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advice on getting a loan with a CCJ

hello.

i'm in the situation where i now want to consolidate all my debts. i'd be able to do it but i have a CCJ against my name from vodafone for not paying a bill i couldnt afford at the time as i was moving house.
i'm now paying it off in installments via a company vodafone use to contact evil crimanal people like me...

all i need is 3k so its a small loan (this incluedes paying off the rest of the bill and also leave me enough for a new car which i need) so i thought it would be fairly easy. i tried 2 loan companys and got refused. i was accepted last month but the repayments where insane!

is there any hope for me in getting a loan i can actually afford? any advice on what i can do to help the situation?

thanks for any help.

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  • Tixy
    Tixy Posts: 31,455 Forumite
    Very unlikely with an outstanding CCJ.

    Once its paid off and shown as such on your credit file you might stand a slim chance of a loan, but still likely to be at a very high APR. Once the CCJ is 4-5years old your chances of a quarter decent rate improve.

    (just as an aside don't sign up for any 'bad credit loans'/ 'guaranteed loans' or 'guarantor loans', especially not those with websites that want you to enter your bank details - I'm sure you wouldn't but just in case).
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