British Car Auctions (BCA)

i bought a car from BCA with no tax i want to sell the car on with tax how do the dealers do it i dont know if they register the v 5 in there name to do so ! but i dont think so as this would add another owner on V5 DOC.. does anyone know or do they simply do this to tax the car . regards jason

Everyone loves a bargain. And when it comes to buying a used car, everyone has a theory on how to find one. So we go through the tireless process of looking through papers, ringing anonymous people for test-drives in places we have never heard of. Then it happens. We lose our bottle and head down to the local dealer and pay through the nose for a “safe” deal. Well I nearly did the same thing except I was determined to rewrite the end line. I bought at auction. Yes those scary bidding halls filled with crooks and swindlers. At least that’s what I expected. In reality buying at auction was incredibly fun and a relatively safe bet. British Car Auctions ...  Read the complete review

More tips for cheaper motoring. If you are fortunate enough to have pots of cash and want more car for your money, get rid of that newspaper, get off the Internet, leave those car dealerships alone and get down to BCA (British Car Auctions). Now BCA started as Southern Counties Car Auctions back in 1946, and now have some 23-auction houses in the UK, and many more scattered around mainland Europe. Handling 1 million plus car sales and turning over 2 billion plus, they are certainly not a back street auction house! Cars sold privately at these auctions account for only a small part of their daily auctions, and the main bulk of their ...  Read the complete review

So you want to but a new car? What do you do? Read the newspaper and magazine ads? Visit a dealer? Import? Or perhaps buy on-line? The options are endless but only one is practical, economical, realistic, no beating about the bush and lots of fun!! Yes I’m talking about the Car Auctions. Maybe you’re like me and have nightmares of being swallowed up in a sea of mayhem and confusion, seemingly surrounded by aliens speaking a completely incomprehensible language. Well you’re right, it is a sea OF CARS, and it is mayhem OF LOW PRICES, and aliens who are just as unusual as YOU! Now why do I say this? I’m not a sales person (anymore), I ...  Read the complete review

Buying any used car carries a risk Whether you buy private, trade or auction. We've all heard of friends who've had bad experiences buying cars. Auctions tend to carry a bad name, often unfairly so. Whilst there are a number of small back street auctions who sell the rubbish that the trade can't shift there are a number of good auction houses. BCA at Blackbushe is the largest is the largest car auction in the country,owned by ADT they try to make buying and selling a car as easy as possible. Many people assume that you don't have any comeback when buying here but that isn't the case. When you buy there's an indemnity charge, this ...  Read the complete review