Used cars for sale in Edinburgh

Yes, for the city centre. Edinburgh's Low Emission Zone has been enforced since June 2024, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including public holidays. A petrol car must meet Euro 4 and a diesel car Euro 6; motorbikes, mopeds and fully electric vehicles are not covered, and a hybrid is judged as a petrol or diesel vehicle. There is no daily charge to pay: a vehicle that does not meet the standard gets a penalty charge notice of £60, reduced to £30 if paid within 14 days. The penalty doubles each time the same vehicle is driven in the same zone within 90 days, up to £480 for a car, and goes back to £60 after 90 days with no further penalty. Check the registration on the Scottish Government's vehicle emissions checker before you buy.

Cars advertised on Autoza in and around Edinburgh are currently priced from £3,600 to £10,100, with an average asking price of £5,341. These figures are worked out from the cars listed on Autoza today, not from a survey of the whole Edinburgh market, and they change as cars are added and sold. They are asking prices, so compare cars of the same age and mileage, and ask the seller for the registration so you can check each one's MOT history, before you decide.

Ask the seller for the registration number, then enter it on GOV.UK's free MOT history service to see the car's past tests, advisories and recorded mileage. Ask to see the V5C logbook as well, and run a vehicle history check before you pay.