1. Who are we?
- a. BMG FG (UK) Limited is a company registered within England and Wales, company number 12382512.
b. Our Registered Address is 4th Floor, Kingsgate House, Wellington Road North, Stockport, SK4 1LW.
c. Our friendly team is on hand to support you within this journey and to answer any questions you may have.
d. As a Vehicle Finance Broker our aim is to obtain the best financial acceptance to fit your circumstance and provide you with a high-quality vehicle. We work with a variety of finance partners in order to help you obtain an acceptance.
e. Please note, we are only able to offer finance products from our panel of lenders. We’re happy to provide information on the finance products we offer (Hire Purchase, Conditional Sale and Personal Contract Purchase) or a list of the finance partners we work with at any time.
f. Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) is a core part of our culture and we are committed to ensuring you have the information available so you can proceed with a product suitable for your needs and circumstances.
2. Contact us
a. Should you have any questions prior to making an application, or have any queries during or after your application has been made, you can contact us on the following information –
E: Hello@carloansuk.co.uk
T: 0330 202 1201
P: 4th Floor, Kingsgate House, Wellington Road North, Stockport, SK4 1LW
3. Regulation
a. In order to carry out our activities, we are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (‘FCA’).
b. Our FRN is 928674, you can check this here -https://register.fca.org.uk/s/
c. We act as a credit broker, not a lender.
d. Our trading styles are Car Loans UK, Bright Money Group, Carry, Bad Credit Motor Finance and Momentum Finance.
e. Please note we are not financial advisors.
4. Fees and Commission
a. You will not be charged a fee for using our services; however, we must inform you that we receive a commission payment for introducing your details.
b. This commission will not impact any rate, amount or acceptance you are offered and is an agreed fixed payment or fixed percentage of the amount you finance.
c. This may vary by lender or finance partner.
d. You have the right to request information on our commission at any time using the above contact details. We will provide you with full commission information prior to you entering into your finance agreement, and ask you to consent to proceeding with the agreement based on this information.
e. We do need to make you aware we have commercial agreements in place with our panel of finance partners, however we will always try to offer you the best outcome from our panel. Alternative options may be available in the market that we are not able to offer, and we do encourage you to carry out your own research to ensure you are happy to proceed.
f. We may charge dealerships a fee for introducing you to one of their vehicles. This is a fee charged directly to them that they pay us directly.
g. If a dealer has a fee they charge to customers, we will carry out our own due diligence so we can ensure you are fully aware and informed of any fees they charge you before entering into an agreement on the vehicle.
5. Finance Options
a. In order to assist you with obtaining vehicle finance, your details will be passed over to finance providers with whom we work with.
b. Our finance providers, in order to assess your creditworthiness, will check your information with credit reference agencies, and potentially fraud prevention agencies. Credit searches carried out by our panel may leave an impact on your credit profile.
c. They will also use the information that you have provided us to assist them in assessing your current status and affordability.
d. It is important that all the information you provide is accurate and up to date.
e. Please note that we cannot guarantee an acceptance and all potential finance is subject to terms and status.
f. Before entering into any agreement, you should ensure you have fully read and understood the agreement you are considering entering into.
g. We encourage you to take the time to read through any documentation provided, and please do ask any questions you may have.
h. It is incredibly important you understand the type of agreement you are entering into along with your rights under the agreement such as (but not limited to) Distance Selling and the 14-day rule, Post Contract and your rights if there is an issue with the vehicle, Cancellation and what would happen should you not be able to keep up with the repayments such as (but not limited to) repossession of your vehicle.
i. Our team is happy to answer any questions or go through anything in further detail, please contact us on the above.
j. We will never provide you with a recommendation or advise you on certain products, however our partners will provide you with all the information required within your Pre-Contract Information to assist you in making an informed decision.
k. If you would like further support or guidance around your finances, https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en provides free assistance that could help support you.
6. Affordability
a. It is extremely important that you look into finance options that are suitable for your current (and potential future) financial situation.
b. We will go over all your details to ensure we have the correct information to pass onto our partners, who will then try to verify the information. However, please note that evidence of your income may be requested.
c. If you are aware or suspect that your financial position will change in the future, you must inform us or the finance partner directly.
d. Your credit rating could be adversely affected if you do not make payments when due.
e. We also ask you to make us aware of any additional information you think may be relevant to your acceptance, or how we deliver our service.
f. As a firm we are committed to trying our best to provide additional support or adapt our services to meet your needs, where we are able to do so.
7. Complaints
a. If you wish to make a complaint, please do contact us using the contact information above.
b. For full information on how we handle complaints, please see our https://www.carloansuk.co.uk/complaints-procedure/
8. Your Information
a. In order to process your application, you will need to provide us with some of your personal information. We pride ourselves on handling your information in the most secure and professional way we can.
b. Your data will not be processed without your explicit consent for us to do so, therefore if you do not wish for your application to be processed, we kindly ask that this is not submitted.
c. As mentioned above, your information will be passed over to our finance partners in order to try to obtain you a finance acceptance. Whilst we have assessed the partners we work with; we have included their information within our privacy policy so you can fully research how they will use your information.
d. For further detail on how your information is used by us and who it will be shared with, please view our https://carloansuk.co.uk/privacy-policy/.
e. Our ICO number is ZA766848.