Website terms of use

This website is run by TradeBeat ("TradeBeat", "we", "us"). By using it you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

These terms are not our selling agreement

These terms cover your use of this website only. If you ask us to sell your car, that arrangement is set out in a separate written agreement that you review and sign before anything happens. That agreement covers the benchmark, the split, the listing period and everything else about the sale. If anything on this website differs from your signed agreement, the signed agreement applies.

Statutory warranty and consignment sales

We sell your car on consignment, as your agent. You stay the owner until the buyer has paid in full. Under Queensland law, a used car sold by a licensed motor dealer on consignment for its private owner does not carry a statutory warranty. When we say a sale through us carries no statutory warranty, this is what we mean.

That has some limits you should know about:

• It only applies while you own the car. If TradeBeat ever bought a car outright and then resold it, that sale would carry the statutory warranty in the normal way.
• Buyers are told. Before a buyer signs, we must tell them in writing that the car is sold on consignment, that it has no statutory warranty and that there is no cooling-off period. Our listings say the same.
• It is not a promise that a buyer can never make a claim. Other consumer protections, including under the Australian Consumer Law, may still apply to a sale depending on the circumstances, and nothing on this website limits a right you or a buyer has by law. You also remain responsible for telling us honestly about the car's condition and history.

This is general information, not legal advice. Your signed selling agreement sets out how it applies to your car.

Estimates are a guide, not an offer

The calculator, example figures and any estimate we give you before we have inspected your car are indicative only. They are based on general market assumptions and the details you give us. They are not an offer to buy your car, a valuation, or a promise of what your car will sell for. What a car actually achieves depends on its condition, history, the market at the time and other factors outside our control.

Information on this site

Our guides and articles are general information to help you understand your options. They are not financial, legal or tax advice and do not take your personal circumstances into account. We work to keep the site accurate and up to date, but we do not guarantee that everything on it is complete or current.

Using the site

You agree not to:

• give us false or misleading information, including about a car you do not own or have authority to sell;
• submit spam or automated enquiries, or try to interfere with the site or our systems;
• copy or reuse our content, design or branding for commercial purposes without our written permission.

Your details

When you send us an enquiry you confirm the details are yours, or that you are allowed to share them. How we handle your information is set out in our privacy policy.

Links to other sites

We may link to other websites, such as government services. We are not responsible for their content or how they handle your information.

Our liability

Nothing in these terms excludes, restricts or modifies any right or remedy you have under the Australian Consumer Law or any other law that cannot be excluded. Subject to that, we are not liable for any loss arising from your use of this website or your reliance on information or estimates on it.

Intellectual property

The content, text, graphics and branding on this site belong to TradeBeat or are used with permission. You may view and share pages for your own personal use.

Changes

We may update these terms from time to time. The current version is always on this page, with the date it was last updated at the top.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of Queensland, Australia.

Contact us

Questions about these terms? Email hello@tradebeat.com.au.