I used the 30 day free trial at Experian to check my credit record
this morning.

All sign-up online.

I had to give my credit card details to conform my identity (fair
enough).

But once subscribed, it's impossible to cancel without phoning them
(office hours only) - there is no way to cancel on their website.

On 12/12/10 09:57, wrote:
I used the 30 day free trial at Experian to check my credit record
this morning.

All sign-up online.

I had to give my credit card details to conform my identity (fair
enough).

But once subscribed, it's impossible to cancel without phoning them
(office hours only) - there is no way to cancel on their website.

Not the first bunch of scum to pull that trick!

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Tim Watts

On Dec 12, 10:08*am, Tim Watts wrote:
On 12/12/10 09:57, wrote:

I used the 30 day free trial at Experian to check my credit record
this morning.

All sign-up online.

I had to give my credit card details to conform my identity (fair
enough).

But once subscribed, it's impossible to cancel without phoning them
(office hours only) - there is no way to cancel on their website.

Not the first bunch of scum to pull that trick!

--
Tim Watts

Totally counter-productive too.

I *always* immediately unsubcribe to all those things.

If they hadn't tried to pull that trick, I probably would have
actually paid them for my credit score.

In article ,
wrote:

Totally counter-productive too.

I bet it's massively profitable - you might unsubscribe instantly, bet a hell
of a lot of people don't. In fact, I suspect a fair few don't even realise
what they have agreed to and never notice it on their credit card statement.

Darren

On Dec 12, 10:13*am, dmc@puffin. (D.M.Chapman) wrote:
In article ,

wrote:
Totally counter-productive too.

I bet it's massively profitable - you might unsubscribe instantly, bet a hell
of a lot of people don't. In fact, I suspect a fair few don't even realise
what they have agreed to and never notice it on their credit card statement.

wrote:

On Dec 12, 10:13 am, dmc@puffin. (D.M.Chapman) wrote:
wrote:
Totally counter-productive too.

I bet it's massively profitable - you might unsubscribe instantly, bet a
hell of a lot of people don't. In fact, I suspect a fair few don't even
realise what they have agreed to and never notice it on their credit
card statement.

Direct Line insurance tried a similar trick with me.
Silently auto-renewed a policy, and didn't notify me for 2 weeks (and
no pre-notification - we're going to do this).

Add Naked Wines to the list too.
I'd ordered a number of cases from them over a couple of years, then I
got a case in March which I hadnt ordered.
I rang them, and was told I had opted in to a case every 3 months. I
told them I would never have agreed to such a deal. They wouldnt back
down. So I paid for that case under protest, and cancelled all future
orders with them. They are shysters, and such a 'trick' has cost them at
least a couple of hundred pounds over 2 years, as I was quite happy with
them until then, and would have continued to buy from them.

Alan.

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On Dec 12, 9:57*am, " wrote:
I used the 30 day free trial at Experian to check my credit record
this morning.

All sign-up online.

I had to give my credit card details to conform my identity (fair
enough).

But once subscribed, it's impossible to cancel without phoning them
(office hours only) - there is no way to cancel on their website.

On a similar note, ordering online from Pizza Hut on Saturday, at the
end of the process was offered a £10 of your next purchase voucher.
However to collect it, you need to give them your card details.

Voucher remains uncollected.

On 13/12/2010 09:57, Jethro wrote:

On a similar note, ordering online from Pizza Hut on Saturday, at the
end of the process was offered a £10 of your next purchase voucher.
However to collect it, you need to give them your card details.

Voucher remains uncollected.

Pizza Hut ask you to agree to their Ts&Cs before ordering.

I phoned instead.

Andy

On Dec 12, 9:57*am, " wrote:
I used the 30 day free trial at Experian to check my credit record
this morning.

All sign-up online.

I had to give my credit card details to conform my identity (fair
enough).

But once subscribed, it's impossible to cancel without phoning them
(office hours only) - there is no way to cancel on their website.

Isn`t a great wheeze , selling people their own data, on subscription.

You can put in a statutory request for £2 , it dosen`t have the whizzy
graphics, but gives you an idea how inaccurate the data Experian hold
may be.

http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_the_public...es/credit.aspx

To get any idea of how inaccurate, you need the reference files from
all three agencies, they probably won`t match.....

Cheers
Adam