Sold car, not collected - advice please
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In November I sold a 2017 non running Hyundai to a Senegalese gentleman. No, wait. Stay with me here. He travelled from Edinburgh to Exeter on the National Express, saw the car and transferred the money. Car is paid for, no scam.
However, he said he'd arrange collection to take the car to Tilbury by the middle of December at the latest. The car is still at my place. The V5 is in his name, I have no idea if he's sorned it. It certainly isn't insured.
What would you do?
I messaged him today to say that from Monday (22nd) I'll be charging £20/day storage and the car will not be released until the storage is paid. If it is still with me by Feb 22nd it will be towed to the nearest lay-by and left. Am I being unreasonable? Every time I've contacted him it'll be 'next week' or someone is out of the country/sick/some other spurious excuse.
TL;DR Bloke bought my car two months ago and still hasn't collected it. But has paid for it.
However, he said he'd arrange collection to take the car to Tilbury by the middle of December at the latest. The car is still at my place. The V5 is in his name, I have no idea if he's sorned it. It certainly isn't insured.
What would you do?
I messaged him today to say that from Monday (22nd) I'll be charging £20/day storage and the car will not be released until the storage is paid. If it is still with me by Feb 22nd it will be towed to the nearest lay-by and left. Am I being unreasonable? Every time I've contacted him it'll be 'next week' or someone is out of the country/sick/some other spurious excuse.
TL;DR Bloke bought my car two months ago and still hasn't collected it. But has paid for it.
Was it a little hatchback for export perchance?
These often get piggy backed onto/into trucks and trailers for export, probably an add-on for another deal maybe fell through.
Also shipping schedules aren't like train timetables, this middle east issue will likely cause delays throughout the system.
If customer has marked v5 for permanent export already then the reg number is toast now.
I40 touring. 230k on it, 1.7 diesel with a shot bottom end.
It's Sorn. I've just checked.
He reckoned he could get a cheap engine shipped to Senegal from Canada or possibly Egypt. Neither were my problem.
And yes, he travelled the length of the country to sit in the car for 10 minutes. Then paid in full.
It's Sorn. I've just checked.
He reckoned he could get a cheap engine shipped to Senegal from Canada or possibly Egypt. Neither were my problem.
And yes, he travelled the length of the country to sit in the car for 10 minutes. Then paid in full.
I sold my A6 (with cracked heads) on eBay to a guy from Ukraine.
He turned up, took a very very quick cursory glance at it parked up in my lockup, paid cash and left, saying he would have a transporter collect it the following week.
Months went by - I wasn’t bothered as it wasn’t in the way or anything - and I was regularly messaging him and eventually about 5mths later it was collected by a different guy with a car transporter. He paid me again for the car, wouldnt take no for an answer and had been told to pay me by his “boss”.
He saw all the spares I had for the car in the lockup too (bumpers, wheels, seats, etc.) and asked what I wanted for the lot and also paid cash, no haggling. Again told to buy as much as possible and just throw it in the car.
Very very odd and I believe it went to start its new life as a taxi in the eastern block somewhere. It don’t believe it was officially exported though on the logbook.
Some people are just odd.
He turned up, took a very very quick cursory glance at it parked up in my lockup, paid cash and left, saying he would have a transporter collect it the following week.
Months went by - I wasn’t bothered as it wasn’t in the way or anything - and I was regularly messaging him and eventually about 5mths later it was collected by a different guy with a car transporter. He paid me again for the car, wouldnt take no for an answer and had been told to pay me by his “boss”.
He saw all the spares I had for the car in the lockup too (bumpers, wheels, seats, etc.) and asked what I wanted for the lot and also paid cash, no haggling. Again told to buy as much as possible and just throw it in the car.
Very very odd and I believe it went to start its new life as a taxi in the eastern block somewhere. It don’t believe it was officially exported though on the logbook.
Some people are just odd.
x5tuu said:
I sold my A6 (with cracked heads) on eBay to a guy from Ukraine.
He turned up, took a very very quick cursory glance at it parked up in my lockup, paid cash and left, saying he would have a transporter collect it the following week.
Months went by - I wasn’t bothered as it wasn’t in the way or anything - and I was regularly messaging him and eventually about 5mths later it was collected by a different guy with a car transporter. He paid me again for the car, wouldnt take no for an answer and had been told to pay me by his “boss”.
He saw all the spares I had for the car in the lockup too (bumpers, wheels, seats, etc.) and asked what I wanted for the lot and also paid cash, no haggling. Again told to buy as much as possible and just throw it in the car.
Very very odd and I believe it went to start its new life as a taxi in the eastern block somewhere. It don’t believe it was officially exported though on the logbook.
Some people are just odd.
This is also insane. WTF He turned up, took a very very quick cursory glance at it parked up in my lockup, paid cash and left, saying he would have a transporter collect it the following week.
Months went by - I wasn’t bothered as it wasn’t in the way or anything - and I was regularly messaging him and eventually about 5mths later it was collected by a different guy with a car transporter. He paid me again for the car, wouldnt take no for an answer and had been told to pay me by his “boss”.
He saw all the spares I had for the car in the lockup too (bumpers, wheels, seats, etc.) and asked what I wanted for the lot and also paid cash, no haggling. Again told to buy as much as possible and just throw it in the car.
Very very odd and I believe it went to start its new life as a taxi in the eastern block somewhere. It don’t believe it was officially exported though on the logbook.
Some people are just odd.
Skyedriver said:
Was he intending to take it home on the bus?
I really don't understand some people, travel hundreds of miles to buy something that he could probably buy locally.
A lot of people will go to great lengths if it’s 50p cheaper. Muppets. Bit like people who’ll travel the other side of town if fuel is 1p a litre cheaper. I really don't understand some people, travel hundreds of miles to buy something that he could probably buy locally.
StrawberryBurst said:
x5tuu said:
I sold my A6 (with cracked heads) on eBay to a guy from Ukraine.
He turned up, took a very very quick cursory glance at it parked up in my lockup, paid cash and left, saying he would have a transporter collect it the following week.
Months went by - I wasn’t bothered as it wasn’t in the way or anything - and I was regularly messaging him and eventually about 5mths later it was collected by a different guy with a car transporter. He paid me again for the car, wouldnt take no for an answer and had been told to pay me by his “boss”.
He saw all the spares I had for the car in the lockup too (bumpers, wheels, seats, etc.) and asked what I wanted for the lot and also paid cash, no haggling. Again told to buy as much as possible and just throw it in the car.
Very very odd and I believe it went to start its new life as a taxi in the eastern block somewhere. It don’t believe it was officially exported though on the logbook.
Some people are just odd.
This is also insane. WTF He turned up, took a very very quick cursory glance at it parked up in my lockup, paid cash and left, saying he would have a transporter collect it the following week.
Months went by - I wasn’t bothered as it wasn’t in the way or anything - and I was regularly messaging him and eventually about 5mths later it was collected by a different guy with a car transporter. He paid me again for the car, wouldnt take no for an answer and had been told to pay me by his “boss”.
He saw all the spares I had for the car in the lockup too (bumpers, wheels, seats, etc.) and asked what I wanted for the lot and also paid cash, no haggling. Again told to buy as much as possible and just throw it in the car.
Very very odd and I believe it went to start its new life as a taxi in the eastern block somewhere. It don’t believe it was officially exported though on the logbook.
Some people are just odd.
Mahoosive Anthony Joshua look a like turned up with some sort of double transporter. I asked how he was going to move them and he jumped into the first one and just wrenched the steering wheel and snapped the lock. Effortless. He then repeated the trick with the second one, winched them on to the transporter and was gone. Took all of 10 minutes but in that time he did tell me the cars were going "to Africa".. I've also sold to Eastern Europeans who are exporting back to Poland or similar and they've been great to deal with even if looking a bit like they are assassins on the side.
Anyhow, OP is being reasonable. I suspect the purchaser is well aware and is just using the OP's place for free storage while he sorts out his transport. In his mind he paid and it's not a big deal.
Edited by Unreal on Tuesday 16th January 20:59
x5tuu said:
I sold my A6 (with cracked heads) on eBay to a guy from Ukraine.
He turned up, took a very very quick cursory glance at it parked up in my lockup, paid cash and left, saying he would have a transporter collect it the following week.
Months went by - I wasn’t bothered as it wasn’t in the way or anything - and I was regularly messaging him and eventually about 5mths later it was collected by a different guy with a car transporter. He paid me again for the car, wouldnt take no for an answer and had been told to pay me by his “boss”.
He saw all the spares I had for the car in the lockup too (bumpers, wheels, seats, etc.) and asked what I wanted for the lot and also paid cash, no haggling. Again told to buy as much as possible and just throw it in the car.
Very very odd and I believe it went to start its new life as a taxi in the eastern block somewhere. It don’t believe it was officially exported though on the logbook.
Some people are just odd.
Same as my non running T4, but as a bonus as the geezer was dragging it onto the beavertail he dragged the offside rear into my 100x100 steel gate post. He didn’t seem bothered about the damage, and as the gate post didn’t move, neither was I.He turned up, took a very very quick cursory glance at it parked up in my lockup, paid cash and left, saying he would have a transporter collect it the following week.
Months went by - I wasn’t bothered as it wasn’t in the way or anything - and I was regularly messaging him and eventually about 5mths later it was collected by a different guy with a car transporter. He paid me again for the car, wouldnt take no for an answer and had been told to pay me by his “boss”.
He saw all the spares I had for the car in the lockup too (bumpers, wheels, seats, etc.) and asked what I wanted for the lot and also paid cash, no haggling. Again told to buy as much as possible and just throw it in the car.
Very very odd and I believe it went to start its new life as a taxi in the eastern block somewhere. It don’t believe it was officially exported though on the logbook.
Some people are just odd.
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