Sell your car in Sheffield with Motorway – it’s fast, easy and free

Sheffielders no longer have to compromise between a quick and easy sale of their car or van, and getting a verified dealer’s best price.

Selling on Motorway means more than 5,000 verified dealers from around the country will compete to give you their best price for your vehicle - and you can have a sale agreed in as few as 24 hours.

There’s no driving around the country hunting for the best deal either; sell your car or van on Motorway, and you’ll enjoy free home collection at a time that suits you.

Read on for key info to help you decide when and how to sell your car or van in Sheffield.

Sell at the right time

The first step in selling your vehicle is getting an accurate valuation.

On Motorway, it’s easy to get an instant, free valuation – simply enter your reg on the website and confirm your mileage.

It’s best to start the process a few months before you’re ready to complete a sale. That way you have plenty of time to fix minor faults and imperfections, gather your paperwork, and take clear photos in good weather – with all that in place, the easier your sale will be.

Taking time also gives you a chance to follow your car’s value.

The used car market is always highly active in the UK, but as supply and demand shift, pricing can change fast.

Following the trends in your vehicle’s value means it will be easier for you to plan the best time to sell.

Motorway’s Car Value Tracker uses up-to-date sales and market data every day to provide the most accurate and reliable valuations possible, putting control over your finances back into your hands.

Selling a financed car in Sheffield

Selling a vehicle with outstanding finance is normal and legal, as long as you have one important document: a valid settlement letter from your lender.

This is your golden ticket to a smooth process: you can sell your financed car to a verified dealer, who’ll clear your outstanding finance and pay any surplus straight into your bank account.

By using Motorway’s Car Value Tracker, or getting a free, instant valuation on the homepage, you can see whether your vehicle will likely fetch more in a sale on Motorway than the value of the outstanding finance. This is called being in ‘positive equity’ and means that you make some money in the sale of your car.

You can get your settlement letter at any point by writing to your lender and requesting it directly. Just upload it to your Motorway vehicle profile, and the rest is easy.

Selling a non-compliant vehicle in Sheffield

As one of Yorkshire’s Clean Air Zones (CAZs), Sheffield charges vans that are non-compliant to drive through the centre of the city.

Although normal passenger cars aren’t affected, Motorway sales data shows their introduction seems to have prompted Sheffield drivers to sell their diesel vehicles and non-compliant vans in higher volumes than similar English cities.

While low emission and clean air zones across the country have had an impact on prices of both compliant and non-compliant vehicles over the past few years.

All these factors mean it’s worth regularly checking the value of your vehicle, so you’re aware of how the price is changing.

Rest reassured, though, the 5,000+ dealers in Motorway’s network are looking for privately owned used cars of all shapes, sizes, and fuel types.

Best price, sorted

When you sell on Motorway, dealers from all over the country will offer their best price. At the end of the sale, you’ll be sent the winning offer to approve.

You only have to profile your car once to sell to a verified buyer in a big, nationwide network – and then, all that’s left to do is agree to a sale with free home collection included.

Ready to get going? Head to Motorway to find out more and request an instant, free valuation.