2012 Honda Civic - collected in Gosforth, Newcastle
We get asked a lot whether we cover Newcastle. Answer's yes. Drove out to Gosforth for a 2012 Honda Civic diesel: 121,000 on the clock, freshly fitted front tyres, new battery. National buyers wanted her to drive to a branch in Byker. Local Newcastle options had dropped off after inspection. We came to her.
Key info within this case study
- 2012 Honda Civic 1.6 i-DTEC diesel, red, 121,000 miles, well looked after.
- Gosforth pickup, about a 30-minute run up the A69 from Hexham.
- National buyer asked her to drive to a Byker branch; two local independents inspected and dropped the figure.
- Photo-based offer held on the drive because the car matched the description.
- V5C completed at the kitchen table, DVLA notified on the spot.
- Instant bank transfer paid before we left. No branch visits, ever.
Yes, we cover Newcastle
One of the things we hear most often from sellers in Newcastle is "I did not realise you would come this far." Answer is simpler than people expect: Gosforth is about a 30-minute run up the A69 in normal traffic, and if we are already picking up in the Tyne Valley that day, it is barely a detour.
The car
This one: a 2012 Honda Civic 1.6 i-DTEC in red. Honest high-miler, 121,000 on the clock, which is low-to-medium for a Civic diesel of this vintage (these engines routinely go to 200k+ when they are serviced properly). Fresh front tyres fitted in December, new battery fitted in February. That is the profile of a car that has been looked after, not run into the ground.
What the seller had been through before calling us
The seller had been through the usual Newcastle process before calling us: national online buyer quoted her a figure, asked her to drive to a branch in Byker for inspection; two local Newcastle independents had turned up, inspected, then dropped their offer. She had had enough. Sent us a couple of photos from her drive instead.
What actually happens in the driveway
What actually happens at the driveway: we arrive when we said we would, we look at what the photos showed plus anything unphotographable (underside, door shuts, cold-start), we do not move the figure unless the car has surprised us in a way we can demonstrate. In this case it had not, the Civic was exactly as described, so the offer was the offer. V5C completed at the kitchen table, DVLA notified on the spot, paid by instant bank transfer before we had left.
If you are anywhere NE-coded
If you are in Newcastle, Gateshead, Gosforth, Jesmond, Heaton, Byker, Fawdon, Kingston Park, anywhere NE-coded, send us the details. We come to you. No branch visits.
High-mileage car with a clean story? Fine. Diesel that the national algorithms have written off? Fine. The only cars we will not take are the ones nobody would.
