Silly Question about buying Second Hand

[Tin Soldier]

How do you actually go about paying for the damn thing if its a bloke selling his car and not a dealer

going to view a couple of cars at the weekend, but how does one get ~ 3000 to someone else instantly?

 

[Richard T]

bank cheque, money transfer or good ole cash

 

[Jez]

I have always just paid cash, easiest option if the car is sub £10k or so.

Above that value and i would pay via a building society cheque

 

[Tin Soldier]

who in their right mind would accept a cheqe, how did you feel carrying all that cash around?

 

[JollyGreen]

who in their right mind would accept a cheqe, how did you feel carrying all that cash around?

Somebody who waited until it cleared to give you the car?
I've carried that amount of cash around before for a car aswell.
I mean, unless you're going on a bus or something, you're not very likely to lose it to some weirdo on the street

 

[Richard T]

a bankers cheque is guaranteed

 

[Jez]

who in their right mind would accept a cheqe, how did you feel carrying all that cash around?

A building society cheque is guaranteed, they write it for you and debit your account when you receive the cheque. So therefore its as good as cash as a building society is hardly not going to have the funds to pay it

Cash wise, as long as i am not taking public transport (why would i?) then i would have no problems carrying £10k in cash really.

 

[VeNT]

Cheque, with recipt thanks, so I can put it against my tax ta