eBay Motors Fees UK 2026: What It Costs to Sell a Car or Motorbike

Selling a car or motorbike on eBay UK as a private seller costs £14.99 to list by auction or at a fixed price, plus a final value fee of 1% of the final price when it sells, with a £25 minimum and a £45 maximum: £39.99 to £59.99 in all. A Classified Ad costs a flat £19.99 with no final value fee. Business sellers pay £13.99 plus 0.9% (minimum £21.99, maximum £39.49), or £17.99 for a Classified Ad, all plus VAT.

Vehicles are the one category where UK private sellers still pay a final value fee. For every other fee, see our complete guide to eBay selling fees in the UK.

Since 1 October 2024, UK private sellers have paid no final value fee in any category except Cars, Motorcycles & Vehicles. Vehicles follow eBay's Motors schedule, and it's one schedule for the whole category: a motorbike or scooter pays exactly what a car pays.

Two other private-seller rules work differently for vehicles:

• Your 300 free monthly listings can't be used.
• Buyers don't pay a Buyer Protection Fee.

Our eBay private seller fees guide covers what's still free. For a vehicle, the listing format sets the fees.

The final value fee is 1% of the final price, but never less than £25 or more than £45. So the 1% only sets the fee between £2,500 and £4,500:

• Under £2,500: the £25 minimum. A £600 moped and a £2,400 car pay the same.
• £2,500 to £4,500: 1%, so £30 on a £3,000 car.
• Over £4,500: the £45 maximum, whether it sells for £5,000 or £50,000.

You only pay the final value fee if the vehicle sells. The £14.99 listing fee and any upgrades are charged either way.

A Classified Ad is an advert, not an eBay sale. Buyers contact you, and you agree the price, arrange any viewing and take payment yourself, off eBay. That's why there's no final value fee.

At £19.99 it's £20.00 to £40.00 cheaper than an auction or fixed-price sale. An auction earns that extra when you want bidders competing to set the price.

Classified Ads are now vehicle-only. During 2026 eBay stopped new ones in Business, Office & Industrial, Property, and Holidays & Travel; existing ads end or stop renewing at their next renewal date.

One eBay help page still calls the format free for UK private sellers. That's out of date: a private vehicle Classified Ad costs £19.99.

Buy vehicles or parts to sell on and you're a business seller under eBay's business seller policy; you can't list as a private seller.

Business fees are quoted before VAT. eBay adds 20%, which VAT-registered sellers can usually reclaim (check your eBay VAT invoice).

The 0.9% only sets the fee between about £2,443 and £4,388. Below that you pay the £21.99 minimum, above it the £39.49 maximum. Upgrades cost the same as for private sellers, plus VAT.

So a sale costs £35.98 to £53.48 before VAT (£43.18 to £64.18 with it), and a Classified Ad £17.99 (£21.59). Can't reclaim the VAT? Then you pay more than a private seller at every price.

eBay's Motors fee page lists no per-order or regulatory operating fee for vehicles; check your first invoice if you're unsure.

VAT-registered motor dealers can also apply for an eBay Motors Pro account. eBay doesn't publish its pricing, so ask eBay for current terms before you compare.

Parts and accessories don't use the Motors vehicle fees. They follow the normal rules for your account type.

Private sellers pay no final value fee on parts, as with any other non-vehicle item:

• 300 free listings a month, then 35p per listing.
• The buyer pays the Buyer Protection Fee.
• Posting to a buyer outside the UK adds a 3% international fee.
• Parts priced at £750 or less normally go through Simple Delivery, where the buyer pays for the label unless you offer free postage.

Business sellers have paid a banded fee since 12 February 2026: 9.5% on the first £750 of each item's total sale, postage included, and 3% above. Tyres, GPS & Sat Nav devices and Power Tools & Equipment pay 6.9% up to £750, then 3%.

Each figure includes the £0.40 per-order fee and the 0.35% regulatory fee for a one-item order. Can't reclaim VAT? Add 20%: £12.22 becomes £14.66.

Our free eBay fee calculator works out parts sales at both rates (it doesn't cover vehicles). Selling parts on Amazon as well? Our Amazon vs eBay fees comparison sets the two side by side.

A reserve on a vehicle costs a flat £9.99 (plus VAT for business sellers), charged whether or not the bidding reaches it. Outside Motors a reserve costs 4% of the reserve price, up to £150, so the vehicle rate is a bargain on anything valuable.

Happy to sell at your opening price? Start the auction there and skip the reserve. Other upgrades are also charged sale or no sale.

eBay's Motors fee page lists no fee for taking a deposit. With a Classified Ad you take payment yourself, off eBay.

For an auction or fixed-price listing, check the payment options eBay shows when you list, and spell out deposit, collection and payment terms in the description.

Private-seller fees include VAT; business fees exclude it unless stated. No upgrades unless listed.

Three things the checklist doesn't spell out:

A private seller pays £14.99 to list by auction or at a fixed price, plus 1% of the final price (minimum £25, maximum £45): £39.99 to £59.99 in total. A Classified Ad is a flat £19.99. Business sellers pay £13.99 plus 0.9% (minimum £21.99, maximum £39.49), or £17.99 for a Classified Ad, plus VAT.

£39.99 as a private seller: the £14.99 listing fee plus the £25 minimum final value fee, because 1% of £2,000 is only £20. A Classified Ad would cost £19.99. A business seller pays £35.98 before VAT (£43.18 with it).

No. eBay uses one fee schedule for the whole Cars, Motorcycles & Vehicles category, so a motorbike pays the same as a car. A £5,000 motorbike costs a private seller £59.99, because the final value fee is capped at £45.

For most things, yes: since 1 October 2024 UK private sellers have paid no final value fee, except on Cars, Motorcycles & Vehicles, where the 300 free monthly listings can't be used either. Parts are still free to sell; our private seller fees guide explains the rest.

No. eBay doesn't charge its Buyer Protection Fee on Cars, Motorcycles & Vehicles listings or on Classified Ads. It does apply when someone buys a part from a UK private seller.

Yes: the listing fee and any upgrades, such as a reserve (£9.99) or Gallery Plus (£2.99), are charged whether or not it sells. The final value fee is only charged on a sale.

£19.99 for a private seller, or £17.99 plus VAT for a business seller, with no final value fee. Classified Ads are now only available for vehicles.

A flat £9.99 on auction-style vehicle listings (plus VAT for business sellers), charged whether or not the reserve is met. Outside Motors a reserve costs 4% of the reserve price, up to £150.

Private sellers pay no final value fee on parts; the buyer pays the Buyer Protection Fee. Business sellers pay 9.5% of each item's total sale up to £750 and 3% above (6.9% to £750 for tyres, GPS & sat nav and power tools), plus a £0.30 or £0.40 per-order fee, the 0.35% regulatory fee and VAT. A £120 part costs a business seller £12.22 before VAT.

Usually not, if it's your own car: HMRC's online selling guidance says you probably don't pay Income Tax on personal possessions, and there's no Capital Gains Tax on your car unless you've used it for business. Buying vehicles to sell for a profit is probably trading. eBay reports sellers to HMRC after 30 or more sales or more than €2,000 (about £1,700) in a year, which isn't the same as owing tax; see how much you can sell on eBay before paying tax.