For collection day:
Before you do any paperwork you need to see the car.
Have a good look around the outside. You’re looking for anything that’s less than perfect, paint, mirrors, wheels, any knocks, scratches or marks should be sorted for you either before collection or you have it booked in with a firm date.
Inside, make sure everything works. If it moves, make sure it does, click every switch, press every button and make sure nothing moves that shouldn’t.
Is it what you ordered? Might sound odd but there’s more than enough examples of dealers making ordering mistakes and trying to give you the wrong car. If you’ve paid for any extras, make sure they’re fitted.
Only after you’re happy with the car do you enter your pin. The dealer might try to get that first but stick to your guns on this, you’d not sign a credit agreement for tens of thousands without seeing what you’re signing for, this is no different. Once that pin has been entered the car is yours and any fixes are going to be harder to get sorted.
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Mark