Buying a car when the registration book is still in the finance companies name.

[stubuzz]

As per the title. I have been negotiating with a private seller to buy his car. As i am not in the country at the moment, It was agreed that i would leave a small deposit and collect it next month. However, he has now sent me a copy of the registration book showing the owner is a finance comapany. He said that he will give me signed transfer documents and that i must do a transfer with the finance company. As the car is in another province, it seems like this could be troublesome and have me running around. 

Has anybody done this before?