Where to buy? And what to do if……………?
Author: Adeel
Very important question which needs to be answered before leaving your doorstep with a rough idea of where to buy and problems you can come across.
• Smaller independents garages usually stock used cars but may lack the variety. Types of the cars they sell are usually rejects by main dealers.
• Importers sometime can help in getting a real bargain. But be careful that you are getting a car with correct specs.
• Independent supermarkets offer a high stock mainly of popular brands.
• Net based companies allow you to quickly search and find best price. But always remember their delivery can take time.
• Brokers only direct you to dealers, but you have to travel all the way there.
• Main dealers get biggest no. of first time buyers. That dealer’s are major player in car retail industry. They maintain Hugh showrooms displaying latest models in their windows and keep an army of well trained and ambitious sales-man who love to shoot at you from that very moment when you entered in their showroom like a seasoned sniper who never misses. If you don’t let all these factors to intimidate you, you will be the king getting best price. You only need to learn how to get a bargain.
• EBay is one of the most popular places, if you decide to buy online. Please further read from buying from internet.
• Always remember if buying privately that cars are sold as seen, so be extra vigilant.
• Check carefully service history and note locations of garages. Don’t forget to check invoices if any other work has been done.
• Always ask sellers, for how long they have been using this car, why they are selling and check that they are the owner or they have implied authorization from legal owner.
• Always insist to see VSC (or logbook as commonly known) and compare your date with it.
• Pay for a vehicle history to see how many owners the car has, any outstanding finance or is not a written off.
• If buying privately, arrange to view the car at seller’s house. Dealers have bigger obligations and to escape from them, sometime they pretend as private sellers.
Now we are going to give you list of all useful contacts which come handy in case of any problems which arise before and after buying.
(a) HPI
Tel: 0845 300 8905
www.hpicheck.com
(b) Institute of Automotive Engineers Assessors
Tel: 01543 266906
www.iaea.uk.com
(c) Insurance Ombudsman
Tel: 0845 080 1800
www.financial_ombudsman.org.uk
(d) AA
Tel; 0800 085 3007
www.theaa.com
(e) RAC
www.rac.com
(f) Vehicle & Operator Services Agency
Tel: 0870 6060 440
www.vosa.gov.uk
(g) Local County Courts
www.moneyclaim.gov.uk
Only cost will be issue fee of summons eventually added to your claim if successful but you will not be penalized even if you loose.Best way to sue any company is by providing concise and concrete information. Initially state only facts. As a standard practice 90% of cases settle well before litigation. If you obtain a CCJ that will be entered on a central register, companies will do their utmost effort to avoid this.
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