Autotrader - www.autotrader.co.uk Reviews
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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?
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★★★★★
“Perfect!!”
Written on: 17/05/2013
I love this website, easy to use, wide variety of cars to choose from and a long trading history to view. Brilliant!! (read more)
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★☆☆☆☆
“Rubbish customer service”
Written on: 09/05/2013
Won't take payment on the phone .arrogant (read more)
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★★☆☆☆
“AutoTrader.co.uk May Give You a Headache!”
Written on: 08/05/2013 by jasoncooke93 (31 reviews written)
I'm genuinely looking for car on AutoTrader as I type. I know what I want; model, colour, spec, etc. As an ex-boy racer, in the past I couldn't wait for the weekly magazine to hit the shelves on Thursday's to find my next hot-hatch. But now 10 years on the magazine is tiny in comparison, so the website is really the only option - or mobile app which I'm not a fan of. However the website is beyond schizophrenic, the usability is poor and it stinks of desperation. Paid for 'Featured' Ads all... (read more)
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★☆☆☆☆
“Sell a Car with Autotrader? Never again”
Written on: 04/05/2013
I had a car to sell a Peugeot 407 2004, I thought about where to put it for sale. I decided to put it on Autotrader the cost was £36.00 for 14 days which I thought was a bit steep but if it sells the car fair enough. I also so listed it on on Ebay at a cost of £10.00 the car was sold privately by me. To be fair I received a lot of enquiries through Ebay for my £10 but from Autotrader not one single enquiry I might has well have flushed the £36.00 down the Toilet for what use Autotrader... (read more)
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★☆☆☆☆
“rip off prices”
Written on: 28/02/2013
this is a recession and autotrader are increasing their prices . how much does a website really cost to maintain ??? just profit profit profit .. NUMBER 1 PROBLEM , is advertising costs NUMBER 2 . TRADE adverts cost more than private adverts number 3 webpage is SLOW , Ebay is faster number 4 only 10 adverts a page i could go on and on . but with how much autotrader charge i will not give them free advice on how to improve their website i will just advertise elsewhere , as the... (read more)
Visit autotrader.co.ukTexaspete62's Comment
Written on: 27/04/2013
This is bang on!!!! how can they charge so much?? i am a small trader and i have moved away from these guys as i just cannot afford it, i am now using auction4autos about the 3rd of the price and i am getting better results with no bad calls at all!!!!
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Written on: 29/04/2013
It is hell expensive. You should try the http://cardeck.co.uk, which is a much better classified for used cars.
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★☆☆☆☆
“Watch out for Recommended Listings”
Written on: 22/02/2013 by moimran80 (1 review written)
As a small dealer working from home. I advertised on the website a few times a year. On this occasion I paid for the top package 3 weeks web, 3 weeks mobile, and magazine. After my car advert went live I could ot find it on the mobile site. I emailed to ask the question they told me to enter various search criteria's to get my car to show up. If i then searched 1 mile from my postcode the car would show up. However when I changed the serach to over 1 mile radius the car would not show... (read more)
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★☆☆☆☆
“Once the go to place to find a car, now the place to avoid”
Written on: 01/01/2013 by Usedcarbuyer007
Many ads are fake run by fake traders with fake websites. If your lucky you'll get scammed, if not you could be seriously hurt. Research the seller, check out the address using satellite maps and street view. Limited companies can be checked at companies house. Beware of sellers offering to meet you at stations etc. Don't carry cash if seeing a car and take someone with you. Don't let the seller talk you into anything, or try to convince you in any way. Put yourself in the sellers... (read more)
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★☆☆☆☆
“Car Stolen after putting on autotrader.co.uk - Stay away”
Written on: 25/12/2012 by Roger2014 (1 review written)
I put an ad after paying a ridiculous fee at autotrader to sell car. No one called for a week. Then someone called and he came to see the car. He looked around, moment i put the key in the car, he quickly jumped in, bang closed the door and sped off. It was very dangerous as we were standing very near and could have got run over. Stay away from this site, very dangerous,always sell direct to a vendor. (read more)
Visit autotrader.co.ukLouisefox86's Response to Roger2014's Review
Written on: 12/02/2013
That's really bad to hear, but I'm not sure it's Autotrader's fault...?
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Jamesbcg's Response to Roger2014's Review
Written on: 04/04/2013
that is TERRIBLE and am sorry that you had to go through that, but how is this Autotrader's fault??
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Jasoncooke93's Response to Roger2014's Review
Written on: 08/05/2013
Because they are using AutoTrader to find their victims, with no recourse for the victim from AutoTrader. Simple.
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★☆☆☆☆
“BLACKING MAILING US TO PAY PREVIOUS COMPANY BILL ”
Written on: 21/12/2012 by DANDCMOTORSLTD (1 review written)
NEIL GRADY/ SARAH DIVINE/ PHIL MURRAY all AUTOTRADER.CO.UK employees, they have all decided that after we took over a car site from a failed busines that when we contacted them about advertising they stated we would have to set up a new account because we are a new business and new legal entity , that makes sense we thought, we signed a new contract worth over £26,000 a year, they then stated and black mailed us saying they would not but our adverts live and honour the contract if we didnt... (read more)
Visit autotrader.co.ukDandcmotorsltd's Response to DANDCMOTORSLTD's Review
Written on: 22/12/2012
AUTOTRADER EMAIL TO US, LOL, BULLYS OR WHAT! I would just like to advise you in the event you elect to post defamatory or disparaging comments upon internet forums, please be advised that litigation will follow swiftly in respect of damages suffered in as a result of same and furthermore any said legal action would result in substantial sums being claimed.
We therefore urge you to reconsider this ill-advised course of action and reserve the right to produce this email on the issue of costs in this regard.
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Jasoncooke93's reply to Dandcmotorsltd's Comment
Written on: 08/05/2013
Auto Trader you should be embarrassed. Oh I forgot "it's not personal, it's just business". Seems to be a well used disclaimer these days. Yawn!
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Written on: 08/05/2013
Auto Trader you should be embarrassed. Oh I forgot "it's not personal, it's just business". Seems to be a well used disclaimer these days. Yawn!
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Jasoncooke93's Response to DANDCMOTORSLTD's Review
Written on: 08/05/2013
Doesn't surprise me with Auto Trader. Go straight to the OFT, Trading Standards and any regulating bodies for the car industry.
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★☆☆☆☆
“Nice Cars, High Wycombe - Dodgy Dealer”
Written on: 29/11/2012 by Sophie.M (1 review written)
After traveling to see the car Javid (The 'Dealer') then confessed to a broken Screen wiper pump and a smashed side mirror that was not specified in the listing. He did knock a bit of money off but i was annoyed at having to travel only to find this out once getting there. I took the car for a test drive and all seemed ok and i bought the car. I got on the motorway and the car sounded like a coach, not knowing anything about cars I thought this was just a little annoyance that i would just... (read more)
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★☆☆☆☆
“PENN CARS, Prestwood, Great Missenden - AUTO COWBOYS”
Written on: 12/08/2012
I bought a car of these Unscrupulous Rip off merchants. I bought it after they "kindly" offered to deliver it. I had been working nights and was pleased to accept their offer, delivered with an MOT advisory note "slight play in steering due to worn inner steering joint". They Trader called Neil, could'nt get away fast enough as he said he had another appointment. When I drove the car I thought slight play was a major understatement also the brakes were very hard (not mentioned when... (read more)
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★☆☆☆☆
“jml motor co”
Written on: 12/08/2012 by sportscar (1 review written)
i had a car jml motor co after 2 weeks i found oil comeing out of the egr valve so i have taken it to a big local garage. they said the egr and the turbo had failed i have phoned them all the time for 3 weeks they have done nothing all.I have reported them to surrey trading standers and i will be going to take them to court. pzl dont biy they will not do any repairs. (read more)
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★☆☆☆☆
“dodgy car dealers”
Written on: 06/08/2012 by nothappy905
Not so long ago the autotrader was the place to buy from. Not any more I've just been ripped off big time and I'm not the only one! It seems, avoid a garage on Benson street. Leicester! ! (read more)
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Written on: 08/08/2012
yes i agree there's a lot of dodgy dealers on autotrader and it gives the honest ones a bad name there should be a feedback system like ebay. autotader just don't care as long as there making money
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★☆☆☆☆
“The great autotrader con”
Written on: 28/07/2012 by deanwoodcock
Has anybody in the trade actually seen a price list or full rate card regarding prices I keep asking and never get one. They just continue to send a poor sales rep with the if you don't like it leave attitude. Why one off our trade bodies can't get us together and have a boycott period to show them we are the customers who make their business I don't know. They must be made to stop ripping us . (read more)
Visit autotrader.co.ukDandcmotorsltd's Response to deanwoodcock's Review
Written on: 21/12/2012
could not agree more with your comments Autotrader dont care about the little trader anymore, they have just sent us an email today stated if we leave comments on forums like this they will quote" I would just like to advise you in the event you elect to post defamatory or disparaging comments upon internet forums, please be advised that litigation will follow swiftly in respect of damages suffered in as a result of same and furthermore any said legal action would result in substantial sums being claimed" wow
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★☆☆☆☆
“Oh dear what has advertising done !”
Written on: 11/07/2012 by Danfsti (8 reviews written)
1 easy step how to ruin a website, sell out advertising space! So many adverts ruin what should be an exciting experiance. You know when your hunting for a new motor it used to be down to the newsagent pick up the autotrader agazine and scour the pages for your next dream machine. Try it online only to find adverts pop ups, picturesd that take a life time to load (i know your connection speed can be to blame) but still why so many adds. IT's even got to the point you find a car your after... (read more)
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★☆☆☆☆
“Lost there grip ”
Written on: 04/07/2012
Advertised with autotrader online since they started, last month they told me price was going up by £100 a week, costing me £3000 a month,,, yes THREE THOUSAND A MONTH we are in a recession !!!! I cancelled and now advertise with e bay piston heads, motors.co.uk and v cars after advertising with all 4 of them I am still £2200 a month better off and in the first month have sold 5 more cars than last month,,, and I don't feel ripped off.. (read more)
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Written on: 21/12/2012
totally agree with you read my comments about them. we are giving ebay and gumtree ago, what is motors like ?
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★★★★☆
“Pricey if your selling but always get results”
Written on: 10/06/2012
I have used this site for years and have bought and sold many times. A vast range of vehicles are always available and it's great for comparing prices. The only issue they have failed to deal with is scammers. Everytime i advertise i get calls from other agencies trying to flog my car for me - hopefully they'll get this sorted out otherwise they are a valuable resource (read more)
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★★★★☆
“Pricey if your selling but always get results”
Written on: 08/06/2012 by Mike_Smith (3 reviews written)
I have used this site for years and have bought and sold many times. A vast range of vehicles are always available and it's great for comparing prices. The only issue they have failed to deal with is scammers. Everytime i advertise i get calls from other agencies trying to flog my car for me - hopefully they'll get this sorted out otherwise they are a valuable resource (read more)
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★☆☆☆☆
“Ridiculously high price to advertise in NI”
Written on: 13/05/2012
Ridiculously high price to advertise in NI (read more)
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★☆☆☆☆
“B........DS TO THE TRADE”
Written on: 30/04/2012
TREAT US WITH PRICE HIKES ALL THE TIME BUNCH OF ROBBIN IDIOTS WORSE THAN ROBIN HOOD... WHY SHOULD I PAY MORE TO ADVERTIZE THAN PRIVATE BOD THERE SHOULD BE A BETTER PRICE STRUGTURE TO THE TRADE BUT AS USUAL YOU HAVE SOME GREEDY DIRECTORS WHO THINK THERE MAGIZINE AND INTERNET SITE WILL SURVIVE BUT THE TRADE ARE GETTING WIZER HOPEFULLY THEY WILL GO BUST ONE DAY...THE SITE IS HORRENDOUS TO UPLOAD AND IS ONE BIG LOAD OF B.....KS TRY EBAY CLASSIFIED SIMPLE TO USE AND FAR CHEAPER... REALLY... (read more)
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Written on: 21/12/2012
well said please see our comments about them. never been so bullied by a company.
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★☆☆☆☆
“horrid, I wish I read the reviews prior to using them....”
Written on: 10/02/2012
What a rip-of, don't use them unless you want a headache or u're printing money or smth. I bought a car last year and tried to sell it this January through them. Expensive, but I had heard they are widely read, have the magazine etc. Got only calls from agencies and emails from idiot scammers; ah well I said, moved to ebay and sold the car in 4 days. Got a fair amount of calls from genuine buyers as well. Same car, same pics, same advert (at least ebay will let you personalise the ad); never... (read more)
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Written on: 21/12/2012
agree no customer service, very very poor.
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★☆☆☆☆
“ripp off”
Written on: 19/10/2011
100 percent agree with above, rude accounts staff every week the rep tells me i need this that and the other all that should be and was part of the package but now chargable, (read more)
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★☆☆☆☆
“scammers r us”
Written on: 15/09/2011 by ross.smith44 (1 review written)
stay clear only scammers and scrap , too expensive, no customer service, better on ebay or gumtree plaese save your money (read more)
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★☆☆☆☆
“Autotrader are a complete RIP OFF!”
Written on: 11/09/2011
Autotrader are a joke, their customer service is terrible and their general attitude towards their VERY valuable customers stinks. The prices are past the point of rediculous, they keep putting them up without notice and are VERY quickly making themselves unpopular with motor traders - Who account for around 90% of their business. It is actually cheaper to advertise with them if you're a private seller, not exactly reward or thanks for your loyalty over the years eh?! I am a small trader... (read more)
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Written on: 16/11/2012
I coundnt agree more!!!!every year they increase the price more and try to justify it by creating features on the site that you could do without but dont have the choice to drop,i pay £2500 per month which is more than my showroom lease and mortgage!!!!!i advertise the same cars on ebay for£170 per month id dearly love to stop but so hard to pull away, if a viable alternative came up id drop them like a stone!!!!even though the advertising does work they are getting so gready i may be forced to pull out!!!what it needs is all us traders to get together and sort it out!!!
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★☆☆☆☆
“greed machine”
Written on: 20/08/2011
dont bother this site has outpriced itself completely to advertise try ebay or motors to get a quick response. (read more)
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★☆☆☆☆
“I paid £35 to advertise my car for sale on Autotrader....”
Written on: 13/05/2011 by mtthwbrnd (1 review written)
I paid £35 to advertise my car for sale on Autotrader. I advertised at the market price for the car. There were many "sellers" offering for a lot less. I called some of them. They were dealers who did not have that car. I.e. they were fake adverts.
The only responses I received were from multiple PayPay scammers claiming to not live in the uK but wanting to buy the car without inspection.
Finally, I wanted to ask Autotrader for a refund. But it is impossible. Their "Contact Us" section...
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★☆☆☆☆
“I purchased a car through the autotrader website about...”
Written on: 07/05/2011
I purchased a car through the autotrader website about 6 months ago and found it to be quite easy. However, when I came to sell the car via autotrader 6 months later I had an absolute nightmare experience!!!
### THIS COMPANY DOES NOT UNDERSTAND "THE NEEDS OF ITS CUSTOMERS" AND UNLESS IT CHANGES QUICKLY IT WILL FIND ITSELF WITHOUT ANY CUSTOMERS ! READ ON.... ###
Basically, I advertised the car (Toyota Avensis 2006, 40k miles) with them for 6 weeks (£35 x 2 consecutive ads). I took a lot...
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★★★★☆
“I have bought about 18 cars from AUTO TRADER last 8...”
Written on: 26/04/2011
I have bought about 18 cars from AUTO TRADER last 8 months throught a frinet in England after i choose the cars. No i get a massage that is permited to me the access on this server. please advice.gngabriel@cytanet.com.cy (read more)
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★☆☆☆☆
“had four cars to sell at first contact from their...”
Written on: 26/03/2011
had four cars to sell at first contact from their traders rep so paid 8 pounds per car! (i was amazed by the stats quoted) it all turned out to be sales rubbish so call me stupid if you want. 4 people called for two cars which sold. Have since been using Exchange and Mart online as deal with one person and get a lot of interest at a far more reduced price.... (read more)
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Written on: 02/04/2011
I found this review very helpful because i needed a shove to get away from autotrader and the unfare pricing and bad service.
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<br/>I heard autotrader are doing this as they're launching an american website so i do not want to be part of them also a really good thing happened when i switched my advertising to exchange and mart.... i had 240 pounds extra a month go E&M online
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★★☆☆☆
“We purchased a car from a dealer in Derby, J H Cars...”
Written on: 25/03/2011
We purchased a car from a dealer in Derby, J H Cars Ltd. Dont touch the garage with a barge pole. Once they have your money they dont want to know if you have any problems (read more)
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★☆☆☆☆
“Do not purchase any cars from Ryan Motors Ltd. Tipton....”
Written on: 19/03/2011
Do not purchase any cars from Ryan Motors Ltd. Tipton. He is a cowboy who sells dangerous cars which will not pass their MOT.
I am very disappointed that auto trader do not allow seller feed back to warn others of dodgy salesman.
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★☆☆☆☆
“Absolute pants! ask for help only to be told I'd have...”
Written on: 18/03/2011 by Cefin Parry (1 review written)
Absolute pants! ask for help only to be told I'd have to pay for this, advice was poor. Would suggest using ebay before ever using this firm again. They quite possibly should be selling spurs, saddles and horses as they are true cowboys!!!!!! (read more)
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★☆☆☆☆
“Autotrader is not what it used to be, Very expensive...”
Written on: 18/02/2011
Autotrader is not what it used to be, Very expensive and mostly foreigners use it to buy.
I sold my car with gumtree for free and had 3 calls before selling it unlike autotrader I had only canvassers, even though they supposedly hide your number.
They are very unhelpful and it was a complete headache to upload photos. Slow and time consuming.
In the good old days they used to take the photos for you at your house.
As to their costs!! Get Real Mr Autotrader!
I will never recommend or use...
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★★☆☆☆
“Autotrader are killing themselves with revenue from...”
Written on: 13/02/2011
Autotrader are killing themselves with revenue from flash adverts. It's so bad that car photos won't load as it's waiting for one of the many web-advert sites to respond. Why their web designer can't change the loading sequence I don't know. For the car I am selling, there were 3 times more on eBay than autotrader - something that I have not seen before. I won't pay their high ad fees if their focus is third -party advertising and I chose this time not not to sell with them and used... (read more)
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★★★☆☆
“I've used it lot in the past to see what's about if...”
Written on: 31/12/2010 by Troutman1989
I've used it lot in the past to see what's about if i'm looking for a new car. The search system is fairly quick and it's easy to narrow down on exactly the model of car you are looking for.
It does seem to be fairly overpriced though, i don't know if that's just because it's used mostly by car dealers or not.
Bought a car through there last year and it went through no problems at all, you can normally tell if a seller is genuine over the phone.
Would use again, but as others have said,...
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★☆☆☆☆
“We have used Autotrader for almost 10 years, spending...”
Written on: 18/12/2010
We have used Autotrader for almost 10 years, spending approx £150000 yes that much! and there customer service is so bad they make it almost impossable to cancel you contract? we have kept an eye on our ads to see where our calls come from, and 90% now come from ebay at a fraction of the cost. now Autotrader are putting there prices up again in april oooo they are so brave.. we will never use them again.. Avoid Like The Plaque. (read more)
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“Awful, would never use again! ”
Written on: 01/11/2010
Awful, would never use again!
The only call I received was from a company AutoTrader had allowed to call me through their number protection system (I thought this protected you from dodgy callers?!) They convienced me to sign up and spend another £139 to 'guarentee' a sale, (stupid me I know but you trust if AutoTrader allowed the call they are genuine!) So now I am £168 down and not one genuine call from them!
Do not use - sell throught local companies instead.
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“Poor customer service, tried to cancel my ad within...”
Written on: 05/10/2010
Poor customer service, tried to cancel my ad within 24hrs of placing it as car sold via gumtree but would not refund. As result still had to pay £40...it hadnt event went to press but they were kind enough to offer to omit my ad to avoid hassle of callers seeing the vehicle was now sold...money for nothing or what?! (read more)
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“Auto trader should have a mechanism in place for so...”
Written on: 13/08/2010
Auto trader should have a mechanism in place for so called traders who offer cars , but when arranging to meet them 170 miles up north they mess you about and are very very rude!!!
PLEASE PETITION FOR AUTOTRADER TO HAVE A 'RATE THEM' BUTTON FOR TRADERS SO THE REAL TRADERS ARE LEFT TO SELL NOT COWBOYS , LIKE THE ONE WE ENCOUNTERED IN BRADFORD 'ADAM'!
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“I AM ABSOLUTELY HACKED OFF WITH SCAM EMAILS GENERATED...”
Written on: 12/04/2010
I AM ABSOLUTELY HACKED OFF WITH SCAM EMAILS GENERATED FROM MY AD ON AUTOTRADER.CO.UK!!
I have had 35 now, and still counting. I have had to ask Autotrader to remove my ad because it really is unacceptable.
IF I GET ONE MORE SCAM EMAIL FROM AN IDIOT IN HOLLAND WITH A FRIEND IN DUBLIN THAT HAS A CONTACT IN MY AREA OFFERING ME 86BILLION UGANDAN DOLLARS FOR MY KNACKERED PEUGEOT, I WILL SCREAM!!!
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“Thumbs down from me i'm afraid. Been a fan of...”
Written on: 28/02/2010
Thumbs down from me i'm afraid. Been a fan of autotrader for a long time to reserach car prices and spec, and used their service twice to try and sell cars. I found it good usability wise, but very expensive and no feedback apart from scammers.
Both times i used it the cars were under the average selling price and well documented and photographed. Waste of £45 in my opinion, better off using ebay.
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“Auto Trader just seems to be a middleman for scammers...”
Written on: 20/02/2010
Auto Trader just seems to be a middleman for scammers and timewasters. In two weeks all I've had are scammers via email (a dozen of them) all wanting me to refund their shipping, one person who called to arrange to see the car and never showed up (complete timewaster) and one person who turned up and offered a ridiculously low amount of money (£600 below asking price when it was only on for just under £1.5k). I checked carefully and did my research before putting the car up for sale and... (read more)
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“THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE NEW AUTOTRADER SITE....”
Written on: 12/02/2010
THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE NEW AUTOTRADER SITE. HAVING ENTERED ALL THE SEARCH CRITERIA FOR THE CARS I AM INTERSTED IN BUYING. THE BASIC INFORMATION ON THE CAR APPEARS, BUT IF I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT A PARTICULAR CAR THERE SHOULD BE A DROP DOWN ALONG SIDE THE COMPARE SECTION WHICH YOU CAN CLICK ON TO VIEW MORE INFORMATION ON THE CAR AND ALSO THE SELLERS TELEPHONE NUMBER AND INFORMATION. THIS DROP DOWN IS NOT APPEARING ON MY COMPUTER WITH THE RESULT THAT I CANNOT ACCESS ANY OF THE... (read more)
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★★★★☆
“I have used this site for years and have brought and...”
Written on: 01/01/2010
I have used this site for years and have brought and sold many times. A vast range of vehicles are always available and it's great for comparing prices. Those who complain that they did not sell - how is that Autotrader's fault!? There are many people trying to sell poorly advertised vehicles or over priced, unpopular models. The only issue they have failed to deal with is scammers. Everytime i advertise i get some foreign scammer with a odd 'English' name emailling me. I let Autotrader... (read more)
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“I'm quite fussy person and it always takes me ages to...”
Written on: 27/09/2009
I'm quite fussy person and it always takes me ages to decide if I buy something or not. Especially if it's a car. I like to do a lot of research and find out from different sources and people their opinion. I used Autotrader to look for a toyota car. I wasn't sure at the time which model I want- aygo or avis. They both seemed to be perfect cars for me. I found autotrader information very useful and the amount of people that are selling their used cars through the website allows you to chose... (read more)
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“Autotrader is the default website for UK users looking...”
Written on: 22/09/2009 by kingofreviews (89 reviews written)
Autotrader is the default website for UK users looking for a secondhand car. Certainly the market leader by some margin, it has moved more mainstream than it used to be and I suspect that the majority of cars for sale are now from dealers, whereas at the outset this was much more about person to person. A great resource if you nkow what you want, but falls short if you need help deciding - review content, specification comparison and test data are all very much playing second fiddle to... (read more)
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★☆☆☆☆
“Never ever will I give autotrader.uk another penny....”
Written on: 11/09/2009
Never ever will I give autotrader.uk another penny. Bought insurance through them - initial cost £180. Sent them proof of no claims (via post) - they never received. Sent proof via email (they never received - never informed me and now have taken another £300 via my credit card). Asked to cancel insurance and have been informed that I will have to pay £176.72 for a short term insurance PLUS £35 cancel fee. Not bad (for them) for less that two months insurance.
I feel ripped...
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“Autotrader is a very good site for finding cars at a...”
Written on: 24/08/2009 by mbay (4 reviews written)
Autotrader is a very good site for finding cars at a good price though so many dealers are on here. I had huge difficulties finding the location on their maps though as really old fashioned.
I would buy a car though form here or even consider somewhere like ebay !
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“Put my car for sale with Autotrader for 2 weeks. Did...”
Written on: 09/06/2009 by tasin (2 reviews written)
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! (read more)
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★★★☆☆
“autotrader is a good website, easy access to adverts”
Written on: 09/04/2009
autotrader is a good website, easy access to adverts (read more)
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