Gene Miles

Reference number: 811068

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Introducer appointed representative

Gene Miles can only introduce you to their principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

21st Century Vehicles Limited Reference number: 674253 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Gene Miles (FRN 811068) introduces customers to 21st Century Vehicles Limited (FRN 674253). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Gene Miles.
  • Example: if Gene Miles refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Gene Miles itself.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

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 bigvan-company.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0116 462 4913 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LE4 9JJ
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Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • UK Car Van & Truck Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through 21st Century Vehicles Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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

Gene Miles’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2018

8 June 2018

  • Became an introducer appointed representative
  • Began trading as "UK Car Van & Truck"

FCA register

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

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  • All 2 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Gene Miles FCA authorised?
Gene Miles (FRN 811068) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Gene Miles?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Gene Miles (FRN 811068) introduces customers to 21st Century Vehicles Limited (FRN 674253). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Gene Miles. Example: if Gene Miles refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Gene Miles itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Gene Miles’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0116 462 4913 and the website bigvan-company.co.uk for Gene Miles. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Gene Miles a scam or clone?
Gene Miles 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 Gene Miles?
Protection works through 21st Century Vehicles Limited, the principal firm responsible for Gene Miles's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Gene Miles use any other names?
It trades as UK Car Van & Truck.

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