Car Shops Limited

Reference number: 789780

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own. It acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

The FCA register does not name a principal for this firm.

What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Car Shops Limited (FRN 789780) is listed as an appointed representative, but the register does not show its principal firm here. Find the principal on the FCA register before dealing with this firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Car Shops, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Same company

This company holds another FCA record

A company can hold several FCA records, covering different parts of its business, and each one carries its own permissions and protection. The reference number you were given decides which record applies to you.

Identity

Check their details

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Also trades as 45 other names, search them
  • Car Shop Bristol
  • Car Shop Cardiff
  • Carshop.co.uk
  • Car Shop Northampton
  • Car Shop Nottingham
  • Car Shop Swindon
  • Car Shop Wakefield
  • Geely Northampton
  • Geely Nottingham
  • Geely Sunderland
  • Geely Swindon
  • Geely Wolverhampton
  • More4mycar.com
  • narpodrive.co.uk
  • Select Bristol
  • Select Cardiff
  • Select Northampton
  • Select Nottingham
  • Select Swindon
  • Select Wakefield
  • Sytner Chery Bristol
  • Sytner Chery Cardiff
  • Sytner Chery Wakefield
  • Sytner Geely Northampton
  • Sytner Geely Nottingham
  • Sytner Geely Sunderland
  • Sytner Geely Swindon
  • Sytner Geely Wolverhampton
  • Sytner OMODA JAECOO Conwy
  • Sytner OMODA JAECOO Llandudno
  • Sytner Select Bristol
  • Sytner Select Cardiff
  • Sytner Select Northampton
  • Sytner Select Nottingham
  • Sytner Select Swindon
  • Sytner Select Wakefield
  • The Car Shop
  • The Car Shop Bristol
  • The Car Shop Cardiff
  • The Car Shop Megastore
  • The Car Shop Northampton
  • The Car Shop Nottingham
  • The Car Shop Swindon
  • The Car Shop Wakefield
  • unisondrive.co.uk

Company details

From the company's Companies House record.

Company number
05331512
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
13 January 2005 (21 years old)
Registered office
2 Penman Way, Grove Park, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 1ST, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Current directors and secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed
Simon Moorhouse Director Dec 1973 13 Jul 2023
John Cragg Director Feb 1967 1 Jan 2025
Simon Moorhouse Secretary Not published 13 Jul 2023

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Activities and protection

What they can do, and how you are protected

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Complaints: You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Track record

FCA actions and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action, and no complaints recorded with the Ombudsman.

Previously registered as

The FCA register holds one earlier registered name for this firm. A registered name changes when a firm rebrands, and a partnership's changes whenever its partners do.

  • Car Shop

Names it no longer trades under

This firm has retired 55 trading names. If you were contacted under one of these, the name did belong to this firm, but check the current details above before going ahead.

Show the retired names
  • altdrive.co.uk
  • Autosave
  • autosave affinity partners
  • autosave.co.uk
  • bfawdrive.co.uk
  • Car Shop Cheltenham
  • Car Shop Doncaster
  • Car Shop Express Cheltenham
  • Car Shop Express Halifax
  • Car Shop Express Leicester
  • Car Shop Express Leighton Buzzard
  • Car Shop Halifax
  • Car Shop Leicester
  • Car Shop Leighton Buzzard
  • Car Shop Manchester
  • Car Shop Norwich
  • Car Shop Sheffield
  • Car Shop Wakefield
  • Car Shop Warrington
  • Car Shop Wolverhampton
  • clubautosave.co.uk
  • forcesdrive.co.uk
  • Geely Warrington
  • gmbdrive.co.uk
  • heydaydrive.co.uk
  • Imcdrive.co.uk
  • Key Car Credit
  • moneyclubdrive.co.uk
  • nahtdrive.co.uk
  • nfopdrive.co.uk
  • pcsdrive.co.uk
  • poadrive.co.uk
  • rmtdrive.org.uk
  • Select Warrington
  • Select Wolverhampton
  • Spirit Fleet Solutions
  • Sytner Geely Warrington
  • Sytner Select Warrington
  • Sytner Select Wolverhampton
  • The Car Shop Cheltenham
  • The Car Shop Doncaster
  • The Car Shop Express Cheltenham
  • The Car Shop Express Halifax
  • The Car Shop Express Leicester
  • The Car Shop Express Leighton Buzzard
  • The Car Shop Halifax
  • The Car Shop Leicester
  • The Car Shop Leighton Buzzard
  • The Car Shop Manchester
  • The Car Shop Norwich
  • The Car Shop Sheffield
  • The Car Shop Warrington
  • The Car Shop Wolverhampton
  • unitedrive.co.uk
  • usdawdrive.co.uk

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Is Car Shops Limited FCA authorised?
Car Shops Limited (FRN 789780) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Car Shops?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Car Shops Limited (FRN 789780) is listed as an appointed representative, but the register does not show its principal firm here. Find the principal on the FCA register before dealing with this firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Car Shops, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
Is my money safe with Car Shops?
Protection works through the principal firm responsible for Car Shops's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Is Car Shops a scam or clone?
Car Shops is a genuine FCA-listed firm. However, scammers sometimes clone authorised firms. Always check that the contact details you were given match those on the FCA register before sending money or sharing information.
What is Car Shops's Firm Reference Number (FRN)?
Car Shops's FRN is 789780. You can verify it on the FCA register.