Payment protection payouts
In the first ten months of 2011 an incredible £1 billion was paid out in payment protection compensation. The figure highlights the sheer scale of the mis-selling scandal that has hit ordinary banking customers across the UK. So far it is estimated two million customers have made a complaint. If you are unsure whether your policy was mis-sold and whether you could be entitled to claim payment protection payouts, you may find the information below helpful.
Was there something about your circumstances at the time of sale that would make you unsuitable for a payment protection policy? For example:
You should also think about the information you were give at the point of sale and whether any of it was potentially misleading. For example:
Many customers also successfully receive PPI payouts after discovering they have been sold a single premium policy that was unsuitable for their needs. This could be because a monthly policy would have proved cheaper or because the single premium policy only covered part of a longer loan and the customer was not made aware.