Knowing that your credit score isn’t the best can be daunting and may even put you off applying for finance altogether. Well, the team at MotoFinance have put together a handy guide below which will hopefully help to explain the world of credit searches and what you can expect.
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We have been asked many times ‘Can I get no credit check Motorbike Finance’, the answer to this is No.
The reason for this is that lenders need to run a credit check on you so they can assess your credit worthiness so they can make an informed decision on whether you can afford and repay the loan.
This is sensible and is also there to protect you as well as the lender, as you don’t want to run into financial difficulty by having a loan you simply cannot afford.
The good news is when starting your application online with MotoFinance we can give you a pre-approval for Motorbike Finance by initially only performing a ‘Soft Credit Check’. What does this mean you may ask?
Put simply a Soft Credit Check is more of a preliminary review and doesn’t impact your credit score. It does n’t show to other lenders when they view your credit file, and its only visible to you. This type of search will not effect your credit file.
The other type of search is a ‘Hard Credit Check’. This type of search allows the lenders to have a deeper look into your credit history and outstanding debts. Having a Hard Credit Search can temporarily slightly lower your credit score and its visible to other lenders.
When you decide you want to go ahead with a finance approval after speaking to one of the members of the MotoFinance team and take up the option of Motorbike Finance then the lender can turn the soft search into a hard search. At this point you are happy to proceed and won’t be looking elsewhere.
Take a look at our finance calculator which will give you an initial guide on potential repayments by clicking here