What's this all about?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2006-KAWASAKI-ZX-1000-D6F-BLACK_W0QQitemZ110433806662

"Please before turning up also bring your driving licence with counter
part with another utility bill with your home address the same on both."

 

Happens all the time over here in France. Proof of where you live basically. The
bills need to be less than 3 months old.

 

What? To buy a bike privately?

 

I suppose it depends on payment method. Especially if someone wants a quick
ride before handing over totoal cash ?

 

He's being careful. Not such a bad thing these days.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Probably to make sure the next owners details are correct on the forms
that go back to the DVLA, and thgat he isn't swindled with forged
cash.

 

Maybe I'm overly trusting but it all sounds like paranoid bollocks to me.

 

Ah, I didn't actually look at the URL. I suppose it could be the case
if someone turns up with a cheque.

For everything else, it's the case though. The last time I wanted to fart,
I had to produce a bill less than three months old.

 

No test rides regardless.

Seems like he's a bit of a knob.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Beav wrote:

Given it has no tax or MOT, that's not entirely surprising

 

No tax, no MOT, no test rides and he wants more proof of ID than most
banks do.

For a £5k bike, on eBay.

I suspect he'll be waiting a long time for a seller to come along - all
for the sake of a £25 MOT and whatever tax is these days.

 

Wife forcing him to sell it?