Strange car selling situation: advice needed

[djd1968]

A friend of mine sold his car and the buyer was going to come and pick it up today. He's paid for it and the money has cleared and the V5 has been sent off.

He called today to say he didn't want the car anymore. After my friend told him it was legally his, he said he wasn't bothered about the money and then told my friend he could keep half the money if he took it back (£1k).

My friend said he really needed to collect it as he had paid the money and the V5 was now in his name - he was concerned that it was some sort of con.

He then said he wasn't bothered about the money at all and my friend could keep the lot!

So on one hand my friend is keen to get rid of the car as he's been trying to sell it for ages but the guy just doesn't seem to want to come and collect it. He said he is not confident about driving it.

What should he do. On one hand he's worried about a con but also a bit of extra cash would come in handy. But above all he wants to the car to be gone because it's not taxed or insured at the moment.

Any ideas/thoughts/advice.

Thanks.

DJD

[djd1968]

Thanks for all the posts.

The car was a vintage Mini, sold for £2200. He paid a £200 deposit in cash and then did a bank transfer for the rest.

I'm pretty sure it must be a scam - nobody walks away from £2200 do they? He was quite young so can't believe he doesn't need the money.

[djd1968]

No news. The buyer still hasn't picked up the car and my mate still has the money. He's been working this week so he's going to try and contact the buyer again over the weekend.

[djd1968]

The buyer's picked it up now. Said he'd changed his mind again !?!??