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118118 Money

jdl93
jdl93 Posts: 51 Forumite
Hi There,


Well its a long story.

I took a loan out with 118118 Money for the some of £1500, interest of £613. I am an idiot right?

So me being me, i want to get this paid off asap.

i have paid off £528 off already however, will i be liable for the full term's interest of 12 months, if i pay it off early? there t&c's arnt brilliant or there customer service staff

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  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 33,060 Forumite
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    Phone and ask them for the settlement figure.
    Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...

  • jdl93
    jdl93 Posts: 51 Forumite
    They say i have to pay the full wack, then they "may" be able to give a rebate, id rather pay £300 interest within 6 months, rather than having to pay an extra £300!
  • I did their little test and it told me to go to my bank for a loan, that's good of them to give that advice and not try and flog me their loan.
    Nothing to see here, move along.
  • Dayman
    Dayman Posts: 117 Forumite
    EU law allows personal loans to be paid off early, saving the interest.
  • Gaz83
    Gaz83 Posts: 4,047 Forumite
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    Dayman wrote: »
    EU law allows personal loans to be paid off early, saving the interest.
    Some lenders get around this by quoting a 'settlement fee', though. And lenders are allowed to charge up to two months' interest as a penalty for settling early.
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  • Dayman
    Dayman Posts: 117 Forumite
    Gaz83 wrote: »
    Some lenders get around this by quoting a 'settlement fee', though. And lenders are allowed to charge up to two months' interest as a penalty for settling early.

    1 month penalty if the loan is <=1 year.

    They shouldn't be charging settlement fees. That's what the interest penalty is for.
  • pvt
    pvt Posts: 1,433 Forumite
    118118Money looks well dodgy. They're clearly copying the image of the telephone enquiry company 118, even to the extent of having a logo with a couple of 1970s !!!!!! stars with 118 on their shirts.

    The most amusing thing is their Ts & Cs link, which appears to entirely relate to your visiting and accessing their website, and nothing whatsoever to do with their money lending.
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  • eddddy
    eddddy Posts: 18,496 Forumite
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    pvt wrote: »
    118118Money looks well dodgy. They're clearly copying the image of the telephone enquiry company 118, even to the extent of having a logo with a couple of 1970s !!!!!! stars with 118 on their shirts.
    ...

    They are the same company: http://www.118118money.com/about-us/
  • jdl93
    jdl93 Posts: 51 Forumite
    “Settlement Amount Quotation” means the amount (including any applicable interest) you must pay in order to make an early settlement, either in full or in part, of the loan


    So basically they cannot charge more than a month's interest, considering the loan term was 12 months, and there is only 9 months left.??
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