What photos and details help us value your car accurately
Which photos to take, how to run a final evidence check and what to do if mileage, condition or another important detail changes after submission.
Read the checklistFrom our Gloucester team
A clearer way to sell your car.
Practical checklists to help you prepare your enquiry and understand the next steps. Our team values each car personally, with free nationwide collection at an agreed time.
Should you clean your car before taking valuation photos?
How to clear clutter, use helpful light, show condition honestly and prepare the seven labelled views without paying for a full valet.
Prepare clear valuation photosHow your Gladius car offer works
Read your offer by text and email, understand the four-day deadline and price guarantee, and see what happens when you accept or decline.
Understand your offerHow to describe damage and faults when selling your car
Practical examples for bodywork, tyre condition, brake symptoms, warning lights and intermittent faults, without guessing a diagnosis.
Describe your car clearlySelling a higher-mileage car: what information helps us value it
What to share about mileage, service history, recent maintenance, MOT findings, faults and condition so our team can assess the whole car.
Prepare a higher-mileage enquiryHow to describe your car’s service history
Build a five-line summary, choose full, part or no history, check the record timeline and explain digital records, gaps and recommendations accurately.
Prepare your service-history detailsCan you sell a car with one key or a missing spare?
How to count working keys, describe a missing or faulty spare, separate digital access and prepare the complete key set for handover.
Describe your car’s keysSelling a Category S or N car: what should you tell us?
How to separate ordinary accident repairs from a recorded write-off, choose the right form answer and explain repair evidence, current condition and faults.
Prepare a write-off-history enquirySelling an imported car: what details should you provide?
Build a five-line import record, cross-check dashboard, MOT and service readings, and explain UK registration, specification and evidence clearly.
Prepare an imported-car enquirySelling an electric or hybrid car: what should you tell us?
How to describe charging, battery information, warning messages, included cables, current condition and safe handover details.
Prepare an electric or hybrid car enquirySelling a car with outstanding finance: what you need to know
How to disclose HP or PCP finance, obtain a current settlement figure, understand a surplus or shortfall and prepare the secure documents.
Understand the settlement processWhat documents do you need after accepting a car offer?
When and how to provide your V5C, driving-licence front, payment details and finance settlement letter through the private post-acceptance link.
Prepare your documentsWhat happens to vehicle tax and insurance after you sell your car?
When to tell DVLA, how the automatic tax refund works, when to contact your insurer and how to retain a private number before handover.
Complete the post-sale stepsCan you sell a car with an expired MOT or advisories?
What to disclose from the MOT history, how an early failure affects an older valid certificate, retest evidence and the limits on driving.
Prepare your MOT detailsSelling a car with an outstanding safety recall: what should you tell us?
How to check the official record, explain manufacturer instructions and repair status, and keep current faults separate from the recall.
Prepare your recall detailsShould you repair faults before selling your car?
Separate safety work from optional repairs, build a five-point decision sheet and compare a diagnosis or itemised quote with selling as-is.
Compare repair and as-is optionsHow to remove personal data from your car before selling
A two-stage checklist for clearing paired phones, navigation history, user profiles, apps, digital keys and connected-car access without removing access too early.
Clear your car safelyHow do you sell a car that has been unused or kept off the road?
Build a dated condition-and-access snapshot covering last normal use, starting, movement, visible issues, road status, location, evidence and unknowns.
Prepare an unused-car enquirySelling a modified car: what should you tell us?
Use a five-point modification record to describe tuning and replacement parts, separate evidence from uncertainty, disclose faults and list what is included.
Prepare a modified-car enquiryHow to prepare your car for collection day
A practical handover checklist with a seven-heading snapshot for appointment details, access, keys, documents, finance and changes since your enquiry.
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