I'd stick it on Gumtree with a realistic price based on what else is on there. Never had any problems selling and this is an ideal 1st car for someone. Buying privately people shouldn't expect a car to have been polished and preened excessively. Just give it a good wash and vacuum and it won't hang around long at the right price.

might be worth looking into whether it is possible to retro fit the centre rear belt?. Presumably the mounting points are already there (on the 4 seat versions)?.

On Mrs BJ's Panda you couldn't do that. It has 50/50 split fold seats.

It's a narrow car so would be very tight indeed for three across the back.

Edited by Big John on 04/02/2022 at 09:35

Just to update on how things went.

I decided to try motorway.co.uk and the experience was very positive.

I went onto their website on Monday afternoon, took photos and uploaded details. The car was sold, paid for and collected on Thursday at a price my mam was very happy with.

I put the details into a well known car buying service and was given a price within 30 seconds, with a headline price of £3385 , given it had a few imperfections and processing fees I guess I would have got £3000 at best.

A similar company based locally offered £100 more but again before inspection.

Motorway initially valued the car at £3500 and then at £3400 when i described imperfections.

They auction the car within their dealer network and I got a best bid of £3938 subject to matching the description. The dealer arrived 2 days later having travelled 150 miles or so and was very reasonable. He pointed out a couple of minor imperfections I'd missed and we agreed that the one of the scratches i'd mentioned would need paint rather than polishing and we quickly and amiably agreed to discout the price by £100.

He paid online and drove the car away.

I guess a car bought by a car buying company for £3000 probably costs a trader £4500 at auction, so all parties gain from the deal.

My dealings with motorway were fine, they answered all calls and kept me informed at each stage. I guess the caveat is that they don't actually buy the car , they introduce you to the dealer who buys it. In my case the dealer was prompt, and easy to deal with. He was an established independent dealer with a single site premises.

It is a bit like an ebay auction but within a controlled environment with serious buyers who have been vetted in some way.

Perhaps the OP could keep an eye on the dealer's website and report back what the car is advertised for. Obviously it may not sell at the screen price but with good, and not so good, cars selling at record amounts it would be interesting to see the mark up.

A friend also did very well with motorway. He sold an excellent 2007 60k Volvo V50 through them. A lovely car with the T5 turbo petrol engine however we thought it would be undesirable because it came within the punitive £590 RFL band.
A trader bought it for £3,400 my friend was delighted he was expecting around £1,500. Apparently the whole transaction was stress free.