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snowycatgirl wrote: »Correct. With forceful doorstep lenders who didn't care who they lent money to so long as they got commission out of a sale.
Or, ignorant borrowers who didn't care they were getting "free" money as they were going to default in any case.0 -
snowycatgirl wrote: »A long time ago around the early 00's I used Provident for doorstep lending many times. I was most certainly caught in the trap of paying off and borrowing more. Of course the door rep was very friendly being her job and working on comission to get me to take more loans.
Would I be able now to see how much was borrowed etc. via a SAR request or has too much time passed.
A subject access request will allow you to see what information the organisation currently holds about you. They are free. There is some information here:
https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/your-right-of-access/0 -
Do you want to have another run at that, maybe without the bigotry?snowycatgirl wrote: »Another helpful post on the MSE forum. Mind you bring a Manchester UTD fan I am not surprised.0
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