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At West End Garages we have trained finance specialists within all of our dealerships who pride themselves in offering outstanding customer service and assisting customers in finding the right funding solution to suit their pocket and individual circumstances. With clear agreements and competitive finance packages available to suit your needs, we're confident we can help you get something special on your driveway.
Finding the right purchasing agreement is as important as selecting the right vehicle.
With this in mind, we have designed a number of attractive finance packages to make things that much easier.
Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) is a finance product that allows you the opportunity to buy a new or a used car.
It is similar to a Hire Purchase agreement as you will usually pay an initial deposit, followed by monthly instalments over a term typically between 18 to 48 months.
What makes PCP different to Hire Purchase (HP) is that your monthly instalments are paying off the depreciation of the car, and not its entire value, over the course of the term. Then, when you get to the end of your agreement, there is a final, balloon payment that must be made if you want to keep the car. The balloon payment is often referred to also as the Guaranteed Future Value (GFV).
When you have chosen your vehicle, you will then agree your annual mileage and decide on the agreement term with one of our Business Managers.
We will then determine the Guaranteed Minimum Future Value (GMFV) of the vehicle at the end of the agreement and work out a deposit and monthly amount that works for you.
At the end of your agreement you will then have three options:
Return – Simply return the car the back to us
Retain – Keep the car by paying the optional final payment
Renew – Trade it in for another car
For a quotation, help, or advice contact your local dealership and ask to speak to one of our Business Managers at your local BMW GForces dealership
You can normally settle your agreement early by asking the finance company to provide you with a settlement figure. However, the finance company will require you to pay off the difference between what your car is worth, and what you still owe and there may be a difference which is known as negative equity. On the other hand, you may find that at the end of your term your car is worth more than the Guaranteed Future Value, which means you will have some positive equity to contribute towards your next car.
Hire Purchase is a way to finance buying a new or used car. You will normally pay an initial deposit and will pay off the entire value of the car in monthly instalments. When all the payments are made, the Hire Purchase agreement ends, and you own the car outright.
The short answer is yes, you can end your finance early. There are different provisions within each finance agreement that allows you to do just that. If you have got through two-thirds of the way through your finance agreement, the options to end the finance agreement early open up.
For a Hire Purchase agreement, there is an option of paying it off early through a settlement fee. A settlement fee covers the cost of any remaining unpaid instalments and interest payments remaining on the agreement. Once the settlement fee is paid, you take full ownership of the car early.
Under a Personal Contract Purchase agreement, you can also pay a settlement fee for bringing the agreement to an end early. After that, you can choose to hand the car back or you have a second option. Through a PCP agreement, you can take full ownership of the car by paying off the remaining Guaranteed Minimum Future Value also known as a balloon payment.
You might be able to get your payments reduced or paused. Contact the lender (the company who you applied for finance with) and they can confirm what support options are available to you. They should also give you the time needed to consider your options and enlist further guidance.
The organisations linked below can help you if you need free and confidential advice with regards to managing your finances.
Additionally, we can help direct you and help with any questions you may have by contacting West End Garage Škoda Edinburgh | Stirling | Dunfermline
You might be able to get your payments reduced or paused. Contact the lender (the company who you applied for finance with) and they can confirm what support options are available to you. They should also give you the time needed to consider your options and enlist further guidance.
The organisations linked below can help you if you need free and confidential advice with regards to managing your finances.
Additionally, we can help direct you and help with any questions you may have by contacting West End Garage Škoda Edinburgh | Stirling | Dunfermline
