Biggest Car SCAMS in the UK | Buying & Selling Scam List

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

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[@BenDayProductions]

I had that experience with the multiple heavy guys turning up to check it out when I sold my first car when I was 20. The TITLE of the ad on ebay said NO TAX (back when tax was transferable). They said that they didn't know it had no tax, and wouldn't pay the full price, but also refused to leave empty handed as they'd travelled a long way. I was intimidated so I took the seriously reduced offer. They then took the whole VC5 and said they'd do it when they were home, and then immediately drove away with no tax or insurance

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Nasty

[@HamzaAli-zh5rj]

​@@DefinitelyNotAGuru don't worry honey😢

[@K7aus2000]

2 blokes came to see my tdi, saying engine was making noise. I explained that it was a diesel and that was normal. I then told them to jog on. Both guys spoke little or no English and were obviously dealers.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Good call

[@buck8441]

I’ve been looking for a van, eBay seems to be rife with scammers, vans that should be £10,000, 1 owner low mileage, being offered for £4,500 but never sold anything 0……. All scams when emailed money up front, really wish eBay could be proactive and stop it. Great advise.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

I agree mate, eBay, Facebook and Gumtree are shark infested waters.

[@PB72UK]

Finally got my Kona Ultimate lease last week (took 8 months) .. love it .. sold my put me on car to the car buying group .. lost a load of cash .. but was an easy way to get rid of my unwanted car without any scary folks turning up trying to con me .. good video as always!

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Great car, enjoy it 👍👍👍

[@ChrisKite-d8z]

This happened to myself. 3 Romanian guys turned up one distracted me while another put oil in the water and disconnected sensors. Lights came on during the test drive when I asked them to leave it got scary! I recommend anyone to sell via a legitimate company!

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

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[@garethshaw5165]

Foolishly I fell for the last one many years ago. I sold my Jaguar and the “buyer” sent me a cheque. Once the check had cleared I contacted them to say they could make arrangements to collect the car. The car went and the cheque was a forgery. I found out a week later when I went to withdraw the money the bank told me it was a fake. There was a police investigation that followed and I never seen my Jag again. I am very very cautious now and echo the sentiment if it’s too good to be true it usually is.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

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[@cabottaxi]

I knew someone who left their 7 seater for 2 months at an airport car park in London. Came back and car had been used as a shuttle whilst they were gone. 250 miles on it and returned with an empty fuel tank. They denied it point-blank despite marks on the cream leather and no fuel. When the folk landed the car park personnel couldn't find it. Presumably because it was out on the road being used. This happened only a few weeks ago. Watch out which car park you are using and don't leave it with a car park that you have to leave the keys with.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Unreal isn't it? brass neck on some people.

[@richarddixon6354]

Congratulations on getting to 20k followers you have worked so hard for it. Thanks for this video it is eye opening, for me selling a car privately is a nightmare these days I’d rather lose a small amount of money dealing with WBAC or a main dealer.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Thanks Richard 👍

[@johndoyle4723]

Thanks, I used to sell my cars privately, but not worth the hassle any more. Mind you WBAC are notorious, they give you a price, you turn up, and they knock £1000 off, because it has a stone chip. Sold a car on ebay once, the buyer, a dealer turned up with friend, complained about all sorts, I said it is as advertised,no price reduction, you bid on it, and won, that is the price, I insisted on cash, and they eventually paid up.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

👍👍 I actually know of a few that have gone to WBAC and been offers more than the guide price. A lot depends on how honest you are about condition etc. there are some real wronguns out there.

[@daviddominiak7790]

Great news on reaching 20k+, the channel and yourself deserve it also the to be double the numbers of members!! Great informative as always and keep up the hard work which we all know that you do!!

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Thanks very much David, that means a lot 👍

[@SuperWeetam]

I've been trying to find a car between £10k and £15k for the last few weeks. I'm sure the tips in your videos have already saved me a small fortune by not buying dodgy cars. Thanks.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

I’m delighted to hear that. Good luck with it 👍

[@petermostyneccleston2884]

I bought a van from a dealer of cars of dubious history, in North Wales. A few months later I had a fine from the Tyne tunnel, but I had a full alibi for where my van was at the time. I went round to the Police, to try to sort the problem out, and the serial number on my car matches the number on my paperwork. The Police were not interested, saying that I had to get Swansea to sort it out. A fer months after that, I had another fine, from a pub car park in Gloucestershire, but I know that my van was blocked in the car park where I live, by a scaffolders vehicle, at the time. I sent the information to the car park people, trying to prove that the vehicle was in two places at the same time, as I thought that might be easier than proving that it was not where it should not have been. I also sent the information from both fines to Swansea, who were not interested the first time, and they sent me a letter to photocopy, and send as a reply to any more fines. Luckily I have not had any more fines, and those two were written off for me. I think that the Police should do something about this, as it is a crime, so they are the first point of contact. Swansea said that it is a Police matter, and the Police say that it is a matter for Swansea.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

That’s disgusting, they’re well aware of this going on all the time.

[@1bz2002]

I did a property ownership check once too, doesn't cost much at all and bit more assurety when buying a decent car, can be done easily on land registry. Another thing is to not let people copy your logbook reference numbers and private information when VIEWING a car your selling. This prevents them from ordering another logbook in their name (for cloning purposes) thus creating a nightmare scenario about using your car and non insurance issues.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

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[@barrieainge4937]

Very useful info. I had the shipping agent scam attempted on myself for something as meagre as a £20 photo tripod I was selling. When I said I wasn't prepared to get involved, can I deliver, I heard no more! Scams everywhere.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Crazy isn’t it

[@missulu]

All good information! Thanks for the video...

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

No problem!

[@keithbrown339]

Hello Jim , 😂 great as always. In the market for an ev you are absolutely right. 18 mouth old ev going 15k of new price

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

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[@UrbanTitanHD]

Just had the oil in the coolant scam, they robbed 1.5k from the cash pile too. I've reported it to the police as fraud.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

No!!! I hope the police act on it mate.

[@Dino.808]

I've used Vcheck four times to buy a car it was great. I saveded much money and stress because three of the cars I was interested in buying all had a very bad history. The fourth one is the one I brought. Yes I spent £40 for the checks, but if brought any of the other three cars with bad history it would have cost £1K + to fix problems.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

That’s brilliant, worth its weight in gold!

[@DannyTillotson]

I had a bad experience selling my first motorbike when I was 18. Two big guys came jumping up and down on the bike laughing and intimidating me as much as possible. Said it was nothing like the Ebay photos and wanted a massive reduction or they'll leave me bad feedback. They won and I sold it for half the value. Learned a hard lesson that day. Don't be bullied like I was folks.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

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[@zaink7037]

Morons. Makes me mad there's people like that. I once had a group of Eastern Europeans come to view my car. Had that little feeling I hope they aren't up to no good. Luckily they were sound and bought the car with a little discount off. Good to have one other person with you so you don't get nerved up

[@jpbuckle6845]

hi great vid , just a heads up to people regards another scam, now on the dvlc website a dealer/seller of a car fills in the details of transfer without the buyer having to check details are correct!!,espesially the "date of sale" which is easily backdated!! this happened to me with a dodgy dealer who clearly didn't have a dealership car lot to store cars for sale and just had them parked illegally here there and everywhere. when I purchased the new car they backdated the sale date which then becomes the "vehicle acquired" date on your new v5c through the mail, of course I then started getting the tickets issued to that car now registered in my name with the DVLA(parking company scum can legally get your info), be aware when the seller is filling in the online DVLA form its really easy now and quick too, your at their mercy ,its a really bad loophole with DVLA online process

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Great shout 👍

[@plus200bhp6]

Congrats on your 20K - really admire how you've stuck to it. You have traction, time build momentum. Good luck.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Thank you 🙏

[@mclovin8739]

I knew someone selling a nice car for 16k, 2 guys turned up, had a look, test drive etc then left, 30 minutes later the car was stolen, they either cloned the key or switched it, I'm guessing they swapped it as they didn't waste any time taking it, never recovered.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Oh dear, ouch.

[@Panzerbeast]

Good video. Selling my motor so getting up to date on the latest scams...

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Unfortunately there are plenty

[@graemehillary1780]

Great info on scams.Used V check recently,also much more info on vehicles😊

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

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[@chrissaunders9554]

Good to know all this, thank you.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

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[@craigcousins6718]

Great advice as always mate there are lots of dodgy people out there!

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Cheers Craig

[@fathersunglasses6085]

Great video, some new tips in there which I wasn't aware of

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

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[@JohnPaul-e2y]

Great Video, however with regards phoning garages that show service stamps, I did this and the garages denied every seeing the car after an investigation the car previously had private plates and all services we found to be correct once I gave the previous, private plate details.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

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[@EarnshawUK]

Thank you. Very useful. Made me slightly more paranoid but not, I think, in a bad way. Apart from We Buy and Car, are organisations like Motorway or using CarWow for used cars OK to sell your car?

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Yes, fine. The difference with WBAC is that they are the buyer and it's a bit easier and quicker but Motorway & CarWow etc are just a conduit between you and the dealers, there's a bit more leg work for you but you may eventually get a better price for your efforts.

[@cabottaxi]

@@DefinitelyNotAGuru I used Evans Halshaw and got more for my car than the BMW main dealer offered. BMW also wanted a fresh MOT. They (Evans Halshaw) were not fussed that the MOT was due in 5 weeks . Car was not old and could have been sold by the main dealer. Car was sold to first person that looked at it 2 days later.

[@parkinsonga3092]

I went to buy an ex display model, delivery mileage only for my wife, to replace her current car. I took her with me only to find out that she had already had that car for three weeks as a courtesy car

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

WOW!!!!

[@shaunwalsh6354]

Another great video, full of useful information for the not so wary 👍

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Thank you

[@DJZedi]

A group should come and see my car.. I’ll have a group waiting myself sunshine 😊

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

😊👊

[@willswheels283]

Very interesting video, I nearly fell for that last scam you mentioned about a person wanting to buy my car I had for sale he didn’t need to see my car he was willing to pay more than what I was asking for it, he was going to send a “Courier” to collect it and the courier will give me the money, allI had to do was send a 3 figure sum via Moneygram to the courier company in order for the courier to come, I thought it sounded rather odd so I phoned moneygram up and they told me not to go ahead with the sale and that it was a scam. Excellent advice and info once again mate, thanks.👍

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Thanks mate 👍

[@golf1diesel]

@@willswheels283 this happened to me..got scammed. Money went to Russia. Never again.

[@douglasdingwall6079]

Great info, thanks Jim

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Thanks

[@groundhoglife]

Good information, so many lowlifes out there 😡

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Sad isn’t it?

[@terrydonegan1622]

Thank you so much for this

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Thanks 🙏

[@ericsuper9723]

Great vid spot on

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Glad you think so!

[@7quidstudio]

The oil in the coolant happened to me. I was on my own, they took me around to the boot. 4 eastern Europeans, big imposing lads. They ragged the shit out of it then offered me half my asking price but I stood my ground and told them to go. They kept pestering me for a while and it was horrible. I reported them and never seen them since but not fun when my wife and kids were in the house

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Sorry to hear that mate, nightmare.

[@ProbablyNotGoodEnough]

Good advice as always Jim. Keep it up!

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

I will 👍👍👍

[@jonsnow6741]

Spotted 4 motors on a site selling government cars on 18 plates with HUGE mileage . Not due for MOT till nov 23 . Given what you told us we shall be seeing them soon with about 50k on the clock. 200 plus thousand real milage .

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Wouldn’t surprise me mate

[@Little_Sidhe]

I'm about to buy my first car and I literally have no idea what to look for or what to do. Worried they're going to see me coming, any tips will be gratefully received.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Go on my website and buy my book or read it free with a kindle unlimited trial. It will help a lot.

[@terrycrawford1982]

Very useful tips. Thank you.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Thanks Terry

[@saeedahmed1261]

Buying a used car from car dealer,who have 5/10 years history (of business) is ok?

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Even main dealers screw people over, lots of good guys around too. Just proceed with caution, turn off your ears and turn on your eyes 👍👍👍

[@aassiiff786]

What do you suggest traders from home do when the v5 has the previous owners address on it as they would send of the traders slip.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

They should be setup as a motor trader so hopefully the buyer undertands and the trader can show some proof of being a professional trader at their address (companies house etc).

[@kelvindee2226]

I just did a Vcheck on a car we bought from car giant. We are trying to do a part exchange but the system is showing the car was written off one month after we bought it. There a picture of a car which is the same model but it’s not our car. Is there any advice if having this changed? Rellly struggling

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

I'm not sure - email vcheck I guess?

[@redmed10]

So lesson for us all. Buy new, keep it well maintained and keep it until it collapses into a heap of rust. You may only ever have to do it twice or thrice in your life.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

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[@olitonottero7620]

super helpful thank you

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ismail548]

Your point about being weary of sellers who arent upfront about their addresses is interesting because what if as a seller youre suspicious about a dodgy buyer and don't want to give away your address too easily?

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Just sell via Motorway if so

[@Hell-Hound1]

Cheers Jim 👍

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Thanks Mate

[@iankeeble6260]

Great tips as usual.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Thanks Ian

[@melsagelord3991]

How best to avoid the stolen or fraudulent card scam? Seems to me the one we’re most vulnerable to.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

I don't know. I;ve never taken a payment for a car by card to be fair.

[@msjcars2317]

Great Video 👍

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Thanks

[@robertlloyd7493]

Great useful item thanks 👍

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Thanks

[@eeemuse]

The biggest scam is the government themselves, they're not governing the used car market enough, you jump into the wild the minute you think to buy a new used car, every car dealer doing their own terms, some of them take all your rights of returning the car as soon as you drive 10/20 miles away from the dealer location, so in case anything goes wrong then its your fault! ... others do not refund the reserve deposit if you change your mind (before collection) and so many things you have to keep an eye on. Also be careful on the mileage written on the contract, usually they write a lower mileage than what's on the car by 100/200miles difference, this way as soon as you take the car out of the dealer showroom, guess what? you have driven over 200miles 😂

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

👌 you e actually got a fair number of rights when buying from any kind of trader (which is why many of them pretend to be private sellers when getting rid of and old bone). There are still some good guys out there like Mark at MSJ in Hull who’s about as straight up and down as they come.

[@MarkFromEastleigh]

Some good advice given here. The DVLA needn't bother texting me about a car tax refund anyway....my car is zero road tax 🤣. I am thinking of selling my car soon. Will just go to WBAC or motorway and have less hassle

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Motorway should get you a bit more than WBAC 👍

[@MarkFromEastleigh]

@@DefinitelyNotAGuru motorway it is then😊. Appreciate that.

[@golf1diesel]

I know it's bike related. But what do you guys recommend. I'm buying a second hand bike from a dealer and they offered £500 for my 2004 Fazer S , mechanical wise very good condition visual 7/10. They said I could make at least 500 more on private sale but since winter is coming maybe its a better ideea to just P/X it?

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

No damage having a go yourself but there are a lot of tossers out there so be careful

[@KFORDYCE73]

Useful video 👍

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Thanks Keith

[@bp8339]

Are there any identifying characteristics that might help us identify the mob handed scammers you identified in your first example?

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

They'll be in a group and form what I've read and heard they might not be British.

[@acdc539]

DVLA never do text anyone but you do get car tax refund. If for example you sold your car with 3 or 4 months on your car tax, you automatically get a refund from the remaining months leftover. This chap right by saying that DVLA do not text anyone. I've been driving for nearly 40 years and I've known this for years. I know the pros and cons from buying cars, who is genuine and who isn't. I stick to well known car dealerships. Once I sniff out a scam, I walk away

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

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[@jpbuckle6845]

and a'nuther thing.... just an idea for the dvla,maybe they read youtube comments? I dunno currently private parking companies pay them £2.50 to get our details, how about we pay them not to? save a hell of a lot of misery

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

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[@helenalovelock1030]

Is it illegal for a person seller to Masquerade and sell a car as a “dealership” ???

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

I have no idea but the other way round happens way more often (dealers posing as how public to sell off a problem car with no comeback)

[@helenalovelock1030]

@@DefinitelyNotAGuru ok Thankyou I’ve spoken to you on the phone I think. We have been scammed by someone pretending to be a dealership selling a car with warranty and consumer rights etc

[@helenalovelock1030]

Absolutely livid!!!

[@helenalovelock1030]

Fake dealership name address etc etc. sent them formal letter registered post which they have returned to sender as apparently no longer there which I don’t believe. PLEASE don’t get scammed guys we’ve lost £7,700 to fraudulent dealership. I WILL expose them personally in every single way possible everywhere. We have been very stupid and naive please everyone don’t make the same mistake.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

@@helenalovelock1030 go to trading standards and report it to the police if you haven’t already

[@h.bsfaithfulservant4136]

OMG 😳… I’ll have to keep my car forever 😂. Hetty Honda just flew through the MOT (🙂👏) and the mechanic showed me the biggest fail list I’ve ever seen! Turns out the testers had gone mad with the list, and said to the car owner, it’s had a really bad fail on the test, but they’d buy the car off him for £150! Crafty gits, the car had a retest at the garage I use, and the fail list was halved! There are some bad people out there….

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

That's awful. Glad the MOT went well 👍

[@derekwilliammills388]

Had the shipping scam tried on me told tjem to effoff lol

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Best way 👍

[@derekwilliammills388]

@@DefinitelyNotAGuru and not just one it was a few for a 1000pound corsa nothing fancy lol ps i like ur channel 😁😁😁

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

@@derekwilliammills388 makes me sick mate

[@leegorman8322]

Just an idea, call video Wise in the Ways? I know it sounds Obi-Wan stuff, but people should get it. Many thanks, Jim. 🤔

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

It's a bit early to be drinking Lee 😂👍

[@leegorman8322]

​@@DefinitelyNotAGuru It is Christmas, Jim. ATB if I don't see you 🤣

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

@@leegorman8322 you too mate

[@johnnywolfdalcour3983]

Can anyone tell me about Carsnip

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Looks like it just scrapes ads from other websites, pretty awful user interface and presentation. I wouldn’t bother with it at the moment.

[@fathersunglasses6085]

How do you protect yourself from the last one?

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

When someone tries to buy your car sight unseen and send the money before anyone turns up to collect it, tell them to try another mug and hang up. 👍

[@lewisassuahkofie2485]

Please I'm I need help I have been victim on Facebook marketplace Please and please I need help am dying.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

You need to speak to the police asap

[@amckinnon99]

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[@nickyboy.]

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[@alanmachin3054]

People also be careful when involved with established dealers. After telling BMW Doncaster that if I was unable to obtain a suitable price for my existing BMW I 4 M50 that I would sell the car my new car on. The best they could offer me for my current one was £55,000 for a car 6 months old with less than a 1000 miles. a car that would retail for at least £70,000. They cancelled my order without informing me ,added around £1,800 pounds and sold it within 48 hours. They implied that BMW did not want them to sell cars to someone to sell, this was not true according to BMW. Within a week the car appeared to be for sale with the dealer who had told me he would give £500 more than I paid for the car rather than cancelling the order I had placed in January. When I contacted him he told me it could not be mine because it had a tow bar,this was a lie because the pictures did not show this and the car had to have a comfort pack fitted which it does not. He has since taken the car off Autotrader, despite having others advertised there and it just shows on his own website. I am certain the car I had ordered has finished up with this dealer who obtains new cars and often sells them over list price. If BMW HQ not come back to me following the customer survey I will contact Which magazine to report what has happened. I only told them that I would sell the car on because I prefer to be honest and I don't think think that is grounds for cancelling my order.

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

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[@jockster5525]

Good call. Great work thanks for your efforts 👍 u

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

Cheers Jock

[@jockster5525]

Congratulations on your 20 k sub's mate..very deserving

[@DefinitelyNotAGuru]

@@jockster5525 thanks for all your support Jock, next stop 20m 😂

[@Pete.Ty1]

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