BUYER’S GUIDE

We are open for viewing every day from 9.00 am.

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.

When you are ready to bid for a vehicle, you should obtain a buyer’s number from the general office. This would be given on receipt of £300.00 deposit (Payable by DEBIT CARD when accompanied by photographic ID and proof of UK ADDRESS), which is refundable should your bid be unsuccessful. Please note that you will be unable to make a bid without a deposit receipt and suggest that you pay your deposit before the sale commences.

When you have paid your deposit and 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.  All 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 a buyer’s premium plus VAT on every sale, details of which can be found under the charges section.  You must remember to add this to the purchase price of every vehicle on the premises.

The majority of commercial vehicles that we offer for sale are subject to VAT at the current rate.  This is clearly marked on the windscreen label on each vehicle.
 

If you are successful with the purchase of a vehicle, you must ensure that is it PAID IN FULL by 12 noon on the next working day by  either debit card or bank transfer. Failure to PAY IN FULL by 12 noon the next working day will result in the sale being cancelled and your deposit forfeited.

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 their deposit number, 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 therefore it is in your own interest to pay for and insure it at your earliest opportunity.