Buying & Selling

Buying or selling a used car in the UK: history checks, logbooks, mileage fraud and what to watch for before money changes hands.

Can You Sell a Car Without a V5C Logbook? The Rules, the Risks and the £25 Fix

Can You Sell a Car Without a V5C Logbook? The Rules, the Risks and the £25 Fix

Updated October 2026 Lost your V5C logbook, and a buyer is waiting? Or perhaps you’ve just realised the “logbook” everyone keeps asking about isn’t in the folder where you swore you put it. The good news: you’re not stuck. The bad news: selling without it makes everything harder, slower and usually cheaper. Here’s exactly where … Read more

Free Used Car Checks in the UK: Everything You Can Find Out Before Paying a Penny

Free Used Car Checks in the UK: Everything You Can Find Out Before Paying a Penny

Updated October 2026 Here’s the order most used-car buyers follow: fall in love with a car, travel to see it, maybe even haggle, then check its history. That’s backwards. The UK government publishes a remarkable amount of a car’s past for free, and you only need the registration number. Ten minutes of checks before you … Read more