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June
2018.
65% of used car buyers say outstanding finance is a deal breaker

65% of usedcar buyers say outstanding finance is a deal breaker

...but 1 in 4 cars have debt secured against them

 

 

65% of used car buyerssay that outstanding finance is "always a deal breaker", according toa new survey bymycarcheck.com, which is a problem when you consider that1 in 4 cars on UK roads have debt secured against them.

 

The vehicle history checker asked 100 callers to its Glasgow call centre in May 2018:"When buying a used vehicle, is outstanding finance always a deal breaker?". 65 answered "Yes" and 35 "No".

 

Mark Bailey,Head of CDL Vehicle Information Systems, which ownsmycarcheck.com, said: "Under popular types of finance agreement, notably Personal Contract Purchase (PCP), ownership of the vehicle is often retained by the finance company. The crux for buyers is that the finance provider can be within their rights to seize the vehicle back. To complicate matters, the picture has changed a bit in recent years. Assome of the respondents who said finance wasn't necessarily a deal breaker pointed out: third party payments can sometimes be made to clear the outstanding debt. On the other hand, some of those who said finance was a deal breaker had been bitten before and would rather walk away. As always when buying a used car, there might be thingsthe seller doesn't know, or things they'd rather not tell you, sodo your own history check to find out exactly what you're getting into."

 

With information from the police, DVLA, insurers and finance houses, mycarcheck.com holds comprehensive data on every vehicle on UK roads - things that buyers should be aware of before making an offer.

 

CDL performs over a million look-ups a day for companies including AutoExpress, CompareTheMarket,Go-Compare,Moneysupermarket, Swiftcover and Tesco.