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26 August 2025

What is Hire Purchase (HP) and how does it work?

If you’re new to car finance, you might be looking at ways to purchase a car without the lump sum. Hire purchase (HP) is a...

18 August 2025

Can you get car finance without a driving licence?

Whether you’re learning how to drive or simply figuring out your options, you’ve probably been wondering how car financing works without a full driving licence. ...

24 July 2025

Should You Buy or Lease Your Next Vehicle?

So, you’ve found the car you want. You know what air freshener to get, and you know it’ll get you where you need to be...

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10 June 2021

Fuel consumption: Are new cars less economical than used ones?

We all want to save fuel. It's good for the environment. It's good for our wallet. For many drivers, the conclusions seems obvious: Switch from an old car to a new(er) one. Over the past...

8 June 2021

ULEZ expansion: Will the second hand car market break down?

If you're living in London and driving an older car, ULEZ could spell trouble for you. This may come as a surprise. The acronym sounds friendly enough. And so far, it has had almost no...

11 May 2021

Experts claim: Your credit score may hurt your car insurance!

On this blog, we have repeatedly questioned the widely held belief that your credit score is a major influence on your creditworthiness. As it turns out, most lenders will habitually check your score – but...

6 May 2021

Are zero down payment auto loans a terrible idea?

Down payments can be a serious problem for many car buyers. As bad as high purchase costs, insurance policy and road tax fees may be, they usually present surmountable obstacles. Having to put down another...

4 May 2021

What is the minimum credit score I need for a car loan?

redit scores, in theory, tell a lender how trustworthy you are. With that in mind, you'd assume that a good score leads to acceptance and a bad one to rejection. So all you need to...

29 April 2021

Lenders aren’t even looking at your car credit score!

The world of finance is murky. Very murky, in fact. Truths are hard to find, facts difficult to distinguish from rumours. But so far, it has always seemed you could rely on one thing: Lenders...

27 April 2021

Why your credit report is more important than your score.

If you're afraid you won't be able to get car finance, think again. American consumer finance website Nerdwallet puts it best when they say: "If you worry that your credit score could keep you from...

21 April 2021

Car finance: Your credit score matters very little!

To most people looking to buy a car, car finance and credit score belong together like key and lock. To their mind, only those with a good credit score can get a loan. Whereas those...

13 April 2021

Car Prices in the UK: The secret to paying less and getting a better car.

After the deal is done, very few drivers feel they've paid the right price for their car. Maybe you do, too. And that's understandable. You could probably have haggled a little more. And who knows,...