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Financial Ombudsman decision DRN-2930019 Not upheld

Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
—no sum stated
Mon Sep 13deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

Irresponsible lending, Treatment in financial difficulty

In the Ombudsman’s words

Mrs B complains that Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited (“VWFS”) acted unfairly by lending to her under a hire purchase agreement for a car, when she could not afford to borrow.Irresponsible lending
Mrs B complains that VWFS has acted inappropriately in the actions it has taken to try to recover its car from her.Treatment in financial difficulty

Rules cited

Consumer Credit Act 1974

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN-2930019.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.

The outcome shown is the Ombudsman’s own published classification, not our reading of the text. Nothing here is legal advice, and a decision concerns only the complaint it was made about.