Frequently asked questions

  1. Searching for your car
    1. Why are there some manufacturers/models/options missing from the search engine?
    2. How accurate are the distance calculations when I use my postcode in the search?
  2. Selling your car
    1. How much does it cost to place an advert?
    2. How do I sell my car?
    3. What if my car doesn't sell?
  1. Searching for your car
    1. Why are there some manufacturers/models/options missing from the search engine?
      Our search options are displayed in such a way that you can only choose filters based on what adverts are currently in the database. This is intended to work as a guide to stop you from coming up with empty searches.
    2. How accurate are the distance calculations when I use my postcode in the search?
      The distances calculated are "as the crow flies" as opposed to an estimated route on real roads. For the most part distances will be fairly accurate but in some cases they can be quite out. Take the following example:



      This map shows the distance (in miles) between two postcodes. As you can see, the "as the crow flies" distance is 1/5th of the actual road distance. If you were to do a search setting your postcode as "B" and there was an advert with postcode "A" the distance shown would be the red-line distance (11 miles), not the actual road distance.

      Depending on where you live this is something to keep in mind. In the future we hope to provide even more accurate distance calculations with take into account realistic routes between postcodes.
  2. Selling your car
    1. How much does it cost to place an advert?
      Good news, placing adverts is free regardless of whether you're a dealership/trader or a private seller. You can renew your advert as many times as you need to until your car is sold.
    2. How do I sell my car?
      Before you can sell your car you'll first need to sign up for an account with us. It takes less than a minute. Alternatively you can sign in with M3cutters, Facebook, Google or Twitter and then fill in the necessary fields on the "new advert" page to submit your advert.
    3. What if my car doesn't sell?
      Relisting your car is easy to do from your account area and is totally free. You can relist your advert as many times as you need to until it is sold.