Sold in three steps
Step 1
Tell us about your car
Make, model, year and mileage. You add photos and options later.
Step 2
Dealers make an offer
Dealers from the area and beyond can bid on your car without seeing your name or number.
Step 3
You decide
If there is an offer, we call you with the best one. Agree? We arrange the rest. Don't agree? Then it stops there.
Gistel in figures
A fleet with a few more years
Age of the vehicles in Gistel
Tap a bar for the exact number.
Source: FPS Mobility and Transport, registered vehicles per municipality (end of 2025) and registrations per province.
2garages and car dealers in Gistel on Carnet
Rather sell it yourself?
Place a free listing on the marketplace: you set the price and buyers contact you through Carnet.
Place a listing →Frequently asked questions
What is my car worth?
It depends on make, model, year, mileage, condition and equipment. Through Carnet you can get real offers from dealers, not an estimate.
Do I have to take my car to a garage?
No. Only when you accept an offer do you arrange where and when the car is inspected and collected.
Do I need a technical inspection to sell?
Selling to a private buyer requires a technical inspection, but no longer in Flanders from 1 January 2027. When you sell to a dealer, the dealer usually takes care of it.
What about my number plate?
It stays yours. After the sale you return it to the DIV or transfer it to your next car.
Also nearby
Selling a car in Gistel
Gistel likes to get out and about. Of the 10,121 vehicles registered at the end of 2025, 261 were campervans (2.6%, against 1.4% in Belgium) and 1,236 were motorcycles (12.2%, against 9.9%). SUVs are popular too: 23.6% of passenger cars, compared with 20.4% in Belgium. Vehicles are 12.6 years old on average, older than in Oostende (11.1) and Bredene (10.7) but younger than in Ichtegem (12.9) and Koekelare (13.0). Since 2015 the fleet has grown by 17.9%. Across West Flanders, 51.9% of passenger cars run on petrol and 28.9% on diesel, against 51.7% and 25.3% in Belgium.
Selling to a private buyer means a visit to the inspection centre first; a dealer generally handles that. There are inspection centres nearby in Ichtegem (Arthur Coussensstraat 75) and Oostende (Zandvoordestraat 442A).
Through Carnet you request a free offer in Gistel, Moere, Snaaskerke and Zevekote. Within about 15 km of Gistel, 89 garages and car dealers on Carnet can bid, 2 of them in Gistel itself, and dealers from beyond can just as well make an offer. Your name and number stay hidden from whoever bids; within 24 hours we call you with the best offer, and you decide. Rather find a buyer yourself? Put a free listing on the marketplace.
Source: FPS Mobility
Selling a car in Gistel: the figures
How many cars are registered in Gistel?
At the end of 2025, 10,121 vehicles were registered in Gistel, of which 6,120 cars and SUVs (FPS Mobility and Transport).
Is the vehicle park in Gistel older than average?
Yes: at 12.6 years it is older than the Belgian average (11.7 years).
How many used cars change hands in West Flanders?
In 2025, 109,524 used vehicles were registered in West Flanders.