When is the success fee paid?

You pay the success fee to CarSwitch only when we find a buyer for your car (at a price you accept) and we secure a deposit

Why do we charge a success fee?

We take on all the costs and efforts of selling your car including advertising on various platforms, speaking with potential buyers, filtering them for seriousness and arranging and attending test drives to sell your car as quickly as possible and at your asking price. It’s a very involved operation that we need to support financially, but we only ask to be compensated once we’re successful - so it remains risk free for our sellers

Does the success fee change if the car sells for a lower amount?

No, the success fee is a fixed service fee which we communicate and agree on up-front so it’s a transparent experience. You remain in full control of your asking price for the car, and so can add our success fee on top to not affect your earning

Does the success fee change if the car sells for a higher amount?

You can’t increase your asking price after the car has been inspected. So the asking price you set right now is the maximum you can get for your car. Our success fee remains a fixed amount.