James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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http://www.noddle.co.uk
I highly recommend everyone uses these guys. I'm really impressed with the service.
It's completely free and once you sign up, they will e-mail you once a month when your updated report is ready. It's simple to use and entirely accurate (as far as I can tell).
Although it is worth considering that most lenders use Experian which could hold different data compared to Call Credit (that's who Noddle is).
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A2H GO
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Registered: 14th Sep 04
Location: Stoke
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I tried and they couldn't provide me one.
Ended up getting one from Experian in the end, still not entirely sure how accurate that is...
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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quote: Originally posted by A2H GO
I tried and they couldn't provide me one.
Ended up getting one from Experian in the end, still not entirely sure how accurate that is...
I got 999 from Experian. It's a load of shit, those numbers don't really mean anything. Lenders only look at the actual report, not the score.
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A2H GO
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Registered: 14th Sep 04
Location: Stoke
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You know they're a load of marketing shit when they don't tell you anywhere how they do the calculations.
I just got one to make sure there wasn't anything on there that shouldn't be.
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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I've been with noodle a while, great service.
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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So whatever's on Noddle should be 100%? I've used it on the past and expected things to be on there that weren't. Is it really not worth paying for Experian over Noddle?
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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quote: Originally posted by Brett
So whatever's on Noddle should be 100%? I've used it on the past and expected things to be on there that weren't. Is it really not worth paying for Experian over Noddle?
Well all credit agencies rely on the credit companies sending data to them to build their reports. So if any companies don't send data to CallCredit then it won't be on your Noddle report.
But I've mine against Experian and it's the same.
I think if you are looking to get a significant amount of credit then it's worth paying £2 or whatever it is to check your Experian one, but if you just want to keep track of it on a monthly basis, Noddle is perfect.
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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I use Noddle too - helped me get all my addresses and details in order
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Russ
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Registered: 14th Mar 04
Location: Armchair
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quote: Originally posted by Whittie
I've been with noodle a while, great service.
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Seems good, cheers! Shown accounts open that I forgot I had
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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5/5 get in
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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quote: Originally posted by pow
5/5 get in
Nice. Mine was 4/5, then I closed a store card that had zero balance anyway and it went up to 5/5. Slightly weird, I'm surprised one store card with zero balance could really have that much effect.
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Mines 4/5. Had some missed direct debits in the past, assuming its them causing it. Being 4/5 certainly hasn't stopped me with financing stuff though, so thats good.
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
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The score out of 5 is no more relevant than Experian's score out of 1000.
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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I think the worst thing thats happened in my credit history is a cheque bouncing
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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I had 1 late credit card payment about 4 years ago. I thought I had set up a direct debit, turns out I hadn't. I still got 5/5 though
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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quote: Originally posted by James
quote: Originally posted by pow
5/5 get in
Nice. Mine was 4/5, then I closed a store card that had zero balance anyway and it went up to 5/5. Slightly weird, I'm surprised one store card with zero balance could really have that much effect.
Presumably because you could potentially spend up to the limit on the store card? I'm told credit cards with zero balance can count against you when trying for a mortgage, not sure how true it is as I've not come to that yet.
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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^ I can confirm that isn't correct, or if it is, it didn't effect anything.
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Any 'available' credit will be taken Into account when applying for credit.
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dan_m1les
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Registered: 8th May 06
Location: Burnham, Buckinghamshire
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Sorry, we haven’t been able to verify and validate your identity and can’t provide your credit report.
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Bloody Asylum Seeker
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Graham88
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quote: Originally posted by Whittie
^ I can confirm that isn't correct, or if it is, it didn't effect anything.
quote: Originally posted by Colin
Any 'available' credit will be taken Into account when applying for credit.
As Colin said...whether I made it sound different, that's what I meant
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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quote: Originally posted by Graham88
quote: Originally posted by James
quote: Originally posted by pow
5/5 get in
Nice. Mine was 4/5, then I closed a store card that had zero balance anyway and it went up to 5/5. Slightly weird, I'm surprised one store card with zero balance could really have that much effect.
Presumably because you could potentially spend up to the limit on the store card? I'm told credit cards with zero balance can count against you when trying for a mortgage, not sure how true it is as I've not come to that yet.
Possibly. But my other 3 credit card limits total up to about £25k, pretty sure the store card was about £500 if that
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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4/5 for me. got 2 unused credit cards and a loan
might close them all down
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dan_m1les
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Registered: 8th May 06
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quote: Originally posted by Whittie
Bloody Asylum Seeker
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