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    • god they've got at you haven't they. told you all the usual utter BS. a CCJ vanishes from your credit file on it's 6th B'Day regardless to being paid off or not or paying or not. same with any debt with a registered defaulted date - it vanishes from your file on the DN's 6th B'day regardless. creditfix are Knightsbridge, (they renamed) there are 100's of threads here on Knightsbridge, if i remember rightly 2 of the directors of a certain very big IVA provider were struck off for embezzling £1m's out of debtors. pers i'd stop paying now.  end of . just ignore them all. 99% of your debts are to utterly powerless DCA's and probably were never owed in the first place only goes to firm up my belief from post one..you got had blind. its very easy to deal with the debts even those with CCJ's. can you copy and paste what you credit file says regarding the IVA please?   
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    • Sorry I meant credit fix - I really wish I'd known this before - kicking myself right now  If they come back to me asking for more money I'll cancel it and start trying to deal with the debt myself let's see what they say  Feeling tempted to cancel it now but scared that some of the debts will do more CCJ's on me and I'll have to wait 6 years again.  2 of the CCJ come of this year and then I'll only have the iva in credit file - effectively if I'd have not took out the iva in 2021 I'd have clear score by now - but then again would I because I would have been hounded the last 3 years, as bad as it is it's saves me lots of headaches whilst my debt was still within the 6 year mark.  I think most of them are near there but in all honesty no point chasing them if I do cancel iva I'd jjst wait for the ones who contact me and then start the relevant letter process on them.  Of over 6 years easy if not still possible to write off. My true victory would be having the iva wiped off my credit file as mis sold or something that way I Don't have to wait till 2027 Other option is to fight back and ask for them to offer the creditors to accept payments so far and use the following method    Will your IVA firm agree to complete your IVA on the basic of funds paid to date? The Guidance lists a lot of factors to be considered in deciding whether a settlement on the basis of funds paid to date should be proposed. You should read the list. But that may not give you any feel for whether they apply to you or not. The following are my thoughts on when an IVA should be treated as settled, not failed. They assume that you have £75 or less to pay a month: if you would currently qualify for a Debt Relief Order, then your IVA should be settled now  There is no point in making your IVA fail and you have to apply for a DRO – it will not generate another penny for your creditors. If you are renting and owe less than £50,000, check the DRO criteria now and talk to National Debtline on 0808 808 4000 about whether you qualify. You may have been told at the start of your IVA that you aren’t eligible – still check now as the DRO criteria have changed, your situation has got worse, and some people were given incorrect information about DROs at the start. if you have no assets that would be realised in bankruptcy (eg a house with equity, car worth over £2000), then your IVA should be settled now Same as (1), there is no point in making you apply for bankruptcy after your IVA fails. if your only asset is a car that is worth less than £8000, then your IVA should be settled now A car that is worth say £5000 would normally be sold in bankruptcy and you would be given a small amount to buy a cheaper car. But your creditors would not get any benefit from this as the Insolvency Service takes the first £8000 raised to cover its own costs. if you have significant assets, the closer you are to the end of the IVA, the less reasonable it is to fail it If you have been paying your IVA for 4 years, you have done your best over a long period. It isn’t your fault you can no longer continue. The fact you may have had equity to release isn’t relevant as that simply isn’t going to be possible. if your situation will clearly improve soon, then it’s unlikely your IVA will be settled I mean real improvements, not hoping that prices fall. If I can get them to accept payment to date or threaten with cancellation hopefully they may accept it -  Other option is to try and borrow money and pay make a full and final offer  Or I can just ignore and hope for the best which I'm very tempted to do especially if they respond to my review with bullying tactics despite me being skint as a fart with no mortgage as renting  It's so stressful but I've just checked the iva agreement from 2021 and it's Cabot 2 accounts Lowell about 5 accounts and then lots of repeats of the same debt with for example zopa and Cabot same amount listed twice -  also loyyds banks but I'm sure that's older than 6 years and not on credit file anyway  If I can somehow remove the iva from my credit file I'd be happy 
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Hi all

 

Just want some advise.

 

My brother has been unable to work for over 10 years due to lung disease, he is not going to be able to ever return to work due to this.

 

He has recently got a transit van as his son has a motorbike and he wants to drive him to tracks so he can use it

 

My brother was quoted just over £500 for insurance for sdp use, stating he was medically retired (aged 35), the sales person said he can't be retired at that age unless he gets a pension ! He stated he was unable to work due to lung disease, the sales agent said "do you receive benefits" to which he agreed.

She then stated she would have to put "receiving benefits due to disability" ........ She then quoted £1090 !!

When asked why the increase she couldn't explain it.

 

He also asked for confirmation in writing of both quotes to which they refused to do.

 

I think this is in breach of the equality act, being receiving benefits or a pension is essentially one and the same.

How can there be any risk difference ?

 

Where does he go with this ?

 

Ty in advance.

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I believe this isn't about equality. His disability makes him more of a risk and therefor insurance is higher.

 

It like life insurance, it's higher if you are a smoker. Its higher if you have had cancer. Its higher if you have diabetes. It's not discrimination, its risk assessment.

 

It's also his choice, he can take it or leave it.

Has he informed the dvla of his medical status? If the insurance os that worried then the dvla might be too. Lung disease can cause excessive bouts of uncontrollable coughing which could affect driving as well as other problems.

 

Lots of reasons why unfortunately. I dont think you would get anywhere with disability and equality but I'm sure other will be along to confirm.

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I believe this isn't about equality. His disability makes him more of a risk and therefor insurance is higher.

 

It like life insurance, it's higher if you are a smoker. Its higher if you have had cancer. Its higher if you have diabetes. It's not discrimination, its risk assessment.

 

It's also his choice, he can take it or leave it.

Has he informed the dvla of his medical status? If the insurance os that worried then the dvla might be too. Lung disease can cause excessive bouts of uncontrollable coughing which could affect driving as well as other problems.

 

Lots of reasons why unfortunately. I dont think you would get anywhere with disability and equality but I'm sure other will be along to confirm.

 

Why utter crad !!

 

It's not a notifiable condition https://www.gov.uk/current-medical-guidelines-dvla-guidance-for-professionals-conditions-p-to-r#respiratory-disorders

 

I suffer with the same condition and was a bus driver until I was repeatedly hospitised.

 

Why would him receiving benefits with copd or receiving a pension with copd change any risk ?

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I believe this isn't about equality. His disability makes him more of a risk and therefor insurance is higher.

 

It like life insurance, it's higher if you are a smoker. Its higher if you have had cancer. Its higher if you have diabetes. It's not discrimination, its risk assessment.

 

It's also his choice, he can take it or leave it.

Has he informed the dvla of his medical status? If the insurance os that worried then the dvla might be too. Lung disease can cause excessive bouts of uncontrollable coughing which could affect driving as well as other problems.

 

Lots of reasons why unfortunately. I dont think you would get anywhere with disability and equality but I'm sure other will be along to confirm.

 

Well I have 2 notifiable conditions that I have had to declare to DVLA and as long as they have placed no restrictions on my licence my Insurance Co are happy and have not loaded my premiums.

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It's a simple 'computer says no' situation.

 

 

The pleb at the insurance co has ticked a box on the risk assessment form that in their view increases the risk.

 

 

Go to a decent insurance broker is my advice.

 

I agree bud

Money problem is, they all do the same thing ! Lol. He's tried all 3 comparison sites with no luck.

 

He's got 8 years ncb on his car as well.

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Why utter crad !!

 

 

 

It's not a notifiable condition https://www.gov.uk/current-medical-guidelines-dvla-guidance-for-professionals-conditions-p-to-r#respiratory-disorders

 

 

 

I suffer with the same condition and was a bus driver until I was repeatedly hospitised.

 

 

 

Why would him receiving benefits with copd or receiving a pension with copd change any risk ?

it clearly states it is notifiable IF has any of the associated symptoms. We haven't been told if he has.
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I'd imagine if you're telling your insurance company you are too ill to work they're probably thinking you will not be as safe a driver as someone who is well enough to work. Seems reasonable.

 

 

Bit like if you're an actor you pay more, not because they think actors drive badly, but because there is a greater risk of the vehicle being damaged.

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