Gosling's Grouse: PPI in the sky

GOSLING'S GROUSE

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I am in the money, the drinks are on me. Yes, I have had a successful PPI claim. After literally years of getting those annoying phone calls, texts, and bits of junk mail through the post, I thought I would join in and make a payment protection insurance (PPI) claim.

I have to confess, I did not remember having ever had PPI, but with the high street banks putting aside anything up to £10bn to cover claims, I thought I might as well just make one anyway. Times are a little tight in the Gosling household – three children, one just finished university, a 12-year old car that is always breaking down – they are all reasons why a little lump sum would come in handy. How hard could it be, I thought, to make a claim? Those websites that show you how, particularly MoneySavingExpert, run by that nice bloke Martin Lewis, make it all sound so easy. Plus, thos...

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