There are three ways to sell a van — part-exchange it against your next one, sell it privately, or sell it to an online buyer — and each trades speed against price differently. Part-exchange is the fastest and usually costs you the most in headline price, because the buyer is pricing in the work and the risk of reselling it. A private sale gets you the most money, but it takes the longest and puts the viewings, the paperwork and the risk on you. An online buyer sits between the two. Which is right mostly comes down to what your time is worth against what the gap is worth. If you want an offer from us, that starts on our sell your van page; the guides below sit under our Van Guides hub.
In this guide
- How part-exchange works when you change your van — how the figure is arrived at, and why it is not the same as a private price.
- What’s my van worth? How valuations are done — age, mileage, condition and history, against what similar vans are actually selling for.
- Selling a damaged van — a damaged or non-starting van still has a value, and who realistically buys one.
- Swapping your car for a van — for anyone newly self-employed, what changes on insurance, tax and running costs.
- Where to sell a van: four routes compared — dealer, auction, online buyer or private sale, and what each one costs you.
- What paperwork you need to sell a van — the V5C, the service history and any outstanding settlement, and who needs what.
Small vans are the quickest thing to move off our own forecourt and full-size ones the slowest, which is worth knowing whichever end of the deal you are standing on.
Where to go next
Selling is usually really about buying the next one, so see what we have in stock now — or ring us and we will put a number on yours. After that, buying a van covers the checks worth making on whatever replaces it.
