Basic guidelines for selling your car | Acklam Car Centre
1. Basic guidelines for selling your car | Acklam Car Centre
If you've never sold a car before, the prospect can be quite daunting; it's not quite as simple as
just placing a quick 'car for sale' advert in the paper and hoping for the best. For this reason, a
lot of people choose to sell their car to a specialist dealership such as Acklam Car Centre.
But, if you have chosen to take on the task of selling it by yourself, we have some tips which
should help.
When composing the advert, it's vital to stick to the facts. Explain, as clearly as you can, the
exact condition of the car. If the car isn't roadworthy, requires substantial repairs, or is just
being sold for spares, make sure that you state this. In addition to this, if you have the option
of including a photograph in your advert, it's important to use one which shows the car in its
current state. There's no point exaggerating how well the car runs, or using an old photo of
the vehicle when it was first bought; this is not only deceitful, but also pointless, as interested
buyers will of course, find out the truth about the car when they examine it and take it for a
test drive.
When a buyer calls to arrange for a viewing and test drive at Acklam Car Centre, their
contact details, including their address, full name, and a telephone number will usually be
taken. You should follow the same procedure when you sell your car. It's also important to
ask the buyer to bring their driver's licence with them if they wish to drive the car. They will
also need to be insured. Do not allow a buyer to drive the car by themselves; accompanying
them is the easiest way to avoid theft. You may also want to bring along a friend or a relative,
for safety reasons.
If the buyer is happy with the car itself, and you have agreed on a price, the next step is to
hand over the above-mentioned documentation, and give them a receipt, which specifies that
they have seen and driven the car, and that there is no guarantee. Remember, if the car is not
in roadworthy condition, you can't provide the buyer with the usual 'sold as seen' form of
receipt. You can opt to accept payment by cash, or have them complete an online bank
transfer; in either case, make sure that the payment has gone through before you give them
the keys.