Hi, I have quite a few small debts which together add up to quite a bit. Some of the APRs are high, and the total monthly outgoing isn't brilliant either. I'd like to get one big low-APR loan to pay them all off, reducing my outgoings and total interest payed.

However, I think from a lender's POV a debt consolidation loan is just another loan... so they will view it as being in addition to the other debts, not as a replacement of the other debts. Viewed like that there is no way I would get the loan as it appears to double my debt, not replace it...

How do I show or prove that the loan would be used for consolidation? Tesco loans have a very low APR so it would be ideal for me to do this. However, the eligibility checker said 'no you' :(

Are there any other options for consolidation, if Tesco (or another mainstream bank) can't help?