I'd have thought it was quite different to Dixons etc. Banks and insco's are regulated by the FSA who have a lot of clout. I'm pretty sure Dixons aren't answerable to the FSA.
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ID Theft - Do You Owe Money if Someone does this to you?
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Bitstring , from the wonderful person Roger Mills said
Actually they can't say that either - extrapolating from 20 years ago the chance would be about zero. At the rate the government is throwing data away, it could reach 100% PA in a few years time .... I just hope the 200 Indians with GSV as an identity can breathe vacuum .. 8>.
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utter bollocks. The onus would be upon them to prove that you *did* take out any loan
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"(not quite so) Fat Sam" wrote
Even when selling insurance-related products, such as extended warranties?
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Dunno - but they *are* answerable to Trading Standards for compliance with SoGA, and have been hauled over the coals a number of times for trying to deny common law rights to people who hadn't fallen for their exorbitant extended warranties.
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Well, one in four people over a lifetime. They would only make a loss if these one in four people claimed more than once ever 28 years.
I still think the bank's claims are exaggerated though.
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They are.
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Can you insure against the Identity Register & ID Cards? ;-)
M.
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Yes - elect a different government!