Decide in advance exactly what type of vehicle you require and how much you intend to pay.

 

Make a few visits to the Auction beforehand to note the prices achieved and watch the sales in progress.

IMPORTANT: Take special care to listen to the auctioneer.

 

  Always read the notice on the passenger side window, all the relevant information will be on it, year of manufacture, make,

  model, if there is any MOT, tax, what the mileage is and if it's warranted or not.  Also check how the vehicle is sold it will

either be AS SEEN or WITH TRIAL.

 

Vehicles sold AS SEEN means just that.  There is no comeback and no rejection  possibility whatsoever after purchase.  The vehicle is sold without warranty and any defects, mechanical or otherwise are accepted as condition of purchase.

 

Vehicles sold WITH TRIAL. Again read the notice on the windscreen carefully.  You will, however, have the opportunity to try

the car and should it fail the trial a full refund will be made. This trial must be taken within 1 hour of the completion of sale.  It

can only be rejected on major mechanical defects i.e. Engine and transmission.

 

When you are ready to bid on the vehicle of your choice, please examine it as carefully as possible before it is driven into the auction ring, make a note of the lot number, decide how much you are prepared to pay, then follow the car to the rostrum.

 

  IMPORTANT: Take special care to listen to the auctioneer. The majority of vehicles offered for sale at our auction, are sold on a "sold as seen" basis and no complaints or rejections will be entertained after the sale.

 

There is an indemnity fee payable on each vehicle bought.  This premium protects the buyer from stolen vehicles, insurance

write-offs, and vehicles with outstanding finance. Please read our conditions of sale.

 

If you are successful with the purchase of a vehicle, at the fall of the hammer you must come to the back of the rostrum. Your name and address will be taken and a deposit or payment in full must be made.  This may be paid either by cash or by debit card.  The deposit accepted is 10% of the sale price, minimum £50.00.

 

Provisional Bids

Sometimes the bidding on a vehicle may stop slightly short of the reserve price. At this point the auctioneer will offer the

vehicle for sale on a provisional basis. This means that the bidder, having given his name, retains the option to purchase

subject to further negotiations with the vendor. If this results in a successful sale the normal requirements for payment

applies, as do the standard auction rules.

 

Liability

At the fall of the hammer or the completion of a provisional sale, the vehicle becomes the responsibility of the purchaser and vehicles are left with the Company at your own risk, therefore it is in your own interest to pay for and insure it at your earliest opportunity.  

 

Copies of our conditions of sale are available from the general office, should you require them.