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Automotive News Mar 28, 2025

Who is the owner of Autotrade?

Who is the owner of Autotrade?

Where is Auto Trader UK based?

The Auto Trader Group is based at 2, St James's Place, London, W1J 7AWe are registered with Companies House in England and Wales at St James's Place, London, W1J 7AWe are also registered with the Solicitors' Regulation Authority (SRA) at St James's Place, London, W1J 7AThe SRA's address for correspondence regarding our registration is: London, W1J 7AA. Telephone: 020 7225 3100. Telefax: 020 7234 2200. Where can I find out more about our complaints procedures? If you have a complaint about our conduct or services, please contact us at: Our website, www.autotrader.uk, contains details of our complaints procedures, which we aim to make clear and easy to understand. If you have any queries about our complaints procedures, please contact us as above.

We will always try to resolve your complaint promptly. If your complaint cannot be resolved within this time, you may be able to refer your complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service.

You can contact the Financial Ombudsman Service on: www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk

Phone: 0800 0242 474. Telephone: 0800 024 1448. How do I file a complaint with the Financial Ombudsman Service? If you are not satisfied with our resolution of your complaint, or if your complaint has been resolved in a way you are not satisfied with, you may be able to refer your complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service. We will always try to resolve your complaint as soon as possible.

The Financial Ombudsman Service will investigate your complaint and will provide you with a written decision explaining the outcome of their investigation. The decision will include the reasons for the outcome. The Financial Ombudsman Service will send you a copy of their decision.

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the Financial Ombudsman Service investigation, you may be able to ask the Financial Ombudsman Service to review their decision.

Who owns Auto Trader UK cars?

CarTrade's data shows that, out of a total car stock of just over one million (in the first quarter of 2012), about 80 per cent of this number was owned by the UK's wealthiest 1 per cent - but who exactly are they? While ownership of top-of-the-range sports and luxury cars is dominated by the super-rich, it is the more modestly priced vehicles that are bought by average households, according to a Guardian/ICM poll, rather than the 'big-ticket' items. But while the market for expensive cars has moved firmly towards the well-to-do, ownership of second-hand smaller vehicles has declined in recent years - but are lower-income Britons really more interested in smaller cars? It's a complex question and there are three possible answers to it. We've looked at them below.

The wealthy in Britain are just more honest. The biggest part of the reason why more people own fewer cars is not some sort of ethical motivation to buy 'only' small cars. Instead, it's all about saving money - or, at least, trying to.

The ICM/Guardian poll finds that while 66 per cent of people think owning a small car will save you money (on fuel and maintenance) and help the environment, only 35 per cent of people actually own a small car (rather than opting for a more affordable large family vehicle). Many people simply don't think they can afford a small car.

In fact, in a world in which more and more people are buying houses and owning a car - a trend that is growing all the time in many countries around the world - more people in the UK than ever before are driving into work and back each day (the total number of miles driven in the UK increased from around 1 billion in 2025 to 1.3 billion in 2011). This is even true in cities like London where house prices and living costs are high and public transport - buses, trains, tubes - is often unavailable or unreliable. So the desire to own a car must be getting stronger.

And yet, more and more people are buying larger cars. It's just not that common for them to buy small cars.

Who is the owner of Autotrade?

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I don't like Autotrade. Not because of any issues with privacy but because of the fact that they're not based in the United States. They use a third-party clearing house, which is fine as far as I'm concerned, but why are they based in France? Because European citizens have the most freedom to spend their money as they wish. In fact, European citizens don't even need to be citizens. If I'm not mistaken, they can be "guests" of European countries and do whatever they wish in those countries without interference. American citizens, however, are bound by all sorts of restrictions that don't apply in Europe. The Europeans are free to take what they wish from the USA, without the permission of the US government.

And the problem with that is that we're still dealing with the "we get what we pay for" mentality. What if we paid more for a service and it didn't work well? Is this legal? Of course it isn't. For an example, let's say I pay my mortgage, rent, utilities and groceries. The utility company sends me a bill at the end of the month and I have no control over how they send the bill. I do have control over what they take out of my account, but they have no control over what I take out of my account. And in fact, many people don't take out of their account much at all. They just pay the bill and move on with life. What would you do? Would you pay a premium price for something that's being given to you for free? If your answer was to pay the bill at the beginning of the month, you probably want to have some control over it. That's a recipe for disaster.

Let's say I'm paying a premium for a service because the product gives me more control and it's not being given to me for free.

Can I trust Auto Trader?

Do you buy a car off Auto Trader, even though the price quoted is below market value? Yes, you can, as long as you are not in any way a victim. You can trust Auto Trader to offer fair prices, because they are a professional organisation and they do not want to sell you a car for more than it is worth.

Yes, they are a professional organisation that has a lot of cars to sell, so they are prepared to lower their prices to make sales. But they don't want to sell a car at a loss. They are a business, and they have shareholders to think about. So if a car is selling for 3,000, they have to be making some money on it.

As a matter of fact, most car dealerships sell cars for more than their original price. This is a good thing for you, because the dealership gets more money for the car. The dealer will tell you that they get 2,000 on average for a car, but this is a gross figure that does not take into account the cost of selling the car. It is probably nearer to 3,000.

But the dealer will only pay the 2,000 once the car is sold. So the dealer will be taking a risk if they buy the car at a low price and it does not sell. That risk may be worth it if the car sells for 2,000.

The dealership will lose a lot of money if the car doesn't sell at the lower price. This is why they have to ask you to pay a deposit. The dealer will usually charge 1,500 or 2,000.

When you see a car advertised in Auto Trader, the dealer will have paid the deposit. They will get the deposit back when you take delivery of the car.

The dealer will not be interested in you buying the car for more than it is worth, because then he will not be making money from it. Buying from Auto Trader. If you see a car advertised in Auto Trader and you are interested, you can make an offer to the dealer. You can do this by clicking on the Buy now button.

You will be asked to enter your details. This is so that the dealer can send you an invoice.


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