WhipSwap

Invite-only beta in preparation

Don't sell
your car. Swap it.

Find your next car without selling the one you have. WhipSwap shows what your car could swap for, and what cash would go either way.

See How It Works What's Next
A Ford Mustang GT listing with an 83% match and an owner's estimate of £27,000
The Discover screen: your M4 could get you into 6 cars

The idea

What could I get for the car I already own?

Selling a car to buy another means adverts, viewings and awkward haggling, twice. WhipSwap starts with the car on your drive and shows you what it could become.

Your carBMW M4£25,000
This carFord Mustang GT£27,000

Swap Equity

About +£2,000

You'd add about £2,000.

Sample figures. Values on WhipSwap are owners' estimates.

How it works

Four steps from your car to your next one

  1. The Your Car form, with make, model, year, body type and fuel

    1Add your car

    Enter your car's details and your own estimate. It stays private in your Garage until you choose to list it.

  2. Match cards showing cars and the cash difference

    2See your matches

    Say what you'd like next and what you'd add or receive. WhipSwap shows the cars that fit, and why.

  3. The Make a Swap Offer sheet, adding £2,000

    3Make an offer

    List your car, then offer it for theirs, with cash either way if needed. The other owner can accept, counter or decline.

  4. A Swap Match banner on an accepted offer

    4Reach a Swap Match

    Talk it through in the app. When you've both agreed, you arrange the rest between you.

Features

Built around the swap

Two cars side by side, with Swap Equity of about +£2,000 and reasons it's a good match

See the difference before you ask

Swap Equity puts your car beside the one you want and shows the cash difference from your side. A match score shows how well a car fits what you asked for, with the reasons behind it.

  • Clear about who adds and who receives
  • Based on estimates, and labelled that way
  • Reasons you can read, not a mystery number
An incoming offer with Accept, Counter and Decline buttons

Offers and conversations in one place

Every swap has its own thread, holding the offer history and your messages. Accept, decline or counter with a different cash amount.

  • Unread updates in the app
  • Message first, or lead with an offer
  • Report or block a member from any conversation
The Garage, with a car marked Private and a live listing

Your Garage is yours

Your cars and what you'd swap for stay private. Nothing goes on the marketplace until you review it and choose to list it, and you can withdraw at any time.

  • Listing is always your decision
  • Members see your area and a rough distance, never your address
  • Download your data or delete your account in the app

Who it's for

Built for people who love cars

We're starting with enthusiast cars, and with members in London and the South East.

  • BMW M
  • Mercedes-AMG
  • Audi S and RS
  • Porsche
  • Mustang
  • Golf R and GTI
  • Civic Type R
  • Toyota GR

Straight talking

What WhipSwap is, and isn't

  • A place to find a swap. You deal directly with other members.
  • Not a dealer. WhipSwap doesn't buy or sell cars.
  • Not a payment service. WhipSwap doesn't hold or move money.
  • Estimates, not guarantees. Owners set their values, and WhipSwap doesn't check them.

What's next

Where we are, and where we're going

NowIn testing

  • Your Garage and owner estimates
  • Discover, Search and Saved
  • Matching and Swap Equity
  • Listings you control
  • Offers, counters and messages
  • Report and block

NextThe first beta

  • Invite-only, on Android
  • London and the South East
  • Listing photos
  • Real members and real cars

LaterOn the horizon

  • iPhone
  • Push notifications
  • Find your car by registration
  • MOT and vehicle checks
  • Mutual matches, when each owner wants the other's car
  • Help with inspection and transfer
  • The rest of the UK

This is our current plan, and it may change as we learn from the beta.

Swap cars. Skip the hassle.

Invitations aren't open yet. Check back here for news of the beta.