2i Cars 0 Posted June 12, 2017 Hi Guys I am new to the forum. After a long break, I have restarted car trading and have been in the business for 4 months. I am looking for some advice to help arrange finance for my customers. I have had a number of buyers who are interested in purchasing my cars using finance but we are unable to provide as I am not FCA registered. I have lost a number of potential customers for my cars. Is there a way around this? For example, through using a third party broker to arrange the finance? I’m in the process of registering a FCA license. This will take a few weeks. My cars are generally advertised as the cheapest for the model as we target a quick turnaround Would appreciate any guidance or support Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daylight 28 Posted June 12, 2017 Whilst you're waiting you can advise them to apply for their own finance with various brokers that advertise on tv. Obviously you can't do the introduction until you're FCA approved. Some brokers will work still work with unauthorised companies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betginge 73 Posted June 13, 2017 On 6/12/2017 at 3:52 PM, 2i Cars said: Hi Guys I am new to the forum. After a long break, I have restarted car trading and have been in the business for 4 months. I am looking for some advice to help arrange finance for my customers. I have had a number of buyers who are interested in purchasing my cars using finance but we are unable to provide as I am not FCA registered. I have lost a number of potential customers for my cars. Is there a way around this? For example, through using a third party broker to arrange the finance? I’m in the process of registering a FCA license. This will take a few weeks. My cars are generally advertised as the cheapest for the model as we target a quick turnaround Would appreciate any guidance or support Thanks Some licences have taken a few weeks for some members, my licence which was granted in april took 4 months so be warned you may be in for a wait. am sure there are some brokers out there that did work with garages without fca but am sure now they are insisting it for new dealers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
U Car Finance 0 Posted August 7, 2017 (edited) On 12/06/2017 at 3:52 PM, 2i Cars said: Hi Guys I am new to the forum. After a long break, I have restarted car trading and have been in the business for 4 months. I am looking for some advice to help arrange finance for my customers. I have had a number of buyers who are interested in purchasing my cars using finance but we are unable to provide as I am not FCA registered. I have lost a number of potential customers for my cars. Is there a way around this? For example, through using a third party broker to arrange the finance? I’m in the process of registering a FCA license. This will take a few weeks. My cars are generally advertised as the cheapest for the model as we target a quick turnaround Would appreciate any guidance or support Thanks Getting FCA approved can be a long process. There are however some brokers who may be able to help. We, at U Car Finance may be able to help. Give us a call or email us. All our information is on our website. Edited August 12, 2017 by U Car Finance Sorry, no links. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justina3 518 Posted August 7, 2017 Why would a simple "sorry we do not offer finance" put you at risk of a bad review ? i have told loads of people we do not offer finance never had an issue maybe if finance companies didnt act silly regarding retarded customers trying to reject cars more small dealers would sign up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trade vet 702 Posted August 7, 2017 1 hour ago, justina3 said: Why would a simple "sorry we do not offer finance" put you at risk of a bad review ? i have told loads of people we do not offer finance never had an issue maybe if finance companies didnt act silly regarding retarded customers trying to reject cars more small dealers would sign up. Unfortunately,the best finance companies don't want small dealers.They want volume prime business with a low application rejection rate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arfur Dealy 823 Posted August 7, 2017 2 hours ago, justina3 said: Why would a simple "sorry we do not offer finance" put you at risk of a bad review ? i have told loads of people we do not offer finance never had an issue maybe if finance companies didnt act silly regarding retarded customers trying to reject cars more small dealers would sign up. I absolutely agree 100% Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FCA Compliance 0 Posted August 11, 2017 On 07/08/2017 at 3:42 PM, U Car Finance said: Getting FCA approved is a long wait and denying customers always put you at the risk of bad reviews. There are however some brokers who may be able to help. We, at U Car Finance understand the situation you are in and as a online broker, we may be able to help. Give us a call or email us. All our information is on our website, I have submitted over 200 FCA applications in the last couple of years. I had one that took about 6 months but the rest were approved within 6 weeks, all successful by the way. I am sure there will be some brokers who will still deal with non approved dealers but an easier way is to get the customer to do an online personal loan application. Many will email them paperwork to sign and some even use esign. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites