Bank backs FCA car finance redress plan amid growing car finance claims and payouts 2026 expectations

LONDON — Lloyds Banking Group will not challenge the United Kingdom’s multibillion-pound FCA car finance compensation scheme [1], opting instead to proceed with the redress plan linked to the ongoing car finance scandal and rising car finance claims. The move comes as regulators push lenders to address widespread mis-sold car finance and car finance mis-selling practices affecting motorists over nearly two decades.

Decision to forgo legal challenge

Lloyds had previously considered legal action against the Financial Conduct Authority’s scheme, estimated at about £9.1 billion ($12.25 billion), which could result in significant car finance compensation and car finance refund payouts. The bank ultimately decided not to proceed with a legal challenge, citing the need to prioritise customers and shareholders.

Lloyds said it had reviewed the FCA car finance redress scheme in detail [2] and, despite disagreeing with aspects of the regulator’s findings, decided that proceeding with the plan was the best outcome for both customers and shareholders.

The decision is likely to influence how other lenders respond to mounting cases of car finance claims and PCP claims.

Regulator orders industry-wide compensation

The FCA last month told lenders and dealers to pay compensation to drivers after failures to disclose commissions and financial arrangements for car finance deals [3], including personal contract purchase plans which have led to a large number of PCP claim filings.

The review covers a 17-year period through 2024 and has triggered a surge in car finance claims and PCP claims, as consumers seek potential PCP refund and car finance refund payments.

Banks and vehicle finance firms have already set aside billions of pounds in anticipation of payouts 2026, as the industry braces for one of the largest consumer redress exercises in the UK financial sector.

Revised cost estimates

The total cost of the compensation scheme has been lowered from an earlier estimate of £11 billion after the FCA updated its assumptions on administration costs, eligibility rules and expected take up.

However, even at the lower estimate, the scale of the car finance compensation programme is significant and experts warn final payouts will be dependent on the numbers of car finance claims and PCP claims received.

Lloyds’ decision not to seek a legal challenge against the scheme removes a major potential road block for the FCA car finance redress process, which will continue as impacted consumers, and those who determined eligibility through a car finance refund check, continue to make claims relating to the car finance scandal.

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References:

1. Lloyds Banking Group will not challenge the United Kingdom’s multibillion-pound FCA car finance compensation scheme - https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/lloyds-will-not-take-legal-action-against-britains-car-finance-redress-scheme-ft-2026-04-10/
2. Lloyds said it had reviewed the FCA car finance redress scheme in detail - https://www.businessday.co.za/world/international-companies/2026-04-12-lloyds-drops-plan-to-challenge-uk-car-finance-compensation-scheme/
3.  The FCA last month told lenders and dealers to pay compensation to drivers after failures to disclose commissions and financial arrangements for car finance deals - https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/policy-statements/ps26-3-motor-finance-consumer-redress-scheme