Bought a motorhome on ebay this morning

alexthecheese

alexthecheese

alexthecheese

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What's the best way of handling money in this situation? I keep reading horror stories on here about losing money and am unsure of what method is best.

Cash on collection?

Money transfer?

Cheque?

Something else?
 
Depends on what the seller wants - which for the most part will probably be cash, or transfer (depending on the quantity).

The horror stories regarding losing money, for the most part, tend to be from people selling cars, not buying! :)
 
Ah, that is true. I am the buyer, which is... good. Yep, cool. Got that. :)

He wants cash on collection. I guess that as long as I actually leave with the vehicle then I should be good, shouldn't I. :p
 
"do you like dags?"

:p

I just meant things like the V5c, current tax disc, MOT (if any of these are applicable), service history, owner's manuals, a receipt, that kind of stuff...
 
You will need the green section of the V5C (logbook). You put your address on the blue section which the seller then posts off.

You also want any history etc that came with it, the MOT certificate, and a written receipt for the purchase of the vehicle.
 
Depending on how much cash I'd make him walk into the bank with you and withdraw it rather than taking it with you - I've heard people being robbed (especially around the London area) when taking cash to view a car.

Go on a weekday morning if possible, take someone with you as well.


M.
 
Cash or banker's draft.

Obviously make sure that you take sensible precautions to make sure that the money / draft is not going to be stolen from you. Take a friend if you're concerned, and obviously no meetings in petrol stations or carparks at night.

If I look for used cars, I look at the seller as much as the car itself. Is he legitimate? Does he sound dodgy? Does he live in a rough part of town? Is he doing anything that would be a 'red flag'? etc Ask for ID / proof of address if you're concerned. A legitimate seller shouldn't be concerned about showing you that he's the legitimate owner/seller.

Obviously, do an HPI check, inspect the caravan very, very, carefully, including the paperwork. Once you hand over the cash, you have little or no comeback if it breaks down 2 miles down the road or needs thousands of pounds of remedial work.

alexthecheese said:
It's going to be a tricky pickup as I don't actually hold a licence that's fit for driving the thing (need a cat c).
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Eh? How are you go to test it? I hope you're not going to hand over £X thousand in cash without thoroughly testing it and making sure that drives without any problems.
 
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cant believe nobody has done this yet

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tbh :D
 
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