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First Response Finance: Car finance reviews

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Based on 6,931 reviews, last reviewed 5th Mar 2026
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Latest highest rating:

5

The staff are really polite, welcoming helpful The staff are really polite, welcoming helpful Reviewed on: 20th February 2026
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Latest lowest rating:

1

Poor Customer Service and Zero Support Very Poor Customer Service, Zero support This companies customer service is very poor, and their customer support is non existent. They continuly try ... Read more Reviewed on: 5th March 2026
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About this product

First Response Finance offer car finance for different vehicles including cars, motorbikes and vans.

You can check your eligibility without affecting your credit score and even if you’ve had CCJs, defaults or missed payments, as bad credit specialists, First Response Finance may still be able to help.

First Response Finance reviews help you find out what it’s really like to be a customer. If you’ve used First Response before, you can also leave a review and share your experience.

First Response Finance Car finance reviews (6931)

Review of the First Response Finance, Car finance:

Great experience

5
Very easy to setup with great customer care. Reviewed on: 13th August 2021

First response finance

5
A excellent team of people helping gain the car I need to support my disabled wife, nothing was to much for them, even when struggling to pay the repayments, they changed my policy to weekly to try and help, which it did. I would highly recommend first response finance to anyone. Kind regards M.Robinson Reviewed on: 11th August 2022

Easy car finance

4
Contacted first response car finance around 8 years ago as at the time was struggling to obtain any finance, there rates are lower than alot of other companies out there but still reasonable, been with this company ever since , why go anywhere else if your happy. Cannot thank you enough for the easy application and fast payout to all car sales . Reviewed on: 11th August 2022

My 1st time experience

5
This is the first time I have used first response finance and I promise it won't be the last. From start to finish there colleagues could not have done enough to make my transaction that little but smoother. I finally got my dream car and its all thanks to you guys. Well done and keep up the work!! Reviewed on: 11th August 2022

Excellent experience quick

5
Quick, polite, no hassle. Brilliant Reviewed on: 11th August 2022

Very easy,helpful company

5
very fast and easy realisation of transaction,good contact Reviewed on: 11th August 2022

Fantastic

5
Easy do deal with had 3 vehicles now and all have gone very smoothly Reviewed on: 11th August 2022

Customer Service

5
I've been buying cars with First Response over the last Ten years plus I won't go anywhere else because the level of customer care provided is excellent to say the very least. Natter what life has thrown me ; I can say for sure that, they go very far t accommodate my needs atany time ; and that without a doubt I will not have been able to get a car partly because I disabled. Every time I replace the cars I have been able to get , I've been gradually raising the bar in order to get a newer and better car which cares for my needs. Can't say fairer than that... Reviewed on: 11th August 2022

Excellent Customer Service

5
From start of application to completion and acceptanse staff were very courteous, helpful and a real pleasure to talk to Reviewed on: 11th August 2022

they been great to me

5
sine i joined first responce 4 years ago they been great with me i bought a car form a car dealer in derbyshire the dealer sold me a dodgy car fist responce help me loads they paid for mazda in derby to check car out and found the car unfit to drive i got my money back the team was always there for advise ive now bought my 3rd car no hassle great customer service so glad im with them any problems they are there for me Reviewed on: 11th August 2022

Great company!

5
Great people to deal with. Friendly staff, transparent, clear communication, always able to help. Reviewed on: 11th August 2022