What Types Of Car Finance Are Available?
There are three main options for a car finance deal:
Pay off the car in monthly installments plus interest. You will hire the car during this period, and only fully own the car once its value is paid off.
This is similar to a HP deal, but you have three options at the end of the monthly payment period. You can pay the remaining sum, or “balloon” payment to claim full ownership of the vehicle, or you can return the car when the balloon payment is due. The third option is to part exchange the vehicle and begin a new PCP deal with a new car. The monthly payments are usually cheaper than a HP deal because of the balloon payment at the end.
This is a type of loan that isn’t directly involved with the purchase of the vehicle. The lender will pay you the money to then purchase the vehicle. This may be less of an option as a customer with bad credit, as lenders aren’t directly affiliated with the purchase, so wouldn’t be able to immediately repossess the vehicle if payments were not made.