We’re a specialist broker for bad credit car finance, working with a selected panel of lenders. Get an instant quote without impacting your credit score. Low and no deposit car finance options available, even with a poor or no credit score.
If you’re looking for car finance with poor credit, even if you’ve missed payments in the past or think you’ll be rejected by other lenders because you’ve had (or have) a CCJ or IVA on your file, you can still get a bad credit finance quote.
At Concept Car Credit, we look at your current affordability, your income, and what monthly payment you can realistically manage. A low credit score in the past doesn’t automatically disqualify you, and we’ve helped more than 30,000 people just like you get matched to a lender and secure finance for a new car.
Trying to get car finance with bad credit doesn’t have to be as difficult as it may seem, even if you’ve been turned down in the past.
We’re a specialist broker for bad credit car finance and have helped tens of thousands of people in a similar situation to you who’ve been rejected in the past because of their credit score.
Many bad credit lenders make most of their margin on interest rather than on the vehicle itself. We work with lenders who offer more competitive rates so more of your money goes towards paying off your car.
Every payment you make on time improves your credit score. Once your initial agreement ends, you might be in a better position to access better rates and have more options than when you first applied for car credit with bad finance. We structure your monthly payments to keep them manageable.
If your financial position changes during your agreement and your monthly payments become hard to manage, we can adjust your plan to help you stay on top of things.
Our Manchester showroom has a wide range of cars from hatchbacks to family SUVs, and it's an easy trip whether you're looking for used cars in Bolton or anywhere else nearby. You can come and browse in person and talk to us about your credit and even take a test drive. We have more than 200 fully checked and prepared cars ready for you to drive away.
We’re authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), reference number 659076.
Getting approved for car finance with a bad credit score is simpler than you might think. This is how it works:
Fill in your details using our short online form. It takes a few minutes and asks about your income, outgoings and the type of car you’re looking for.
We carry out an initial eligibility check using a soft search. This doesn’t appear on your credit file and doesn’t affect your credit score. You will only see a hard search on your file once you choose to proceed with a finance agreement.
We come back to you quickly. We look at what you can afford now, not just what your credit history says about your past.
Once approved in principle, you can browse our showroom. We have over 200 cars available across a wide range of makes, models and price points. Every car has been fully checked and prepared before it reaches the forecourt.
Your monthly payment is agreed before you commit. If your circumstances change during your agreement and payments become difficult, let us know. We can adjust your plan to keep things manageable.
Fill out our online form, and we’ll be back in touch to go through your circumstances and complete an initial eligibility assessment.
This first step uses a soft credit search, so it won’t affect your credit score or appear on your file. There’s also no obligation on your side to go ahead with the application.
This stage is just to see if poor credit car loans are a good option for you, how much you could borrow, and to work out your payments.
If you’ve already picked out a car from our showroom, we can match your eligibility to the price of the car, or just give you an estimate at this stage while you shop our range of used vehicles.
Borrowing £7,000 over 48 months with a representative APR of 29.9%, the amount payable would be £238 a month, with a total cost of credit of £4,414 and a total amount payable of £11,413.
Our rates start from 12% APR. The rate you are offered will depend on your individual circumstances.
Factors that affect the rate you are offered include your credit profile, income, the deposit you put down, and the car you choose. We explain your rate clearly before you commit to any agreement.
Use our car finance calculator to get an indication of your monthly payments before you apply.
Take a look at our online car showroom to see the cars waiting for you to test drive today.
We help thousands of individuals every year get car finance with poor credit and can find options for a number of situations that could mean you’re rejected elsewhere. Our select panel could still approve you even if you:
Have Been Subject to County Court Judgements (CCJs)
Satisfied or unsatisfied, we work with specialist lenders who consider applicants with active CCJs rather than dismissing your application outright. See more about car finance with a CCJ.
Have an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA)
If you’re in, or have recently completed, an IVA, finance may still be possible. See more about our IVA car finance.
Have Debt Relief Orders (DROs) and Debt Management Plans (DMPs)
We assess each application individually rather than applying a blanket rejection policy.
Have Been Declared Bankrupt
Discharged or historical bankruptcy is considered on a case-by-case basis.
Have Defaults and Missed Payments On Your Credit Report
Including credit card and loan defaults.
Have No Credit History
If you’ve never borrowed before, many lenders treat you as unscoreable. We can help. We also support students – take a look at our student car finance page for options built around limited income and no credit history.
Receive Benefits Income
Claiming benefits doesn’t automatically disqualify you. We can help you get car finance if you receive benefits.
We provide bad credit car finance through Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) agreements.
You can reduce your monthly payments below what you’d pay with other agreement types, like Hire Purchase (HP). You then have a number of options once the agreement period comes to an end.
Not sure whether personal contract purchase is a good option for your bad credit car loan? Our team can help you consider the benefits and cons
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Pick your car and fill out a finance application
Depending on your circumstances, you may be asked to pay a deposit towards your car, but we also offer flexible no deposit car finance in many circumstances.
Make monthly payments
With a fixed interest rate for the duration of the agreement, your monthly payments stay the same. If you struggle to meet the payments, get in touch with us, and we can help you make arrangements.
Options at the end of the agreement
Once your initial agreement ends, you can either give the car back (subject to mileage and condition), use any equity towards a new car, or pay a final balloon payment and become the legal owner of your car.
Concept Car Credit is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) – number 659076.
As a family-run broker, we treat you fairly and consider every application for car finance on merit, no matter your previous credit story. You can be assured of a fair assessment and honest answers about your eligibility for financing.
Even if you’ve been turned down in the past, you have options for getting access to car finance, regardless of your credit history:
A specialist bad credit finance lender – like those on our panel – looks at your credit score, but also considers your financial position now and what you’re able to afford when considering your application. These are more flexible and properly consider your application instead of using an algorithm that can automatically reject you if your credit score is below a certain threshold.
This isn’t something we offer (you can use joint car finance instead), but with this option you’d usually ask a friend or family member with a good credit rating to agree to repay your car finance if you can’t. For lenders, this reduces the risk and makes them more likely to accept your application.
You can apply with another person who has a strong credit score, and both your circumstances will be considered during the application.
For illustration purposes only. The rate and payment you may be offered will be based on your individual circumstances.
Concept Car Finance Limited is a credit broker, not a lender. Credit is subject to status.
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When looking at your suitability for car finance, even if you’ve got bad credit, we look at what you can afford now, not a score based on a single difficult period. Check your eligibility for poor credit car finance in a few minutes. Concept Car Credit is a credit broker, not a lender.
Bad credit car finance helps people with a very bad, poor, or even no credit score get finance for a new or used car. While you may have been rejected by other lenders – or think you might be if you apply – working with a specialist broker like us and our panel of selected bad credit car finance lenders means you’re more likely to get accepted and borrow the money you need.
We also make sure your payments stay affordable for the duration of your agreement so you don’t risk falling further into a bad credit situation. We’ve got more than 20 years’ experience working with people just like you with a poor credit history, helping them get access to car finance when they’ve been refused elsewhere.
So if you’ve got a bad credit history, or even if you’ve got no credit history at all, get in touch, and we’ll go through your options for car finance.
Your credit score is a number calculated by credit reference agencies (CRAs) to give lenders a snapshot of how reliably you’ve managed credit in the past.
There are three main CRAs in the UK: Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. Each uses a slightly different scoring system, so your score can vary depending on which agency you check.
As a rough guide:
These thresholds are guidelines, not hard rules. Different lenders apply their own criteria. A score that one lender rejects may still be acceptable to a specialist lender who focuses on affordability rather than a single number.
Improving your credit score over time means you can get better rates and more lending options in the future, even if it won’t impact your decision today. These are the most effective ways to improve your credit score before applying for car credit:
Your initial eligibility check uses a soft search, which does not appear on your credit file and does not affect your score.
A hard search is only carried out if you choose to proceed with a finance agreement, and only once.
There is no fixed minimum.
Concept Car Credit does not use a single score threshold to accept or reject applications. We assess your current affordability and financial circumstances, not just a number from your credit file.
Yes.
If you have never borrowed before, many mainstream lenders will reject you automatically because they have no data to assess your risk. Specialist lenders assess your current income and outgoings instead. Having no credit history is different from having bad credit, it simply means you are starting from zero, and that is something we can work with.
Yes, a deposit is not always required.
We assess this on a case-by-case basis. Putting down a deposit, where you can, does reduce your monthly payment and the total cost of the agreement. Find out more about no deposit car finance options.
The amount you can borrow depends on your income, your outgoings, the deposit you put down, and the car you are looking to finance. We work out a monthly payment you can genuinely afford and structure the agreement around that. Use our calculator to get an indicative figure before you apply.
A refusal from one lender does not mean all lenders will refuse you. Different lenders use different criteria. We work with specialist lenders whose criteria are designed for borrowers with non-standard credit histories. A previous refusal does not affect your eligibility to apply with us.
If you are struggling with a payment, contact us before you miss it. Missed payments are recorded on your credit file and can make things harder. An early conversation means we can usually find a way to adjust your plan without a negative impact on your record.
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