Classifieds: There's a reasonable chance of selling your vehicle by advertsiing it in a paper or magazine and it can be cost effective if you sell in the first week or so, but repeating the ad can soon mount up unless you use free ads such a s loot.

Advertising: (Do it yourself): You can place a sign in the car window, which is obviously free, but the number of people who will see it can limit response.

An ad in the newsagent's window is another low cost form of advertising but will only be seen by passing trade. Nonetheless both of these methods are worth a try if you have a popular well priced vehicle.

Advertising (Databases): These operate in a similar way to dating agencies but by matching private vehicle buyers to sellers. Whilst they have always been accessible by phone he internet has really brough database advertising into its own.

Vehicles are matched to buyers on make model price and area and details of suitable vehicles are available online, or sent by email or by post.

Most charge sellers a one off fee which covers the entire cost of advertising until sold which means that you know exactly how much it will cost you. There are no repeat costs. There are several of these types of companies and its best to go for a long established one like Cardata.