How To Sell A Car Privately (Part 2 - Taking Payment & Test Drives) 

Every single thing Andy said here is spot on. If a caller gets even a bit angry with you then trust me you don't want to do business with them in the first place. Only other advice I would give is when someone wants to give you a deposit, always write them out a receipt making it crystal clear the deposit is non refundable. Keep a copy for yourself. Keep the advert live till the car has gone. Some people will change their minds and come out with all sorts of stories and demand their deposit back while you may have been turning away other potential buyers.

Always date and TIME the handover document. I returned my lease car and 9 minutes later the guy drove clear down a bus lane and I got a PCN 3 weeks later. Fortunately I’d noted the time down one the handover doc and the company sorted it out with no fuss.

It's quite important to contact your insurance company as soon as possible to tell them you've sold the car. Ideally, as the buyer is about to drive off. If the new owner crashes, your insurer would be liable and the insurance company would most likely look to recover that money from you. Gets kinda messy/expensive if the new owner writes off multiple cars and injures a few people.

Given me confidence to go ahead and sell privately, many thanks!

Great and clear explanation. Both parties need to be clear and understand what the other wants. If you can't agree then don't do it.

I’ve let people test drive my Zoe when I sold it. I wish I had seen this as it was ropey as… I always thought I’d ’have to’. Thanks

Spot on mate cheers

Simple explanation! Lots of people overthink things 🤔

Thanks for part 2. All informative as always. Hope to sell my Golf GTI over the summer.

Thanks for posting the new Part 2… new to your Channel too… selling my wife’s car next year… good advice! Buying our first electric car… VW ID2 when it finally comes out next year… 😊

more excellent advice

I think that some banks impose a £5k transaction limit for new payees created via a banking app. Might need to call the bank beforehand and get it pre cleared.

I was tempted to say swap for my 140k mile 2015 P85D but the i3 is only 4 seats lol.

Wow. You were well over exposed. Were you after a sun tan 😅. Nice vid. Just the info I needed

Hello mate

One more point worth noting is that when buying a car and paying by bank transfer, send a micro payment, say £1, first to ensure you have the correct bank account details and then send the balance when the micro payment has been received. The payee may have to refresh their browser or log out and back in to their bank account to see the payment. I hope this helps.

Thanks for the public service broadcast. Isn't there a registration document that needs to be completed to transfer ownership?

Great follow up, I beleive you can also do the V5 transfer online at the same time as well, even the swap of road tax.

Last few cars I just sell to a car garage, wbac etc. Zero comeback, no worries, no tyre kickers etc.

A little bit off topic, I am looking to sell my electric bike , and I am worried about the same thing how get over the test ride and payment, just worried the the customer could be just a thief or he can fall with it and damage it

Whoah - what went wrong with your exposure?

I read that bank transfers can be dodgy, safeguard by transferring the incoming payment to another account and then you are more secure…….🤠