Cash for cars

    Sell your car and get more cash from a verified dealer, along with free home collection and same-day payment.

    How to sell your car for cash

    Short answer: you probably shouldn’t. Literal cold hard cash is a payment type you should probably avoid for something as significant (and expensive) as your car.

    Just think about it: your registration is tied to personal info. It’s worth doing properly (i.e. getting paid into your bank, with a paper trail.) And this doesn’t have to be tricky at all.

    Motorway makes selling your car significantly easier than the alternatives – no need to write an ad for the classifieds, or find your own potential buyers. 

    Our steps are simple:

    • Enter your reg and mileage for an instant, free valuation you can trust
    • Profile your car on our app – it’s easy. Simply take photos and confirm your spec and condition
    • Sit back and relax while 7,500+ verified dealers bid on cars like yours in our auction
    • About 24 hours later, we send you the winning price – and it’s all yours, no fees to pay at all
    • All that’s left to do is arrange your free home collection at a time that suits you
    • The dealer clears any finance directly with your lender, paying the surplus straight into your bank account

    Where to sell cars for cash?

    If you’re looking to sell your car for cash, you should think carefully about safety. While this option might sound quick and easy – hand over the car, pocket the cash – it’s always safer to sell to a professional, with a paper trail and money in the bank.

    For a quick, legit car sale that will pay you via bank transfer, there are lots of options out there including instant car-buying sites. However, you’re unlikely to get a fair market price as these companies make a markup reselling the vehicles at trade auctions. 

    Your other options include:

    • Finding a private buyer – expect a lot of admin and hands-on sales work if you go down this route
    • Visiting dealerships – you may have to drive around several dealerships to negotiate a price you’re happy with, but a sale should be quick and relatively easy
    • Scrap – for particularly old vehicles, you can sell your car for scrap, often getting paid either in cash or instant bank transfer
    • Motorway – the easy, fast, and free way to get a great price from a trusted dealer. You’ll get free home collection, and be paid straight into your bank account.

     

    Ready to sell your car?

    Selling your car is quick and simple to do on our app. You can download it now on the App Store or Google Play Store

    Your instant valuation is based on your car’s age and mileage, with perfect condition. As you fill out more details about your car, the guide price will adjust. And since dealers bid their best price for your car in our auction, and it’s always worth seeing what your highest offer is. Get started today to see what your car can fetch.

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    Getting the best offer

    If you’re looking for the best offer for your car, you’ve come to the right place.  When you sell your car with Motorway, dealers compete to give you their best price for your car. When you approve your offer, you’ll enjoy free home collection, and your money transferred straight into your bank account.

    The whole process is easy, done straight from your phone, and you don’t have to spend hours crafting a classifieds ad for your car either. To find out how it works, read on.

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    Selling with free collection

    At Motorway, you can sell your car to our nationwide network of 7,500+ verified used car dealers. Even better, free home collection is always included.

    That’s right, once your vehicle is sold, it’ll be collected on a date, time, and at a location that works best for you. This could be your home, office, or another convenient location, no matter where you and your buyer are located in the UK.

    Your buyer will turn up to the agreed upon location at the agreed upon time, inspect your vehicle, and make a payment direct to your bank account. No sweat!

    Verified dealers bid for your vehicle

    Verified dealers bid for your vehicle

    Selling on Motorway is much safer than selling for cash. We can support you through the sale to a verified dealer in our network. Your details (and your car’s details!) are never made publicly available as they would be on a classifieds site.

    We have support agents on hand to help you at every mile of the journey, from valuation to collection. They can talk you through the whole process of the sale – and remember, you’re not under any obligations.

    The free collection means that your buyer (or their representative) can make sure that your car is as described.

    Once they’re happy, they’ll send payment straight into your bank account and you can wave them, and your car, goodbye! It really is as easy as car out, cash in.

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    Commonly asked questions about selling your car for cash

    Who buys cars for cash?

    Plenty of car buyers will be happy to take your vehicle off your hands for the right price, including:

    • Instant car-buying sites be prepared for potentially lower offers than with other options
    • Private sellers you might get a higher price, but at the cost of far more admin
    • Motorway — free, quick, easy and all online!

    Just remember that if you’re hoping for cold, hard cash in your hands, then selling privately (not receiving money through a limited company) may be the best route for this, as most companies will look to pay via bank transfer.

    Who buys cars for cash near me?

    You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone closer than Motorway, after all, we let you sell your car from home, totally online and 100% for free. When you have agreed a sale with a dealer, they come to you to collect your car, and money is paid right to your UK bank account no wasted petrol or bus journeys home from the dealership needed!

    Who buys scrap cars for cash?

    If your car is in a particularly bad way, maybe written off as a Cat N vehicle or just too much trouble to maintain, then selling your car for scrap can be a great option. Motorway works with a scrap partner who buys even unroadworthy vehicles, and the process is just as quick and easy, free collection included.

    Where can I find car dealers who buy cars for cash?

    Motorway work with dealers who will pay you via a bank transfer, usually within 24 hours of your car being collected. They will not pay you with cash.

    Always sell your car to trustworthy dealers. Motorway’s nationwide network of 5,000+ dealers have all been carefully vetted, and will only ever pay you through bank transfer, so you can be sure you’re in safe hands.

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