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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
"Same company uses lots of numbers. Car finance scam"
"Called and said they were from fto, Carloans365"
"got an unwanted text about claiming for a diesel car purchase around the same time. This is the second call from the same area code, but the first one had a slightly different specific number. (Iβve never had a diesel car!)"
"car finance"
"Said they were PCP finance from manchester. Couldnt say where in Manchester except somewhere in the financial area. Complete scam,beware!!"
"Called about car finance from 2007-2011 never had car finance"
"Scam about car finance claims, but i've not had car finance, so blocked number and ignored."
"Car selling scammer"
"Tried calling about a claim for car finance"
"Looked like a mobile number saying they were a car finance company"
"Said he was calling from a PCP repayment company, asking for vehicle details (using the registration) and date of birth. Do not give them any info. Use a legal firm if you think you can claim car finance."
"Now calling about a personal injury claim. Earlier they called about car finance. Blocked and reported."
"Legal and assist about car crash. I asked him when the accident was and he hung up. (Indian accent)"
"Indian sounding woman talking. Car finance scam"
"They asked my name and knew my number plate, wanted to talk about monthly finance"
"PCP phone call regarding my car. They had all my details but when I said it wasn't my car they hung up right away."
"Asked about my car finance told them iv never had finance and hung up. On TPS unsolicited call beware"
"PCP scam"
"Scam wanting a deposit for a car they do not own."
"Car finance scam."
"Asked about car finance, told me I was owed some money. They also got my name wrong, and I've never had car finance."
"Car finance, but I've never had it."
"Called about my cars mot."