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Part of the Brindley Group, we provide competitive finance packages which can be tailored to your needs, easy to understand and free from jargon. Embracing all current consumer regulations, we work with a small number of high-quality companies providing affordable finance solutions whatever you circumstances including if you’ve had problems obtaining finance in the past.
Our onsite finance specialists are linked to all our partners via the latest technologies and our processes are designed to ensure a quick, smooth experience is achieved, from getting your finance approved to concluding all paperwork. Dealer finance provides additional Consumer Rights that using either a bank or your savings do not; and with interest rates fixed at the outset, your monthly instalments will not change during the currency of the agreement.
All our showroom teams are trained and accredited to qualify any customer’s needs and to supply a personalised quotation allowing an informed choice to be made.
Available on new and a majority of used cars, this popular financing option has been around for almost 40 years and has 2 characteristics that make it unique from other forms of financing. The first is the Guaranteed Future Value (GFV). A car’s GFV is calculated by the finance company based on your anticipated mileage. This amount is deducted from the cash price of the car and deferred to the end of the agreement as the Final Payment. The customer makes payments based on the difference between the cash price (less any deposit paid when the agreement is set up) and the final payment. These payments will always be lower than any other form of purchase agreement over the same term. The second unique characteristic is what happens at the end of the agreement; with 3 choices available. These are:-
Personal Contract Purchase is similar to Hire Purchase agreement as you will usually pay an initial deposit, followed by monthly instalments over a term typically between 24 to 48 months.
You can normally settle your agreement early by asking the finance company to provide you with a settlement figure. However, the finance company will require you to pay off the difference between what your car is worth, and what you still owe and there may be a difference which is known as negative equity. On the other hand, you may find that at the end of your term your car is worth more than the Guaranteed Future Value, which means you will have some positive equity to contribute towards your next car.
Under a Personal Contract Purchase agreement, you can also pay a settlement fee for bringing the agreement to an end early. After that, you can choose to hand the car back or you have a second option. Through a PCP agreement, you can take full ownership of the car by paying off the remaining Guaranteed Minimum Future Value also known as a balloon payment.
For a Hire Purchase agreement, there is an option of paying it off early through a settlement fee. A settlement fee covers the cost of any remaining unpaid instalments and interest payments remaining on the agreement. Once the settlement fee is paid, you take full ownership of the car early.
If you used a finance plan to acquire your vehicle, the settlement figure required by the finance company may well be higher than the original invoice value. Combined GAP/RTI will pay out the higher of the difference between the insurance company market value payout and either the original invoice amount* or the finance company settlement figure. This puts you in a position to acquire a replacement car of similar/same value.
*(includes up to £1,500 of manufacturer-approved extras, £250 of any insurance excess, but excludes new vehicle registration fee, fuel, paintwork and/or upholstery protection products, insurance premiums including the premium for this product and any negative equity).
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