--- title: "CarMoney vs Close Brothers Motor Finance: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is CarMoney or Close Brothers Motor Finance more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car finance providers set in the United Kingdom. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/carmoney-vs-close-brothers-motor-finance" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # CarMoney vs Close Brothers Motor Finance: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is CarMoney or Close Brothers Motor Finance more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car finance providers set in the United Kingdom. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: CarMoney and Close Brothers Motor Finance - **Competitive set**: Car finance providers - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **CarMoney Share of Search**: 3.4% - **Close Brothers Motor Finance Share of Search**: 4.2% ## Is CarMoney or Close Brothers Motor Finance more popular in search? - In September 2026, Close Brothers Motor Finance had more branded searches than CarMoney among car finance providers in the United Kingdom. Close Brothers Motor Finance had about 8,100 branded searches, while CarMoney had 6,600. Close Brothers Motor Finance made up 4.2% of all car finance provider searches we track, and CarMoney accounted for 3.4%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: CarMoney took it in May 2026, Close Brothers Motor Finance took it in June 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, CarMoney’s share of searches among car finance providers in the United Kingdom moved from 2.9% to 3.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 6.6K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Close Brothers Motor Finance’s share of searches among car finance providers in the United Kingdom moved from 3.6% to 4.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 8.1K. ## Top car finance providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, neither CarMoney nor Close Brothers Motor Finance showed up in any of the four answers. Too few answers listed options to rank the brands, so only mentions are counted. | Brand | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Black Horse | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Zuto | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Carfinance 247 | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Moneybarn | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Startline Motor Finance | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Carmoola | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Oodle Car Finance | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Close Brothers Motor Finance | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | CarMoney | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about car finance providers - Asked ChatGPT "Who's the best car finance provider in the UK?": 1. Black Horse - Asked ChatGPT "Where can I get car finance with bad credit?": 1. Moneybarn - Asked ChatGPT "Is it better to get car finance from the dealer or a broker?": named none of the brands we track - Searched Google, AI Overview "car finance": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Zuto, Carfinance 247, Startline Motor Finance, Carmoola, Oodle Car Finance, Close Brothers Motor Finance and CarMoney. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 27, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom car finance providers in September 2026? - In September 2026, Close Brothers Motor Finance overtook CarMoney to rank 8th among car finance providers in the United Kingdom, with 4.2% of the searches. ## Month by month | Month | CarMoney estimated searches | CarMoney Share of Search | CarMoney rank | Close Brothers Motor Finance estimated searches | Close Brothers Motor Finance Share of Search | Close Brothers Motor Finance rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 2.9% | 9 | 8.1K | 3.6% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 3.3% | 8 | 6.6K | 3.3% | 9 | | Dec 2025 | 6.6K | 3.6% | 8 | 6.6K | 3.6% | 9 | | Jan 2026 | 8.1K | 3% | 8 | 8.1K | 3% | 9 | | Feb 2026 | 8.1K | 3.3% | 8 | 8.1K | 3.3% | 9 | | Mar 2026 | 8.1K | 3% | 9 | 12.1K | 4.5% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 8.1K | 3.3% | 8 | 8.1K | 3.3% | 9 | | May 2026 | 8.1K | 3.9% | 8 | 6.6K | 3.2% | 9 | | Jun 2026 | 6.6K | 3.1% | 9 | 8.1K | 3.8% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 3.2% | 9 | 8.1K | 4% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 6.6K | 3.3% | 8 | 6.6K | 3.3% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | 6.6K | 3.4% | 9 | 8.1K | 4.2% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CarMoney’s and Close Brothers Motor Finance’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **CarMoney**: Measured on the search term “carmoney”. - **Close Brothers Motor Finance**: Measured on the search term “close brothers motor finance”. - [CarMoney profile](/demand/uk/brands/carmoney) - [Close Brothers Motor Finance profile](/demand/uk/brands/close-brothers-motor-finance) - [All car finance providers in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-car-finance-providers): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is CarMoney or Close Brothers Motor Finance more popular in search? In September 2026, Close Brothers Motor Finance had more branded searches than CarMoney among car finance providers in the United Kingdom. Close Brothers Motor Finance had about 8,100 branded searches, while CarMoney had 6,600. Close Brothers Motor Finance made up 4.2% of all car finance provider searches we track, and CarMoney accounted for 3.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "CarMoney vs Close Brothers Motor Finance: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/carmoney-vs-close-brothers-motor-finance This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/carmoney-vs-close-brothers-motor-finance. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.