Petition · past parliament

Stop car finance and interest payments during COVID 19 UK

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

stop making people pay car finance and interest on missed payments creating more debt
stop making people pay car finance for a period of 6months and interest on missed payments creating more debt

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Arrangements for the payment of car finance loans are a matter for individual lenders, not the Government or Parliament.

We have published a number of petitions calling on the Government to provide financial support to individuals who have been affected by the coronavirus outbreak, which you might like to sign. You can find all open petitions relating to coronavirus here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&topic=covid-19

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

Timeline

19 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
8 Apr 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Apr 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.