Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK) Limited: FCA regulated?

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.

Appointed for 1 year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2025

Responsible principal firm

Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited Reference number: 311988 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.
Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK) Limited (FRN 1034421) is an AR of Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited (FRN 311988). When you use Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK), 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.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

01908 485000
Address

Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Ltd, Yeomans Drive, Blakelands, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, MK14 5LR, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 01908 485000 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode MK14 5LR

Other names (22)

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

BuyaCar Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Drive Trading name: A name it trades under now.
HeyCar Trading name: A name it trades under now.
HeyCar UK Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Honest John Trading name: A name it trades under now.
QualCar Trading name: A name it trades under now.
AutoOnline Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
AutoVillage Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
BuyYourBike Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
BuyYourCar Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
BuyYourCarParts Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
BuyYourVan Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
CarDealerLocator Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
CarSite Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
CarVillage Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
DesperateSeller Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FindYourCaravan Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FindYourMotorhome Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Motor Village Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Priceanycar Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Priceanyvan Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
UsedCarsNearMe Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) 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.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number: 16386196 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 14 April 2025 (1 year old)
Registered office: Brunswick Court Yeomans Drive, Blakelands, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK14 5LR, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012)
Financial leasing (SIC 64910)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Michael John Todd	Director	May 1966	14 Apr 2025	4 other companies
Daniel Peter James	Director	Oct 1977	28 Jul 2026	1 other company

Other companies run by these 2 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies: 5
closed down: 2
went insolvent: 1

In the full report: all 5 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
The one that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register
All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (45)

2025

17 June 2025

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

14 April 2025

Incorporated at Companies House
Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 45 events

All 45 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 4

Firms connected to Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK)

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm: 1
share a director: 1
share its phone number: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK)

Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.

In Milton Keynes

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5 other companies its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
All 45 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK) Limited FCA authorised?

Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK) Limited (FRN 1034421) 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 Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK)?

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. Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK) Limited (FRN 1034421) is an AR of Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited (FRN 311988). When you use Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK), 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 Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK)’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01908 485000 for Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.

Is Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK) a scam or clone?

Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK) 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 Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK)?

Protection works through Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK)'s regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK)?

Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK) is owned by Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 14 April 2025.

Who runs Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK)?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK): Michael John Todd and Daniel Peter James.

How long has Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK) been in business?

The company was formed on 14 April 2025.

Does Volkswagen Financial Services DS (UK) use any other names?

It trades as BuyaCar, Drive, HeyCar, HeyCar UK and Honest John, and 1 more names. It has previously used 16 other names, including AutoOnline, AutoVillage and BuyYourBike.