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Car finance scandal branded 'an unholy mess'

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85% Informative

Lenders and dealers accused of hiding commission payments made when cars were bought on finance deals.

FCA bosses told situation was a mess that would take a long time to resolve.

Thousands of drivers have already complained, the Financial Conduct Authority said.

Banks have set aside hundreds of millions of pounds as a result of the scandal.

VR Score

91

Informative language

93

Neutral language

66

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

52

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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