Part Exchange Your Car
Trading in your car is a quick, hassle-free process at Wilsons Epsom!
What is Part Exchange?
If you are looking to buy a new car, a part exchange is a service where you can trade in your existing car as value towards the cost of your new one. This value could cover your deposit payment, reduce your monthly payments or lower the cash price for your new car.
What are the advantages of part exchanging?
Part exchanging is often more convenient than selling a car privately, where you will need to spend time advertising the car, preparing it for sale and meeting potential buyers. With a part exchange, you can drive into our dealership with your used car, and leave with your new car. Currently, a part exchange (also known as a ‘PX’) is a popular choice in Britain, with recent research showing that around 3.2 million buyers prefer to use this service each year, rather than selling privately.
How to Part Exchange with Wilsons Epsom?
We pride ourselves on providing a great customer experience to all our customers. Our focus is to provide an easy, hassle-free transaction so you can drive away in your new car in no time! The transaction consists of 3 simple steps:
1) We value your car
Receive a price for your old vehicle using our valuation tool. We offer fair and competitive valuations throughout the process. We do not like to change our quoted valuation so we endeavour to honour our valuations based on the facts we are provided with.
2) We inspect your car
Our specialists will carry out an inspection to confirm the vehicle's condition and valuation based on the facts provided. This is to ensure that the car is roadworthy and meets our inspection standards.
3) We part exchange your car
Be sure to bring your V5, logbook, spare keys, service history and other relevant paperwork and you will receive your payment the same working day, with NO admin fee charges!
We also offer a collection service for your vehicle, or lift back home from one of our drivers* T&Cs Apply
Start your part exchange today by finding out the value of your vehicle using our FREE VALUATION TOOL BELOW!
WHAT IS 'EXCELLENT' CONDITION?
The vehicle may have very minor interior and exterior defects that require SMART repairs, i.e. minor scratches or dents.
- No replacement parts required
- Full Service History
- MOT certificate with more than 6 months to expiry
- No Engine Management Lights on
- No warning lights on
- Car mechanically sound
- No known Faults
- Tyres – all minimum 3mm tread depth
- Windscreen – no chips or cracks
- Interior Trim and all Electronics – excellent condition – no repair required
- Exterior – excellent all round – No repair required or previous repairs visible
- Alloys – excellent all round – No repair required
WHAT IS 'GOOD' CONDITION?
The vehicle may have minor interior and exterior defects that require SMART repairs, i.e. minor scratches or dents plus up to 1 major or minor body shop repair to an individual panel or bumper.
Minor replacement parts may be required. The replacement of up to three minor internal or external trim parts (excluding panels) may also be required.
- Full Service History
- MOT certificate with more than 3 months to expiry
- No Engine Management Lights on
- No warning lights on
- Car mechanically sound
- No known Faults
- Tyres all above legal limit
- Windscreen – Minor chips and no cracks
- Interior Trim and all Electronics – good condition only minor repairs required
- Exterior – minor scratches and dents - no more than 5 items greater than 2 cm long
- Alloys – minor scuffs up to 2 wheels
WHAT IS 'AVERAGE' CONDITION?
The vehicle may have minor interior and exterior defects that require SMART repairs, i.e. minor scratches or dents plus it may require up to 3 major body shop repairs or 5 minor body shop repairs or a combination of major and minor repairs.
- Minor replacement parts (excluding panels) may be required
- Full or Part Service History
- Valid MOT certificate
- No Engine Management Lights on
- No warning lights on
- Car mechanically sound
- No known major mechanical defects
- Tyres all above legal limit
- Windscreen – Minor chips and no cracks greater than 1 cm
- Interior trim and Electronics – worn but no major repairs required
- Exterior – Scratches and dents – up to 5 items no greater than 5 cm long
- Alloys – minor scuffs up to 4 wheels
WHAT IS 'FAIR' CONDITION?
The vehicle may have minor interior and exterior defects that require SMART repairs, i.e. minor scratches or dents plus it may require up to 3 major body shop repairs or 5 minor body shop repairs or a combination of major and minor repairs. The replacement of significant internal or external trim parts (excluding panels but including up to one bumper) may also be required. It may have a combination of repairs including one replacement panel, but this will exclude structural panels such as roofs and quarter panels.
- Full or Part Service History
- Valid MOT certificate
- No Engine Management Lights on
- No warning lights on
- Car mechanically sound
- No known major mechanical defects
- Tyres all above legal limit
- Windscreen – Minor chips and no cracks greater than 1 cm
- Interior trim and Electronics – worn but no major repairs required
- Exterior – Scratches and dents – up to 5 items of varying length
- Alloys – minor scuffs up to 4 wheels
WHAT IS 'POOR' CONDITION?
Major interior and exterior defects i.e. major scratches or dents plus it may have a combination of repairs requiring major and minor body shop repair or the vehicle may have sustained collision damage where the replacement more than 1 structural panels may be required. Vehicles in this class may be uneconomical to appraise due to extensive damage both from a damage and mechanical perspective.
- The vehicle may have known mechanical defaults, be un-road worthy or a non-runner
- Significant external damage
- Major parts missing
- Known major mechanical faults
- Vehicle not roadworthy or non-runner
You have at least 2 working sets of keys
Unchecked if do not have 2 sets of working keys for the vehicle
There is no major damage to the exterior or interior of the vehicle beyond the selected condition grade
Unchecked if the vehicle has any significant damage to the body panels or the interior seats or upholstery beyond that mentioned in the selected condition grade.
Your vehicle has at least 3 months MOT
Unchecked if your vehicle does not have more than 3 months on the MOT or is not less than 3 years old and so does not require an MOT.
Your vehicle has a full service history
Unchecked if your vehicle does not have an up to date full service history log, fully stamped by a mixture of franchised or non-franchised dealers.
Your vehicle is not an import
Unchecked if your vehicle was imported to the UK from another country through any channel other than the manufacturers official distribution.
You are the owner and have the V5C
Unchecked if you have not owned the vehicle a minimum of 3 months or do not hold the V5C document.
You wish to retain the registration number (personal plate)
Tick if you intend on keeping your own registration plate. To speed up the process you should put the plate you wish to keep on retention. You will receive a new V5C document from the DVLA which you must bring to the handover.
Your vehicle has not been used as a taxi, for private hire, or as a driving school or emergency services vehicle
Unchecked if the vehicle has ever previously been used as an emergency services, taxi, rental or driving school vehicle.
There are no major mechanical faults on your vehicle
Unchecked if the vehicle has any major mechanical issues with the engine, gearbox, transmission or other key systems or if any of the dashboard warning lights are lit.
The vehicle has never been an Insurance Total Loss
Unchecked if your vehicle has ever been recorded as an insurance total loss - regardless of the category.
There have been no mileage or speedometer alterations
Unchecked if your speedometer / odometer has been altered or replaced, or if you are aware that the mileage indicated is not correct for any reason.
The vehicle is not Left Hand Drive
Unchecked if the vehicle is a left hand drive (ie. the steering wheel is on the opposite side to normal UK vehicles).