Selling Your Car Tips and Tricks

Oct 2, 07:43 PM

Firstly, before you even think about putting that ‘For Sale’ sign on your unwanted vehicle, be sure to know ‘ where’ you can sell your motor car. It is an offense to park your car on public land with a ‘For Sale’ sign attached/painted/ written on your vehicle and penalties do apply for those who do not wish to follow orders.

Road reserves, road ways, footpaths and all public land is ‘No Go Zone’ for selling your cars.

Why can’t you sell your vehicle in these area’s?
Vehicles create traffic and pedestrian hazards It causes drivers on the road to pay attention to your parked ‘For Sale’ vehicle Also it precludes the space for other public matters and if everyone did this, it would have an unsightly look to our streets.

What happens if you don’t remove your vehicle?
Quite simply, you will be issued with a penalty notice and fined a whopping $375! Court proceedings may come into this and at worst, your vehicle may be impounded if not removed by yourself.

So, where CAN you sell your unwanted vehicle?
You can sell your vehicle through a licensed car yard. On your own property (with the landlords consent) and through your local newspapers/ radio. Selling vehicles online has also become hugely popular with the likes of E-Bay bringing in good feedback and quick sales to your liking.

Carsguide
Advertising through other online sites is also proving popular with sites such as, Carsguide
Through this site you can advertise your vehicle at NO COST and your add you take our will run until the car is SOLD! You may wish to add up to 8 PHOTO’S to increase your chances of selling your car and to better this chance, your car will be EMAILED TO PROSPECTIVE CAR BUYERS.

Carsales
With 2.1 million potential buyers browsing this ever popular site, it’s no wonder Carsales is a popular one with many advertising their unwanted vehicles with them. The initial outlay is $50.00 and you can include many pictures and create a slide show effect which shows buyers your car in many different forms.

You will then advertise till sold and you can make as many changes as you like to your ad. You will then be able to obtain a ‘For Sale’ sticker for you car through Carsales and a valuation certificate as well as being advertised on 10+ other sites that are applicable to vehicles. Your coverage is good with this site.