In Germany, it was long years the custom, that when somebody asked the agency about his score, they in turn dropped his score. This is not legal anymore, as mu

In Germany, it was long years the custom, that when somebody asked the agency about his score, they in turn dropped his score. This is not legal anymore, as much I know, but still also in Germany, your fate is sometimes bound to the street, in which you live, instead of your own behavior.