We Buy Any Car

We Buy Any Car Limited
  • webuyanycar
  • webuyanyvan
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryMotor trade
Founded2 March 2006; 20 years ago (2006-03-02)
Founders
  • Noel McKee
  • Darren McKee
HeadquartersHook, Hart, Hampshire, England, UK
Number of locations
550+
Revenue£1.1billion (2019)
ParentBCA
Websitewebuyanycar.com
We Buy Any Car office in Asda car park at Middleton, Leeds

We Buy Any Car (stylised as webuyanycar) is a British online car-buying service and a subsidiary of Constellation Automotive Group, which also owns British Car Auctions (BCA).

History

The company was founded by Noel and Darren McKee in 2006.

In 2013, the UK business was sold to British Car Auctions (BCA), now part of the Constellation Automotive Group.

The U.S. entity was later acquired by Frontier Car Group (FCG) in 2018, which subsequently became a subsidiary of the global consumer internet group Prosus (OLX Group) in 2020.

In November 2019, private equity group TDR Capital completed the purchase of webuyanycar.com's parent company, BCA, for a reported £1.9bn. In October 2020, BCA was renamed Constellation Automotive Group.

In 2025, webuyanycar.com was sold by Prosus (OLX Group) to a small US-based private equity fund. While originally founded in the UK, the brand operates as two entirely separate corporate entities in the United Kingdom and the United States. As of 2026, the company operates more than 550 locations across the United Kingdom.

Research

In 2014, the company released the results of a mock Driving Theory Test on its website, revealing that six in ten drivers who sat the test, failed. The study showed that drivers in the 17-21 age group had the lowest pass mark of any age group, while drivers in the 46 to 65-year-old group had the highest pass rate.

In late 2018, research conducted by the company found that seven in ten Britons spend 11 hours in their cars during the Christmas period. Revealing that on average, families travel 311 miles, just under the distance of London to Edinburgh, to see extended family over the festive period.  Collectively, British motorists travel over 5.9bn miles in cars over Christmas.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Webuyanycar.com reaches milestone after buying one-millionth vehicle". Manchester Evening News. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Seymour, Tom. "BCA signs a deal to purchase We Buy Any Car". www.am-online.com. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "OLX Group to step up investment in Frontier Car Group". OLX Group. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  4. ↑ Alimov, Dmitry (2 January 2020). "OLX Group invests up to $400M in used car marketplace Frontier Car Group at a $700M valuation". Frontier Ventures. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  5. ↑ Media, Insider (7 November 2019). "TDR completes BCA takeover". Insider Media Ltd. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Bowman, John (9 January 2021). "Written in the stars: BCA's owner changes name to Constellation Automotive Group Ltd". Car Dealer Magazine. Retrieved 30 March 2021. …registered the name change… last October. … The move means that Constellation Automotive Group is the umbrella company for WeBuyAnyCar, BCA, and Cinch, with the BCA Marketplace brand being dropped
  7. 1 2 "Is webuyanycar USA the same company as webuyanycar UK? | We Buy Any Car FAQs". www.webuyanycarusa.com. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  8. ↑ Pole, Matt (13 March 2026). "Popular car-buying service webuyanycar opens new pod-style branch in Farnham". Surrey World. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Driving Theory Quiz". webuyanycar.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "UK motorists will travel 5.9bn miles this Christmas". Tyrepress. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2020.