Highfield Motors Ltd

Reference number: 407183

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

Automotive Compliance Limited Reference number: 497010 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Highfield Motors Ltd (FRN 407183) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Highfield Motors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Highfield Motors, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • 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 wheatleycarcentre.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01865 874046 is
  • Who else gives the postcode OX33 1JH
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Other names (2)

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

  • Sturdys Castle Car Centre Trading name
  • Wheatley Car Centre Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Automotive Compliance 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

Highfield Motors’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2005

2 April 2005

  • Began trading as "Sturdys Castle Car Centre"
  • Began trading as "Wheatley Car Centre"

FCA register

14 January 2005

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Highfield Motors Ltd FCA authorised?
Highfield Motors Ltd (FRN 407183) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Highfield Motors?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Highfield Motors Ltd (FRN 407183) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Highfield Motors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Highfield Motors, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. 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 Highfield Motors’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01865 874046 and the website wheatleycarcentre.co.uk for Highfield Motors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Highfield Motors a scam or clone?
Highfield Motors 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 Highfield Motors?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Highfield Motors's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Highfield Motors use any other names?
It trades as Sturdys Castle Car Centre and Wheatley Car Centre.

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