Author
Tania Elsafin
Author of the CAR Confidence guides to buying a used car
About Tania
Tania Elsafin is the author of the CAR Confidence guides: what to check on a used car, how to read its records and what the figures say about cars like it.
The figures in her guides are counted from public records, most of all DVSA’s anonymised MOT data. Each guide says how its figures were counted. Rules and rights are checked against GOV.UK or Citizens Advice and linked where they are used.
The guides are researched and drafted with the help of AI tools. Every figure is checked against the counts before a guide is published. Each guide carries the date it last changed.
Guides by Tania Elsafin
How to use CAR ConfidenceThe three steps of a car search: research, shortlist, buy.Using CAR ConfidenceHow to use GeorgeHow to read George’s verdict and get his voice note on WhatsApp.Using CAR ConfidenceWhat to check when buying a used carA checklist in the order you’d use it: before you travel, at the viewing, before you pay.Buying a carWhere to buy a used carThe main UK used car websites, who sells on each and what they say you get.Finding a carUsing ChatGPT or Claude to find a carWhat an AI assistant can do in a car search and what only the record can tell you.Using AI in your searchCat S and Cat N carsWhat the two repairable write-off categories mean and what to check before you buy one.Buying a carMOT advisoriesWhat an advisory on an MOT means and how to read the advisories on a car you might buy.Buying a carQuestions to ask the sellerThe questions to put to a seller, with why each one matters and what to listen for.Buying a carReading an MOT historyWhat to look for in an MOT history, with how often each kind of advisory became a failure a year later.Buying a car