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Personal Loan Advice - Sainsburys/Experian etc

vegasphil · 2010-12-27 21:38:22

Hi, Forum newbie here so hello everyone. I have read the forums for a long time but have only just joined. I have a company car and have got the settlement figure through so I have the option to buy (It's a good deal). I have looked into loans using info on here and decided to apply to Sainsburys for a 5k loan over three…

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bouncydog1 Posts: 2,696 Forumite

29 December 2010 at 10:03AM

Go back and see your bank and explain that the car allowance will be used to pay off the loan amount - remember you will get taxed on the car allowance so think about the net figure when you speak to the bank. You will also have the running costs so this must also be taken into account, together with the insurance costs etc.

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