How to buy

Viewing

All items may be viewed prior to the auction. Our main viewing day is on the day before the sale, when our opening time is 9am until 7pm. All other viewing is by appointment only, which you may arrange by calling us on 01568 611122.

Catalogues

You can pre-order a catalogue by calling us on 01568 611122. They are also available to buy on site during sale week. A catalogue admits two people into the sale room on sale day.

Bidding registration

The auctioneers will operate a buyers bid number system and therefore prospective buyers must register beforehand and will be allocated a buyers number. Identification i.e. drivers licence will be required. You can complete a bidding registration form and bring it with you to the sale, by downloading it from the right hand side icons.

Documents and keys

Documents are available to view at the desk in the auction hall. Buyers will need to present their pass to obtain their documents. Keys will be released separately and only if the buyer is taking the vehicle away at the time of asking for the keys.

Absentee & telephone bids

These will be accepted up to close of business on the night before the sale. A deposit will be required in all cases and may be paid by credit card or other negotiable security. The lots will be purchased for the lowest possible price.

For an absentee bid form, please click on the top right icon.

For a telephone bid form, please click on the top right icon.

The form must be completed, faxed to us on 01568 610519 and the deposit lodged with us by close of business on the night before the sale. All deposits must be lodged in UK Sterling. Refunded deposits into other currencies may be subject to exchange rate fluctuations.
For further information on this facility please email us at absentee.bidding@brightwells.com.

Provisional sales

This is where the best bid is secured below reserve and sold subject to acceptance of the bid by the vendor. Please would all sellers and buyers go to the provisional office in the saleroom down the corridor past the cash office, as soon as the hammer comes down.

Descriptions

All lots are offered with the seller’s description. Any information you have seen on the web, in the catalogues or on the signs on the lots will be superseded by the auctioneer’s description. All prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves to condition before bidding on any lot. All vehicles are checked on the information registers of Experian for title problems, such as finance, theft or damage related insurance claims. We ask our vendors to check where possible as to whether registration numbers are transferable – we can not guarantee, however, that the registration number of a lot is transferable, unless the vendor has specified to us that it is, so please listen to the auctioneer’s description. Important – All the vehicles are sold AS SEEN, and entirely without warranty. This means there is no comeback and no rejection possibility whatsoever after purchase. It is your responsibility to ascertain the true condition of any lot before you make your bid. If you are in any doubt as to the condition, authenticity, identity or provenance of any vehicle, do not bid as there is no ‘cooling off’ period and no post-sale negotiations will be entered into.

Buyer’s premium & VAT

A buyer’s premium at the following rates will be added to the hammer price:

For Classic & Vintage Vehicles 10%+VAT (e.g. on a hammer price of £10,000 you pay £1,000 premium + £175 VAT to give a total of £11,175, assuming a VAT rate of 17.5%)
For Motorcycles 10%+VAT
For Automobilia and all other items 12%+VAT

*Items in this sale sold subject to VAT in addition to the hammer price are marked with an asterisk.

Methods of payment

Purchases will only be released when full payment (inclusive of all charges) has been made in cleared funds to Brightwells. We will accept payment in the following ways:

Cash to a total of £9,000 in cash or Travellers Cheques.
Sterling cheque drawn on a UK branch of any bank or building society –unless previously agreed with us all cheques must be cleared before removal of purchased lots.
Bank Transfer – our bank details are as follows: Barclays Bank plc, 1-3 Broad Street, Hereford, (Tel: 01432 682250) Sort Code: 20-39.64. Account number: 70255165. SWIFT NUMBER: BARCGB22. IBAN: GB30 BARC 2039 6470 2551 65.
Debit Cards drawn on a UK bank- no charge removal of purchased lots immediate.
Credit Cards drawn on a UK bank subject to a 3 % (including VAT) surcharge – please note certain cards may not be acceptable – ask at the office before commencement of sale – lots paid for by credit card may be removed immediately.

Removal of Lots

Failure to remove lots by the close of business on the Friday after sale day will result in storage charges as follows:

Vehicles £10 per day
Motorcycles £5 per day
Automobilia £1 per lot per day

All the above charges are subject to VAT.

Transport and shipping

A representative of Brightwells preferred carrier will be available at the sale and can arrange transport and shipping as agent for buyer or seller (as the case may be).

Insurance

Brightwells Insurance offer a special rate for vehicles purchased in our sales and you may enquire directly with the insurance department, by calling 01568 619719.

Conditions of sale

For a full copy of our conditions of sale, click here.