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Can I Claim My PPI Payments Back?
If you have taken out a mortgage, personal loan or credit it is almost certain that you were sold payment protection insurance from your lender. PPI ideally covers your ability to repay your debt should you find yourself in difficult circumstances such as injured or unemployed, however, the lenders found a loophole and have been selling PPI to customers who were not eligible for the cover or who did not fit the particulars of the PPI they were sold. If you have paid for PPI you may be entitled to claim this money back. What you may not be aware of is why you could be eligible to claim and why the banks could face a huge wave of payouts
F1 Giant McLaren Make Second Road Car
Over a decade ago McLaren entered the record books with the fastest production car ever made, their iconic F1. Just 106 of the cars were ever built and the exclusivity ensured their notoriety but this year Chairman Ron Dennis has made a statement “Since 1966, when McLaren first raced in F1, 106 teams have come and gone – and that tells me that if we stay solely as an F1 team it will lead to extinction.” Their latest creation, the MP4-12C is not just an attempt to experiment with new driving technology, but to fight off the curse that has fallen so many of their racing rivals.
The Tesla Roadster Sport – Making Green Cool
The Tesla Roadster Sport, a child of Silicon Valley, financed by 38 year old PayPal billionaire Elon Musk, it is the first fully electric supercar with commercial viability. An unconventional motoring start-up founded by Californian software engineer Martin Eberhard.
An Electric Supercar To Revolutionise The Motor Industry
Born in the minds of a group of Silicon Valley millionaires, financed by Elon Musk, a PayPal billionaire, the Tesla Roadster Sport is the first electric car, a supercar at that, with real commercial potential. It is an unusual motoring start-up founded not by a motor enthusiast but Californian software engineer Martin Eberhard.
Is This Man Britain’s Worst Driver?
A sentence of five months in jail has been handed to Britain’s most convicted driver, Thomas Feely, after collecting over 110 driving offences. He was pulled over by police in Leeds where he was found to be driving a van with no licence, no insurance and whilst currently disqualified and just three days before he was due to be sentenced for an earlier similar offence.
The Battle Against Illegal Speed Cameras
The government and the authorities have had serious criticism from UK drivers over the legality of many of their speed cameras. The devices are intended as a ‘deterrent’ from speeding to improve road safety but many argue that they are simply designed to bring the government revenue. In the past year alone, speed cameras have generated over 100m in the UK.
Do I Have To Serve My Whole Driving Ban?
If you have lost your driving licence you will have either reached the highest number of penalty points allowed or have committed an offence that was considered by the courts to have put the lives of others at risk.
How Do I Claim Back My PPI Payments?
If you are reading this you will undoubtedly know what Payment Protection Insurance is and it is likely that you have realised that you may be entitled to claim this money back from the payments you have made on a financial product. What you may not be aware of is why you could be eligible to claim and why the banks could face a huge wave of payouts.
How Much Is A Private Registration Plate Really Worth
If you have ever fancied a privatised registration plate and found yourself only being able to afford the incomprehensible variations on barely significant digits, think about what the other half spend! For some money does not matter so just exactly how much are they prepared to spend on a piece of plastic that will help them get pulled over.
Banks To Refund 4bn To PPI Customers
Refunds for Payment Protection Insurance on loans, mortgages or credit could cost banks well over 4bn after it was revealed that most customers were a victim of a unlawful sale. It had previously been estimated that up to 1.2bn could be claimed by customers who attempted to reclaim payments but this new figure includes the added amount of customers who the banks will be required to give refunds to.
