"Unwanted calls from this number, or group of numbers from Coventry suggests scam either solar panels or car finance"
Car finance calls
166 community reports tagged Car finance across 152 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Car finance are steady: 0 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 1.3 reports a week.
When people report it
Wednesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 57% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
97% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Car Finance / Mis-sold Finance Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Car finance cover 152 different numbers. 5 of them were first reported in the last 30 days, so a number you have not seen before can still be part of the same pattern.
Reports over time
Reports per day over the last 30 days. Reports per week over the last 12 weeks. Red weeks had at least double the usual volume. Reports per month over the last year.
How people rate these calls
- Spam 111 · 67%
- Suspicious 50 · 30%
- Unknown 4 · 2%
- Safe 1 · 1%
Most common call type: Car Finance / Mis-sold Finance Scam
Busiest days
All reports by the day they were submitted.
Time of day
When reports are submitted, UK time.
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Night 12am to 6am 1
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Morning 6am to 12pm 45
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 94
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Evening 6pm to 12am 26
Latest reports
"About the car finance redress scheme"
"Number called, I checked the number and it's about car finance claims"
"The phone number rang, I looked it up and it's people claming about car finance."
"Tried to get me to book a car service saying they were from my dealership and wanted payment upfront"
"Car finance scam"
"Caller first asked, CAN YOU HEAR ME? Sounded suspicious straight away, then went on to say I could get compensation for car financial misselling. I told him not to call again and hung up. Then I blocked the number."
"07853 158656, yet another car finance claims company. Blocked and reported it."
"Car finance claims call. Wanted to check my name, address and DoB. They didnt like me asking them questions because they wanted to go back to checking all my details."
"Phoned to speak about a finance claim on a car. I've never had finance on it, and it's been off the road for over five years. They wanted my details, so I played along for fun."
"Will take your car and not pay, don't entertain this person at all."
"Called about car finance and said I might be owed money."
"The woman who called had a foreign accent and sounded like she had something over her mouth (very muffled). The only words I could understand were my old car registration number, which I don't own anymore, and compensation. I think this is a scam."
"I got an email pretending to be Zable Credit Finance / Direct Zable Loans UK. It said I'd been approved for a Β£6,000 loan if I paid a Β£50 fee, and to call 02081913392 with questions. I've contacted Zable directly and it's nothing to do with them."
"Asked about car finance"
"Call centre from overseas used a UK number, with an automated US voice. They called about finance I did not ask about, saying they were in the Bolton area. This happened soon after I got a call from a Luton number about the same thing! They're using many numbers; I have never applied for finance! Scammers."
"Called from PCP Claims Centre wanting to know if I ever had a car on finance."
"Someone called Joshua asked if I ever had car finance and said I could be owed money. Suspicious most like a scam"
"Asked about car finance . Indian call centre difficult to understand"
"Refund call for car finance"
"said they were checking my details for a car finance payout but not legit."
"Said something about 2gether breakdown cover that i had before then asked if my car finance was mis-sold so probably trying to get me to make a claim through them."
"Answered call from a foreign woman about my car finance claim. Told her to explain it since I knew I hadn't made one. She asked for my details. I told her to tell me my details. She said to get lost and hung up π"
"Really keen on buying a car, wants you to do a check using a specific website via a link. He says after you've paid he'll take the cost off the car price. Then when you pay this link on the "Vinaudit" he blocks you"