Has anyone ever used Broadspeed or Uk Car Broker?

The_Boss

Hi all,

About to buy a Renault Megane Coupe Diesel, and the price from UK Car Broker is a lot lower than anywhere else. I'm slighlty concerned at this though as it appears to be a one man company, although cars are UK models, not imports etc.

I've also used Broadspeed to get a quote, which is about £700 more, but this site at least has references from Top Gear magazine, so am a bit more confident. Also it seems that I liaise with a Renault dealer automatically, which I dont do with Uk Car Broker.

Is there any reason to be concerned about ordering from either of these two? They were specifically named on Martin's online car broker comparison on the 'Buying a car' guide so surely they wouldn't be on there if they were dodgy?

Jaxer

I had a look through all the brokers recently and got quotes from both companies you mentioned. If you google UK Car Broker it looks like a bona fide operation but the thing that put me off was that the cars are pre-registered which means you're the 2nd registered owner (which isn't such an issue) and they keep the logbook for between 3-6 months after the sale which was more of an issue for me.

In the end I found autofinders.co.uk were the most competitive for a new/first registered car but I still ended up buying locally simply for convenience (they matched the price)

The_Boss

Jaxer wrote: »

I had a look through all the brokers recently and got quotes from both companies you mentioned. If you google UK Car Broker it looks like a bona fide operation but the thing that put me off was that the cars are pre-registered which means you're the 2nd registered owner (which isn't such an issue) and they keep the logbook for between 3-6 months after the sale which was more of an issue for me.

In the end I found autofinders.co.uk were the most competitive for a new/first registered car but I still ended up buying locally simply for convenience (they matched the price)

Thanks for the reply. I'm ok with the car being pre-reg as the saving is huge, but how comes they keep the logbook for between 3-6 months?

Ian_W

Read THIS - I wouldn't be at all happy with the situation. All sorts of potential pitfalls.

The_Boss

Jaxer wrote: »

I had a look through all the brokers recently and got quotes from both companies you mentioned. If you google UK Car Broker it looks like a bona fide operation but the thing that put me off was that the cars are pre-registered which means you're the 2nd registered owner (which isn't such an issue) and they keep the logbook for between 3-6 months after the sale which was more of an issue for me.

In the end I found autofinders.co.uk were the most competitive for a new/first registered car but I still ended up buying locally simply for convenience (they matched the price)

Ian_W wrote: »

Read THIS - I wouldn't be at all happy with the situation. All sorts of potential pitfalls.

Oh wow. Uk Car Broker haven't said to me they need the log book for 3-6 months, but I've not actually put down an initial deposit or seen the full terms and conditions.

If I paid the initial £500 deposit on my credit card, would I be protected in the event that Renault pulled the deal?

neilmcl

Have your tried http://drivethedeal.com/

You should get a good deal for a new car, no pre-reg and no V5 retention.

The_Boss

neilmcl wrote: »

Have your tried http://drivethedeal.com/

You should get a good deal for a new car, no pre-reg and no V5 retention.

Yeah, thanks for the recommendation. I tried drivethedeal but they still come up over £2k more than Broadspeed. I think I will go with them rather than UK Car Broker, because at least everything is going through a UK Renault dealer so less of a risk so might as well pay the slight extra to be protected.

hethmar

I got my new car through carfile - they put you in touch with the dealer and you deal with them throughout.

smitchy73

Have you tired looking at Whatcar's Target price which is the minimum price to sart with, and if your local dealers wont match it, you phone up and they put you in touch with who will match it or start at it, drivethedeal etc all advertise in Whatcar too.
The prices showing range from £17557(list)£15262(target) for the 1.5dci 86 Exp. 3dr to £22554(list) £19783(target) for the 2.0dci 160 Privilege TomTom 3dr

smitchy73

Meant to say had a look at all the adverts in whatcar and didnt see you're car listed on any of the brokers/dealers.

smitchy73

I know someone that used Broadspeed and bought a top of the range smart car, plus every extra and saved several thousand and it was through a Smart dealer he was put in touch with was in Liverpool, and they delivered it to his door for no extra charge either!