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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kalyeena Makortoff and Rupert Jones

Could you be entitled to a payout after court ruling on car finance?

New cars parked at Tilbury Docks
The Financial Conduct Authority is investigating discretionary commission arrangements on car loans issued between 2007 and 2021. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

UK lenders are scrambling to assess the fallout of last week’s landmark court of appeal ruling on car finance.

The judgment on “secret” commission payments could have far-reaching implications for lenders, beyond those covered by an continuing investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The consumer champion Martin Lewis suggests the row “has the potential to shake up more than just car finance”.

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