Buying cars in the North and bringing them South

[cliffords]

I did a search as I cant believe its not been covered .
I am retired and have time a bit of money and a good knowledge of cars and repairing them .
I keep looking at E Bay and Autotrader and there really is a marked difference in used car prices North of Manchester and in Sussex where I live . If I use as an example say a BMW Z4 on a 2006 plate 2.0 petrol there is a c. £1500 difference . Its a low cost car and they sell very well around here from now for the next few months.
I don't need to make it a financial certainty so I am thinking of having a go . Just 4 cars or so , I don't want to become a trader .

My actual specific question is . If I drive to Manchester for example and spend two or three days hunting cars and staying in pubs etc .
When I have the four , how do I logistically get them back to Sussex . Lets say 4 cars , 100 miles apart and all to be collected on different days . How do those with the knowledge do this please .

Thanks

[cliffords]

Thats What She Said said:

Shiply

Thank you for being the only person to provide an answer to my question. Much appreciated.

[cliffords]

Clearly I can also Google . What I asked was. 'How do those with the knowledge do this please' .

In terms of your other questions I would tell any potential buyer the absolute truth , I would not wish to hide anything. Your question are all valid considerations and part of my thoughts as I investigate this .

I can't be the only person considering doing this that's for sure .

Maybe just to close this post off. I actually got the idea from looking at a car recently for my daughter at a car supermarket type place. , in talking to the salesman, who my daughter knew, it turns out most of their stock is bought from the north west of England and brought down to here .

[cliffords]

coldel said:

I think as some have hinted, your main things to be concerned about is less about how to get the cars down south, but more around how your responsibilities as a seller are legally. You say the prices are really marked in differnece, but are you comparing private sales up north to dealer prices down south? If you are pricing your cars at dealer levels there will be an expectation that the CRA 2015 applies, someone comes back asking for repairs, have you set yourself up for that? Car sales are now a big legal minefield, you have to make sure you are set up to deal with that. Clearly your proposition as it stands is a business not a private sale.

I get its literally an early doors style asking the question but actually the transportation cost in my mind is the easiest part vs all the other costs you could incur.

Yes my original question remains related to transport only. All the other aspects highlighted are additional considerations, many of which I was also aware of and considering, along now with some additional aspects that have been raised. Some of the comments have been helpful and raised valid points, some less so. It remains work in progress for me with an exploratory trip now planned in two weeks. I will not update or monitor this post further, again thank you to the positive contributions.

Edited by cliffords on Tuesday 7th March 13:23