With such high demand for car loans there are many options out there, from secured to unsecured loans, long term and short term, with a variety of different introductory offers and bonuses.

The newest product on the market requires security as many other loans, but expands the range of possessions which are accepted as security for your loan. 

Traditionally, car loans are secured against the car that you purchase. This means that if you do not keep up the repayments, your car may be repossessed.

In other cases, a loan is taken out based on the equity you have in your home, meaning that the loan company uses your home as security in the event that you do not keep up the repayments.

Secured loans have the advantage that you can get much more competitive rates as there is a lower risk to the loan company in the event that you do not keep up your repayments.

Of course they have the disadvantage that your home or car is at risk. What these new car loans are offering is the opportunity to get the cheap rates of a secured loan without putting your car or home at risk, instead anything of value can be used.

This includes jewellery, electrical goods, furniture, basically anything of value that you own outright. If you fail to keep up your repayments you may lose these valuable possessions, but at least your life will still be intact, unlike having your car or home repossessed.