Hi Lisa,

Generally it means that the car is being offered only to other professional dealers or car traders, and that it’s being sold as-seen, or in other words, ‘don’t come back to me if it goes wrong.’ You, as a private punter, can still buy the car if you fancy, but you’ll probably pay more than the advertised trade price and you will be afforded all the usual consumer protection and cover. Don’t accept the dealer’s explanation that it was a ‘trade and tow-away’ if he tries to wriggle out of dealing with any issues later on.