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Meet the car vending machine that accepts contactless payments

Pay with your phone and you're good to go.

Sean Szymkowski
It all started with Gran Turismo. From those early PlayStation days, Sean was drawn to anything with four wheels. Prior to joining the Roadshow team, he was a freelance contributor for Motor Authority, The Car Connection and Green Car Reports. As for what's in the garage, Sean owns a 2016 Chevrolet SS, and yes, it has Holden badges.
Sean Szymkowski
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No dealership, no salesman and no haggling: it's the Auto Trader car vending machine.

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The company's first car vending machine is now operational in in London, England, and it will let potential buyers use their phones to buy the car.

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The company underscored the ability to bypass haggling with the vending machine that uses contactless technology to pay for the car with just one's phone.

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As for where the cars come from, they're still from dealerships, but Auto Trader prenegotiates the price and then plops them in the vending machine.

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For example, the first vending machine houses a Renault Zoe with a pre-agreed price of £16,000, or about $19,000 at current exchange rates.

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When it's time to buy and finalize the deal, there's a custom point-of-sale system and a unique mechanical door to unleash the car when finished.

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What a time to be alive.

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