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Has anyone dealt with the Claims Guys
Michael_Neon
Posts: 2 Newbie
I heard about The Claims Guys from a Facebook advert. Has anybody had any experience with them? Are they honest? Within seconds of me expressing interest in them they phoned me and kept phoning me. Eventually I called them back and was subject to a long Q&A followed by a reading of their terms and conditions. I am wary. Can I please have your views/feedback about them.
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It's free to make a complaint about the sale of PPI so not sure why you would want to pay someone. There is no such thing as a "claim" in respect to this.0
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Are they honest?
Not with me they were not. I was told a number of lies in the cold call they made to me.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.0 -
Michael,
2 scenarios:
You make a complaint about PPI
You do the work, finding account numbers, reasons for complaint etc
You send off for the price of a stamp
You receive 100% of any refund
You use the claims company
You do the work, finding account numbers, reasons for complaint etc
They send off for the price of a stamp
They receive anything up to 50% of any refund
See the difference?Sam Vimes' Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness:
People are rich because they spend less money. A poor man buys $10 boots that last a season or two before he's walking in wet shoes and has to buy another pair. A rich man buys $50 boots that are made better and give him 10 years of dry feet. The poor man has spent $100 over those 10 years and still has wet feet.
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Hello, thanks for your replies. After the telephone conversation I was sent a claims pack which contains a ppi questionnaire which they have asked me to sign. I have as yet signed nothing. If I do not signed can I be held liable. Do you think think I should write back saying that I do not wish to proceed or shall I just ignore them?0
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Send them nothing, they cannot proceed without a signed letter of authority from you.0
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