Is the company called webuyanymotorcaravan.com a legitimate and trustworthy company?

[Old_VicR]

I do hope so. I have accepted an offer for my motorhome and they are coming to collect it in the morning!
They intend to test drive it, check the paperwork and if they are happy they will make a bank transfer. They assure me they will not leave before I am happy the funds have gone through.
There was a similar question asked on here in 2020 but the answers were not conclusive.
If anyone has any recent experience prhaps they would let me know.
Many thanks.

 

[stevewagner]

I would recommend that as soon as you receive the bank transfer, move it to another account.

 

[Lenny HB]

I would recommend that as soon as you receive the bank transfer, move it to another account.

No need can't recall faster payments the banks use now.

 

[Old_VicR]

Thanks Steve,
Thats interesting. Are they able to stop it after it has been paid, or is the accounf vulnerable in some way?

 

[stevewagner]

Thanks Steve,
Thats interesting. Are they able to stop it after it has been paid, or is the accounf vulnerable in some way?

I think they are a reputable company. However there has been scams in the past where they have been able to recall the transfer and people loose the goods and the money. Lenny says it can’t be done now but you can’t be too careful these days!

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[Googlebot]

They won’t give you what they have offered and will find all manner of things to knock you down on price.

Tiny scratch you haven’t even noticed, £500 less etc.

We buy any car use the same method, I still sold it to them as I wanted rid of it, but it was a lot under what they initially offered once seen.

Have a figure you are prepared to accept and don’t go below it, whatever they say.

 

[MisterB]

issue a receipt which they sign as bought as seen ????

 

[Jim Schush]

There was an article on one of the BBC consumer shows last year.
A couple of gentlemen turned up to a pre arranged meeting to buy an old Landrover from a chap.
Everything went well and the couple accepted an offer from the 2 chaps and a bank transfer was arranged straight away at the couples kitchen table.

Within a short period of time the agreed sum was deposited in their account. The couple then handed the vehicle and documents to the chaps and off they went.
After a day or so the monetary sum disappeared from their account with no trace.
It turned out the buyers had arranged with a third person to deposited a cheque to the sum agreed at a local bank which was actually a stolen cheque. Apparently it’s a flaw in the system and from memory the couple lost the Landrover.
It might be worth a call to your bank to confirm the money is legitimately in your account and it’s not a dodgy cheque in pending.

 

[Lenny HB]

There was an article on one of the BBC consumer shows last year.
A couple of gentlemen turned up to a pre arranged meeting to buy an old Landrover from a chap.
Everything went well and the couple accepted an offer from the 2 chaps and a bank transfer was arranged straight away at the couples kitchen table.

Within a short period of time the agreed sum was deposited in their account. The couple then handed the vehicle and documents to the chaps and off they went.
After a day or so the monetary sum disappeared from their account with no trace.
It turned out the buyers had arranged with a third person to deposited a cheque to the sum agreed at a local bank which was actually a stolen cheque. Apparently it’s a flaw in the system and from memory the couple lost the Landrover.
It might be worth a call to your bank to confirm the money is legitimately in your account and it’s not a dodgy cheque in pending.

But wouldn't that show up on your banking app as pending.

 

[Derbyshire wanderer]

I do hope so. I have accepted an offer for my motorhome and they are coming to collect it in the morning!
They intend to test drive it, check the paperwork and if they are happy they will make a bank transfer. They assure me they will not leave before I am happy the funds have gone through.
There was a similar question asked on here in 2020 but the answers were not conclusive.
If anyone has any recent experience prhaps they would let me know.
Many thanks.

A bank transfer BACS cannot be recalled but you are likely to find that the offer will be reduced once they inspect it and tell you what they will need to fix before they sell on.
Be prepared to cancel the deal if it isn’t at or close to what you have agreed.

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[PaulyP]

They won’t give you what they have offered and will find all manner of things to knock you down on price.

Tiny scratch you haven’t even noticed, £500 less etc.

We buy any car use the same method, I still sold it to them as I wanted rid of it, but it was a lot under what they initially offered once seen.

Have a figure you are prepared to accept and don’t go below it, whatever they say.

I was once offered a price on a car from webuyanycar.scam, they offered £2000 less than the price shown on the PC when put the reg in, I sold the vehicle on eBay for £1000 more then the original screen offer, so £3000 more than they tried to get it for, the car supermarket that bought it added another £3000 when they sold it. I was happy with the price I got and they made a decent profit. If they come under the same umbrella I wouldn’t trust them