Protection advice can be priceless

She needed something very specific. She’s learning to drive and wanted an automatic, smallish car that would be economical to drive around town and would be cheap to insure and tax. We considered buying a car privately on an internet site, however a few months before, a friend had done exactly that only to discover that the car was not in the best condition. He had to shell out nearly £600 on repairs in the first month just to get it roadworthy. He thought he was getting a bargain, but it turned out to be an expensive purchase, and - of course – he had bought the car “as seen”, so had n...