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Find out the Truth: Mythbusting PPI Falsities
 With the on-going PPI scandal that
appears the media, in one form or another, at least once a week, now is a
perfect time for you to take the initiative and find out whether you have the
grounds to claim. Are you missing out on money that is rightfully yours? With
the current economic climate, finding money in unsuspecting places can be a
godsend � if you have fallen victim to the PPI scandal,
make PPI claims and get refunds faster, giving you cash you didn�t realise
you had and adding to the slush fund for that rainy day excuse.
With all the hype about PPI claims, is there anything that is putting you off
taking the plunge? So many falsities circulate regarding the issue, it�s
sometimes difficult to separate the truth from the myths � this guide should
help.
You Knew About the Insurance � You Can�t Claim
In some cases, yes you can. One of the main routes the banks took, was to claim
that the PPI policy was a mandatory pre-requisite of the financial agreement.
This is false, and one of the reasons why the FSA are instructing banks to
contact victims that they know have been mis-sold PPI. In fact, they�re expected
to write between 4 and 12 million letters[1]
when there could be a lot more victims out there who have fallen off the radar.
There�s a Central PPI Database
No, there isn�t. Some unscrupulous cold-calling claim management companies say
that there is to try and encourage individuals to
reclaim PPI through them. If you do get phone calls from people claiming to
have retrieved your details from this imaginary PPI database, it�s not true.
Banks are not allowed to provide your data to anybody, under the Data Protection
Act, so this you can�t be on this database, because it doesn�t exist.
It�s too Much Hassle
If you use claim management companies, it can take all the hassle out of chasing
the claim yourself, but even if you do decide to do it off your own back, it�s
certainly not impossible.
The chances of getting a refund are considerable, especially in the current
scheme of things seeing as the scandal doesn�t seem to be slowing down. Last
year, �1.9bn was paid out to people all over the UK in the form of PPI
compensation[1]
and the expected total redress is now over �12bn[2],
with 2013 being a particularly crazy year for it. So crazy, in fact, that the
FOS have had to hire 1000 new caseworkers, just to deal with the volume of PPI
complaints[3].
Anyway, if you don�t try, you don�t get � give it a go, it may surprise you.
You Threw the Paperwork, so You Can�t Claim
Yes, you can. Even if you shredded the agreement as soon as
you paid it off, banks have records too. If you believe that you may have
grounds to claim, even if you don�t have the paperwork to prove it, give it a
go.
If you think you�re a victim of this momentous PPI scandal, take the initiative
to make the first move. You don�t have to wait for a letter to drop through your
letterbox � just head online to make a claim, today.
This helpful guide was provided by iSmart
Solutions who specialise in
getting as much of your claim back as possible and handle all the forms and
leg work for you.
Dated 30 January 2013
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