You have a long-standing credit history and make all repayments on time. You have no outstanding CCJs or defaults and have never been rejected for credit in the past.

You have had credit in the past with none to very few missed payments. When you apply for credit, you’re likely to be accepted but haven’t always been offered the lowest interest rates.

You have had credit in the past but occasionally missed some payments or gone over your credit limit. You aren’t always offered the lowest rates and may have sometimes been rejected.

You may have been accepted for credit in the past, but at a high interest rate or a large deposit may have been needed. Lenders may see you as risky due to missed payments in the past.

You find it difficult to be approved for credit as lenders will see you as high risk due to missed payments, or financial difficulties in the past e.g. bankruptcy.