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Verdict Staff
Introducing a new dealer relationship
Jonathan Minter speaks to MotoNovos Karl Werner about how the lenders new self-service product both complies with the FCA and changes the customer journey
Finance offers must be available on phones
Few companies have permeated our lives as much as Google. Through its search engine, the company has access to vast amounts of data relating to what and how people search, and a high up placement on the correct search can literally be the difference between life and death for a business.
LeasePlan grows as sale completion pends
Nick Salkeld, chief commercial officer at LeasePlan, speaks to Sotiris Kanaris about the companys half-year results, as well as its potential sale and future strategy
Meet the new consultant in town
John Lindsay opened a new consultancy in 2015 following a spell at Investec. He speaks to Jonathan Minter about why now was the right time for such a move, and how the first year has gone
Appeal court reverses case where unregulated agreements were held to be regulated
In February, we reported on the decision in NRAM PLC v McAdam and others, in which the High Court held in excess of 40,000 unregulated consumer credit agreements to be regulated at a cost of some £258m to the lender due to the way they had been administered by NRAM.
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New Act consolidates consumers rights
With the Consumer Rights Act coming into force on 1 October, Katherine Clark explains some of the key points contained in the new law
Factors behind shorter replacement cycles
One of the most interesting insights from Paragon Car Finance’s recent survey of the UK’s largest motor finance brokers is that drivers are replacing their cars more frequently.
The wrong sort of Vorsprung durch Technik
When the US government revealed it had found Volkswagen – among the largest car manufacturers in the world – had been using what’s known as a defeat device to manipulate emission tests in order to pass them for a number of years, the automotive world went into shock.
Easier car finance could contribute £9.6bn to the automotive industry
Almost two thirds of UK car buyers said buying a car was difficult, with 61% of people citing finance as one of the most challenging aspects, in a survey conducted by technology company Intelligent Environments (IE).
FLA: Car finance growth streak continues
The number of new cars bought on finance jumped 13% year-on-year in July to 70,444, according to the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA).