About Skoot.

Skoot helps private buyers and sellers complete vehicle sales with more safety, security and transparency.

Built from a real private-sale problem.

One of the moments that shaped Skoot came when we travelled a long way to collect a privately advertised car. We agreed the sale, then had to wait for a large bank transfer to arrive.

The delay was slight, but on the drive home we thought about everything that could have gone wrong. The payment could have taken hours, been blocked for fraud checks, or exceeded our daily banking limit — leaving us hours from home with no clear way to complete the sale.

That experience highlighted the payment problem Skoot was built to solve. But we soon realised payment was only part of a wider issue.

Private buyers and sellers are often left to manage the process themselves: what happens before handover, what paperwork and checks are needed, what records should be kept, and when it’s actually safe to complete the sale.

There were other concerns too.

As a buyer, you want to know who you are dealing with and be able to compare the seller’s details with the logbook. As a seller, you may be asked to send your bank details to someone you have never met. And both sides may be trying to judge whether a payment confirmation, screenshot or pending transfer is enough to trust.

Skoot grew from that wider problem.

It was not just about making payment easier. It was about giving private buyers and sellers a clearer, safer and more secure way to complete the whole transaction.

For people who might otherwise avoid buying or selling privately because the process feels uncertain, Skoot gives both sides a guided way to move from agreed sale to handover with more confidence.

What Skoot became

Today, Skoot brings the key steps of a private vehicle sale into one guided process.

Both parties verify their identities, the buyer prepares payment before handover, and the seller is notified once the funds are with Skoot. Both then review and sign the transaction details electronically.

Once completed, Skoot sends the payment to the seller and provides both parties with a receipt and agreement — managing the wider transaction, not just the payment.

This is Skoot.

Simply: a better way to complete a private vehicle sale.

Safer, because buyers and sellers verify who they are dealing with before the transaction continues.
More secure, because payment is prepared with Skoot before handover and seller bank details are not passed around by text, email or marketplace message.
More transparent, because both sides can review the transaction details, understand the fixed fee, sign electronically and receive a clear record once the sale completes.