Im collecting an approved used on thursday and they want full payment 24hrs in advance. I test drove the car on saturday but there were a couple of things they need to do ahead of sale. I'll only find out if they're completed to my satisfaction when i check on day of collection when i would already have paid in full

Your thoughts/ experiences appreciated.

Do not pay until viewed / inspected and you are happy with the deal. 

Why should they be paid while they have the car?

Perhaps they need the money to pay for the "couple of things" ask them why?

30 minutes ago, Ootohere said:

Do not pay until viewed / inspected and you are happy with the deal. 

Why should they be paid while they have the car?

 

+1 👍

 

What are the 'couple of things'?

 

Gaz

13 minutes ago, Gaz said:

 

+1 👍

 

What are the 'couple of things'?

 

Gaz

A couple of scratches and i had forgotten to check tracking and emrgency stop

It may mean i cant drive car away and need to make another round trip London -Midlands. I guess its better to be safe on a 19k purchase?

1 hour ago, Woohah said:

I guess its better to be safe on a 19k purchase?

 

I'd say so.  I've not been asked to pay in advance before, and would not.  But I was able to pay by card and the money was transferred immediately.  That was on a new vRS - I'd actually gone to look at a Blackline, but there was a stone chip in the bonnet which was a deal breaker.  With your car I'd want to see the scratches gone completely, to my (very fussy) satisfaction before they saw any more of my readies.

 

Gaz

 

2 hours ago, Woohah said:

Im collecting an approved used on thursday and they want full payment 24hrs in advance

I can't see why; my bank wanted to reconfirm my authorisation of the funds after I did the transfer, but that happened literally minutes later having told them roughly when the transfer should be.

Our dealer asked for my side of the finance (30%) a few days before picking up the new Karoq in July - never had to do it before, wasn't worth making too much of a fuss but I was a bit narked.

 

Neither would they use my debit card (something I've always done in the past) they wanted BACS transfer.

Edited 12 November, 20241 yr by Berisford

1 hour ago, Berisford said:

Our dealer asked for my side of the finance (30%) a few days before picking up the new Karoq in July - never had to do it before, wasn't worth making too much of a fuss but I was a bit narked.

 

Neither would they use my debit card (something I've always done in the past) they wanted BACS transfer.

Thanks. I might be ok doing that with a new car as you did, but used ... 

They are in the Car Trade Business.

A deposit is one thing, and paid on a credit card for protection, but if their business is wanting paid for a vehicle still In Trade or maybe not even with them as the Registered Keeper they are not getting my money.  They could be in Administration overnight. 

 

At least 'Skoda Approved Used',  HPI checked.

Get them to send the Report from the Rigorous Workshop Checks of the vehicle, and the Full Service History.

The Body Check report etc. 

 

Thanks @Gaz  for these from your Skoda Approved thread...

Edited 13 November, 20241 yr by Ootohere