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3Buying a used car – some considerations
The more you know about the vendor & vehicle the more comfortable you will be when buying a
car. This is about your risk & reassurance. Some words of advice:
Don't buy from the roadside
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Beware cars with 'for sale' notices in their window
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If the vendor is selling the vehicle ‘on behalf of someone else’ – are you happy that this is
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the case?
The newer the car, the more keys you want - get at least two sets
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Don't buy unless there is a registration certificate (V5) and it is in the vendor's name. No V5
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= No purchase
Try to confirm the vendor's address
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On your first visit to the vehicle, take a picture of it with the vendor in the picture using a
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mobile phone (or similar) - you want to show your ‘other half the car’
Call the previous keeper
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Do the number plates have a dealer's name - give them a call
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If there is no dealer's name on the plates, why not?
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Buy at the vendor's home, not at a meeting point such as a railway station or service
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station. Does the vendor go into his property?
Check all documentation - service history, MOT - check those mileages and look at the
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dealer stamps / signatures. Do they all add up?
What does the vendor know of the vehicle; the mileage, service history, features i.e. how
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everything works? Or is it something they’ve owned for a short time and know nothing
about?
Consider age / mileage with the condition; does everything add up?
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Tyres vs. mileage – is the depth of tread consistent with the miles completed?
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The documents
There’s no excuse for a private seller not having a registration document.
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Is all the information on the V5 correct – is there any information missing?
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Take a V5 (or copy) from another vehicle and compare the information and font (typed
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detail) on the vendor’s document – do they match.
Tax: if it’s not taxed then the DVLA are after someone unless the car is declared SORN.
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Look at the tax carefully; is it bona fide
Mileages: do they ‘add up’? Check the advert, vehicle, MOT and service history.
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MOT – call VOSA and confirm the legitimacy of the document
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Still worried, please contact us; details on
Payment
Try to avoid cash. If the vendor insists then ask for a discount. A cheque is preferable but
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the vendor may be concerned to part with a car for fear a cheque will bounce or a bankers
draft will turn out to be a dud!
Protection
Keep a copy of the advertisement with the purchase receipt
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Vehicle check
The price of a vehicle check at makes the investment good sense. Is the vehicle:
Written off?
1 in 7 are – is it safe, what is its value, is it safe?
Stolen?
If so you stand to lose everything.
LEAVE IT OUT
WALK AWAY
If in doubt –
Don’t feel OK? –
Provided by Claims Management & Adjusting Ltd ( ) in association with The Vehicle Inspection
Company (UK) Ltd. T/A ( ).
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