Matt Berry
Club Member
After some advice on V5 reference number request when selling.
My Z had “sold” and arrangements were made for it to be collected the first weekend in January.
I asked for a deposit and the buyer sent over £500 via PayPal.
Didn’t hear anything from the buyer over the festive period which is fair enough.
A couple of days before it was due to be picked up I had requests for the VIN number, the exact location of the vehicle and the V5 reference number.
I thought it was a bit odd but sent a picture of the number on the door tag and firewall to prove it matched.
I said I wouldn’t send the V5 reference number due to the V5 scams and the fact it clearly says on the form not to send it.
After 3/4 attempts of getting the V5 number and me saying no the buyer started getting a bit agitated and angry.
Was that the correct thing to do, or has anyone experienced this type of thing before?
Not sure if I was being too paranoid or not!
My Z had “sold” and arrangements were made for it to be collected the first weekend in January.
I asked for a deposit and the buyer sent over £500 via PayPal.
Didn’t hear anything from the buyer over the festive period which is fair enough.
A couple of days before it was due to be picked up I had requests for the VIN number, the exact location of the vehicle and the V5 reference number.
I thought it was a bit odd but sent a picture of the number on the door tag and firewall to prove it matched.
I said I wouldn’t send the V5 reference number due to the V5 scams and the fact it clearly says on the form not to send it.
After 3/4 attempts of getting the V5 number and me saying no the buyer started getting a bit agitated and angry.
Was that the correct thing to do, or has anyone experienced this type of thing before?
Not sure if I was being too paranoid or not!