Automotor Finance Ltd
A subsidiary of the Scottish Automobile and General Insurance Company, Automotor Finance was established in 1929 to offer hire purchase facilities for motor cars to Scottish Automobile and General customers.
Acid bath murderer
Company History
In 1933, Scottish Automobile and General and its subsidiaries were acquired by the General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation Ltd. The company went into liquidation in August 1964.
Key dates
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1929 | The company is established as a subsidiary of the Scottish Automobile and General Insurance Company |
| 1933 | Scottish Automobile and General and its subsidiaries are acquired by the General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation |
| 1964 | The company goes into liquidation |
Did you know...?
John George Haigh, later notorious as the acid bath murderer, had been an employee of Automotor Finance. Haigh was caught trying to embezzle funds from the company and was fired.
Head office premises
Glasgow
| Year | Address |
|---|---|
| 1929 - 1964 | 136-8 Hope Street |
London
| Year | Address |
|---|---|
| 1933 - 1941 | Sackville House, 40 Piccadilly |
| 1941 - 1964 | General Buildings 99 Aldwych |
Staff and officials
General Manager
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| - 1945 | Alfred H Pearson |
| 1945 - 1960 | A C Cunningham |
| 1960 - 1964 | J Nelmes Crocker |
Secretary
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1933 - 1952 | J Livingston Dykes |
| 1952 - 1964 | Robert Fyfe |
Directors (1933)
- P D Ridge-Beedle
- Francis Norie-Mille
Home branches and agencies
- Aberdeen (by 1940)
- Ayr (by 1940)
- Birmingham (by 1940)
- Bournemouth (by 1940)
- Brighton (by 1940)
- Bristol (by 1940)
- Cardiff, (by 1940)
- Coventry (by 1940)
- Darlington (by 1940)
- Dumfries (by 1940)
- Dundee (by 1940)
- Edinburgh (by 1940)
- Elgin (by 1940)
- Exeter (by 1940)
- Finchley (by 1940)
- Hamilton (by 1940)
- Hull (by 1940)
- Inverness (by 1940)
- Kirkaldy (by 1940)
- Lancaster (by 1940)
- Leeds (by 1940)
- Liverpool (by 1940)
- Lockerbie (by 1940)
- Manchester (by 1940)
- Newcastle (by 1940)
- Norwich (by 1940)
- Nottingham (by 1940)
- Paisley (by 1940)
- Plymouth (by 1940)
- Portsmouth (by 1940)
- Reading (by 1940)
- Southampton (by 1940)
- Swansea (by 1940)
In the archives
The Aviva archive contains records relating to the running of Automotor Finance between 1929 and 1964. The collection includes correspondence, revenue accounts book, memoranda and articles of association and annual reports and accounts.
