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Some of the car supermarkets do, or at least have done. I was charged about £65 when I bought my Mazda3 from Motorpoint back in 2006. I think they use it as a 'cover all' for any paperwork, prep (washing/vacuuming) etc, although my car was essentially brand new (only 15 del miles on the clock) so other than the paperwork, not much to do really.
I didn't mind that at the time, as I was saving well over £1000 over the next cheapest price from a broker and was getting my old Micra traded in at the same time. Fuss-free in the main. I do think its a bit of cheek for firms to add such costs on top of the 'sticker price' (airlines are by far the worst at this) to pretend to prospective customers that they are cheaper than competitors. Online shops do this a lot with postage costs - cheap product price, expensive (above cost) P&P.
We have to really keep our wits about us these days to avoid all these 'hidden charges' and rip-offs. The good old interweb has made things far worse, even if general prices have come down.
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