Guides on logbook loans and money.
Plain answers on how logbook loans work, borrowing against your car and keeping on top of your money.
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Fuel Duty Explained: What It Means for Your Motoring Costs
A question-by-question guide to UK fuel duty, why the current reduced rate is not permanent, and practical ways to keep your fuel and wider motoring costs down.
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Need to Borrow With Bad Credit? A Step-by-Step Approach
A careful, step-by-step way to borrow when your credit history is poor, from checking your report to comparing options and avoiding risky lenders.
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Red Flags and Green Flags When Choosing a Logbook Lender
The signs that a logbook lender is trustworthy, and the warning signs that should make you walk away, from upfront fees to vague costs.
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What Makes a Vehicle Suitable for a Logbook Loan?
Car, van or motorbike, your vehicle has to meet a few clear conditions to secure a logbook loan. We answer the questions people ask us most.
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Is Your Take-Home Pay Right? Checking Your Tax Code and Payslip
With tax thresholds frozen until 2031, every pound counts. A step-by-step guide to checking your tax code, reading your payslip and claiming what you are owed.
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Costly Money Mistakes: Why They Happen and How to Fix Them
Why sensible people still make expensive money mistakes, and the systems that stop them happening, from emergency savings to annual bill reviews.
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Debt Consolidation: Questions to Ask First
One payment instead of five sounds appealing. These questions, and a worked example, show what consolidating debts would really change.
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Side Income and Tax: How the £1,000 Trading Allowance Works
Earning a little extra on the side? We explain the £1,000 trading allowance, the property allowance and Rent a Room, with three worked examples.
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No Credit History or Bad Credit? Understanding the Difference
Two applicants, two refusals, two very different reasons. We explain how a thin credit file differs from a poor one and what helps in each case.
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Topping Up a Logbook Loan: Eligibility, Process and Risks
Topping up an existing logbook loan is sometimes possible. Learn the eligibility rules, how V5 Solutions assesses a request and the risks to consider.
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Five Times Your V5C Logbook Really Matters
From buying and selling to moving house and borrowing, here are five moments when an accurate V5C logbook makes a real difference to vehicle owners.
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Which Types of Loan Fit Which Situations? A UK Borrowing Guide
See how common borrowing needs map to the main kinds of credit. We explain UK loan types, from personal and secured loans to credit unions and BNPL, by everyday need.
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How Loan to Value Shapes the Size of Your Logbook Loan
Your vehicle's value and your budget together set how much you can borrow. Learn how lenders use loan to value and how it affects your logbook loan.
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