On 23 Apr, 08:18, "Andy R"  wrote:
> "Occam"  wrote in message

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> IMHO the only time to part with the vehicle is when you've got all the cash
> or cleared funds.  I wouldn't even take a prospective buyer for a drive in
> it unless I had a couple of mates in the back.  There's been enough stories
> of a seller taking people for a test drive and being followed then stopped
> by the 'buyer's' friends and robbed of the vehicle.

Interesting points. What about the position of the buyer, though? What
can make the buyer safe from the seller claiming no payment was
received? Is the only safe answer to buy with cash or by jointly going
to a branch of a bank to get the money paid?

I don't know if the situation has improved but the UK clearing system
used to show cheques paid in as funds in the account /before/ they had
cleared. The account holder would have no indication of whether the
cheque had cleared or not.

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