Value Your Car

You need to get a true valuation of your existing car and you can do this free of charge using either the What Car or Parkers website. Just use the links below.

Britain's Biggest and Best Car Buyer's Guide.  http://www.whatcar.com/valuations.aspx

Parker's has been valuing cars since 1972.  http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/used-prices/

Sell Your Car To The Dealer

The dealer you are buying your new car from will most likely offer you an excellent trade in for your existing car. This method has several advantages.

1. They will clear any outstanding finance
2. You will not incur any advertising cost
3. No waiting around for the telephone to ring
4. No waiting around for buyers to show up (or not!)
5. No problems with payment
6. No gap or overlap between cars!

Sell Your Car Privately

You will certainly get a better price selling you existing car privately if you are prepared to put up with some of the points raised above. Two of the largest and most successful outlets for used cars are:

Auto Trader.  http://www.autotrader.co.uk/CARS/selling/selling_a_car.jsp

Exchange and Mart.  http://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/iad/carinput

There is also a 3rd option these days whereby you can use an online buying service. These will give you an instant valuation over the Internet and guarantee you a price. They will pay you by secure means and arrange to collect the car at a convenient time to yourself. Two of the better known are:

We Buy Any Car.  http://www.webuyanycar.com/
We Will Buy Your Car.   http://www.wewillbuyyourcar.com/