Thread: Anyone used 'webuyanycar.com'?

Not sure if this is best place to post this, but here goes!
The repair our car needs is so dear,(£650, which to us may as well be £6500 with no guarantee it'll fix the fault). We bought a wee runaround instead but aren't sure what to do with old car, apart from cylinder head casket its ok. Someone suggested taking it to the market, but there's no guarantee it'd sell and they still charge you. So I came across 'webuyanycar.com', put in the details, telling the truth about its faults. They then come back with an online valution, which they gave at £200. (Which is way more than I thought) However, you need to take it to their pick up point, they check its as stated, BUT they don't give you the money there & then. They wait 4 days before transferring it to your bank account. Now I've been on this forum long enough not to trust any company so I'm wondering if they wait 4 days, then come back to you, say the car was worse than stated and they can only offer x amount. As they have the car and its a pain to travel all the way back to pick up point are they hoping most people will just settle for the lesser amount?
So has anyone used them and if so, did you get the same amount as stated in your email valuation? Or do I just phone the scrappies??

Hi,

I have no knowledge of them, but did a search on google and there are good and bad reports on them.

Some saying stay well away from them and others that thought they had given them a good deal.

Do you have a paper you could advertise locally for free,for spares or repair and see what you get offered ?

Thanks for your reply. How thick am I - I never even thought to google them I bought a Scot -ads paper yesterday to have a look and I think I'll put it in there. Maybe not get as much for the car, but at least I'll know I've not been ripped off!!

good idea,you have to take into account the costs of taking the car to them and they might have reduced the offer.

Good luck hope you find a buyer.