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How to sell your used car safely and quickly

7-Steps to a Used Car Sale

There are 7 simple steps to selling your car quickly and safely:

1) Price it fairly

Used Car Expert prices are free and based on the used car retail market today.

2) Word your advert well

3) Photograph the car accurately

4) Get the paperwork together

5) Clean the car

Both for the pictures and the test drive.

6) MOT it

A long MOT gives the buyer confidence that the car is going to be reliable and safe - not a bill on wheels.

7) Advertise it in the right places

Different place work better for different cars - see below.

Free Guide to Selling You Car

For a full guide on how to successfully sell your used car, visit Used Car Expert's free advice section and download the Used Car Seller's Pack and watch their advice video.

Used Car Expert Guide
Where to advertise your car?
We recommend advertising in as many places as you can afford to. Spend a little more now to get the car sold quicker at a good price:
Auto Trader - the market leader, good for most 'main-stream' cars.
eBay - especially good for cheap cars and rarer, lesser-known cars.
Desperate Seller - great for getting your car massive exposure including local press, Used Car Expert, Daily Mail, The Sun, What Car?, The Independent, Motors. If you can only afford one advert, try this one.
Piston Heads - mainly for sports cars, rare and exotic cars, especially TVRs.
Selling Your Car At Auction
If you can't sell your car privately, then why not put it in an auction with a reserve price on it? That's what a car buying service will do, so you will get more by putting the car in an auction than selling it to a car buying service.
Car Buying Services
It is easy, and quick, and simple. But it is also very expensive - because the buyer needs to make a profit when they sell it on. So this route costs you several hundred pounds compared to selling privately or through an auction.

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