Written questions

Cars: Credit

Commons · Question 26424 · Tabled 27 Jan 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 30 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of trends in the level of consumer credit debt relating to car purchases in the last five years.

Answer

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 30 Jan 2025

The Government regularly engages with the Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) to monitor personal finances and debt levels. According to the FCA, 2 million cars were bought on finance in the 12 ...