Picking up new car

lucy_w86

I have just bought car and will be going in to get all the paperwork and pick it up this week.

I have it on finance and have GAP insurance as well. What paperwork will I need to check and sign and collect? Just want to create a checklist as I will be going alone! Thanks

Alias_Omega

There wont be a need to check any paperwork really. The dealer will send the V5 forms off, you will need to show insurance paperwork for the car, to enable them to Tax it, then you will sign the forms to say you are happy with the car, to take it away.

You will need to test drive the thing, take a good look all over it for marks, defects etc. Once you drive it away, anything noticed you will struggle to have it repaired straight away.

Examples are..

Check the wheels / tyres for marks, chips, scuffs
Check the body work for marks, scuffs, scratches.

lucy_w86

Alias_Omega wrote: »

There wont be a need to check any paperwork really. The dealer will send the V5 forms off, you will need to show insurance paperwork for the car, to enable them to Tax it, then you will sign the forms to say you are happy with the car, to take it away.

You will need to test drive the thing, take a good look all over it for marks, defects etc. Once you drive it away, anything noticed you will struggle to have it repaired straight away.

Examples are..

Check the wheels / tyres for marks, chips, scuffs
Check the body work for marks, scuffs, scratches.

I have had the car checked out already and it fine and I have test drove it.

With regards to the tax, I am going to sort out insurance tonight for the paperwork so what will happen with the tax then?

sorry, im completely dumb when it comes to cars!

davetrousers

lucy_w86 wrote: »

I have it on finance .

:eek::eek::eek:

Hope you got a good deal.

lucy_w86

davetrousers wrote: »

:eek::eek::eek:

Hope you got a good deal.

yes, i got a reasonably good deal. just want to make sure im picking up the right stuff as i am going alone and want to be up to scratch with my knowledge. doing well so far but any advice would be good!

LandyAndy

HOORAY FOR LUCY!!:beer: :beer: :beer: .

You did something instead of talking about it.;)

:j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j
:T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T.

Happy motoring.

LA.

lucy_w86

LandyAndy wrote: »

HOORAY FOR LUCY!!:beer: :beer: :beer: .

You did something instead of talking about it.;)

:j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j
:T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T.

Happy motoring.

LA.

haha! thanks!

ChasingButterflies

Hi,

Just wanted to pick up on what someone said about checking the car over... We didn't "think" we needed to check the car again (after already checking it when we took it for a test drive) It was winter when we collected it (so very dark at the garage) so I merrily drove the car home, parked up outside, walked past the passenger side door only to see a dent with the way the street lighting was. I had a huge sinking feeling - by the time I got home the garage had closed. As it turned out they didn't put up much of a fight (notice I said much...) they repaired it and addmitted they knew it wasn't me as someone had had the door panel off before and tried to fix it... they had left marks on the inside of the door.

Always worth double checking (like you are with the paperwork)