How To Sell Your Car
It’s a daunting experience having to sell your car and a lot of people don’t want any added pressure or stress, so here is my quick guide on how to sell your car.
When the time comes to upgrade the car it can be for many reasons, for some it may mean expanding family’s need more room or maybe a change in circumstances means it doesn’t make sense to own and run anymore what ever it is your going to need to sell it and get the most money for it.
Lets get the paperwork and legal bit out the way first, if your car has outstanding finance it means you don’t own the vehicle and if you were to sell it you must get your buyer to ‘settle the finance direct if you don’t you will still be liable for the monthly repayments and the finance company may reposes the vehicle from your buyer. All this information is publicly available through a HPI check at a cost of £20.00 CarZillo will always HPI check any vehicle offered to them which will highlight any finance, accident damage or if its wanted by the police.
Some vehicles may have been involved in insurance claims in the past and may have been categorised as total loss this means the insurer processed a claim against the vehicle, its common myth that people think you cant sell these vehicle’s on, this is not true. As the seller you have the duty to make clear the vehicles past when asked buy a buyer so best to tell them rather than they find out last minute and loose the sale. CarZillo settle hundreds of finance policy’s nationwide before purchasing their car.
Always make sure you have the V5c or logbook as its known this is where you will record the new owners details and inform the DVLA remember to post this recorded delivery or even process online.
You have checked the finance has been paid and you’ve found the log book, its time to run the car through the carwash, most street corners have evolved to having at least one hand car wash within close distance from your house and it’s the best £12 you can spend, the new buyer will be happy when they see a clean car and it also gives the appearance you care for your car. Its always worth checking the service history and if your vehicle hasn’t had a service in the last year or 3 it would look much better to the buyer if it had just been through a decent garage and had a fresh service and MOT. The first thing a buyer will look for is first impression they usually make a decision to buy or leave within the first few minutes of meeting you and looking at the car. Kerbed alloy wheels are a sign the driver was careless not to mention they will look ruined and make the vehicle look tatty so it’s a quick win to refurb the set usually costing around £250. Buyers hate damage on a vehicle as it means a costly trip to the Bodyshop and finding a decent painter that will do a decent job at a sensible price is hard to find, scuffs scratched dents and damage must all be repaired if your going to get the screen price.
Advertising your car for sale can be a long time consuming process, you have to clean, service, repair then photo describe and wait for some one to come round your house at unsociable hours only to tell you they have 4 more to look at or they will think about it. CarZillo was designed to speed up the whole car selling process from average 3 month sales down to 24 hours.
If you don’t fancy going through all the above preparation to get the best price for your car or simply just don’t have the time then use CarZillo’s car buying service to give you a free instant valuation, nationwide and we collect free of charge.
