I am due to part ex my Mk 3 vrs when I pick up my new Mk 4.5 in November. I don’t want the hassle of selling it privately although I would get more. I Have enquired with Motorway and Webuyanycar and they both offer to pay at least 1k more than a dealer. Anyone had any experience of using these companies? Thanks.

Yep. I've used Motorway twice. The first time was really positive. They set a price, a chap turned up, gave the car a once over and they put the money in my account there and then. He drove away and that was the end of it.

The second time, a price was agreed and a chap turned up. He then spent an hour going over the car and found lots of little things that he drew around with a pink pen. By the time he'd finished the car had little circles all over it and he spent ten minutes pointing them all out.

He then called the dealer to tell them everything and sent photos to back up his findings. They then called me back and ended up taking £800 off the agreed price. I wanted rid of the car at that point so agreed but it was quite annoying compared to the first time.

Based on what they said the car should have been in the body shop for a week or two but it was on their website within 48 hours looking suspiciously unchanged. Either they had a 24hr bodyshop or they'd just given it a very good clean and slapped it on the website.

In the end though, the car was gone and I had some money but from what I can gather from others it's a regular occurrence. The dealers are now bidding to be first to view by offering a higher price and then they chip away at it when they get there.