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Advice on how to avoid common scams directed at used-cars sellers and buyers. Including the 070 premium rate scam.
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BuyYourCar has been contacted by a number of users who are concerned about canvas telephone calls they have received while advertising a car on BuyYourCar.co.uk. BuyYourCar wants to make clear that it does not pass any customer information on to these companies and that it does not work in partnership with companies of this nature in any way.
There are various companies of this nature that operate, and they generally contact car sellers by telephone after seeing their adverts in classified magazines or websites.
These companies try to persuade the car seller to advertise with them for a fixed fee and some promise that they have a number of buyers on their database who are waiting to buy their car and offer to refund the fee if the car does not sell.
BuyYourCar customers have reported that they have been called repeatedly by the same company in a bid to wear the seller down until they offer their credit card details, sometimes calling up to six times a day.
Unfortunately in many cases the promised buyers do not materialise, and neither does the promised refund. When sellers have later checked the companies’ websites they have found that the firms’ terms and conditions state that refunds will not be given under any circumstances. Some companies have been found to have numerous addresses and have proved very difficult to track down when trying to complain.
If you feel that you have been treated unfairly by one of these companies, please get in touch with your local Trading Standards office and lodge a complaint. It may also be possible for your credit card company to help you if you complain that you haven’t received the service you were promised, so ensure that you let them know of your plans to complain.
Important links:
www.consumercomplaints.org.uk
BuyYourCar Advice – Don’t waste your money advertising with these companies!
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