With a Hire Purchase (HP) finance agreement, you’ll put down an initial deposit when taking out your agreement and you will make regular instalments over an agreed fixed period, much like a regular loan. HP finance agreements are secured against the car and you’ll therefore own the vehicle once your final payment is made. If your aim is full vehicle ownership at the end of your agreement, then HP finance is usually the more cost effective way for you to achieve this.
With a HP finance agreement, you’ll be able to spread the cost of vehicle ownership over a fixed term of up to 5 years. If you don’t have the full funds to buy a used car right now, HP is great for allowing you to make smaller payments over a period of time that works for you. Unlike PCP finance agreements, HP finance does not have any balloon payments or mileage limits, making the overall finance product easier to manage and understand.
Hire purchase is also sometimes known as ‘conditional sale’. Learn more about HP finance below.