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Old 19th December 2020, 15:11   #1
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Agreed with a dealer in Leicester to buy a car on Tuesday. Got it insured this morning and told him I'd see him Tuesday lunch as agreed. He sent back that he'd sold the car saying a deposit should have been left. Couldn't do this 'cos the name didn't match the bank details and my bank wouldn't authorise it, but he said ok.
Fortunately, LV will refund me the full £236 used to insure the car, and I've spotted another car (private seller this time)
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Old 19th December 2020, 15:55   #2
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Agreed with a dealer in Leicester to buy a car on Tuesday. Got it insured this morning and told him I'd see him Tuesday lunch as agreed. He sent back that he'd sold the car saying a deposit should have been left. Couldn't do this 'cos the name didn't match the bank details and my bank wouldn't authorise it, but he said ok.
Fortunately, LV will refund me the full £236 used to insure the car, and I've spotted another car (private seller this time)
Lucky that you'd not gone to pick it up, and nice you got your insurance back.
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Old 19th December 2020, 17:12   #3
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It's sad really, I'm just reminded that these days a 'gentlemens agreement' doesn't exist.
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Old 19th December 2020, 18:25   #4
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So many dodgy dealers about, he may not have been a gentleman!

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Old 19th December 2020, 18:32   #5
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Presumably he was putting through a cardholder not present transaction which was rejected by his acquirer. All it required him to do was phone Heddy to check whether he'd got the card details right. I would've thought that business can't be that plentiful that you let a sale fall through just because you might have transposed a number or something.
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The dealers name and bank details didn't match. It sound like you were about to be conned.---
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Old 19th December 2020, 20:36   #7
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The dealers name and bank details didn't match. It sound like you were about to be conned.---
What I think happened, I chose to pay the business, he chose to supply his personal account details.
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Old 19th December 2020, 21:11   #8
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Scammer. Tried to get away without declaring it to HM. Wanted to pocket the VAT as well as the money for the car. Seems he did you a good turn. Glad you got the insurance money returned. You will now find a better car.
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