Paying for a motorbike over the phone.

[valkynaz]

I passed my CBT over a week a go and I currently have all of the equipment I need to ride a motorbike, I just need the bike itself! Due to this being my first bike I am only willing to purchase from a dealership.

However I'm in a position where I am unable to travel to any dealerships nearby and ride the bike home due to distance, inexperience, and my availability. As such my only option is to purchase a bike online and have it delivered, however this leaves me with one problem. All of the dealerships I've came across so far take debit details over the phone and I really don't feel comfortable passing said details over the phone for a £1500+ purchase without any sort of assurance that a purchase is being made.

Is there any sorts of methods in which I can get some sort of assurance/guarantee that a purchase is being made rather than "ok mate I've took the money and I'll get it sent out for delivery now, ta".

 

[valkynaz]

I ended up just going for it and paying on the phone and I ended up getting the bike delivered today:

Really happy with it so far. Taking it for a spin tomorrow with a friend.

 

[valkynaz]

Congrats ,looks lovely just be careful on it

I've already had a stern talking from the family regarding safety. I have no interest in ragging around on it just getting from A to B for work. Nor do I have any interest in filtering through traffic, I ride quite defensively. So hopefully riding on the roads in my area won't be any trouble.