Vehicle Certification Agency

Reference number: 927566

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Introducer appointed representative

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

Responsible principal firm

Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited Reference number: 722968 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.
  • Vehicle Certification Agency (FRN 927566) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Vehicle Certification Agency.
  • Example: if Vehicle Certification Agency refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Vehicle Certification Agency 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    07920 817792

  • Address

    1 Eastgate Office Centre, Eastgate Road, Bristol, BS5 6XX, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 07920 817792 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BS5 6XX
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Other names (1)

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

  • 2) Vehicle Certification Agency Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) 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

Vehicle Certification Agency’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2020

10 June 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "2) Vehicle Certification Agency"

FCA register

9 June 2020

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

Firms connected to Vehicle Certification Agency

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Vehicle Certification Agency. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Vehicle Certification Agency FCA authorised?
Vehicle Certification Agency (FRN 927566) 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 Vehicle Certification Agency?
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. Vehicle Certification Agency (FRN 927566) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Vehicle Certification Agency. Example: if Vehicle Certification Agency refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Vehicle Certification Agency 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 Vehicle Certification Agency’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07920 817792 for Vehicle Certification Agency. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Vehicle Certification Agency a scam or clone?
Vehicle Certification Agency 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 Vehicle Certification Agency?
Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Vehicle Certification Agency's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Vehicle Certification Agency use any other names?
It has previously used the name 2) Vehicle Certification Agency.

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