Focus Car Sales

Reference number: 679619

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Authorised by the FCA

Focus Car Sales is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When focuscarsales.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01284 850756 is
  • Who else gives the postcode IP29 4US
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Key dates in its history

Focus Car Sales’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2023

6 November 2023

  • FCA recorded a standard requirement (Financial Promotions for own firm, ARs and other members of the group)

FCA register

2016

21 March 2016

  • FCA recorded a standard requirement (No CBTL business unless registered)

FCA register

2015

10 April 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms like Focus Car Sales

Other firms of the same type (car leasing or hire), nearest first.

In the Ipswich (IP) postcode area

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Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • All 4 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Focus Car Sales FCA authorised?
Yes, Focus Car Sales (FRN 679619) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2015 and works as a car leasing or hire. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Focus Car Sales’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01284 850756 and the website focuscarsales.co.uk for Focus Car Sales. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Focus Car Sales a scam or clone?
Focus Car Sales is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Focus Car Sales?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Focus Car Sales handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Focus Car Sales to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

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