Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) is a finance product that allows you the opportunity to buy a new or a used vehicle.
It is similar to a Hire Purchase agreement as you will usually pay an initial deposit, followed by monthly instalments over a term typically between 18 to 48 months.
What makes PCP different to Hire Purchase (HP) is that your monthly instalments are paying off the depreciation of the vehicle, and not its entire value, over the course of the term. Then, when you get to the end of your agreement, there is a final, balloon payment that must be made if you want to keep the vehicle. The balloon payment is often referred to also as the Guaranteed Future Value. (GFV)
When you have chosen your vehicle, you will then agree your annual mileage and decide on the agreement term with one of our Business Managers.
We will then determine the Guaranteed Minimum Future Value (GMFV) of the vehicle at the end of the agreement and work out a deposit and monthly amount that works for you.
At the end of your agreement you will then have three options:
Return – Simply return the vehicle the back to us
Retain – Keep the vehicle by paying the optional final payment
Renew – Trade it in for another commercial vehicle
For a quotation, help, or advice contact us and ask to speak to one of our Business Managers.
You can normally settle your agreement early by asking the finance company to provide you with a settlement figure. However, the finance company will require you to pay off the difference between what your vehicle is worth, and what you still owe and there may be a difference which is known as negative equity. On the other hand, you may find that at the end of your term your vehicle is worth more than the Guaranteed Future Value, which means you will have some positive equity to contribute towards your next vehicle.
Lease Purchase is when you make lower monthly payments across a set term, and then make a final balloon payment at the end of it along with the option to purchase fee. The vehicle then belongs to you.
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Contract Hire is when you choose a vehicle to hire on a monthly basis and there is no option to buy at the end of the term.
At the end of your hire term you hand the vehicle back and the condition of the vehicle is assessed. You then pay any excess mileage fees.
Finance lease is when you do not want to own the vehicle at the end of your rental term, but would like to benefit financially from the sale of the vehicle.
At the end of the term you have two options:
FULL PAY
1. You can renew your lease for a further term
2. Sell the vehicle to a 3rd party on Volkswagen's behalf and upon completion of the sale you will receive a percentage of the proceeds.
DEFERRED PAYMENT
1. Settle your deferred balance (Balloon payment) with Volkswagen before renewing your lease.
2. Settle your deferred balance (Balloon payment) and then sell the vehicle to a 3rd party on Volkswagen's behalf. Upon completion of the sale you will receive a percentage of the proceeds.
Hire Purchase is a way to finance buying a new or used vehicle. You will normally pay an initial deposit and will pay off the entire value of the vehicle in monthly instalments. When all the payments are made, the Hire Purchase agreement ends, and you own the vehicle outright.
The short answer is yes, you can end your finance early. There are different provisions within each finance agreement that allows you to do just that. If you have got through two-thirds of the way through your finance agreement, the options to end the finance agreement early open up.
For a Hire Purchase agreement, there is an option of paying it off early through a settlement fee. A settlement fee covers the cost of any remaining unpaid instalments and interest payments remaining on the agreement. Once the settlement fee is paid, you take full ownership of the car early.
Under a Personal Contract Purchase agreement, you can also pay a settlement fee for bringing the agreement to an end early. After that, you can choose to hand the vehicle back or you have a second option. Through a PCP agreement, you can take full ownership of the vehicle by paying off the remaining Guaranteed Minimum Future Value also known as a balloon payment.