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Quote: Originally posted by Jack+Jon on 11/10/2013

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You need to understand the sales jargon, 'New' tyres means plenty of tread due to very little use in the last 10yrs but perished & likely to fail. 'Dry' means no visible signs of damp & 'just serviced' means anytime in the last 3yrs.

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Hi lidds0, Best To Walk Away from this one, having said that, when I was looking for a van there were lots of van owners who have owned vans for years, and knew nothing of the CRiS Registration system, or for that matter have not bothered to insure their Van, and after CRiS checks on these Vans found them to be legitimate, though some had been off the register for more than two years after being sold on, and not registered by the new owner. In these cases I would extremely wary of carrying large sums of cash to pay for a Van, there are other ways to pay the seller, Bankers Draft, PayPal, Credit Card transfer to their account is a better way as it affords you some protection if  the worst happens further down the line. ” Beats me why spend thousands of pounds on a van and not register or insure it”. Unfortunately in this day and age not all sellers are completely honest, and the genuine honest sellers are treated with the same manner scepticism as the not so honest sellers. The genuine seller will be more understanding as to the reasons for all your questions regarding the van and the payment method, But hang in there and keep looking for there are lots of good van and honest sellers out there, good luck in your quest.