Jody Ford, head of the eBay Motors site, said: “The needs of the eBay Motors community are wide and varied.

“We believe insurancewide.com provides the right level of choice, service and value to address these needs.”

Insurancewide.com claims to offer drivers access to 98 per cent of the UK's insurers and brokers.

Chief executive of the site James Harrison said: “This is a very exciting partnership.

“eBay has been incredibly successful in helping people buy and sell cars simply, quickly and inexpensively.

“Offering car insurance comparison is a natural follow on from that.”

eBaymotors.co.uk claims that a car is sold on the site every two minutes and a motorbike or scooter every four minutes.