Car finance

What does representative APR mean in car finance adverts?

What is the difference between representative APR and actual APR? It's important to understand this before you arrange finance on a new car.

PCP car finance: How to avoid charges when you return the keys

Additional fees may be an unpleasant surprise when you return a car following a PCP finance deal. Here is how to avoid them.

Car finance explained: the differences between PCP, PCH and leasing

Our guide to car finance includes Personal Contract Purchase (PCP), Personal Contract Hire (PCH), personal loans and credit cards.

How to get the best price for your PCP trade-in car

Our guide explains how to the highest price for your trade-in car when a PCP finance agreement comes to an end.

Know your APR from your PCP: an easy guide to car finance jargon

Bamboozled by balloon payments, confused by conditional sales or puzzled by part-exchange? Our car finance jargon-buster is here to help.

How to save money when buying a new car

Save money with our advice for finding the cheapest deal on your next car – including tips on finance, accessories and pre-registered cars.

Peugeot launches PCP car finance with insurance and servicing included

Peugeot's new PCP Plus finance scheme is a four-year Personal Contract Purchase plan that includes two years of servicing and insurance.

Car finance customers to save millions as FCA bans discretionary commission

Financial watchdog the FCA has banned car finance lenders from linking commission to the interest rate charged, saving motorists £165m a year

Support for struggling car finance customers is extended

The Financial Conduct Authority has announced further support for car finance customers who are struggling to make payments due to the coronavirus crisis.

Motorists with car finance to get three-month payment freeze

The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed anyone with a car finance PCP or PCH will be able to freeze payments for three months