I would most definitely not pay the AP before you have inspected the car. I can make BACS payments from my phone, but debit card payments will still be immediate, or very quick. Most dealers probably won’t accept credit cards.
It varies. When I collected my last card I had to pay by bank tranfser and the dealer needed to check that the funds were in their bank before I could collect, As it happens there was an issue with the car so I would be very relectant to do that again. I placed an order today and this dealer confirmed that I can pay be debit card or bank transfer.
@EK One reason maybe that card transaction fee’s are taken into consideration? Read more on this here. On the other hand,BACS payments are usually free, or very low cost. For payments within the UK, the costs vary depending on the type of payment. BACS payments are usually quite slow, but free or only a few pennies to process.
Thaanks all, so I assume it is reasonable for me to say that I will only do BACS once I see the car and am satisfied it is as I ordered it