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@Dutch_Cheese
The ones shown by Smallfurry are more or less the same, just newer design. Don't think that these are a lot better. Perhaps a bit more silent and easier to "fold" or make compact.
I just wanted to show that you can get older ones (but still very usable) for almost nothing. That's the case in NL, but I guess in UK it's not very different.
Why?
Many people don't take time to learn to ride without supports / holders. Then they take the othjer type that holds the rear wheel. The old rollers are redundant.
The plain rollers do not give a lot of resistance and are a bit limited in training possibilities.
The second type offers more options to adjust resistance / training modes. Even connection to video or PC (the expensive ones).
It depends what you want.
For me, just a bit of spinning without too much resistance is enough for warming up / cooling down. I'm not going to do full training sessions on rollers.
Besides that, I like the fct that you have to stay concentrated to stay on the rollers. Pretty much the same as riding in real.