Carlyle Finance

Carlyle Finance provide support to individuals and UK Motor Dealers by providing a choice of finance and insurance products that offer them the opportunity to make purchasing a car or LCV a convenient and competitive option.

The Carlyle business model is very advantageous to dealers and customers as it helps to speed up the finance approval process (typically within 60 minutes) and also leads to higher acceptance rates (since Carlyle secure the loan on the vehicle purchased). All of Carlyle’s financial agreements are Hire-Purchase loans, where the majority are regulated by the Consumer Credit Act. This means that they take an active interest in the customer’s satisfaction with their vehicle purchase. In addition, Carlyle’s array of insurance products adds customer value by protecting them against the risk of not meeting their vehicle finance obligations, amongst other risks.

Carlyle have relationships with over 3,000 UK motor dealers, with a customer satisfaction rating of over 95%. Furthermore, they are a multi-national car finance specialist owned by one of the largest banks in the world. In 2006 they were acquired by FirstRand of South Africa, a global bank that has the highest level of expertise in assisting the car-buying public organise their finances. Under the trading name of WesBank, (The Wheels Bank), their parent company enjoys huge success in the South African car market, with a market leading position within the industry, along with partnerships with a great many household car manufacturer names.

Since Wesbank took ownership in July 2006 Carlyle have enjoyed the highest levels of growth in their history. They have done this by providing the best in terms of service, competitiveness and convenience to their customers.

All this has resulted in Carlyle becoming one of the fastest growing motor finance providers in the UK. Carlyle have extensive experience: they have been assisting the UK car buying public purchase their cars for nearly 40 years, and their head office management team have over 300 years of experience in helping customers buy the vehicles they want.

For more information please visit www.carlylefinance.com