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PCP early settlement rebate calculation help
Hi Folks.
I am trying to work out the hypothetical early settlement balance for a typical PCP contract.
Take this example from Autotrader. How would I go about calculating the likely settlement balance in 12 months time?
I understand that interest will be rebated and effectively only charged to cover the period that I have borrowed the funds (but adjusted to be based on 56 days from the date of the settlement payment).

I took a stab at working out my capital and interest repayments based on the above but I'm at a loss at how to translate that to an estimated settlement balance in 12 months time.
Car | £38,950.00 |
Deposit | £1,000.00 |
Balloon | £21,469.00 |
Total | £16,481.00 |
Months | 48 |
Monthly capital | £343.35 |
Monthly repayment | 521.33 |
Monthly interest | £177.98 |
Appreciate any help gettiing me over the line!
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I.e. £37,950, not £16,481.
If you use the "Guardian Loan Calculator" enter the total amount borrowed and the APR then play around with the term till the principal outstanding at the point your PCP is due to finish ( ie month 48 in your example) is as close as you can get to the final balloon payment in your PCP quote. Then you can see how much you'll owe at any monthly point and the interest due for the following 2 months. it's not going to be spot on but it'll be pretty close.