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Buying at auction in UK as private purchaser

  • 02-09-2017 07:21PM
    #1
    NewApproach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,185 ✭✭✭


    Has anyone experience of buying at auction in the UK as a private buyer? Looking at something like a 2014 330d/335d/435d - there's any number for sale on the likes of autotrader/pistonheads. What sort of savings would you likely get through buying at auction?

    I assume that the cars being sold are generally pretty tidy (albeit caveat emptor). Can you get previous sales results anywhere?


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  • #2
    NewApproach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,185 ✭✭✭NewApproach


    Bump - searched this topic but no recent (i.e. Within 4 years) posts on it


  • #3
    flanaganred
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85 ✭✭flanaganred


    NewApproach wrote: »
    Has anyone experience of buying at auction in the UK as a private buyer? Looking at something like a 2014 330d/335d/435d - there's any number for sale on the likes of autotrader/pistonheads. What sort of savings would you likely get through buying at auction?

    I assume that the cars being sold are generally pretty tidy (albeit caveat emptor). Can you get previous sales results anywhere?
    I bought a couple of ex lease cars from BCA Blackbushe in general the ex lease cars were in good condition,made a good saving at the time but the last one was a few years back,have you checked stock at cargiant?Pay a few pound more but you can test drive the car


  • #4
    mossy50
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    bought a Passat from BCA auctions last april great value 7800 sterling and with all bills paid including VRT was on the road for 11000 euro
    deffo use again


  • #5
    damemcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 409 ✭✭damemcd


    central car auctions let you watch auctions live and mannheim seem very thorough.Flippingcars.co.uk is a broker who will buy for you, although ive never used him.


  • #6
    Whocare
    Site Banned Posts: 1,258 ✭✭✭Whocare


    mossy50 wrote: »
    bought a Passat from BCA auctions last april great value 7800 sterling and with all bills paid including VRT was on the road for 11000 euro
    deffo use again

    Do you run into any problems because your Irish buyers
    Were you able to tax it or did you just rise it
    Any problems getting v5 of them


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  • #7
    NewApproach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,185 ✭✭✭NewApproach


    Thanks folks


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