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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent

Car finance scandal could be as big as PPI, City regulator says

Ford fiesta cars for sale on dealer forecourt
The ruling in October deemed commission payments to car dealers without borrowers’ knowledge was unlawful. Photograph: Justin Kase zsixz/Alamy

Britain’s car finance scandal could end up being as big as the payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling saga, which cost UK banks £50bn, the City regulator’s top lawyer has admitted.

Stephen Braviner Roman, the Financial Conduct Authority’s general counsel and executive director in charge of legal affairs, said October’s shock court of appeal ruling into car finance commission arrangements vastly expanded the scope of potential consumer compensation.

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