Experian Rep Please Answer Question

ex-rayday

Wrinkles I do find it a bit unfair holding an employee of a large organisation responsible for all that company does. Also the government have not finally legislated on the new ways (as far as I am aware of its just ideas) of tackling benefit fraud so anything the gentleman says now really with respect is a bit meaningless.

Experian_company_representative

By the way, the Official Company Representative blurb is provided by MSE not me. I do check these forums most days, certainly when I'm in the office, to see if there's anything I can help with Experian-related, but I'm not on here all day. We are looking to set up some alerts going forwards which will help me spot threads I can help with more quickly.

Experian_company_representative

I really don't see how we could do that and it is certainly not what is being discussed.

WRINKLES

ex-rayday wrote: »

Wrinkles I do find it a bit unfair holding an employee of a large organisation responsible for all that company does. Also the government have not finally legislated on the new ways (as far as I am aware of its just ideas) of tackling benefit fraud so anything the gentleman says now really with respect is a bit meaningless.

With respect he is the company rep , it is only fair that we can ask pertinant questions of him i in no way hold him personally responsible for anything , as for the government , they have gone out of their way to inform the nation of their intentions , in a free society it is right that we should debate on this subject , they have actively encouraged us to do so .

Experian_company_representative

Signing off now and out of the office until Thursday.

James

ex-rayday

Yes they have there is a government website where you can vote on ways of sorting out the defecit, which is a good way of discussing it.

I feel questions to do with credit histories and advice rather than company policy, other interests they have is more beneficial to the people of this forum and I would hate to loose such direct anon advice from a rep.

WRINKLES

Experian_company_representative wrote: »

I really don't see how we could do that and it is certainly not what is being discussed.

You answered the question after some deliberation , As a polititian would , Do you think that it is wrong that some people feel very uneasy about your company , many feel that Experian is becoming too powerfull , it is expanding into dangerous territory, almost becoming a government department ,

WRINKLES

ex-rayday wrote: »

Yes they have there is a government website where you can vote on ways of sorting out the defecit, which is a good way of discussing it.

I feel questions to do with credit histories and advice rather than company policy, other interests they have is more beneficial to the people of this forum and I would hate to loose such direct anon advice from a rep.

You are wrong , ex rayday , the people of this country have every right to question what the polititians , and company reps are up to if this goes ahead it is one more freedom that is lost ,we are fast becoming a country where everyone will be under surveilance 24 hours a day , Experian will continue to expand uncontrollably, maybe becoming a government department ,It appears George Orwell was correct after all .

AGB863

I have been looking in to what you have been saying about Equifax being linked to Wescot Credit Services and I can not say if it is true or not - but it appears that in the past that Equifax Europe Limited was formerly known as Westcot Data Limited which was a credit reference agency as they are now.

This name change may have taken place in the early 90's

Experian_company_representative

Now I see where you're coming from Wrinkles.

For a while in the 1980s there were three UK credit reference agencies: CCN (renamed Experian in the 90s), Infolink and Westcott Data. At some stage the US firm Equifax bought Infolink. Westcott Data was also acquired by either Infolink or Equifax (sorry, not sure about the timing). There remained just two CRAs until Callcredit came along around 2000. History lesson over!

However, I don't believe there is any link between Westcott Data and the current Westcot Credit Services. Certainly nothing to do with Experian anyway, apart from the fact that they are Experian clients.