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Car Auction

bartman · 2011-07-07 14:02:40

I'm looking into whether to buy my next car at auction, but I'm not sure this is a good option as my budget is limited to about £2500. I've been looking at the sale catalogues for BCA, and as I had thought, the majority of cars are only up to 2 or 3 years old - ex lease, etc., so out of my price range. Am I right in…

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flashnazia Posts: 2,168 Forumite

7 July 2011 at 11:28PM

Yes, auctions are not as cheap as they used to be and BCA are particularly expensive.

It's only good value if you have a VAT registered business and then you can claim the vat back (I believe - that's what BCA staff told me anyway).

Then you have all the hassle of taking it off the yard straight away - insurance, tax etc.

I used to buy all my cars at auction but now I don't bother - too much hassle.

"fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." (Bertrand Russell)
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