What is the best kind of car finance? And why does some look too good to be true?
There are a handful of car finance options available, each with their own benefits and drawbacks. Here we’ll look at the main ones and list the pros and cons. We’ll…
Category: Buying + selling
All you need to know about buying and selling a car. This includes cleaning your old one up for sale to haggling over the price and financing a replacement
How do I reclaim mis-sold car finance? And is it really as bad as the PPI scandal?
There have been rumours for a long time that car finance was the new payment protection insurance (PPI), with mis-selling rife around finance for used cars. To get to the…
How difficult is declaring a vehicle SORN?
SORN stands for Statutory Off-road Notification and is a legal way of keeping a car without taxing, insuring or getting an MOT for it. It is a simple way to…
What’s the difference between 4WD and AWD?
4WD is just one of the many options available on cars these days concerning which wheels are driven. It’s also vital to know which wheels are driving your car, particularly…
What is car cloning? Someone said I need to be aware of it when buying used
Car cloning is one of the many pitfalls waiting to trip up the unwary car buyer. It is when crooks give one vehicle the identity of a second almost identical…
I think I was mis sold a car. I told a dealer I needed an EV to do 140 miles between charges. He sold me a car that doesn’t. Can I reject it?
The reader needed the vehicle for a regular commute but now thinks he was mis sold a car. He says he told the dealer he needed to do a 140-mile…
I want to sell my car. What do I need to do to prepare a used car for sale?
When you sell a car, the name of the game should be to get as much money as possible for it. And that means there are a handful of things…
Is the ULEZ car scrappage scheme worth it?
Transport for London (TfL) is introducing a scrappage scheme that offers £2,000 if people take older polluting vehicles off the road. We’ve spoken to some experts who think this might…
Guide: what are my consumer rights when I buy a car? Are consumer rights different between private and trade sellers?
Buying a car can be a nerve-wracking business, not least because it usually involves a large amount of money. And cars can be problematic, judging by the number of questions…
I bought a new car which has paintwork damage. There appear to be white spots under the lacquer on the black paint. What are my rights?
We get a lot of questions from readers about their rights after buying a faulty motor. But surprisingly few are about car paintwork damage. Our reader bought the car and…