What to do if a dealership ran my credit without permission?
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What to do if a dealership ran my credit without permission?
I went to a large car dealership and I gave them my licence only for a test drive and without signing anything nor give them any information they ran my credit and said it was a mistake ..of coarse this lowers your score and I didn’t want it ran nor did I ask them too ..and I dont understand how a mistake like that could be made ..can o sue them and is it worth a lawyers time
Asked on December 31, 2012 under General Practice, Florida
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all states in this country there is nothing per se illegal or improper for one's credit score to be looked into. Such happens all the time in the business world. The mere running of a person's credit score does not damage it. What is on the score such as delinquent matters harms the ultimate score.
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