New owner 'can lose car over loan'

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Consumers who buy second-hand cars are at risk of unwittingly inheriting debts taken out by the previous owner that could end up with their vehicle being seized, Citizens Advice is warning.

The charity said one in five people who reported a problem to it about logbook loans ended up having their car repossessed - despite not being the one who borrowed the money.