Dealer vehicle sourcing: how to write a useful buying brief
A practical sourcing brief for motor dealers: buying budget, essential specification, age, mileage, history and delivery requirements. Includes a free brief builder.
Read guide →Useful answers, before you commit
Car buying guides.
Clear starting points for checking a vehicle and planning a purchase. Buying for your dealership? Start with our dealer tools and trade checklists.
Dealer tools & checklists →For motor-trade businesses
Dealer part-exchange disposal: prepare stock for a trade enquiry
How motor dealers can prepare part-exchanges and aged stock for a trade disposal enquiry: condition notes, history, photographs, costs and handover details.
Read guide →General used-car buying guidance
Buying a used car: checks before you commit
A practical UK used-car buying checklist covering documents, MOT history, inspection, payment and handover.
Read guide →Used-car buying rights: consumer and trade purchases
Understand why your rights depend on the seller, the problem and whether you buy as a consumer or a business.
Read guide →When is the right time to buy a used car?
Judge a used-car purchase by suitability, condition and total cost rather than relying on a supposedly cheapest month.
Read guide →Choosing a reliable used SUV: look beyond the badge
Compare used SUVs by individual condition, service evidence, practicality and ownership costs—not unsupported reliability rankings.
Read guide →Petrol, diesel and clean-air checks for a used car
Choose fuel type around your journeys and check the exact registration against clean-air charging rules before buying.
Read guide →Vehicle condition, history and scam checks
A practical way to assess used-car inspection claims, service evidence, replacement parts and payment risks.
Read guide →Used-car enhancements: what to check before booking
Questions to ask about alloy refurbishment, tinting, paint correction, coatings and other cosmetic vehicle work.
Read guide →Selling or part-exchanging a car: prepare the facts
Prepare vehicle details, condition, history and handover information before requesting a buying or part-exchange assessment.
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