How it works
A guided path from listing to handover.
Motor Match brings private buyers and sellers of premium and enthusiast cars together, with practical support from the first enquiry to the day the keys change hands.
Selling your car
From your registration number to a professionally presented listing you approve, with enquiries and offers in one place.
How selling worksBuying a car
Wish lists and alerts, answers from the owner, ID-checked viewings, partner services and independent escrow.
How buying worksListing on Trade Me too
Use your Motor Match photo and description pack to list from your own Trade Me account, with enquiries routed to your portal.
Trade Me guideStep by step
Both sides, side by side.
Each step is shown in your portal, with who needs to act next.
For sellers
- 1
Start with your registration number
We look up your car's details. You confirm them, then add photos, condition, history and your asking price. - 2
Approval and listing fee
We review your application. Once approved, you accept the seller terms and pay the listing fee. - 3
Professional photos at your place
A local photographer contacts you to book the shoot. We prepare a description from the facts you supply. - 4
You approve the listing
Nothing goes live until you approve the photos, description, specs and price together. - 5
Enquiries kept together
Interest from your listing is gathered in your portal. Buyers complete an ID check before a viewing at your place is confirmed. - 6
Your decision on every offer
Buyers make their own offers. You accept, decline or reply with your own terms, and see your expected proceeds first. - 7
Independent escrow and handover
The buyer pays into iPromise escrow. Funds are released to you under the agreed terms after handover.
For buyers
- 1
Find the car, or tell us what you want
Browse the cars or set a wish list and get an alert when a match lists. - 2
Ask your questions
Get answers from the owner's approved information, and ask the owner anything new. - 3
Book a verified viewing
Complete a quick ID check on your phone, then pick a time from the owner's available slots. - 4
Line up what you need
Request finance, a trade-in offer or a shipping quote from independent partners, all tracked in your portal. - 5
Make your offer in writing
Set your own price, conditions and dates. The owner can accept, decline or reply with their terms. - 6
Pay into escrow, then collect
Pay the agreed price to iPromise escrow. Funds are released to the seller under the agreed terms after handover.
A clear path from enquiry to payout
Always know the stage. Always know the next step.
A person helps you get ready.
Before a viewing is confirmed, the buyer has a short call with our team about timing and whether they need finance, a trade-in or transport, and completes an ID check.
- Enquiry receivedComplete
- Introductory callComplete
- Required ID checkComplete
- Viewing and remindersBooked
Your completion tracker
Illustrative progress / seller view
Offer accepted
Both parties signed the agreed terms.
Conditions and funding
Required conditions met and funds confirmed by iPromise.
- 3
Handover readiness
Next: confirm the handover checklist.
- 4
Release authorised
Required confirmations recorded.
- 5
Payout received
Receipt confirmed and documents available.
Updates and reminders keep both parties informed. Exceptions show who needs to act before the deal can progress.
Our role, plainly
A platform for private sales, with practical support.
Every car on Motor Match is sold privately by its owner. The sale agreement is made directly between the buyer and the seller.
Motor Match does
- Provides the website, portals and tools where owners list and buyers enquire
- Arranges professional photography and prepares a description from the owner's facts, for the owner to approve
- Keeps enquiries, viewings, offers and documents for each car in one place
- Introduces independent partners for finance, trade-in, shipping and cover, with your consent
- Shows both parties the shared timeline and what is needed next
Motor Match does not
- ×Own, buy or take possession of the cars listed
- ×Make, change or accept offers for anyone, or negotiate the price
- ×Become a party to the sale agreement between buyer and seller
- ×Receive, hold or release the purchase money
- ×Give financial, legal or mechanical advice
Start with your registration number.
It takes a few minutes. Your car stays with you, and you approve the final listing and every decision.
