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FCA Commission Status Disclosure & Terms

Our Firms' Regulated Status

The following companies are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) with a Limited Permission for credit broking. These companies are registered on the Financial Services Register under the Firm Registration Numbers (FRN) stated below.

  • Agnew Autoexchange Limited (FRN 686247)
  • IAPCB Limited (FRN 686197)
  • Agnew Commercials Limited (FRN 672959)
  • Agnew Leasing Limited (FRN 687475)
  • Isaac Agnew Limited (FRN 687467)

The above companies are Appointed Representatives of Sytner Group Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the FCA for Insurance Distribution activities, under FRN 310540. You can check the above information on the FCA Register by visiting the FCA’s website at https://register.fca.org.uk or by contacting the FCA contact centre on 0800 1116768 (freephone) or 0300 500 8082.

The Financial Conduct Authority is the independent watchdog that regulates financial services. Should you require further support to assist you in understanding our products and services please let us know. All finance and insurance products are optional.


Insurance Products

The dealership (“we”) can only introduce you to the insurance products listed below. They are each provided by a single provider.  We do not undertake a ‘whole of the market’ analysis for any of these products and we will introduce you to these products on a non-advised sale basis. This means we are not acting on your behalf and we are not providing you with any advice, recommendations, or undivided loyalty. The insurance products available are: -

  • Manufacturer Extended Warranty - *See Note
  • Short Term/Annual Motor Insurance - *See Note

*Not all manufacturer partners we work with provide the above. Should you require further details, including provider information, this is available upon request.

Where a Manufacturer Extended Warranty is available, we will complete an insurance suitability assessment on the basis of information provided by you (the customer). This is referred to as the statement of demands and needs and is designed to help you make an informed decision about the insurance. We will receive commission from the Insurer which is a percentage of the total premium paid, with the exception of Porsche Cars, where we do not receive a commission.

Short term motor insurance (eg. Free Drive Away Motor Insurance) - we will provide details for you to contact the provider only. You should discuss your needs and eligibility for this product directly with them. We do not receive any commission. In the event you purchase an annual policy direct from the Insurer, they may pay us a commission (either a flat fee or a percentage of the annual insurance premium).


Finance Products

We are a credit broker and not a lender. We are not an independent financial advisor, and we act in our own interests in respect of arranging finance. We do not act on your behalf. In legal terms, this means we provide neither disinterested advice nor undivided loyalty. We are not your agent nor your fiduciary.

We do not source the whole market and can only provide you with limited options when introducing you to the lenders we work with (details can be provided upon request). No advice or recommendations will be made, and you must decide whether the finance product you choose is right for you. 

With the exception of Mercedes-Benz and Volvo New Cars (see below) We operate with two lenders, a preferred lender and a secondary lender, both of whom we have a pre-existing relationship with. Once we determine that our preferred lender can provide suitable products to assist you with your vehicle purchase, we will introduce you to that lender. If that lender refuses to grant credit, then we can propose it to our second provider. In the event both lenders choose not to provide credit, we will refer you to a broker with whom we have a pre-existing relationship with to attempt to source credit for you. Note however, the available terms from this broker may well be inferior to the two lenders we initially introduced you to.

New (and some Young Used) Cars: MINI When the vehicle is a New MINI, and in some cases when the vehicle is a young Used MINI;

  • We can only introduce you to one lender, which is BMW Financial Services (GB) Limited, trading as MINI Financial Services.
  • When you enter into a vehicle finance agreement with the lender, we will sell the vehicle on behalf of BMW (UK) Limited (trading as MINI UK) to the lender.
  • If BMW Financial Services (GB) Limited, trading as MINI FS is unable to make you an offer of finance, we (the dealership) are not able to introduce you to another lender (this is the policy set by BMW (UK)). In this event, please discuss your vehicle purchasing options with a member of the sales team within the dealership or directly with the lender. 

New Cars: Mercedes-Benz Cars For new cars we can only introduce you to Mercedes Benz Financial Services (MBFS) as they are the sole finance provider chosen by Mercedes-Benz Cars (MBC). In the event MBFS choose not to provide credit for your new car purchase, we (the dealership) are not able to introduce you to another lender (this is the policy set by MBC). In this event, please discuss your vehicle purchasing options with a sales team within the dealership or directly with MBFS (the lender).

New Cars: Volvo For new cars we can only introduce you to Volvo Cars Financial Services UK (VCFSUK) as they are the sole finance provider for Volvo new cars. We do not receive commission from VCFSUK. In the event VCFSUK choose not to provide credit for your new car purchase, we (the dealership) are not able to introduce you to another lender. In this event, please discuss your vehicle purchasing options with a sales colleague or directly with VCFSUK (the lender).


Fees and Commission Arrangements (finance products)

We do not charge you a fee for an introduction to the lender, if you avail of our Used car finance, we will receive a commission from the lenders we work with (either a fixed fee or a fixed percentage of the amount you borrow). The lenders we work with pay commission at different rates. Some lenders may also provide preferential rates to us for the funding of our vehicle stock and also provide financial support for our training and marketing.

We will provide you with details of any commission before you enter into the agreement and ask you to consent to its payment.  If you are not happy with the commission amount or structure you can choose not to consent and not to proceed with the transaction. The commission paid to us is included in the cost of your finance. These arrangements are negotiated with the lender in advance and we are unable to alter the interest rate (or any other item included in the total charge for credit).


Credit Searches

By providing us with your credit details, you will be giving us authority to submit a credit application on your behalf to our credit provider(s), who will record a search on your credit file. We will only pass your details onto a subsequent credit provider if the initial application to the first credit provider is not successful. In this event, we will use a maximum of four credit providers and therefore, no more than four credit searches will be registered.


Contact Details / Complaints:

If you wish to contact us or register a complaint, please contact us:

If for any reason you are not entirely satisfied regarding your finance transaction, please let us know straight away. Our dedicated team will investigate your concerns. Please be aware that due to the complexity of these complaints they can take longer to investigate and resolve than other complaints.

We will endeavour to resolve your regulated credit related complaint as quickly as possible, if however, you are not satisfied with our Final Response or it has been more than eight weeks since we received your complaint, you may be able to refer your complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service.  Details about how to contact the Financial Ombudsman Service can be found here www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk or by telephoning 0845 080 1800.

Where your complaint relates to motor finance commission, under the revised rules issued by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on the 19th December 2024, the usual 8 week response time has been paused until 4th December 2025, meaning we will provide you with your final response no later than 29th January 2026. Further information can be found about our regulated complaint process here: www.agnewcars.com/pages/finance-and-insurance-related-complaints/. You can also find out more information about car finance commission complaints on the FCA website here: https://www.fca.org.uk/carfinance.


Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) - Insurance Products:

We are covered by the FSCS. You may be entitled to compensation from the scheme if we cannot meet our obligations.

This depends on the type of business and the circumstances of the claim. General Insurance advising and arranging is covered for 90% of the claim with no upper limit. Compulsory forms of insurance (e.g., Motor Insurance) are covered for 100% of the claim with no upper limit. Further information about compensation scheme arrangements is available from the FSCS.

Please note - finance products are not covered by this scheme.