At what point do you have to pay for your new car?
Discussion
As title really.
Getting a new car on Sat and the dealer rang me up and told me to pay the cash portion of the purchase into the bank before Sat otherwise they would be unable to tax the car and therefore I can't have it.
In the past however I've always paid the deposit on order and then the balance on delivery, normally once I've looked at the car.
I'm not wanting to give 9k to them before I even get there and I don't believe for a second they 'can't' tax it without the cash. It is this normal now and it's just me who's not kept up with the times.?
Getting a new car on Sat and the dealer rang me up and told me to pay the cash portion of the purchase into the bank before Sat otherwise they would be unable to tax the car and therefore I can't have it.
In the past however I've always paid the deposit on order and then the balance on delivery, normally once I've looked at the car.
I'm not wanting to give 9k to them before I even get there and I don't believe for a second they 'can't' tax it without the cash. It is this normal now and it's just me who's not kept up with the times.?
Check the car over again first, maybe have a little test drive again to make sure it is all fine before handing over the money.
Once you have paid they have less interest in you and you are into the after-sales process. If you see anything wrong before paying you can drive off in your part-ex again and the money hungry dealer will get your issue resolved very quickly.
You have the power until you hand over the money.
Once you have paid they have less interest in you and you are into the after-sales process. If you see anything wrong before paying you can drive off in your part-ex again and the money hungry dealer will get your issue resolved very quickly.
You have the power until you hand over the money.
When I worked in finance we would usually only send over the money once the customer had at least set eyes on it, they would occasionally kick up a fuss about payment in advance, but we always said no.
Is it new to you, or 'new new'? If it's a new registration there's a bit more involved for them (as I recall) and they're turning a 'new car' into a 'pre reg' so if you back out, theoretically it's worth less, which might explain their request.
Is it new to you, or 'new new'? If it's a new registration there's a bit more involved for them (as I recall) and they're turning a 'new car' into a 'pre reg' so if you back out, theoretically it's worth less, which might explain their request.
Brand new car, I think ill TFR it but refuse to sign any docs for finance till I see it, getting the car near Birm and I'm in Sheffield.
It's the attitude that annoys me, it's not like 'we'd appreciate the payment before', it's more like 'here's a crap lie to make out you HAVE to pay''.
Oh well....
It's the attitude that annoys me, it's not like 'we'd appreciate the payment before', it's more like 'here's a crap lie to make out you HAVE to pay''.
Oh well....
zedstar said:
Brand new car, I think ill TFR it but refuse to sign any docs for finance till I see it, getting the car near Birm and I'm in Sheffield.
It's the attitude that annoys me, it's not like 'we'd appreciate the payment before', it's more like 'here's a crap lie to make out you HAVE to pay''.
Oh well....
They can register it without being paid for, but if for whatever reason you didn't collect the car - they have a registered and a car they own stuck.It's the attitude that annoys me, it's not like 'we'd appreciate the payment before', it's more like 'here's a crap lie to make out you HAVE to pay''.
Oh well....
I paid a £500 deposit on CC prior to collection + £xxx to tax it.
The dealer put a years Tax on the car before I got there. Paid the rest on the day and drove off.
Previously the dealers have said they can't tax it until the receiving funds on the day and a valid insurance certificate, but they obviously can do it in my experience.
The dealer put a years Tax on the car before I got there. Paid the rest on the day and drove off.
Previously the dealers have said they can't tax it until the receiving funds on the day and a valid insurance certificate, but they obviously can do it in my experience.
Last new car we bought a couple of years ago, we paid with debit card on collection, but they wouldn't do a Saturday collection at all - they said if anything goes wrong it's a nightmare / impossible to sort out at the weekend. :shrug:
I was pretty miffed about it at the time but thinking about it, we probably have generally picked up cars during the week in the past so it's never come up before.
Can't believe they're not going to be delivering cars tomorrow.
I was pretty miffed about it at the time but thinking about it, we probably have generally picked up cars during the week in the past so it's never come up before.
Can't believe they're not going to be delivering cars tomorrow.
NPI said:
Last new car we bought a couple of years ago, we paid with debit card on collection, but they wouldn't do a Saturday collection at all - they said if anything goes wrong it's a nightmare / impossible to sort out at the weekend. :shrug:
I was pretty miffed about it at the time but thinking about it, we probably have generally picked up cars during the week in the past so it's never come up before.
Can't believe they're not going to be delivering cars tomorrow.
Most garages operate a no/limited collection on Saturday policy (ours is before 10 or after 4 on Saturdays) but I expect most garages will be waiving this tomorrow due to it being the day it is!I was pretty miffed about it at the time but thinking about it, we probably have generally picked up cars during the week in the past so it's never come up before.
Can't believe they're not going to be delivering cars tomorrow.
PeetBee said:
You shouldn't have to pay for it until collection - sounds like their cash flow isn't great if they need you to pay now!
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