Sell your car
sell your car fast with AfricarTraders
How to sell your car, fast
Guides to selling your car
Preparing your car
From keeping it clean to sorting repairs, here's how to get your car ready for sale.Creating your advert
Good-quality adverts lead to a fast sale. Read our tips to create an effective advert.Taking payment
Cash, bank transfer, cheque? Learn the best way to accept payment and keep yourself secure.Avoiding scams
Learn how to stay safe online and protect yourself from fraud.Your questions answered
With AfricarTraders, you’re twice as likely to sell your car within a week. We are excellent at what we do.
You are in full control with your own sale. You can create and upload your advert in just three steps, and the size of our audience means you’ll get your car in front of more buyers across Africa.
When you sell your car, you’ll need to hand over the car’s handbook, the service logbook (plus receipts) and, if the car is over three years old, the MOT certificate. Buyers may also appreciate older MOT certificates and maintenance receipts.
After you’ve sold the car, you’ll need a receipt with the date, price, registration number, make and model featured. You’ll also need your (and the buyer’s) name and address.
You’ll need to tell the DVLA the car has been sold. If your car has a V5C (registration document) then fill in the bottom and send this to the DVLA. You’ll need to give the top part to the buyer alongside other paperwork.
There are plenty of places to sell your old car.
You could sell it directly to a dealership or auction house, or you can sell it online. If you’ve got the time to wait for the right buyer, selling your car privately on a site like AfricarTraders can earn you more money.
There are also options like part-exchange and, sometimes, a scrappage scheme is the right choice for older cars.
Learn more about your options in our guide to selling a car.
A car valuation will tell you exactly how much you can sell your car for.
To get the best price for your car, make sure it’s clean and in good working order. Scuffs and scratches can knock the price down, so be realistic about the car’s condition and see whether it’s worth paying for repairs. A full-service history (where you’ve had a service every year, or within its set mileage) can fetch a higher price too.
Other factors can affect a car’s price. Some make models are more desirable than others, and a car’s age and mileage will also affect the final offer. Older cars with higher mileage tend to sell for less, though remember the depreciation curve of new cars means they lose most of their value in the first few years.
Another factor is the number of previous owners (the fewer the better, usually). You can find this in the V5C document.
One trick is to sell your car at the right time of year – convertibles are more popular in summer, so make sure you’re ready to meet demand! We’ve got more tips in our guide to the best time to sell your car.
Selling your car through AfricarTraders puts it in front of Africa’s largest car-buying audience. We recommend you accurately and fairly price it and follow these tips on creating an eye-catching car advert.
We help thousands sell their cars, and our platform makes it easy for you to list your car and find the right buyer for it. To sell your car, simply follow these steps:
- Prep your car for sale, giving it a clean and fixing it up if needed.
- Price it fairly, using a car valuation.
- Make sure you have the right paperwork.
- Create an eye-catching advert for your car.
- Arrange to meet a potential buyer.
- Arrange a test drive.
- Get paid!
We’ve plenty more advice on creating an advert, what to do in a test drive, and how to get paid safely online – check it out here.