New car on PCP, but dealer forgot to take the agreed deposit/payment?

Hannahb_2

I bought a new car from a dealership and picked it up yesterday. It's on finance, so I part-exchanged my old car, paid £1500 (or so I was meant to!) and pay £210-ish a month for 24 months. I'm then required to pay £9500-ish at the end of the agreement. But.. I never paid the deposit. They never asked me for it, just signed the paperwork and handed over the keys. I've had a new car on finance from them before, and I paid the cash by card at the dealership before driving away. I keep expecting someone to call me and ask me to pay it, but so far I've not heard a thing.

I've had a look through my contract and it says that the balance of £1500 needs to be cleared before the vehicle can de delivered. Have they just forgotten? Or should I expect a bill? Could they take it by direct debit when my monthly payments come out? I have all the paperwork which states that I am the registered keeper etc.

Thanks

marlot

You'll probably get a call when the office review the paperwork

Ectophile

It sounds like they have forgotten. Make sure you keep the money available in case they remember - don't just assume you got lucky and go on a spending spree.

They should not take any money from you by direct debit without informing you first. That's one of the requirements of the Direct Debit Guarantee.