Frequently Asked Questions

Classifieds

No, we don’t own any of the vehicles advertised on this website.

The classifieds section is an advertising portal for private sellers and dealers to advertise their vehicles.

Yes, it’s completely free to advertise used cars, vans and motorbikes with the free listing option.

You can also feature your advert and extend it for a longer period of time to attract even more potential buyers with the paid listing options.

You can upload up to 10 images per advert.

You can hide your phone number by clicking the hide your phone number checkbox on your account page.

We have 4 listing options to choose from:

FREE Vehicle Listing
Duration: 14 days

MINI Vehicle Listing
£14.99
Listings: 1 x
Duration: 30 days

STANDARD Vehicle Listing
£19.99
Listings: 1 x
Duration: 30 days
Featured: 14 days

MAX Vehicle Listing
£24.99
Listings: 1 x
Duration: 30 days
Featured: 30 days

Adverts usually appear instantly however it can take up to 24 hours if it needs to be manually approved.

The maximum image size is 6MB.

Classifieds profiles are only available to dealers.

You can value your car by entering your registration on the Instant Car Check website.

You can report an advert by clicking the report advert button found on the advert or by using the contact us form found on the contact us page and including the advert URL.

Dealer Classifieds

Yes, dealers can advertise their cars, vans and motorbikes on our website.

Yes, it’s completely free for dealers to advertise their vehicles with the free listing option however we would recommend upgrading to take advantage of having your vehicles listed for a longer period of time.

Yes, your dealer profile page will be displayed once you have set your seller type to dealer in your account.

We have 7 options to choose from:

FREE Vehicle Listing
Duration: 14 days

MINI Vehicle Listing
£14.99
Listings: 1 x
Duration: 30 days

STANDARD Vehicle Listing
£19.99
Listings: 1 x
Duration: 30 days
Featured: 14 days

MAX Vehicle Listing
£24.99
Listings: 1 x
Duration: 30 days
Featured: 30 days

MINI Vehicle Package
£49.99
Listings: 5 x
Duration: 30 days

STANDARD Vehicle Package
£74.99
Listings: 5 x
Duration: 30 days
Featured: 14 days

MAX Vehicle Package
£99.99
Listings: 5 x
Duration: 30 days
Featured: 30 days

Events

No, we don’t organize any of the events advertised on this website.

The events section is an advertising portal for event organizers to advertise their shows and events.

You can report an event listing by contacting us directly through the contact us page and including the event listing URL.

Event Advertising

Yes, it’s completely free to advertise events with the free event listing option however we would recommend upgrading to take advantage of your event being featured to attract more visitors.

Events usually appear instantly however it can take up to 24 hours if it needs to be manually approved.

Yes, you can create an organizer profile page quick and easily through your event dashboard by clicking the + symbol under the organizers tab or you have the option when listing an event.

We have 7 options to choose from:

FREE Event Listing
Duration: 365 days

FEATURED Event (3 Months)
£24.99
Listings: 1 x
Duration: 90 days
Featured

FEATURED Event (6 Months)
£39.99
Listings: 1 x
Duration: 182 days
Featured

FEATURED Event (12 Months)
£59.99
Listings: 1 x
Duration: 365 days
Featured

SILVER Event Package
£199.99
Listings: 6 x
Duration: 365 days
Featured

GOLD Event Package
£349.99
Listings: 12 x
Duration: 365 days
Featured

UNLIMITED Event Package
£499.99
Listings: Unlimited
Duration: 365 days
Featured

Forums

You’ll be able to post on the forums once you’ve created a free account

Yes, it’s completely free to use our forums.

Profiles are subject to the following restrictions:

Signatures: Are a maximum of two images with combined maximum dimensions of 500pixels wide and 100 pixels high

Animated GIFs are not permitted
Signatures can contain a maximum of 5 lines of text or a maximum of 3 lines of text if also using a image
Do not use large text
No referral/affiliate links
Avatars: up to 100×100 pixels in size and a maximum of 10 KB if uploaded here.

Custom user titles: Must not be so long that they stretch the author info container on the postbit.

Usernames: Usernames must not constitute a URL (ie. something.com). They must also not be excessively long.

Any profile elements which break these rules will be removed immediately.

Yes, you can contact a forum member directly by clicking the send a message button found on their post or profile. 

You can edit your forum profile from the account page on your profile section of the forums.

You can access the posting rules from the menu at the bottom of the website.

Yes, new uses have the following restrictions:

  • Min number of posts to be able to edit profile information: 3
  • Min number of posts to be able to send private messages: 5
  • Min number of posts to be able to attach files: 3
  • Min number of posts to be able to post links: 5

You can report a post by clicking the report button found on the post.

Payments

We accept all major debit and credit cards such as:
VISA, VISA Debit, MasterCard, Discover & American Express. We also accept Apple Pay and Google Pay.

All payments are processed securely through Stripe.

Stripe is an online payment processing platform that we use to take secure payments on our website.

We are not currently VAT registered.

Invoices are automatically attached to the order confirmation email sent after payment has been made.

You can also download your invoices from the orders page in your account.

Stripe is certified to PCI Service Provider Level 1. 

This is the most stringent level of certification available in the payments industry. 

We don’t provide refunds.

Account

Yes, it’s completely free to create an account on our website.

You can change your password by clicking the change password tab on your account page.

Unfortunately your email address can’t be changed, you would need to create a new account and delete your old account.

You can create an account by clicking the register button on the top right of the website.

Unfortunately your username can’t be changed, you would need to create a new account and delete your old account.

You can delete your account by clicking the delete account link on the bottom of your account page.

Other

MotorHype is the UK’s leading car selling website that advertises used cars for sale, car news, car shows and provides an extensive car forum.

Yes, our website has encryption through SSL/TLS and we take secure online payments through Stripe.

reCAPTCHA is a service provided by Google that we use to protect our website from spam and abuse

You can unsubscribe from our newsletter by clicking the unsubscribe link on the bottom of the newsletter.

We can be contacted by filling out the contact us form on the contact us page.
We aim to respond to enquires within 1-2 working days.

Please visit the privacy policy page for information on the personal data we collect and why we collect it.

Sometimes it takes a while for our servers to update changes, please delete you browser’s cache and wait at least 24 hours before contacting use. 

If you’ve found a problem on our website, please report it to us by selecting the website feedback option on the contact us page and including the page URL.

MotorHype is the UK’s leading online car selling website that advertises used cars for sale, motoring news, car shows and hosts an extensive car forum.

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