25 April, 2025

Motorists could be owed thousands in car finance mis-selling scandal

Millions of UK drivers who financed their vehicles through Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) or Hire Purchase (HP) agreements before January 2021 may be entitled to significant compensation due to widespread mis-selling practices in the car finance industry.

A handshake seals the deal at a car dealership — but some customers may have unknowingly agreed to finance terms that included hidden commission fees, now at the centre of a growing mis-selling scandal.

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