Buying 2nd Hand - Can't find dealer on CH!?

LemonadeyLady

Hi,

I'm in the process of buying a used car. I've seen something I like on Auto Trader and I'm planning to arrange a visit and a test drive on the weekend.

I've checked Companies House though and the dealership is not listed there! There's no company number on their website, I'm not sure whether to go ahead or not.

I can't post a link to the website on here but they're called M&T Motor Company and they're based in Newbury near Reading. There is a company with the same name in nearby Thatcham, also not listed on CH.

Any help/advice you can offer will be much appreciated.

Ta.

motorguy

LemonadeyLady wrote: »

Hi,

I'm in the process of buying a used car. I've seen something I like on Auto Trader and I'm planning to arrange a visit and a test drive on the weekend.

I've checked Companies House though and the dealership is not listed there! There's no company number on their website, I'm not sure whether to go ahead or not.

I can't post a link to the website on here but they're called M&T Motor Company and they're based in Newbury near Reading. There is a company with the same name in nearby Thatcham, also not listed on CH.

Any help/advice you can offer will be much appreciated.

Ta.

They will only be registered at company house if they are a limited company.

Most small / medium businesses arent.

forgotmyname

How long have they been there?

Real address, Landline number so not just a car and a mobile like some sellers.

LandyAndy

Just credit checked them

They are a not a limited company. One employee. Not considered credit worthy.

But that would be true of a lot of small used car traders.

thenudeone

Pay at least £1 by credit card if you can, and you'll receive some protection against problems.

At least this trader has a physical presence you can see. Several car sales websites appear extremely suspicious to say the least

There are also various extremely suspicious escrow services on the web which claim to act as a trusted third party in a long-distance car sale. Avoid them at all costs.

Read more here (especially post 140 onwards)
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3922917

ROY47

http://whois.domaintools.com/mandtmotorcompany.com is the one at thatchem

The other one has a website



http://www.mandtmotorcompany.com/

If you aren't happy don't buy from them , there's 000's of cars for sale out there