We Buy Any Car trick that gets you more money for your motor – don’t miss out
A NIFTY We Buy Any Car trick means you could get more money for your motor – and you don’t need to do very much at all.
Thanks to their eye-catching adverts and incessant jingle, We Buy Any Car has become something of a household name.
But they might not give you the best price, at least not straight away, so motorists are advised to hold their nerve.
The hack was revealed by the site MyLondon after it requested a valuation for a car to see how much the company would offer.
While it is unlikely you will get the market rate for your car as the company favours convenience over price, you can boost the payout if you decline the first offer on the table, in some cases.
Sellers are advised to hold their nerve and simply ignore the first sum the company offers.
According to the company’s website, it says it secures your valuation for four days.
But sellers are advised not to panic over making a decision before the time is up.
You start by requesting a valuation for your car, which they then respond to with an email and text giving you their initial valuation.
If they don’t hear from you, they will then follow up, asking if you are coming to see them and telling you where the nearest site to you is.
If they still don’t hear from you, they sometimes then follow up with an increased offer, some four or five days later, once the initial valuation has run out.
The potential seller has to click through from the email or text to get the new valuation, which also tells them you are still considering it.
But if you don’t respond, other than checking the new offer, the process starts again in some cases and you might get yet another offer in a few days.
They will contact you again and remind you off the offer and ask if you are planning to visit them.
Then a few days later you might get yet another increased off, if you haven’t replied to them.
We Buy Any Car then might also include messages such as: “URGENT: We want to buy your car.”
When MyLondon submitted a valuation request for a Peugeot 206 SW estate with a 2005 plate, it initially got a valuation of £390.
This was then increased to £400 and later raised to £410.
The tactic may well be of use for anyone who doesn’t want the hassle of selling their vehicle privately or wants a quick sale.
However, anyone thinking of selling their motor is advised to do their research before going with We Buy Any Car as you might get significantly more by selling it privately.
According to listings on Autotrader, you could sell a similar Peugeot privately for between £1,000 and £1,500 even if it has done some 93,000 miles.
While We Buy Any Car offers a speedy and hassle-free sale, you might not get what the car is worth if you sold it yourself although it might take longer to find a private buyer.
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