Buying a first car for under £2,000
On a first car the insurance often costs more than the car. Get quotes before you choose, hold back a quarter of the budget for running costs, and worry about rust rather than scratches.
Advice worth reading before you buy
We buy cars at auction and sell them between £1,000 and £7,500, so these are the questions we get asked every week — answered properly, including the answers that don't flatter us.
Buying a car with over 100,000 miles
The 100,000-mile rule is a hangover from the 1980s. What actually costs money on a high-mileage car, and why the 90,000–130,000 bracket is where the value hides.
How to read an MOT history properly
It's free, public and very hard to fake — and most buyers skim it for a pass and close the tab. Here's what the mileage readings and repeat advisories actually tell you.
What Cat S and Cat N actually mean when you're buying
A write-off marker is an insurance decision about money, not a verdict on whether the car is sound. What the categories mean, what they do to the price, and when buying one makes sense.