{"id":27443,"date":"2018-11-30T13:30:35","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T13:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=27443"},"modified":"2018-11-30T13:30:35","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T13:30:35","slug":"the-ppi-scandal-make-your-claim-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/the-ppi-scandal-make-your-claim-now\/","title":{"rendered":"High street stores swing into the red on PPI claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

Companies like Debenhams, Barclays, and Dorothy Perkins have paid more than <\/b>\u00a330 billion since January of 2011 to customers complaining about policies. In fact, Lloyds Banking Group has put another \u00a3460 million aside in cost of mis-selling claims. <\/b><\/p>\n

Deadline to make PPI complaint is August 29, 2019. <\/span><\/p>\n

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How did PPI become contentious?<\/b><\/p>\n

Payment Protection Insurance was designed to help people cover repayments during unforeseen circumstances, for example having an accident or being unwell. It was added to things like credit cards, loans, store cards and other kinds of credit. <\/span><\/p>\n

It turned out to be controversial as it was highly mis-sold. For instance, people did not realise it was an optional policy, and some of them didn\u2019t even know they had one. For others, it was straight up not suitable. <\/span>The Independent <\/span><\/a>reported<\/span> that consumer groups estimate the total mis-sold policies to be around \u00a350 billion. John McFarlane, one of the group chairman of Barclays commented, <\/span>“The percentage of fraudulent claims is enormous. We have turned portions of Britain into fraudsters.”<\/span><\/p>\n

PPI is the biggest mis-selling scandal in history. Here\u2019s the <\/span>complete list<\/span><\/a> of companies involved in the scandal. <\/span><\/p>\n

Debenhams store card PPI has left thousands of individuals out of pocket and owed money. Customers weren\u2019t told the full terms and conditions of the insurance and more importantly they weren\u2019t asked enough questions to find out if they were apt for the policy. Plenty of them were also misinformed about insurance being compulsory when it wasn\u2019t. Dorothy Perkins also added PPI into their store cards without buyers permission.<\/span><\/p>\n

How can you complain?<\/b><\/p>\n

People can make claims free of charge. There\u2019s plenty of help available online from websites like <\/span>moneysavingexpert.com<\/span><\/a>, and the Financial Conduct Authority\u2019s (FCA) official website.<\/span><\/p>\n

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We're here Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm to answer your questions about the PPI deadline. Or visit our website for more info: https:\/\/t.co\/fWQ1dUPRA9<\/a><\/p>\n

— The FCA PPI Complaints Deadline (@ppifca) August 21, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n