Used car news

Fed up with eBay? Then why not try a new website which claims to be even simpler to use than the world-famous auction portal? Sellbuy.com has been set up as an alternative to established classifieds listings and Internet auctions, and allows items to be posted in moments. Its special introductory offer enables visitors to sell vehicles free of charge until July. All listings are posted for three months or until sold, and after the initial deal, adverts for cars above the value of £1,000 will cost only £5.

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11th April 2006

OWNERS of unusual, modified or imported cars can now get online quotes from Adrian Flux Insurance. Unusually, it can provide premiums for such cars via the Web - see www.adrianflux.co.uk for details. If you'd rather phone, it will cost you nothing - you can get a quote by calling 0800 505 3000 free.

COMPLAINTS about used cars had phones ringing off their hooks last year! They were the second most common cause of calls received by the Consumer Direct helpline. The advice service took more than 31,000 enquiries about used motors in 2005 - eight per cent of the total number received. And it's not only buying cars that is fraught with difficulties, because repairs and servicing also accounted for 13,000 complaints. The industry has been warned to clean up its act by the National Consumer Council.

PRIVATE buyers beware; there's every chance your next used car won't be road legal when you take delivery. More than two million motorists regularly break the law by driving illegal vehicles, and 94 per cent are unaware anything is wrong! The most common problems, according to the Direct Line survey, are broken lights (image) and cracked mirrors.