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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Miles Brignall

UK car loans: the little-known clause that means you could walk away from your deal

Ford fiesta cars for sale on dealer forecourt
Car finance payments are typically the second-largest household expense after mortgage costs. Photograph: Justin Kase zsixz/Alamy

If you are one of the thousands of people across the UK struggling to meet their car finance repayments, are you aware you can give the vehicle back and walk away debt-free once you have repaid half the amount owed?

Car finance payments are typically the second-largest household expense after mortgage costs, and the car industry is nervously waiting to see how many people struggling with the cost of living default on loans, or use a little-known clause to voluntarily terminate their agreement.

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