Friday 24th January,2104

The financial services arm of car manufacturing giant, Toyota is offering customers the option to make additional payments on their car plans by simply using their mobile phone.

Toyota Financial Services provides a range of flexible finance options for new cars, light commercial vehicles and Toyota Approved Used vehicles. The company is the first UK car manufacturer to sign up to Barclay’s Pingit, where it will be used in their Financial Services arm to offer customers a mobile payment option.

Barclays Pingit enables Toyota Financial Services' customers to make quick, easy and secure additional and final payments on their plans by using a smart phone or tablet. The app is free to download and can be used by anyone who has a UK mobile number and a UK bank account.

Rupert Wentworth-Jessop, Finance and Compliance Director at Toyota Financial Services said: "We understand the importance of giving customers choice when it comes to their payment options and Barclays Pingit provides our customers with an innovative, fast and convenient way to make payments."