BCA Car auctions Manchester

[DavidWhitesBoots]

I bought a 14 plate tranist custom at BCA about 4months back, I made sure I went when the ex fleet auctions were on went for one I could see had limiter on it, so it hadnt been ragged up and down the motorway condition of the ex fleet all of them seemes not too bad it was a lex auction, the BCA website states all the dates for the various auctions.
As stated earlier the fees and vat are what you need to look out for, hammer price of the van was 6700 paid just over 8400 in the end.
Be careful and set you limits and you should be fine
I walked off with a transit with 70k on the clock for 8400, cheapest I could find at a dealer was 10k plus vat for similar model/mileage.

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[squirtyflower]

I used to be a regular buyer at BCA and then ADT.
I’ve been a few times recently with my daughter and been unable to find the car we’ve been after at the right price.
The ‘fees’ for a private buyer are much higher than for a dealer and eats into any savings you may make and helps them with their profit margins. I suspect dealers have been complaining about private buyers and so the fees are there to stop them.

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

I used to buy quite a few back in the day from Belle view and Brighouse when they were ADT auctions.Pros are obvious with the intention of securing a car at trade price and the cons are many including buying a pup.No good visiting if you can secure the vehicle from the trade with a nice fat warranty and buyer protection for similar money so know your price and stick to it.Plenty of trade at the auction who will spot you a mile off and run you up way above their reserve prices.Try to get hold of a copy of glasses or at best cap black book for guidance.
Not sure if they still do them but a good auction is the under 20k under 2 years Union Jack sales offered with balance of manufactures warranty.

Or if thats not his bag then maybe a fleet sale with engineers report or sold all good.Pay attention to bodywork and trim and try to look at the vehicle in the light.Listen carefully to the auctioneer to ensure it's not on the hit list and dont forget to factor in your buyers premiums.Listen to the vehicle start up and ask the drive through lad how it feels.As mentioned a lot of the time cars can be bought through pitches for not much difference in price and offer a source of redress if things go wrong. ..Caviat Emptor ..

Here we go Blue I found the BCA buyer details for you.

https://www.british-car-auctions.co.uk/buy/Useful-information/How-to-buy-at-auction/General-Public/

Don’t know about auctions but this seems like good advice if I were buying

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

OP, if you dont know your way about auctions then dont go

 

[pfazz]

OP, if you dont know your way about auctions then dont go

But if you don't go then how can you find your way about auctions? Chicken and egg methinks. ;-)

 

[yerwot?]

the auctioneer keeps his regular cusromers "sweet" because they make it worth his while. For instance, when the seller is happy with the price, (not always the reserve, can be a lot more) but the punter drops out, the vehicle will reappear on the block at no extra cost, so a free bet in effect for the seller. With modern cars having planned obsolence inbuilt ( cam-belts, dual-mass flywheels, abs pumps electric power-steering etc, where a repair/replacement at £80+ per hour labour costs, then a warranty is pretty much essential imo, more expense on top of vat and commission. As others have mentioned, fleet sales are worth a look, (safety in numbers) but again the auctioneer makes sure his mates get the cream, simply ignoring bids from ousiders in a blur of spiel and look-away and hammer-drop. These guys are pros, they know exactly what it takes and there is a lot of money at stake. Fleet sellers have reps/agent in attendance, not sure what role they play, as the fleet market and the auction houses are inter-dependent. A first-time visitor will concentrate on the lots, and can be swayed by the apparent bargain prices. Without doubt there are some, but getting one involves risk, and out-bidding other punters. "Here be dragons".