How Car4Less Works
The Car4Less model explained end to end: the Programme Car, finance through Car4Less, the franchise dealer network, the Payment Saver Plan and the patent behind it.
Car4Less is an independent buying channel, not a dealership. It primarily supplies Programme Cars: you choose any of 1 318 new cars, each shown at its Car4Less price below the manufacturer's retail price, apply for finance through the Car4Less online finance application, and Car4Less submits it to the major banks (WesBank, Absa, MFC and Standard Bank). Cash purchases are not permitted and private finance is not accepted. Once finance is approved and stock is available, the car is supplied and delivered by the manufacturer's own franchise dealer, fully registered and with the full warranty and service plan. You sign with the approving bank directly on its standard terms.
Every Programme Car comes with the Payment Saver Plan, which has two parts: Post & Share (three approved posts a day on each of Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn, every day, each approved by Car4Less before it is released) and Shop & Save. The drawcard is the Car4Less price, below the manufacturer's retail price; the Programme Car is the Car4Less price plus the plan, set out in a separate offer to purchase for your approval, and its value is the plan's potential monthly cash-back. The model as a whole is protected by a government-gazetted provisional patent.
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How Car4Less Works — questions
The questions people ask about how car4less works, answered plainly.
Is Car4Less a dealership?
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No. Car4Less is a buying channel that sits in front of the national franchise dealer network. Your car is supplied, registered and delivered by the manufacturer's own dealer with the full warranty and service plan, exactly as if you had walked in yourself. The difference is the Programme Car: finance arranged exclusively through the Car4Less finance application, and the Payment Saver Plan, under which a qualifying participant may receive an ex gratia cash-back of up to R3 000 a month.
Do I have to join the rewards programmes to buy through Car4Less?
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No. You may buy at the Car4Less price, below the manufacturer's retail price, financed only through the Car4Less finance application, with no cash and no private finance. Car4Less will explain the Payment Saver Plan to you, because it is our main focus: the Programme Car is the Car4Less price plus the plan, set out in a separate offer to purchase for your approval, with a written plan agreement. Only participants who meet the Post & Share and Shop & Save requirements in full are considered for the cash-back.
How is my car financed if I buy through Car4Less?
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Through the Car4Less online finance application, which Car4Less submits to the major banks: WesBank, Absa, MFC and Standard Bank. Finance is arranged exclusively this way; cash purchases are not permitted and private finance is not accepted. The finance agreement is concluded directly between you and the approving bank on its standard terms, subject to its credit assessment. Car4Less is not a credit provider.
What does the Car4Less patent cover?
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The combined model of discounted new-vehicle retailing with the Payment Saver Plan was protected by a government-gazetted provisional patent, with founder Edward Thwaits named as inventor. It protects the way the parts fit together rather than any single element, which is why the ecosystem is licensed to Business Agencies as exclusive rights.
Ready to find your car?
Browse over 1 318 new cars, each available as a Programme Car: financed through Car4Less, with the Payment Saver Plan — up to R3 000 a month back, potentially.