Guides
Used car buying guides
How to run a car search from the first advert to the day you pay: using the checks well, knowing where to look and getting an AI assistant to do some of the legwork.
Using CAR Confidence
How to get the most from the checks, your garage and George.
Buying a car
What to check, what to ask and what to settle before you pay.
What to check when buying a used carA checklist in the order you’d use it: before you travel, at the viewing, before you pay.Cat S and Cat N carsWhat the two repairable write-off categories mean and what to check before you buy one.MOT advisoriesWhat an advisory on an MOT means and how to read the advisories on a car you might buy.Questions to ask the sellerThe questions to put to a seller, with why each one matters and what to listen for.
Finding a car
Where to look, who you’re buying from and what to ask for.
Using AI in your search
How to put ChatGPT or Claude to work on a car search and check what it tells you.
Looking for what a check covers?
These guides are about how to search. For what each check shows and where its records come from, go to the checks themselves.