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

65% of used car buyers say outstanding finance is a deal breakerbut 1 in 4 cars have debt secured against them  65% of used car buyers say that outstanding finance is "always a deal breaker", according to a new survey by mycarcheck.com, which is a problem when you consider that 1 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 owns mycarcheck.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. As some 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 things the seller doesn't know, or things they'd rather not tell you, so do 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. (Ends)(Words = 274) Notes To Editors Hi res images are available on request. My Car Check, My Text Check and the My Car Check apps are brands of CDL Vehicle Information Services, owned by CDL Group Holdings Ltd of Stockport, Cheshire. CDL Vehicle Information Services is a member of the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA), the Consumer Credit Trade Association (CCTA), the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA), the Motor Asset Registration Service (MARS), the National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) and the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA). For customer service please contact our UK-based call centre on 0330 331 0030. Lines are open 9am-7pm Monday to Friday and 10am-4pm on Saturday. For media enquiries contact Neil Kennett on 07986 921 742 or neil@featurebank.co.ukUnsubscribe