Motorpoint

Motorpoint, a car supermarket for used and nearly new cars in the UK

Motorpoint presents itself as the UK's largest car supermarket and focuses on selling used and nearly new cars. At the time of analysis, its catalogue included 6,963 vehicles, with a selection ranging from city cars and family cars to SUVs, saloons, coupés, convertibles, 4x4s and MPVs. The company claims to add over a thousand new cars every week.

Buy online or through a network of 22 stores

Vehicles can be purchased online or at any of the 22 locations the company says it has in the UK. Online reservation is confirmed with a £199 deposit, and there is the option to collect the car in store or drive it away on the same day of purchase. The company's locations are spread across England, Scotland and Wales.

Price promise and double the difference refund

Motorpoint maintains that no one beats its prices and backs this up with a commitment to refund double the difference if the customer finds a car of the same quality for less money. The site also allows filtering the catalogue by purchase budget, from under £10,000 to over £30,000, and by monthly finance payment, from under £200 to over £400 per month.

Finance and aftercare services

The finance offering includes PCP (Personal Contract Purchase) and hire purchase, with a payment calculator and options with no deposit or for customers with a poor credit history. The site advertised a rate of 10.9% APR for cars in general and for electric vehicles. Aftercare includes extended warranty and warranty renewal, insurance, claims management and roadside assistance, as well as car mats, dashcams, Williams paint protection and cosmetic and alloy wheel maintenance. For electric vehicles, access to the Octopus public charging network is offered, with 38,000 points according to the company.

Electric, hybrid and commercial vehicles

The catalogue is also organised by fuel type, with specific sections for electric and hybrid cars, including plug-in hybrids and petrol and diesel hybrids. The company also sells vans from brands such as Citroën, Fiat, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot, Vauxhall, Volkswagen and Toyota, with its own extended warranty for commercial vehicles of up to three additional years and Williams paint protection.

Buying cars from customers and valuations

Motorpoint also buys vehicles from private individuals. It offers a free, no-obligation valuation with a final result in under five minutes, a seven-day price guarantee and no fees, and the possibility of handing over the car at any of its locations. The site also includes editorial content on buying, maintenance and model comparisons, and a customer reviews section with an average rating of 4.6 out of 5 based on 29,975 verified reviews.