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Car finance company hasn't been reporting my payments to credit reference agency

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Hello
i am half way paying off for my car which I have on finance, however I've just found out they have not reported any of the £300 a month payments I've been making for the last 2 years! What can I do? I had bad credit when I started paying this off and was hoping my credit score would improve after all my payments but nothing. I'm so disappointed. Any suggestions? 

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  • Mark_d
    Mark_d Posts: 2,459 Forumite
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    Finance companies don't usually report your payments to all credit reference agencies.  Which ones did you check?
  • Nasqueron
    Nasqueron Posts: 10,761 Forumite
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    As above, check Clear Score, Credit Karma and I hear now a basic Experian report is available free on their site (or maybe app?) - some lenders report to all 3, some may just use 1

    Ignore the fake credit score

    Don't take on unnecessary debt to improve the fake score, though if you needed to use finance then that is ok

    Sam Vimes' Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness: 

    People are rich because they spend less money. A poor man buys $10 boots that last a season or two before he's walking in wet shoes and has to buy another pair. A rich man buys $50 boots that are made better and give him 10 years of dry feet. The poor man has spent $100 over those 10 years and still has wet feet.

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