Buying a car privately but owner is away, is it dodgy?
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Hi to all
I am new here so have no clue where to post this, feel free to move to the correct place,
Sorry if this is a bit long.
OK, so I have found a car that I want, I contacted the guy about it, and we it managed to work out a deal we are both happy with,
Moving forward to talk about me travelling to see the car, he then says my brother in law will be meeting you as I am out of the country for an operation, baring in mind he did say in the ad, the reason for selling the car is he will be moving out of the country, my worry is, I have heard of scams where you buy the car, you have the it for a month they then report it stolen saying they was away just got back and realised it was gone, all paperwork was in the glove box ready to sell along with a spare key ect, I have done a hpi check all OK. So my question is, is there anyway I can safeguard myself from this kind of scam? He said I can transfer the money to the name on the logbook no problem.
I dont know why but I feel uneasy about not meeting and buying from the owner, he didn't need to tell me it wasn't him I would be meeting. So it could him being honest or on on the other hand a scammer giving to much information.
He has sent over WhatsApp photos of
copy of proof purchase
Arabic passport
Disabled blue badge
Front of logbook
Vin number
Number plate retention letter of number plate change from his private plate back to original for sale,
Is there anything more I should be doing, asking for or looking in to,
It's quite a lot of money so I would be gutted to get scammed
Am I looking in to it to much?
Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated,
Thank you.
I am new here so have no clue where to post this, feel free to move to the correct place,
Sorry if this is a bit long.
OK, so I have found a car that I want, I contacted the guy about it, and we it managed to work out a deal we are both happy with,
Moving forward to talk about me travelling to see the car, he then says my brother in law will be meeting you as I am out of the country for an operation, baring in mind he did say in the ad, the reason for selling the car is he will be moving out of the country, my worry is, I have heard of scams where you buy the car, you have the it for a month they then report it stolen saying they was away just got back and realised it was gone, all paperwork was in the glove box ready to sell along with a spare key ect, I have done a hpi check all OK. So my question is, is there anyway I can safeguard myself from this kind of scam? He said I can transfer the money to the name on the logbook no problem.
I dont know why but I feel uneasy about not meeting and buying from the owner, he didn't need to tell me it wasn't him I would be meeting. So it could him being honest or on on the other hand a scammer giving to much information.
He has sent over WhatsApp photos of
copy of proof purchase
Arabic passport
Disabled blue badge
Front of logbook
Vin number
Number plate retention letter of number plate change from his private plate back to original for sale,
Is there anything more I should be doing, asking for or looking in to,
It's quite a lot of money so I would be gutted to get scammed
Am I looking in to it to much?
Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated,
Thank you.
They're being upfront.
I would do the deal at the registered owners address.
Last year I sold my Mum's car. A dealer bought it and I did explain who I was and all he asked for was a letter from the owner that gave me permission to sell it. I typed that letter myself and got one of my kids to sign it.
I would do the deal at the registered owners address.
Last year I sold my Mum's car. A dealer bought it and I did explain who I was and all he asked for was a letter from the owner that gave me permission to sell it. I typed that letter myself and got one of my kids to sign it.
I recently sold a pick up on behalf of a friend whos dad had passed away, my friend doesn't drive and didn't know where to start really.
When I had any viewers I was very up front about these details and who I was selling on behalf of, but gave him contact details of my friend and proof of address for both him and myself and said if required the sale could take place at the address on the v5. Encouraged him to do a history check etc for his own peace of mind as well.
Situations like this can arise and be genuine, but it really needs to be a judgement call as to whether its legitimate or not. I'd have been fully understanding if someone didn't want to go through with buying it due to those circumstances.
When I had any viewers I was very up front about these details and who I was selling on behalf of, but gave him contact details of my friend and proof of address for both him and myself and said if required the sale could take place at the address on the v5. Encouraged him to do a history check etc for his own peace of mind as well.
Situations like this can arise and be genuine, but it really needs to be a judgement call as to whether its legitimate or not. I'd have been fully understanding if someone didn't want to go through with buying it due to those circumstances.
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