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Car Loans

pmday2013
pmday2013 Posts: 20 Forumite
Hello,

I have bought a car on finance recently. I was wondering that if I wanted to go to university in a year or so and so would become a full time student, is it feasable that a car dealership would buy the car off you even if it had remaining credit payments left?

Thanks

Comments

  • They would but they would split the money between you and whatever you owe the finance company, if they offer you more than you owe that is.
  • CLAPTON
    CLAPTON Posts: 41,865 Forumite
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    what sort of credit is it?
    personal loan or HP?
  • pmday2013
    pmday2013 Posts: 20 Forumite
    It's just a normal hire purchase from a car dealership
  • CLAPTON
    CLAPTON Posts: 41,865 Forumite
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    -it's very likely that you will be in negative equity (i.e. the car is worth less than the outstanding balance)

    -however, if it's HP then once you have repaid half the credit amount you can voluntarily return the car without anything to pay (usually but not always after half the payments have been made.)
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