How do i find the “book price” for second-hand cars?
Secondhand car dealers use a book called Glass’s Guide. It’s an average of secondhand car prices reached at auctions. You’ll not find it easy to get a copy, but there are other guides for sale in shops like WH Smith which will be good enough for most purposes. I see some people have mentioned something called Kelly’s. This is probably an American thing and quite irrelevant to a question posted on the UK&I site.
You can look on Kelly Blue Book, but auto dealers usually use the “black book” value (http://www.blackbookonline.