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Practical guides for UK independent dealers: AutoTrader, VAT margin scheme, and how MYDEALERSHIPVIEW fits your forecourt.
UK Used Car Trade Terms Explained: A Glossary for Dealers and Buyers
What V5C, HPI check, VT30, SORN and Category S actually mean. Direct, accurate answers to the terms used car buyers and dealers search for most.
Read articleFCA Consumer Duty: What It Actually Means for an Independent Used Car Dealer
Consumer Duty isn't just a lender's problem. Any dealer with credit broker permission is in scope directly. What the four outcomes mean on an actual forecourt.
Read articleIs Ceramic Coating or Paint Correction Worth Adding to Your Prep Process? The Margin Math
Paint correction and ceramic coating do different jobs and rarely pay for themselves on mainstream stock. When the margin math actually changes, and why
Read articleAlloy Wheel Refurb or Replace Before Retail: Which Protects Your Margin?
Refurbishing a kerbed alloy isn't always the cheaper option once the job's actually assessed properly. A framework for the refurb-or-replace decision at intake
Read articleWhat Actually Helps a Car Sell Faster: Prep Spend Ranked by Payback
Not every pound spent on prep comes back. A ranked look at which prep spend genuinely helps a car sell, and why the ranking changes completely on prestige stock
Read articleWhy a Documented PDI Checklist Is Your Strongest Defence in a Consumer Rights Act Dispute
A PDI that only exists as a memory is worth nothing in a dispute. Why a dated, itemised record is the strongest document a dealer can produce.
Read articleFix It or Disclose It: A Framework for Minor Faults Found During Prep
Not every fault found during prep needs fixing before sale. A working framework for when to repair, when to disclose, and when both are genuinely required.
Read articleCommon MOT Advisories That Quietly Kill a Sale (and How Cheap They Are to Fix First)
DVSA's advisory category exists precisely so a car can pass without every minor finding needing immediate repair. That doesn't mean every advisory is commercially harmless.
Read articleSelling a Car with a DPF or GPF Warning Light: What to Check, Clean and Regen Before It Goes on the Forecourt
A DPF or GPF warning light on a part-exchange or trade-in doesn't have to mean writing the car off as a wholesale-only unit. It also shouldn't mean listing it and hoping the light goes off on a longer test drive before a buyer notices. There's a proper process for working out what's actually wrong and whether it's fixable before the car goes anywhere near the forecourt, and it takes minutes, not a workshop booking.
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