Why not have the dealer deliver rather than a third party?

I personally would not buy a car without viewing it first, you are setting your self up for potential disappointment. If you can't get to view it before it is sold, then another one will pop up sooner or later.

What if there's something about it you don't like, how does it go back and who pays?

What if it needs work doing after you agree to buy it, do you have an 8 hour round trip?

I can't conceive an occasion when I'd buy a car sight unseen, too many things can go wrong.

Thanks for the advice everybody, pretty re-assuring.

I could potentially get it delivered, but I'm just thinking it may be cheaper if I can get somebody to pick it up.

How would they be covered on insurance?That would also cost.

Unless the car was new I'd want to see it first. There's some things you just can't tell from a photo and so many cars look better on Auto Trader than in person. That's not to say the dealers are dishonest, some cars just do look better in photos. It's harder to spot the trolley scrapes and car park dings without being there and running your hand over it.

You also don't know how it runs, how the gearbox feels, whether every button does as it should.