help give me a shout, If your really stuck you can email me the scanned image and I will pit it on a shrared area of one of my websites for you

Ian

Thanks Ian
Can I scan & email it to you please as I am not sure how to do it any other way.
Thanks
pam

[reidnet]

No problem Pam..
either email via here
or ian@reidnet.co.uk


Ian

[reidnet]

Just an Update,

The Daily Record are running a follow up to this Story on Thursday 8th March 2007..which is aimed Directly at GE Money / Purpleloans..

Ian

[ab2mlf]

ian need your help my spreadsheet is ready to go back to welcome iam reading about FLA & othersorts can you give me info on them & should i contact them before i go further Archie