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Evening Standard
Josie Clarke

City watchdog faces legal action over £9.1bn car finance compensation scheme

(Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Archive)

A consumer group is preparing a legal challenge against the City watchdog over concerns that its car finance redress scheme will short-change millions of people.

Consumer Voice said it was taking the “unprecedented” step of applying for a legal review of how the Financial Conduct Authority’s £9.1 billion compensation scheme is calculated, warning that in its current form it could leave millions of consumers out of pocket by several hundred pounds per claim.

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