Sell a Car Online

Simple

"If I want to sell my used car to you, how do I obtain a valuation?"

To sell a car online to Sell Car UK, simply fill out our value my car form or call the Sell Car UK sales office on 01159 850200.

Once we have received the details of the car you want to sell we will provide you with a cash price that we will buy your car for. If you wish to sell your car at the price offered, we will e-mail you some documents to sign. Once we have received these we can quickly arrange a collection.

Convenient

"I want to sell my car quickly. How soon can you collect it and how long does it take?"

If we buy any car from you, collection of your car is free of charge wherever you are based (England, Wales, Scotland) and can be arranged to suit you. We can normally arrange to collection within 24 hours and many of the collections we do are during lunch hour, with the process taking between 30 minutes and one hour, on average.

Secure

"If I sell my used car to you, how will you pay me for it?"

When selling your car online, security is important. We have a facility with our bank, Natwest, to make immediate bank to bank transfers. You will be able to call your bank (or check online using internet banking) to confirm the payment is in your bank account before we leave with your car.

For more information on our Faster Payment service please visit APACS and enter your details via the Sort Code Checker.

Professional

"I want to sell a car to a company I can have confidence in"

When selling your car to us, you will find the entire Sell Car UK approach to be refreshingly transparent. We have representatives on hand to answer any questions you have throughout the process and you can contact us at any time. The Sell Car UK collections team will always arrive on time. We really do deliver what we promise to deliver - from online sale to offline collection.

But there again we would say all this! Read what our customers have had to say about selling your car online to Sell Car UK.

I would like to thank you for arranging to buy my car so efficiently and quickly. The whole experience was so easy and the money transfer was very good in that I was able to see it there in my account instantly!

Joleen Costello, Leicester, Ford Ka

Many thanks to the SellCarUK Team for a smooth, heart breaking sale of my beloved FOCUS ST3... I hope she goes to a good home :O)

Alison Pepler, Kent, Ford Focus ST3

How can I sell a car for a better price?

You must know the phrase "location, location, location" with regards to property, well change that to "preparation, preparation, preparation" if you want to sell a car! Sell Car UK has purchased thousands of used cars, from Mazda to Maserati, but one of the things that have most surprised us has been how poorly prepared for sale some of these cars have been. If you are thinking "I want to sell my car" and "How can I sell my used car for the best price"" then you should consider the following 5 tips:

Before you sell my car, have you checked that you have all the relevant supporting documentation for your car? Service history book, V5 document, MOT certificate?
Prior to arranging viewings and test drives to sell a car, walk around your car and make a note of any minor blemishes or dents to the bodywork. Then put a call in to your local "chips away"" specialist and ask him or her to provide you with a quote. You will be surprised how much they can do for a relatively small investment, making it easier for you to sell a car for more.
When selling my car, make sure that you fully valet your car prior to any viewing. A full inside and outside valet will cost you about £30
If you have an appointment for a test drive, then check you have enough fuel in your car beforehand. To sell a car you need to eliminate obstacles in advance and one thing people do not like is being kept waiting!
Be prepared yourself! If you want to sell my used car for the best price then it's important to build some rapport with the person who has travelled to view it. If it's a cold day, offer them a warm cup of coffee; if it's a hot day, get some cold drinks in!

"I am thinking of selling my used car online but have heard some bad reports about some of the companies that offer this service. How does it work with Sell Car UK?"

There are two main risk areas when selling my used car online to Sell Car UK. Firstly, whilst we buy any cars, we can only value what you make us aware of. In total, we will ask you for the relevant information on four separate occasions - once online when you initially enquire, verbally when you speak to someone in purchasing, verbally again when you speak to someone in administration and finally, prior to collection, we will email you a formal contract that confirms what you have told us and what we have told you. Selling your car is as easy or as hard as you make it, really.

The second area of risk when selling my used car online is, of course, payment method. At Sell Car UK we use the Faster Payment method. This allows us to ensure that full cleared funds are in your account prior to driving your car away. Other payment methods include CHAPS (this is same day payment but will require you to wait until 5 pm to confirm receipt - and it can be reversed!); BACS (this is an electronic transfer that takes 3 days to arrive in your account - again, it can be reversed); bankers draft (this is a cheque made payable to you by the buyers bank - it's a guarantee by the bank that the funds are there but it isn't a guarantee that the payment will be honoured!) and, finally, cash. Selling my used car online for cash might sound the safest but it isn't. If someone wants to pay you this way, make sure you get your local bank branch to use their magic marker pens to check the cash isn't fake for starters! If the money proves to be the proceeds of any crime, bear in mind the government will simply take it back from you as it didn't belong to the person who gave it to you in the first place!

Selling cars online to Sell Car UK is safe and secure - SellCar-UK.com

Is selling your car quickly all about price?

On face value, the simple answer to this question is yes, if you are selling your car privately. Selling your car quickly is always going to be easier if you reduce your price sufficiently. Many people say to themselves "I want to sell my car quickly but not for a silly price". This is where Sell Car UK can help you sell a car quickly but for a fair price. Selling your car quickly to us provides you with a cars bought for cash offer for your car today and we offer a free collection service within 24 hours, helping you avoid any further depreciation, running costs and market blips and downturns. To sell my used car to Sell Car UK, simply request a quote online or contact us directly.