Prepping for your next car: how to get the best deal
How to make the most of price reductions and finance options
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By Tia Harrison-North
Last updated: 5 November 2025
Whether you just want to get the best price possible, or the sales make money start burning a hole in your pocket, there are a few tricks to getting the best deal on your next car.
And you don’t even need to do any haggling.
Take a look at our tips for being notified about price reductions and choosing the right finance option for your wallet.
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Step 1: set up a search alert
You can set up a search alert if you’re interested in a particular car but don’t want to check in manually every day.
Our search alerts allow you to choose a make or model and get weekly or daily emails showing the latest stock.
It’s a great way of taking the faff out of searching for your next car, and you’ll be able to keep an eye on the value of the model(s) you’re interested in.
You can then favourite these cars to get emails when they drop in price, or you can use the comparison tool to see which model is best.
Step 2: favourite your ideal car
Browse the used cars for sale on our website and once you see a good match – give it a heart.
The ‘favourite’ button allows you to collect all your options in one place, so you can go back for easy viewing.
It also means you get an email when any of your favourited cars have been reduced in price, so you can snap them up at the best price.
We check and update our prices regularly to make sure you’re getting the best deal, so it’s worth being among the first to be notified.
And once you’ve found The One, you can use our finance calculator to see how much it’ll cost to pay over time.
Step 3: use our finance calculator
Our finance calculator takes the guesswork out of paying for your car on finance.
You’ll need to provide us with some details before we make the calculations, but this won’t affect your credit score.
Then you’ll have an idea of the monthly finance cost so you can make an educated buying decision.
Help finding your next car
Still on the fence about your next car? Our help me choose tool is the perfect place to start.
You’ll be asked some simple questions about what you want from your car, what body shape you’d prefer and what your budget is.
Then, the tool will sift through 1000s of quality motors to find those that are right up your street.
If you’re stuck between a few choices, you can tick the ‘compare’ box on up to three listings.
You’ll then be shown a full overview of each car, with the statistics lined up side-by-side.
Then you can return to step one from this guide to make sure you get a great deal.
Finding the best deal
We all want to find the best deals on our next car, so hopefully, these tips will help you do that. perfect match is a good idea.
You can use all our onsite features to make sure you’re ready to buy when the time is right, and you won’t miss out on price drops and deals.
Take a look at our full range of used cars to shop online right now, and get comparing and favouriting.
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