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UK Law Reference
All sections of Consumer Credit Act 1974
1974 c. 39, s.75

Section 75 — Liability of creditor for breaches by supplier.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This version in force from 2019-04-01

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) If the debtor under a debtor-creditor-supplier agreement falling within section 12(b) or (c) has, in relation to a transaction financed by the agreement, any claim against the supplier in respect of a misrepresentation or breach of contract, he shall have a like claim against the creditor, who, with the supplier, shall accordingly be jointly and severally liable to the debtor.

(2) Subject to any agreement between them, the creditor shall be entitled to be indemnified by the supplier for loss suffered by the creditor in satisfying his liability under subsection (1), including costs reasonably incurred by him in defending proceedings instituted by the debtor.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a claim—

(a) under a non-commercial agreement, . . .

(b) so far as the claim relates to any single item to which the supplier has attached a cash price not exceeding [F1 £100] or more than [F2 £30,000] [F3 , or]

(c) [F4 under a debtor-creditor-supplier agreement for running-account credit—]

(i) [F4 which provides for the making of payments by the debtor in relation to specified periods which, in the case of an agreement which is not secured on land, do not exceed three months, and]

(ii) [F4 which requires that the number of payments to be made by the debtor in repayments of the whole amount of the credit provided in each such period shall not exceed one.]

(4) This section applies notwithstanding that the debtor, in entering into the transaction, exceeded the credit limit or otherwise contravened any term of the agreement.

(5) In an action brought against the creditor under subsection (1) he shall be entitled, in accordance with rules of court, to have the supplier made a party to the proceedings.

Amendment notes

  1. F1 "£100 " substituted by S.I. 1983/1878, art. 3, Sch. Pt. I
  2. F2 "£30,000" substituted by S.I. 1983/1878, arts. 3, 4, Sch. Pt. II
  3. F3 Word in s. 75(3)(b) inserted (1.2.2011) by The Consumer Credit (EU Directive) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1010), regs. 24(b), 99(1) (with regs. 100, 101)
  4. F4 S. 75(3)(c) inserted (1.2.2011) by The Consumer Credit (EU Directive) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1010), regs. 24(c), 99(1) (with regs. 100, 101)