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Autotrader had long been the car website of choice for people looking for car ads. The website www.autotrader.com runs in conjunction with their Auto Trader classifieds magazine and offers consumers one of the biggest listings of new and used car ads available.

If you've placed an Autotrader Car Ad, or if you've responded to one, why not send us a review and tell us about your experience?

29 Review Centre Autotrader www.autotrader.co.uk Reviews

  • Full review by
    tasin Rank: Lance Corporal
    on 9th Jun 2009


    User Rating : 1
    Respect : 0

    Good Points: Easy to upload and put your car images

    Bad Points: I am not sure how many people actually look for cars as I did not receive a single phone call from anyone regarding the car.

    General comments: Put my car for sale with Autotrader for 2 weeks. Did not receive a single query about the car or what so ever. What a waste!
    tasin's review and ratings     | 58 words

  • Review by
    Guest.
    on 9th Apr 2009


    User Rating : 6
    Respect : 0

    autotrader is a good website, easy access to adverts
    Guest's full review     | 13 words

  • Review by
    Guest.
    on 13th Mar 2009


    User Rating : 8
    Respect : 0

    i bought my newest car from autotrader, so i can only say thats one of the best ways to buy a decent car for a good price.
    Guest's full review     | 27 words

  • Review by
    cargeek999 Rank: Lance Corporal
    on 14th Dec 2008


    User Rating : 0
    Respect : 0

    Not keen on this old fashioned site with far too much going on. No personality to it at all. very slow and dessperately needs updating.
    cargeek999's full review     | 49 words

  • Review by
    Fidd Rank: Lance Corporal
    on 9th Dec 2008


    User Rating : 1
    Respect : 0

    We are a small car dealers and up until recently had been spending around £3000 per year with Autotrader for several years which used to result moderate results in sales. Earlier this year we found out without any prior notice whatsoever that they were putting their prices up substantially overnight, and our £3k annual cost was now going to be £4k instead. Just what you need as finances start to get tougher for everyone! I spoke to them to see if we could negotiate something ...
    Fidd's full review     | 150 words

  • Review by
    spin26
    on 26th Nov 2008


    User Rating : 1
    Respect : 0

    I placed an on-line ad to sell my car and paid £25 for two weeks. My last car sold through Auto Trader 3 years ago only cost £15. I got no response to ad for a week other than a company www.webuyanycar.co.uk even though I said 'no canvassers' in my ad. I also has a number of calls from 070 'personal numbers' and one from overseas. These types of numbers are allegedly linked with phone scams - call back and you'll be charged high rates or worse be exposed to fraud. Auto Trader reali ...
    spin26's full review     | 366 words

  • Review by
    chat Rank: Captain
    on 4th Sep 2008


    User Rating : 3
    Respect : 0

    Used this site a fair few times in the past years but feel the prices both advertising and the magazine are far too high now. I think the high price of advertising can be a surprise particularly if the magazine doesn't get the circulation. Also with sites such as Ebay, they really cannot compete.
    chat's full review     | 57 words

  • Review by
    tommo1 Rank: Corporal
    on 9th Aug 2008


    User Rating : 6
    Respect : 0

    I live in sussex and advertised my used cars (5) on autotrader and www.usedcarsinsussex.co.uk. Autotrader cost me £19 for one week and used cars in sussex .co.uk was free. I received 6 calls from Autotrader and 4 from used cars in sussex website, I sold 2 from each, but look at the difference in price. I didn't have to speak to anybody on the used cars in sussex.co.uk website, just uploaded the car. The way it was displyed was perfect, all information at the punters fingertips. I have to ...
    tommo1's full review     | 118 words

  • Review by
    stephenburke Rank: Corporal
    on 25th Jul 2008


    User Rating : 5
    Respect : 0

    I was using Autotrader to sell my fleet of vans and trucks however I found the site was too costly for the limited response I recieved. I found sites like www.vansandtrucks.co.uk a lot more useful as it is free to place an ad and is a niche site specialising in in what I was selling.
    stephenburke's full review     | 64 words

  • Review by
    Guest.
    on 8th Jul 2008


    User Rating : 8
    Respect : 0

    Auto Trader is an overall good website. Quick and easy to use, laid out well.
    Guest's full review     | 36 words

  • Review by
    asiablue
    on 6th Jun 2008


    User Rating : 1
    Respect : 0

    It took ages to load the photos of my car onto Autotrader. The next day the ad appeared on the web but without the photos - and have not yet been updated (the 6th June). Even worse I opted of the telesafe number but the web displays my mobile and home number. I have told them about this and e-mailed them but nothing has changed. Other than junk texts and calls have had no serious calls. Something has gone very wrong - at least over the last week.
    asiablue's full review     | 107 words

  • Review by
    wouldilie Rank: Corporal
    on 12th Mar 2008


    User Rating : 8
    Respect : 0

    Auto Trader is a great place to trade in vehicles but a word of warning: When I advertised my email address I got a couple of replies which were obviously (to a trained person like myself) attempts at fraud. Don't believe those guys who want to buy your car and "send shipper" without even having seen the car.
    wouldilie's full review     | 58 words

  • Review by
    Jimmy Junk Yard Rank: Sergeant
    on 11th Mar 2008


    User Rating : 10
    Respect : 0

    I like Autotrader. they're a brilliant site to buy and sell cars. I sold my old Audi on Auto Trader a while back and have nothing but praise for them. The website layout is good and design is nice too. I often log onto www.autotrader.co.uk just for a look around even though I'm not after a new car at the moment. The do car reviews too which is always good. I'm a regular site user and can't say anything bad about Autotrader.
    Jimmy Junk Yard's full review     | 98 words

  • Review by
    qonline
    on 1st Nov 2007


    User Rating : 9
    Respect : 0

    Overall - Autotrader UK is one of the best auto search website on the net
    qonline's full review     | 39 words

  • Review by
    Big Dave Midlands Rank: Lieutenant
    on 16th Apr 2007


    User Rating : 8
    Respect : 0

    Autotrader is beyond doubt THE number one website in the UK for buying or selling vehicles of all types, you can purchase anything from a digger to a Ducati. Exchange and Mart used to be almost level pegging with Auto Trader but it lost its way a few years ago, with an over complicated website. I also used eBay for a while but got fed up with time wasters phoning me with stupid low offers when selling, and dishonest sellers posting a description of the car which was a work of fiction. Autotrad ...
    Big Dave Midlands's full review     | 147 words | 1 comment added.

  • Review by
    Bunnie Rank: Lance Corporal
    on 9th Jan 2007


    User Rating : 9
    Respect : 0

    I've bought several vehicles through the Autotrader with no problems whatsoever. In fact it's the first stop for me when looking for an exchange or new vehicle, even car parts.
    Bunnie's full review     | 82 words

  • Review by
    stecornes Rank: Corporal
    on 12th Nov 2006


    User Rating : 4
    Respect : 0

    Not very user friendly and very expensive. It seems the web only option for cars is no longer available. Autotrader messed up my removal when the car sold, which meant I kept getting calls. Paid for 2 weeks in the magazine, and although it was only in for one week they refused to make any refund.
    stecornes's full review     | 60 words

  • Review by
    JamesO Rank: Sergeant
    on 9th Aug 2006


    User Rating : 9
    Respect : 0

    I have sold 2 cars on the Auto trader UK site. I have noticed that the price had gone up quite a bit in the interim period, now 15.99 for 2 weeks. However, the site has worked very well for me, selling both cars within a few days of advertising, although they were the sort of cars that go quite quickly (Alfa GTV & Accord Type-R). I have also bought my last 2 cars on the site (the Honda & a Boxster S) and it has all worked out very well. The site is well set out and easy to use; registerin ...
    JamesO's full review     | 159 words

  • Review by
    katieangel06 Rank: Sergeant
    on 18th Jul 2006


    User Rating : 7
    Respect : -1

    Overall; Autotrader UK is a very useful site
    katieangel06's full review     | 45 words

  • Review by
    tinimark
    on 16th Jun 2006


    User Rating : 1
    Respect : -1

    My car went in the wrong section. Ad was a double spacer with 1 week and cost nearly 50.00. When I phoned Autotrader UK they told me it was my mistake and wouldn't even offer an extra week in the right section at a discount. The staff were unhelpful and RUDE! I will only use local advertising from now on. OR ebay!
    tinimark's full review     | 90 words


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