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Best card for paying off car finance?

Hello everyone! I've just caught up with the Money Saving Expert programme and have just heard about money transfer credit cards. We have a car on finance with about £9,500 left, paying about £11,000 with interest. We want to pay it off early, just wondering if the money transfer cards are the best way of doing it? I don't think balance transfer is right because it's not on a credit card. Any help would be appreciated! Thank you :)

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  • R34GTT
    R34GTT Posts: 424 Forumite
    Ask your car finance company if they accept credit cards, some do.
    Then you could just get a 0% purchase card with the longest deal. MBNA tend to be the most generous with credit limits though I doubt you'd get a limit high enough when first applying.

    If paying by credit card isn't an option then the 0% money transfer card will do but of course they'll charge a fee.
  • redpete
    redpete Posts: 4,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    R34GTT wrote: »
    Ask your car finance company if they accept credit cards, some do.
    Then you could just get a 0% purchase card with the longest deal.
    You would also have to check that such a transaction isn't considered to be a cash withdrawal.
    loose does not rhyme with choose but lose does and is the word you meant to write.
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