Loans for Students to Buy a Car

Many students these days are forced to live at home due to the expense of living in halls or in a shared house, but this often means they will need to have transport in order to get to and from lectures.

Buying a car almost seems out of the question, but there are specific loans for students to buy a car. As a student, you should only buy a car if it is entirely necessary – if you do decide to get out a car loan, make sure you shop around to find the best deal and keep in mind:

  • Affordability: It is not just the loan repayment you will have to budget for, cars are expensive and you will also have to pay
  • Flexibility: You will want to go with a lender that gives you a choice of fixed rates and a choice of repayments terms to fit your circumstances i.e. you may want to choose a repayment term that matches your university course.

Our FREE car loan calculator compares all the leading UK lenders to find you the best car loan available.

LenderMin - Max LoanCredit HistoryAPRTermApply
Derbyshire Personal LoanGood6.00%1 to 5 YearsGet Quotes >
Loans from £7,500 to £14,999. Fixed monthly payments and no set-up charges. Representative Example: Borrow £10,000 over 49 months at a Representative APR of 6.0% paying £229.88 a month will result in a total sum of £11,264.12 over the loan term.
Tesco Personal Loan 6.10%1 to 5 YearsGet Quotes >
Loans from £7,500 to £14,999. Fixed monthly payments and no set-up charges. Representative Example: Borrow £10,000 over 60 months at a Representative APR of 6.1% paying £193.02 a month will result in a total sum of £11,581 over the loan term.
Personal Loan 6.10%1 to 5 YearsGet Quotes >
Borrow £7,500 - £15,000. Representative Example: Borrow £10,000 over 62 months at a Representative APR of 6.1% paying £194.94 a month will result in a total sum of £11,696.40 over the loan term.
£7,500 - £14,999Good6.80%1 to 5 YearsGet Quotes >
6.8% APR or an Exclusive rate of 6.3% for existing customers. Loans of £7,500 - £25,000 for 1-5 years. Representative Example: 6.8% APR Representative (fixed). Based on an assumed loan amount of £10,000 over 49 months at an interest rate of 6.8% p.a. (fixed). Monthly repayment £233.36. Total amount payable £11,434.64. (fixed). b>
£7,500 - £14,999Good6.90%1 to 5 YearsGet Quotes >
Loans from £7,500 to £14,950. Rates fixed for the lifetime of the loan. Instant decision online. Representative Example: Borrow £10,000 over 48 months at a Representative APR of 6.9% paying £240.41 a month will result in a total sum of £11,539.68 over the loan term.
£7,500 - £14,999Good6.90%1 to 5 YearsGet Quotes >
Loans from £7,500 to £14,950. Available to existing RBS current account customers only. Rates fixed for the lifetime of the loan. Representative Example: Borrow £10,000 over 48 months at a Representative APR of 6.9% paying £240.41 a month will result in a total sum of £11,539.68.

Fair Investment Company is independent and provides a selection of some of the leading loan deals available. Our service does not compare or contrast all of the loan deals currently available in the market. Our address is; Kings House, 14 Orchard Street, Bristol, BS1 5EH. If you would like to arrange any of the products shown in the table please click on the “Apply” link which will take you to the provider’s website where you will be able to view further details of the product and apply online.