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Inspected. Valeted. Sorted.

Advisories fixed rather than noted, brakes and tyres measured, fresh MOT if it's close. Sorted means sorted.

  • 1–2 owners only
  • HPI clear
  • Full service history
  • Two keys
  • No major MOT defects

Full valet + ozone treatment by MMCC | Mobile Mint Car Care.It's on us.

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You never pay in full up front

A refundable deposit reserves the car. The balance is paid on the day it reaches you, once you've seen it in person.

You know where the car is

Every listing names the partner dealership holding it, so you can check us and them before you commit.

Your rights are the law's, not ours

Consumer Rights Act 2015 applies to every sale, plus a six-month parts-and-labour warranty. We're members of The Motor Ombudsman if we ever fall short.

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The same small team that inspected and photographed the car you're asking about.

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Entry criteria

Owners, HPI, service history, keys, MOT — and seen in person by us.

£0

Admin fees

The price on the listing is the price on the invoice.

6 months

Warranty included

Parts and labour, on top of your statutory rights.

Free

Valet & ozone treatment

Full MMCC detail and odour removal with every car — here or at your home.

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How it works

Four steps. No forecourt.

  1. 01

    Browse

    Real photos of the actual car, the inspection report, and one honest price.

  2. 02

    Reserve

    A refundable deposit holds it while you arrange to see it in person.

  3. 03

    Collect or arrange delivery

    Collect from the dealership holding the car, or we'll quote covered transport.

  4. 04

    Drive away

    Balance paid on the day, valeted and ozone-treated, with your paperwork sorted.

Nationwide

Collect it, or we'll get it to you

Most buyers collect from the dealership holding the car. If that's a long way from you, we'll arrange covered transport and quote the exact cost before you commit — no surprise fees at the end.

  • London
  • Birmingham
  • Manchester
  • Leeds
  • Glasgow
  • Liverpool
  • Bristol
  • Sheffield
  • Edinburgh
  • Cardiff
  • Nottingham
  • Southampton
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The entry standard

We don't own these cars. We vet them.

We work with established dealerships around the country and take only a handful of hand-picked cars from each — the ones that clear every line below. Someone from UpCars sees the car and its paperwork in person before it appears here.

One or two owners

From new. Nothing with a long list of previous keepers or an ex-hire history.

HPI clear

No outstanding finance, no write-off category, no theft marker, no mileage discrepancy.

Full service history

Stamped book or digital record, cross-checked against invoices rather than taken on trust.

Two keys

Both original and working. A second key is a job you shouldn't inherit.

No major MOT defects

Full MOT record read end to end. Corrosion, structural or repeat suspension failures rule a car out.

Seen in person

By us, not by photograph. Every car is physically inspected before it goes on the site.

Included with every car

It arrives smelling like nothing at all.

Every car we sell gets a full valet and a professional ozone odour removal treatment before it reaches you — free, from our sister company MMCC | Mobile Mint Car Care.

  • Included in the price of every car. Not an upsell, not a package.
  • Carried out by Mobile Mint Car Care, our sister company — the same team, not a subcontractor we found online.
  • Ozone treatment leaves no residue and no perfume. The car smells of nothing, which is what clean actually smells like.
  • Booked at handover, or later once it suits you.
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Full interior and exterior valet

Deep clean inside and out — seats and carpets extracted, vents and trim detailed, glass, wheels and paint finished by hand.

02

Ozone odour removal

A sealed ozone cycle through the cabin and ventilation system, destroying odour molecules rather than covering them.

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Your choice of where

Done here before handover, or MMCC come to your address and do it on your driveway.

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Buying Advice

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Selling instead? We'll take it.

Registration and mileage is all we need. One firm figure, valid seven days, collected from your door.

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