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Car finance mis-selling scandal: Are you due over £1,000 compensation from a PCP or HP deal?

Published 14 February 2024
By Neil Briscoe
Consumers may be due thousands in mis-sold car finance scandal.
Charles James Spencer-Churchill, the 12th Duke of Marlborough

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Charles James Spencer-Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, has been ordered to hand back the keys to his Porsche having failed to keep up payments.
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PCP final payment options explained

Some nine out of ten new cars bought in the UK are financed through Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) deals; but what should you do when it ends?
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Car leasing explained

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Car buyers warned of car clocking risk as councils fail to tackle mileage tampering

Car buyers warned of clocking risk

Buyers are being warned not to trust the mileage readout of a used car until it has been checked by an independent firm
Published 31 October 2017
Car finance

Boom to bust? Fears for UK car market

Britain’s £40bn car finance market could be heading towards a mis-selling scandal because of concerns about the reliance on debt to buy...
Published 02 May 2017
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Surge in clocking: is your car one of 1.9m?

More drivers than ever are tampering with the mileage of their car, according to leading vehicle valuation experts. New figures suggest...
Published 26 April 2017
Car clocking

Car clocking hasn't gone away, it's gone hi-tech —...

It's a damp December morning on an industrial estate. Behind a chain-link fence a line of cars sits, engines running. The first car in the line has...
Published 11 March 2016
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News: Car makers failing to pass savings onto buyers...

Car companies are failing to pass on savings from the weak euro, which should have reduced the prices of imported European vehicles by as much as...
Published 06 April 2015
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How should I pay for my car?

Unsure which is the best way to pay for your dream used car? Driving explains the most sensible payment methods.
Published 20 March 2014