Summary:

Avoid the pitfalls when you buy a second hand car in the UK. This article tells you how.

18 Tips for privately buying a second hand car.

  Do some initial homework. Find out about the type of car you are considering. Check out any known mechanical problems with that model.



•  Check out the current second hand values for the car. A good place to start is www.what car .com. Also get your local paper and some of the specialist second hand car magazines and look up the prices of similar cars.

•  How much will it cost you to insure the car? That's so easy to do on the Internet - get a quote or two. It'll just take a few minutes.
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