Vehicle identified
Model, VIN and relevant characteristics cross-checked against the available documents and information.
FL Secure — documented vehicle purchase protocol
FL SECURE
The most sensitive moment in an import: before the money leaves.
FL Secure is our checking, approval and traceability protocol around the purchase. It is designed to reduce errors and fraud before payment. By itself, it is not an escrow account, bank guarantee or financial insurance.
PRINCIPLE
The client knows what they are paying, why and to whom.
Vehicle price
In our standard brokerage model, the vehicle price follows the payment route between the client and the identified seller or, where a third-party solution is actually used for the case, the payment provider named in the applicable documents.
FL IMPORT AUTO feesThey are shown and invoiced separately under the conditions of the case. They must not obscure the seller price or third-party costs.
BEFORE PAYMENT
The points we want to make visible in the case.
Seller identified
Useful professional contact and business information collected and checked against the available evidence.
Commercial document
Usable invoice, offer or pro forma with consistent price, vehicle and seller.
Beneficiary cross-checked
The intended account holder and IBAN are compared with the case documents before any instruction.
Budget presented
Vehicle price, transport, formalities, taxation and fees are kept separate.
Client remains the decision-maker
The client approves important points before the irreversible stages provided for in the case.
ANTI-FRAUD
A new IBAN received at the last minute is never routine.
An unexpected change of bank details should trigger a fresh independent verification of the message received. We never ask for a banking password, OTP code or FranceConnect login.
Payment instructions should be cross-checked against the seller, vehicle and case documents. An isolated screenshot is not enough on its own to establish a beneficiary.
THIRD-PARTY PAYMENT
When a regulated third party is used, its role should be named precisely.
If a third-party payment solution is selected for a transaction, the client should know the provider involved, the conditions under which funds are held or transferred, the release trigger and the applicable cancellation terms. FL IMPORT AUTO does not describe a solution as “escrow” or “segregated” unless the provider’s actual contract permits that description.
THE RIGHT REFLEX
Never turn commercial urgency into banking urgency.
A good automotive opportunity may require responsiveness. It does not justify removing essential checks. The case must remain understandable before payment.
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