A useful brief
We establish what matters, what does not, and where sensible flexibility exists.
Private vehicle acquisition · UK
The right car.
Properly bought.
A discreet, invitation-only service for clients who value good judgement, real negotiation and one accountable point of contact.
01Private sourcing
The plain truth
We find the car. We test the story. We negotiate the deal.
You buy directly from the supplying dealer. No hidden stock, no marked-up middleman price and no pretence that every car is “exceptional”.
02
A considered way to buy
Access matters.
Judgement matters more.
We look beyond the obvious listings: manufacturer networks, trusted independents, cancelled orders and credible incoming stock.
Then we do the less glamorous work - history, specification, condition, seller quality, price position and the compromises that deserve saying out loud.
The working method
Simple for you.
Thorough behind the scenes.
A credible shortlist
Every car is assessed against your actual brief before it reaches your private area.
A real negotiation
With your authority, we negotiate the vehicle - not a vague future discount.
A clean handover
You pay the dealer directly. We coordinate paperwork, preparation and delivery.
A recent acquisition
2022 Porsche Macan S
A discreet everyday performance car, properly checked and negotiated before dealer handover.
- Dealer price
£62,950- Price achieved
- £59,250
- Verified saving
- £3,700 · 5.9%
- Start to finish
- 28 days
Shared anonymously with the client’s written consent.
Different briefs. The same discipline.
Other work, quietly completed.
Previous acquisitions · shared anonymously with consent2022 Porsche Macan S
A discreet everyday performance car, properly checked and negotiated before dealer handover.
- Dealer
- £62,950
- Achieved
- £59,250
- Saved
- £3,700 · 5.9%
- Duration
- 28 days
One car. One saving. Two different calculations.
Our fee follows the saving.
Not the car’s value.
- Car value
- £100,000
- Saving secured
- £15,000
£15,000 × 20%£3,000Our fee
versus
- Car value
- £100,000
- Saving secured
- £15,000
£100,000 × 5%£5,000Their fee
Same car. Same saving.£2,000 less with Shakir Sourcing.
One fixed rate, confirmed before instruction and shown again before approval.A quiet first conversation
Tell us what you are looking for.
If the brief is one we can genuinely help with, we will arrange an introduction. If it is not, we will say so.