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.
Zele in figures
A young fleet
Age of the vehicles in Zele
Tap a bar for the exact number.
Source: FPS Mobility and Transport, registered vehicles per municipality (end of 2025) and registrations per province.
6garages and car dealers in Zele 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.
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Selling a car in Zele
Zele has a lot in tow: 12.6% of all vehicles are trailers, more than three times the 4.0% in Belgium. That is 2,248 trailers out of 17,794 vehicles at the end of 2025. Light trucks are numerous too: 12.7%, against 10.4% in Belgium. The fleet has grown by 24.6% since 2015, and with an average age of 10.9 years Zele has the eighth youngest vehicle fleet in the province of East Flanders, 0.8 years below the Belgian average. Lokeren (10.5) is younger still, Lebbeke (12.2), Berlare (12.8) and Wichelen (12.8) older. Taken across East Flanders, 5.9% of passenger cars are electric (Belgium: 7.4%).
Anyone selling to a private buyer must visit the inspection centre first; with a dealer, that is usually the dealer's business. Inspection centres nearby are in Dendermonde (Cooremannekens 12), Sint-Niklaas and Erembodegem.
Carnet lists 6 garages from Zele and 203 within about 15 km that can bid on your car, and dealers from beyond can join in too. Requesting an offer is free, and whoever bids does not see your name or number. Within 24 hours we call you with the best offer; the decision is yours. Would you rather sell it yourself? On the marketplace a listing is free.
Source: FPS Mobility
Selling a car in Zele: the figures
How many cars are registered in Zele?
At the end of 2025, 17,794 vehicles were registered in Zele, of which 9,711 cars and SUVs (FPS Mobility and Transport).
Is the vehicle park in Zele older than average?
No: at 10.9 years it is younger than the Belgian average (11.7 years).
How many used cars change hands in East Flanders?
In 2025, 133,656 used vehicles were registered in East Flanders.