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Can someone explain credit check to me please
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earthmother wrote: »Just out of interest, why use a company like this (and pay £20 each time), when you can spend less than £7 (£2 each, plus 3 stamps), to get your report from each of the individual companies direct.

Hi earthmother,
It doesn't cost anything to sign up for the free trials and once you have seen your report then it's easy enough to cancel before the monthly subscription comes into play.
I reserve the right not to spend.
The less I spend, the more I can afford.
Frugal living challenge - living on little in 2025 while frugalling towards retirement.0 -
Thanks - did the free trial with Experian a couple of years back, so I don't qualify again, but I will take a look at the others when I check it again in a couple of months
DFW Nerd no. 884 - Proud to [strike]be dealing with[/strike] have dealt with my debts0 -
Thanks Nykmedia for this. I was just about to send off for my credit report and pay £2, instead I have now signed up for the free 30 day trial period and then made a note in my diary to cancel this. Thanks for making me aware of this.
All the best.Hi earthmother,
It doesn't cost anything to sign up for the free trials and once you have seen your report then it's easy enough to cancel before the monthly subscription comes into play.
No toiletries challenge, started 18/1/2010 - Putting £1 in my savings jar for every item that I use up. Pot 1 to 4 = £261. Pot 5=£23
Boots points:£39.21. Extra money in 2012:£674.59. In 2013 £603.48. 2014: £85. 2015: £0 :j0
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