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Can anyone recommend a good finance company for getting taxi/ph cars for people with poor credit history I have been out of work for the last 2 1/2 years and am having a problem getting finance

You should first check what your credit rating is, try Equifax and pay the £2 for the credit report. This will allow you to see what the finance companies can see. Also if you're not on the electoral roll that will affect your ability to obtain credit as well. The trouble is when you can't get credit for a vehicle through regular channels only the high rated lenders are left, have you considered settling a vehicle it sometimes works out cheaper that way.

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Guaranteed Finance from £69 per week. Call our Finance Center for Details on 01782 40 90 85. If you have been refused finance or need finance to fund extra vehicles, we can help.

Sounds good enough, what's the APR and how much does the £69 per week get you and for how long?

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It's odd how the Finance companies react to your credit ratings, the less likely you appear able to pay your loan back then the more expensive it becomes to borrow...call me a cynic but it seems almost like they want you to default on your repayments so as they can cream you for more dosh later by means of repossession of goods and confiscation of assets.

For £69 you can lease a new car, so it sounds about right.

A lease is not the same as finance to buy is it! With finance it's all about what you can borrow and how much it costs to borrow it

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Might be worth considering renting then.

Work like a so and so for a while, and save for your own car.

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I know leasing isn't the same as renting or buying; at least with leasing a car I have the benefit of a new car every couple of years with a warranty if anything goes wrong. with an older car there's the constant problem of repairs and possibly reliability. If you're VAT registered there's the benefit that you get the vat back on the lease fees, and the lease fees are deductible for tax purposes.

Please please please "DO NOT TOUCH FOWLERS TAXI VAN AND TRUCK" they'll rinse you dry.

And full tax deductable.

Throw the link up then so we can all have a new motor.

And what of we lesser mortals who are not VAT registered, are there any benefits for us in Leasing a vehicle?

Fully tax deductible? All your payments are taken off.

Most lease companies stipulate an annual mileage of around 10K, how do you get around that without having to pay a mileage premium