How it works
Every sale goes through Rakar
Rakar is a marketplace, not a dealership. Sellers list, buyers reserve, and Rakar sits in the middle — checking the car, holding the money and handling the paperwork until the keys change hands.
Buying
From the first click to your keys
- 1
Choose and reserve
Pick a car at its asking price and pay a refundable 5% deposit into Rakar escrow. The car leaves public search and is held for you for 6 days.
- Stage 1 · Car chosen
- Stage 2 · Deposit paid
- Stage 3 · Deposit confirmed
- Stage 4 · Reserved
- 2
Drive and decide
Book a slot and a Rakar coordinator brings the car to your address or meets you at a hub. Not the car for you? Walk away and get every riyal of the deposit back.
- Stage 5 · Test drive
- 3
Pay and sign
Pay the balance by card or bank transfer, or send one financing application to three partner banks. Upload your ID, sign the contract digitally and pay the processing fee.
- Stage 6 · Full payment
- Stage 7 · Documents & contract
- 4
Transfer and handover
Insurance is issued in your name and Rakar files the Absher transfer. Choose home delivery or hub pickup, tick the handover checklist, and you have 7 days to change your mind.
- Stage 8 · Ownership transfer
- Stage 9 · Delivery
- Stage 10 · Completed
What protects you
Built so nobody has to trust a stranger
Escrow, not a bank transfer to a stranger
Your deposit and payment sit with Rakar. The seller is paid only after the Absher transfer is filed in your name.
Refundable until you sign
Cancel at any point before the contract and the full deposit goes back to your card in 5–7 business days, with no fee.
7 days or 300 km to return
After handover you can return the car for any reason. We collect it and refund the price minus the processing fee.
Inspected cars, verified sellers
Every car is inspected before it is shown, and every seller is verified before their first listing goes live.
Prices checked against the market
Each listing is compared with similar cars sold in the last 90 days and marked below, at or above market.
One contact for everything
A Rakar coordinator handles the test drive, the paperwork and the handover. The seller’s number is never needed.
Fees
What it costs a buyer
Amounts are design placeholders until pricing is confirmed.
Selling
Two ways to sell
Sell my own car
Up to 2 cars at a time, ID verification only, no fees and no commission. Ready to list in about two minutes.
I’m a dealer
15 to unlimited cars on a monthly plan. We review your CR, VAT and owner ID within 24 business hours.
Questions we didn’t answer?
The help centre covers payments, financing, delivery and returns — or message the Rakar team.