Border Cars (Dumfries) Ltd, trading as BC Motorhomes, BCM, BM Services, Border Cars
What this means for you
Because Border Cars (Dumfries) Ltd, trading as BC Motorhomes, BCM, BM Services, Border Cars has been declared in default, you can't complain via the Financial Ombudsman Service in the normal way. Instead, eligible customers can apply to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme for compensation.
Background
Border Cars (Dumfries) Ltd, trading as BC Motorhomes, BCM, BM Services, and Border Cars (FRN 309061), was declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme on 6 October 2021. The firm had been authorised to handle payment protection insurance claims. Former customers may be entitled to FSCS compensation of up to 90% of their claim value with no upper limit, subject to the scheme's standard eligibility criteria.
Products this firm wrote
How to claim
- Check you were a customer of this firm during the period it was regulated.
- Gather your policy / advice / contract paperwork — start with anything you have in writing.
- Identify your loss and the date it crystallised.
- Apply via the FSCS online claim portal at claims.fscs.org.uk.
- The FSCS investigation typically takes 6–18 months. They will assess eligibility, liability and quantum.