ppi claims... recommendations please

[WalkingTed]

its been niggling away with me for ages now... has anyone used a company to check out unclaimed ppi.

You're better off doing it yourself. Have a look in Martin Lewis Money Saving website and there is a walkthrough in there for it.

Same as pp, I did it myself - lots of the banks, loan companies have the form to fill in on their website, couldn't be easier.

Don't let a company take 40% of what is yours when it's so easy to do yourself.

I agree with Lemony don’t use a company, they take too big a slice. I did this myself a few years back and sucsessfully claimed a few thousand from various cards and loans. I used the Martin Lewis template letters, dead easy.

ok

so do i make a list of all loans etc tgat i can remember and just write to them?

not sure i can remember everything

When you do it yourself the banks ask of account numbers etc ( we didn't have because it was years ago ), so couldn't pursue. Do you know if this is the same with companies that pursue it for you ?

I made a failed attempt through an agent, it fell down when the bank wanted documentation which I don’t have because it was 30 years ago. Certain sure they can find account numbers for expired mortgages, but they maybe want to limit the amount of claims they’re dealing with

@Pringlemunchers - I had no account numbers, paperwork or anything - I just knew the companies I had loans with and filled in the forms and they wrote back to me with the account numbers and whether I had ppi or not.

If you do use a company, don't make it The Claims Guys. ...hopeless

JLbaby was Lloyd’s amongst them do you remember?

No, none of them Lloyds sorry!

As I said earlier Martins website has a template and sends the letters for you, you just provide the details, and it's free, no commission. Most companies take a third commission for sending the same letter. Better in your pocket.