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Car loan with Santander but wanting to pay off quicker

Ok so I have a loan with Santander for a car. I am paying £99 a month and I have 38 payments left = £3762. I have kept all my payments up to date and can do so that isn't a problem. But I would like to be able to pay the debt off quicker but I can't afford to pay any more a month.

What are my options? 0% credit card?.

I can pay the loan off with no penalties I have already checked.

many thanks
Sarah

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  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,610 Forumite
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    edited 14 March 2014 at 1:04PM
    How about finding out if you can even use a CC to pay it off then look for a 0% card but then it depends if you could get a 0% card with a limit you need.

    Just my take on it.
  • Apples2
    Apples2 Posts: 6,442 Forumite
    How are you going to pay it off quicker if you can't pay any more?

    It is unlikely you would get a £3.5k credit limit on a 0% card, more in the region of £500-£1000

    Even if you did, not all will allow you to withdraw it in cash for free, you normally only get 0% on purchases so you would need one which offers super balance transfers.

    Also factor in the 0% would not last forever. If you made minimum payments (1%) plus £25 on a £3.5k balance it would take you over 11 years to repay it.

    http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/credit-cards/minimum-repayments-credit-card#results

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