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Reclaiming PPI.....outside 6 months

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  • dunstonh
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    A baby would not normally be considered enough unless birth was difficult and incapacitated the OP for the whole of the period.

    The FOS normally consider incapacity or death of direct family member as examples as what is suitable. As the OP had the baby and not the partner/spouse and its not likely to be something that could account for the whole of the period, you would need the FOS to be extremely generous on this. They are known to be quite hard on the timebar enforcement.
    I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.
  • It might but it is the OP that had the baby, not the complainant.
    dunstonh wrote: »
    The FOS normally consider incapacity or death of direct family member as examples as what is suitable. As the OP had the baby and not the partner/spouse and its not likely to be something that could account for the whole of the period, you would need the FOS to be extremely generous on this.

    Regardless of all this, I think it's already been established that the chances of FOS overturning the Bank's original decision are unlikely.
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