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Test Drive Cars For Payment


Information about getting paid to test drive cars for cash payment or voucher rewards. Includes the advantages and disadvantages of test driving cars for payments:

It is possible to earn some extra money from test driving cars. It is not a full time job but more of a way of getting extra money, shopping vouchers or free things like free cinema tickets. So for about an hour of your time you could walk away from a car show room with two cinema tickets worth over £14 or more typically a £10 or £20 gift token to spend at a shop. Marks and Spencer gift tokens are a common reward.









Car Test Driving as a Mystery Shopper


That said there is one way to make cash from test driving a car and that is by becoming a mystery shopper. There is a more in depth discussion of this excellent way of making money on our Mystery Shopping page. I have done this for several years for companies like Research International and generally get about £15 plus expenses like travelling costs to go to the garage, test drive a car and talk to the car salesperson to get quotes for new cars. When the work has been short notice I have been paid £25 a job. The work took less than an hour and I was able to do about 5 - 7 jobs in one day, going from garage to garage. There is more about working as a mystery shopper on our mystery shopping page so I will get back to this article and discuss getting paid to test drive cars. But do consider this as a great option of making money from driving cars.








Test Drive New Cars And Get Paid Money


Besides mystery shopping the other way to test drive new cars and get paid money is to look out for local and national car dealers who will give you a cash incentive to lure you to the car showroom to take a test drive of a new car model. The cash reward is usually for £10 or £20 and the cash will usually be sent to you after 28 days, rather than given cash in hand at the dealership. This is their way of getting you to the dealership for a hard sale and getting your name, address, e-mail and telephone number. Be prepared for a hard sale in order to get paid your money.


Why Do Car Dealers Offer Cash or Voucher Rewards For Test Drives


Car dealers offer customers cash or voucher rewards for test drives for several reasons:

They want your personal details so that you can be on their mailing list and get sent details of special offers or the latest cars and brochures.

They will give you a hard sale to buy a new car which may or may not involve trading in your old car. They know that if they offer you a cash or voucher reward they will keep your attention. During this time they will do their utmost to sell you a car. So don't be tempted to sign anything if you are there just for the rewards! The cup of coffee and biscuits may also be free - but again this is a trick to keep you listening to their sales talk.






The Disadvantages Of Test Driving Cars For Payments

There are several disadvantages of test driving cars for payments:

The first disadvantage is that you will be tempted into buying a car you may have had no intention of buying. Some car salespeople are highly trained and adept at selling and can literally sell coal to Newcastle! You may have been there to earn money from test driving cars and had no need of a new car but find yourself signing an agreement to buy a car and a credit agreement. So it is up to you to view this as a job, take the money and run! Leave your pen at home and when you engage the gears during the test drive engage your brain! Do not fall in love with the car unless you really do want to buy it and the free cash or voucher is just a nice freebie.

During your car test drive you should be covered by the comprehensive insurance policy of the garage. It is worth checking this before commencing the test drive just in case you have an accident and are responsible for repairing a new car.

You may have to give your real name, address and phone number so that your payment can be sent to you. This means you will find yourself on the car dealerships mailing lists. So be prepared to answer follow up phone calls and get sent brochures and mailings. Mind you these often have free to enter competitions to win cars and other goodies. Though I've never won a new Honda or BMW I have won a nice Vauxhall t-shirt and Mini Cooper toy.



The salesperson will want to know your job and income level so that they can work out how much you may be prepared to spend on your car that they think you are interested in. They may want to question you about a finance deal.






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Advantages of Test Driving Cars For payment

There are several advantages of test driving cars for payment in addition to the money or voucher you will receive:

You get to drive the latest cars and learn about new car models.

You will get a free cup of tea or coffee and maybe something to eat. Mercedes gave me a rather nice Danish Pastry and Renault gave me some tasty shortbread.

It gets you out of the house and out and about.

It is a good learning experience to learn about the tricks of the trade the car sales people use to get you to buy a car. In later life you can use these in reverse to gain a better deal when you do buy a new or used car.


Test Drive Cars For Shopping Vouchers

Approved Car Finance will give you a free £20 Love2shop voucher when you seek finance from them for quality cars or motorbikes even if you have a poor credit rating caused by County Court Judgements (CCJ), mortgage arrears or a poor credit history. Approved Car Finance help home owners and council or private tenants because the loan is secured on the car rather than a home. There are hundreds of used cars and bikes in stock at Approved Car Finance branches nationwide. Most makes and models in stock at any time such as Daewoo, Daihatsu, Fiat, Hyundai, Isuzu, MG, Mazda, Peugot, Proton, Rover, Saab, Skoda, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, Volvo, etc.

When you buy a car with the help from Approved Car Finance the vehicle will be pre-checked with a 136 point vehicle inspection and comes with an MOT and every motorbike is pre-checked with a 99 point bike inspection for extra peace of mind.

Approved Car Finance offer a minimum part exchange of £1000, £250 cash back which can be increased to £350 if you apply online and a free £20 Love2shop shopping voucher which can be redeemed in a variety of high street shops like Boots, Comet, Debenhams, Dixons, Halfords, HMV, Thorntons, W H Smith and many more stores.


Test Drive Cars For Payments

In order to test drive cars for payments you will need to be aged over 17 years and have a full and clean driving licence. You will need a permanent address so that your cash or voucher can be sent to you and you should be prepared to wait up to 28 days for delivery though some car dealerships will pay you on the day.

As an example of where to test drive a cars for payments in January 2007 Kia Motors are advertising a free £20 M&S voucher to people who test drive one of their cars (except for the Kia Cee'd) up until the end of March 2007.

In January 2007 Dodge offered a free Blinky toy when you test drove a Dodge Caliber car.

Find more offers from car dealers by looking in the newspaper or listening to radio adverts and watching TV adverts. Or pop in or drive past dealerships like Citroen, Audi, Ford, Nissan, Seat, Mitsubishi, Volkswagen, etc and see if they have any test drive offers.


Test Drive Cars For Competition Entry

Some car dealers will enter you into a competition to win various prizes from money, holidays, DVDs or even a new car. These can be worthwhile doing because entry level will be low so your chances of winning can be high. Unless part of the rules of the competitions state that all specific car dealerships will pool entries together, though this may mean that the prizes are of higher value or there are more prizes.

Some test drive cars and enter a free competition offers do have restricted access. For example in April 2008 Citroen ran a holiday competition just for motability customers who came to their UK showrooms and test drove a car. Though access to these type of test drive cars competitions may bar some entrants if you find yourself in such a category Findextrawork would advise giving it a try because entrants may be low and your chances of winning the competition can be much higher.


So get paid to test drive cars and enjoy your cinema tickets, cash or shopping vouchers, enjoy the test drive and be polite to the sales person and try and sound if you really are there to buy a new car. Don't make it too obvious if you really are only there for the rewards, or they may not give it to you. Acting skills may be required!


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