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    • I am financially at  point where I can see the light at the end of the tunnel regarding my debts. I have one remaining and I am interested to see what my options could be. I have be in contact with the Citizen’s Advice Bureau and the National Debt Helpline, but their advice has been a little more generic (but still helpful). This debt is 12 years old and is now owing around £3k. It was a bank loan and has been passed to several creditors over the years. A payment plan has always been in place and is up to date. I get statements every 6 months. There has never been a CCJ. I have been sent the letters advising of change of ownership. Following my own review of my finances, I decided to contact the current creditor to see if they have a copy of the credit agreement. I regarded this as due diligence as the debt has been sold on several times. The creditor updated me several times saying they had requested the document from the original lender. After 12 months of this they wrote to me saying they had not received it but were still waiting and would send it once received. The last letter was over 6 months ago. I then submitted a freedom of information request to the current and original creditor. The original creditor supplied one, but the current one did not include one in the pack they sent me. I went back to them to ask specifically about this as it was what I requested in my request. They replied saying the debt was sold to them as one without the credit agreement and they did not have it. They have requested it above, so I believe that means they cannot obtain it either for the FOI request. I contacted the original creditor and exercised my ‘right to be forgotten’, under the Data Protection Act, which they have complied with. I also got my up to date credit file and this debt is not showing on it with the current creditor or any others. I contacted the creditor and made them an early settlement offer. They do have an early settlement offer in place on their portal, but I was advised to try to get a reduction via negotiation. I have not heard back from them yet, but I understand through a separate upheld compliant it has or will be refused. Due to this complaint and the creditor putting the account on hold I had stopped payments, and advised them of this. To date, they have not contacted me about resuming payments since the complaint is resolved, but it has only been a few weeks. I am annoyed that they were not honest with me about not having the credit agreement, because that is not being transparent and I understood they should tell you if they do not have it.   I have two questions (but am open to anything else anyone would like to add): 1) Based on the above, does anyone think this account enforceable? I do not think it is? 2) Does anyone have any suggestions on how to proceed? I could resume payments and then settle early. If the above had not happened, I may have just done that. Thank you for any help or input anyone can provide. It is appreciated.
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Hi All,

 

I hope that someone may be able to help on this. I am posting on behalf of a close family member who I'm trying my best to help.

 

About 18 months ago she had numerous un-secured debts and Picture the Loan told her the best option was to take out a secured loan with them. They also told her she must take out payment protection on the loan.

 

She borrowed 61.5K over 25 years (eek - a lot a know, and as she knows now a huge mistake). Anyway whilst going through he finances with her something didnt add up on the picture repayments. I managed to get a breakdown of the loan, and the they have added 15.5K onto the balance of the loan for the PPI !!!:eek: She is now paying that back over the 25 year period at the same interest rate of the loan. By my rough reckoning that means she will pay a staggering 45K for PPI. Sureley this cannot be allowed :x.

 

Please, If anyone on here can help I'd be really grateful. She is dreadfully worried about her financial situation and this could really help her out if she can cancel and claim anything back.

 

Many Thanks in advance,

Boss-Man

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  • 11 months later...

wow what a recommendation for a company!!! however you could do it yourself and not have to pay them anything from your refund ie no win no fee but if you win hey hey thats when they hit you!! theres lots of info on this great site which will enable you to proceed yourself from start to finish. :D

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Thanks Guys,

 

I'd also heard that Picture were no more, yet she's had nothing to say this or any info regarding another company taking over the loan. Also, all correspondence still has Picture on it :confused:

 

Cheers,

Boss-Man

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She should have had a letter from Target, or been told that Picture Financial is now Picture Loans or something, Picture has not been declared in Default yet so over 600 claims are waiting to be looked at so you may want to get in the queue!

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Picture are now in default, see the FSCS for details. I received a call from the FSCS asking me for some further details anr they say they expect to settle all claims within 6 months with some (inc mine hopefully) settled within 1 month :)

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Just had letter this morning we have won our claim against Picture PPI. we have been awarded just short of £15,000. This is a massive boost to us as taking the decsion we did to go with Picture was the biggest mistake of our lifes!!! its nearly cost us our house and our marriage. although still stuck with loan its fantastic news to get the PPI back. So for all those out there keep at it dont give up!!!!!!:grin::wink:

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Just had letter this morning we have won our claim against Picture PPI. we have been awarded just short of £15,000. This is a massive boost to us as taking the decsion we did to go with Picture was the biggest mistake of our lifes!!! its nearly cost us our house and our marriage. although still stuck with loan its fantastic news to get the PPI back. So for all those out there keep at it dont give up!!!!!!:grin::wink:

 

Congrats on the win, I wish they would hurry up with my claim, moreso as I got a default notice from picture today. If you dont mind me asking when did you apply? I have wrote to the FSCS asking them to loook at mine as a priority due to my circumstances.

 

I do also agree taking the picture loan was the worst mistake of my life.

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Hi All,

 

I was just wondering what reason(s) everyone was giving for be mis-sold the PPI, as i have just phoned FSCS and requested a claim application form for this. My reason reason for claiming is that i wasnt fully aware that the cost of the PPI (over 8k in my case) was being added to the loan and interest was payable on that for the full 15 years of the loan and also the fact that the PPI only covers me for the first 5 years. Is this a good enough reason for claiming?

 

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Daz182

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Cheque recieved from FSCS yesterday for full amount + plus interest, to say im happy is an understatement, over the moon. Thanks to everyone for there help. And i would urge anyone else to get there claim in ASAP, i cant beleive how easy it actually was. Good luck to you all.

 

Daz

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Congratulations Daz - that's brilliant news :D

LTSB PPI on various loans (current/settled) - Refunded inc 8%

 

MBNA 1 Charges - Refunded inc CI

 

MBNA 1 PPI - Refunded

 

MBNA 2 Charges - Refunded inc 8%

 

MBNA 2 PPI - Refunded

 

MBNA 2 Accident Ins - Refunded

 

Swift Advances (settled) Mortgage Charges -Partially refunded

 

Swift Advances (settled) Mortgage PPI - Refunded inc CI & 8%

 

Sainsburys (settled) Loan PPI - Refunded inc CI +8%

 

Sainsburys (closed) Card Charges - Refunded inc CI + 8%

 

M&S Money (closed) Card Charges - Refunded inc CI

 

M&S Money (closed) Card PPI - Refunded inc 8%

 

Direct Line (settled) Loan PPI - Refunded inc CI + 8%

 

Debenhams Card (closed) PPI - Refunded inc 8%

 

Swift Mortgage Charges -Refunded

 

Hitachi Finance (closed) Charges - Refunded

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I also have like many posting on this thread, been mis-sold PPI by Picture on my loan & would like to make a claim on the FSCS but I'm a bit unsure what reasons I should give...can any successful applicants give me any clues please?.

 

Obviously I wasn't told that I would only be covered for the first five years nor was I made aware of the total cost I would be paying for PPI...is this a good enough reason?.

 

Any help received would be gratefully appreciated.

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I also have like many posting on this thread, been mis-sold PPI by Picture on my loan & would like to make a claim on the FSCS but I'm a bit unsure what reasons I should give...can any successful applicants give me any clues please?.

 

Obviously I wasn't told that I would only be covered for the first five years nor was I made aware of the total cost I would be paying for PPI...is this a good enough reason?.

 

Any help received would be gratefully appreciated.

 

 

Hi Johnno,

 

The reasons you listed above were my exact reasons for claiming and have been succsessfull, that should work for you to, get your claim in ASAP and let us know how you get on.

 

Just shout if you need any help.

 

Daz.

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Cheers Daz,

 

I'll get my claim in & I'll let you know how I get on.

 

Cheers

 

p.s. hope you don't mind but I sent you a quick PM too. (wasn't expecting such a rapid response on the thread...you're quick!)

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I would just like to say thank you to the previous replies to this thread, I am having a nightmare over my picture loan at the moment I wish I had never taken it out, but everything that everyone has written has made me put in a claim over my ppi and the 5 years scenario so hopefully will hear something back too and I will let you all know.

Its just nice to know that there are others in the same situation and that it wasnt just me

Thanks

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hello fellow picture loan victims. i have had my picture loan for 3 1/2 years now. i first complained 3 years ago about only getting 5 years of cover for my £9975 but having to pay it over 25 years. the fos declined my complaint as they said i knew i was paying for that long (picture wasnt in default at the time). in aug 2010 i lodged yet another complaint but this time to the fscs. if this one fails im taking them to court. does anyone know if i have a chance of winning with the fscs if the fos has already ruled against me? my claim is exactly the same as all the other claims. i didnt know i was paying 25 years for 5 years of cover!

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Hi, I've just come across this site and amazed.

 

 

I too have a Picture Loan and was wondering if it is to late to apply for PPI refund?

 

 

I previously had a picture loan in my sole name.

 

 

My partner and I decided to consolidate our debts and take out a joint loan.

 

 

Picture added what was outstanding from my single loan to the joint loan.

 

 

The agreement said the PPI was optional and we said we did not want it.

 

 

The PPI was still added to the loan.

 

 

We paid off what we thought was the loan and Picture insisted we still owed just short of £20,000.

 

 

which happened to be the exact amount of the PPI.

 

 

Technically we are now paying PPI for a loan we do not even have.

 

 

Can we claim back the money we have been paying.

 

 

We have had this loan since 2006.

 

 

Thank you.

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it would be better to start a new thread

this thread id 6yrs old

 

 

dx

 

 

thread closed as its very old and you wont get seen here

please don't hit Quote...just type we know what we said earlier..

DCA's view debtors as suckers, marks and mugs

NO DCA has ANY legal powers whatsoever on ANY debt no matter what it's Type

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are NOT and can NEVER  be BAILIFFS. even if a debt has been to court..

If everyone stopped blindly paying DCA's Tomorrow, their industry would collapse overnight... 

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