What has happened to Drover?
In April 2018 Drover partnered with BMW Group to provide BMW and Mini vehicles on the platform. In December 2020, Drover announced that they were being acquired by Cazoo.
Does Drover do a credit check?
In my clients experience, Drover insist that they credit check their customers and carry out background checks using services such as CreditKudos. However, the customers who have taken vehicles in my clients experience have extremely low credit scores and cannot demonstrate affordability.
Did Cazoo buy Drover?
Cazoo has scrapped the Drover brand in favour of its own 'subscription only' service, six months after acquiring it for an undisclosed sum. The online retailer bought Drover in December 2020 but initially kept the company independent. However, the firm has now decided to remove all Drover branding from its platforms.
Is Cazoo a Drover?
Information for Drover customers
As part of our Drover acquisition, we're rebranding all existing Drover subscriptions as Cazoo subscriptions. We're required by law to tell you when Cazoo has become a 'controller' of your personal data.
Do Drover do credit checks?
Drover then verifies everything, including making a soft credit search – all of which doesn't affect your credit score – and if everything is OK your car is delivered a few days later.
Who is behind Drover?
Felix Leuschner, Drover's founder and CEO, commented: “The car market is one of the last retail categories that has yet to shift online, with online penetration of car sales being still below 1%, while 20% of all UK retail sales are now online.