Car Buying
There are around 2 million new car sales each year in the UK, but around four times as many used cars changed hands, and it is very important that you know the history of the vehicle you are buying.
The vehicle may have an outstanding finance agreement on it, in which case by law, the finance company owns the car. It may have been involved in an accident, and at some point been declared a write-off. The vehicle might be what is known as cut n shut, which is when two damaged cars are used to make one good looking car and the emphasis here is on looking, it may look good, but it is very unlikely to be safe. Information on this can be found in our cut n shut section.
You will never be able to completely eliminate the possibility of buying a worn out vehicle, however if you refer to the guidance in the following pages, you will be able to minimise the risk of buying a heap of junk, or worse something that is dangerous.
For those of you considering an environmentally friendly vehicle, have a look at a selection of vehicles in the environmentally friendly section.