The average car owner will sell their car once every three to five years. Despite this fairly regular transaction, we don't seem to be a nation of car-selling experts. Research by Motorway in 2022 revealed that 37% of people selling their cars were too intimidated to negotiate for their best price.
Luckily, Motorway provides an easy, online service that doesn’t require you to compromise on getting a great price. And what’s more, as your car is likely one of your highest-value financial assets, it’s worth selling it on a platform you can trust.
Thousands of customers who have sold their car on Motorway have rated the online car selling platform ‘Excellent’ on Trustpilot. Read on to discover how Motorway offers a 5 star selling experience.
The easy way to sell your car
Selling your car via traditional methods normally requires you to write out a long advertisement, or drive around various dealerships. By contrast, selling with Motorway couldn’t be simpler. To get started, just enter your reg and mileage on Motorway’s website or in the app and you’ll get an instant valuation for free.
That valuation uses Motorway’s smart tech, which analyses live sales data from its own platform for cars just like yours, to ensure the estimate you get is as accurate as possible, based on your car being in good condition.
If you like the price, you can continue to profile your car in Motorway’s app, which is available on the App Store and Google Play Store. This step takes a few minutes, but is really straightforward: just answer some quick questions about your car’s spec and condition, and take a few photos with your phone’s camera. The app even overlays templates on the screen to help you hit your car’s key angles and upload appealing photos.
When you’ve completed your photos, your car will then be put into the daily online sale. Dealers interested in your car will compete to give you their best price. The highest offer gets sent to you at the end of the sale, and all you need to do to approve it is click the link in your email. Then it’s just a matter of choosing a date and time for them to come and collect your car.
The fast way to sell your car
Motorway is a marketplace for dealers to buy your car, rather than operating as an instant car-buying and reselling company. So, even though they don’t buy your car directly, you can get a deal agreed within 24 hours. This is down to the profiling process being so quick and easy, especially for cars in good condition, and their nationwide network of over 5,000 verified dealers who are always looking for privately-owned used car stock.
Your best price will be sent straight to your inbox by the end of the next available sale, which is usually the day after you’ve uploaded your car’s profile. All you need to do then is select a date and time for free home collection and make sure you’ve gathered your ownership documents. It really is that quick and easy to accept your best price from a verified dealer.
The free way to sell your car
Motorway is completely free for sellers at every stage of the process, from your free, instant valuation through to free collection of your car. You don’t pay any fees or commissions. You’ll get payment straight into your bank account when the dealer comes to inspect and collect your car, assuming the condition is as described when you profiled it.
Did you buy your current car on finance? Motorway can help with that too. All you need is a valid settlement letter from your lender. When you get your best price from a dealer, they’ll take your lender’s details to clear the outstanding finance and they’ll pay you the surplus. You’ll typically get a much better price for your car this way, rather than accepting a trade-in agreement with your lender. Just make sure you’ve checked your financing agreement to be absolutely certain you can sell your car when you want to.
Selling your car no longer has to include tough negotiations, dealing with timewasters, spending days on the road, and listing your car across multiple platforms. For an easy, stress-free selling experience, visit Motorway.
