Your credit score

[Lysander]

Well, not yours but... OK probably yours actually. Last year mine was 'poor' but since I cleared my debts it's gone up to 'fair'.

My score is 759/1000. Anyone know what these numbers actually mean or refer to? How long till my rating will go up to 'good'?

 

[Voo]

How did you find out your score?

Wouldn't mind knowing what mine is but don't want to have to pay to find out this information.

 

[platypus]

You now need only another 241 hand-ins to friendly.

 

[HEADRAT]

Wouldn't mind knowing what mine is but don't want to have to pay to find out this information.

What he said, saying that I've never had a problem applying for any kind of finance or defaulted on any paytment and I'm a homeowner so I would imagine I'm sorted

 

[Rotty]

No idea of my score but managed to get an unsecured personal loan of £24,500 at 5.8% APR last year so would think it is ok

 

[Voo]

Yeh i've not had problems getting credit cards and applying for finance and never missed payments, just would like to know what im at.

 

[Lysander]

What he said, saying that I've never had a problem applying for any kind of finance or defaulted on any paytment and I'm a homeowner so I would imagine I'm sorted

As far as I'm aware, you have to pay. I paid £5.99 for the privelege but I'm glad I know. Since Experian handle a lot of the credit in this country I went to their website.

If you've never defaulted on a payment your credit rating should be pretty much perfect.

 

[Voo]

Was that a one off charge to see it whenever you want?

 

[Lysander]

You have to subscribe to Experian which costs another £5.99. So the whole thing costs about £12. However, you can cancel your subscription within 30 days.

If you want to take the plunge, go for it, I'd recommend it. Not only do you get your credit score but a load of information about exactly what this country has on its records about you. You'll probably be shocked at the amount of info there is sitting round about you which every company looks at when they decide whether to open an account in your name or not.

 

[Burned_Alive]

Its free to get a credit report from experian at the moment, however £4.99 to get a credit score.

 

[Fireskull]

heh i was just gunna check but i cant remember when we moved into current house :s will have to check later when i can ask my mum lolz!

 

[Voo]

Just got my credit score of 757/1000

Thought it might be higher, although i have made some recent credit card applications which apparently reduces your score, they are kept on record for 12 months.

 

[Dave85]

stay away from equifax its pointless, most companys use experian, so dont waste £12 quid

 

[platypus]

Its free to get a credit report from experian at the moment, however £4.99 to get a credit score.

They dont accept Maestro :/

 

[Burned_Alive]

They dont accept Maestro :/

Ironic isnt it

 

[Lysander]

Ironic isnt it

I read that Maestro doesn't always check funds before processing a transaction, so it's possible to be very overdrawn on it. If that's true it's not surprising that Experian doesn't take Maestro.

I'd love it if someone could explain the difference between Mastercard and Maestro since Wikipedia wasn't much help.

 

[richard smith]

Curiosity got the better of me.

971/1000

Anyone want to lend me £1,000,000.

How could you go wrong?

 

[Clown]

Offtopic: What's the point of the Freedom of Information act if you need to pay people to get such information?

 

[Rotty]

just signed up but I have to wait for some stuff to come thorugh post

 

[HEADRAT]

Offtopic: What's the point of the Freedom of Information act if you need to pay people to get such information?

Remember freedom costs a "buck o'five"!