Price of cars north vs south

[Grantlfc81 88]

Is there a massive difference in price of cars up north, say Yorkshire, compared to prices at London / essex auctions?

just looking at more avenues for getting stock in. 

Im noticing that cars up north on eBay are about 10% cheaper on average compared to down here.

is anyone buying stock online, getting the train up and driving back down?

 

[trade vet 702]

If you want autos in general  go north.If you want big auto stuff and some paintwork ,try Jockland.

[Dan W 57]

Its grim up norf, Moved from London 10 years ago to the north and cars deffo seem cheaper to what we see in London for example. our cheapest stock comes from scotland

[metcars 397]

I think that online purchasing has ended regional differences.

No more nicking small auto's off the 'carrot crunchers'

[Arfur Dealy 823]

I regularly buy out of Washington online and pay for delivery to Exeter, I’ve had some real bargains. 

[trade vet 702]

25 minutes ago, Arfur Dealy said:

I regularly buy out of Washington online and pay for delivery to Exeter, I’ve had some real bargains. 

That is amazing,I can honestly say that is the best endorsement I have heard about Washington in 20 years !

3 hours ago, Dan W said:

Its grim up norf, Moved from London 10 years ago to the north and cars deffo seem cheaper to what we see in London for example. our cheapest stock comes from scotland

Yes,I agree,cheap hammer down prices,but by the time you have done the paintwork etc..... Being a northern trader,.I used to buy there 4 days a week ,every week.However,for the past 20 years,we have bought ‘daan saaf’. ....Everyone to their own I suppose !

[cars ne 3]

2 hours ago, Arfur Dealy said:

I regularly buy out of Washington online and pay for delivery to Exeter, I’ve had some real bargains. 

that surprise me I'm only 20 min away from there and it would be the last auction I went to lol last time I was there nearly every car was scrap or had a story .

 

glad I don't have to buy from  auctions anymore not been for about 6 years now .

[Arfur Dealy 823]

32 minutes ago, trade vet said:

That is amazing,I can honestly say that is the best endorsement I have heard about Washington in 20 years !

Yes,I agree,cheap hammer down prices,but by the time you have done the paintwork etc..... Being a northern trader,.I used to buy there 4 days a week ,every week.However,for the past 20 years,we have bought ‘daan saaf’. ....Everyone to their own I suppose !

Yes, I also buy out of Colchester:) BIN + delivery, being in the Southwest the availablility is less and the prices are higher, 

[trade vet 702]

4 hours ago, Arfur Dealy said:

Yes, I also buy out of Colchester:) BIN + delivery, being in the Southwest the availablility is less and the prices are higher, 

AD,I haven’t been to Colchester for years,we used to get some good stuff there.They had this brilliant auctioneer,I have never seen so many ‘quick knocks’......Have you tried WOMA,no quick knocks but a lot of your stuff.

[BHM 994]

Yes there’s definitely a difference in the selling prices - you southern boys certainly like a drink on your prices! After saying that, I think the trade prices are pretty similar (the internet has seen to that) it’s just a question of mark-ups.

[grant8064 219]

24 minutes ago, BHM said:

Yes there’s definitely a difference in the selling prices - you southern boys certainly like a drink on your prices! After saying that, I think the trade prices are pretty similar (the internet has seen to that) it’s just a question of mark-ups.

Comes down in part to the running costs down here though. I definitely charge more for an Astra than a guy up North but my rent and rates are crazy in comparison. Mechanics charge more per hour, paint is more expensive etc. I often look into the Midlands area, the other halfs family live in a nice bit, and I recently found a 40 car forecourt I could buy outright for the same price as four years rent on my site down here...never quite as simple as just that but it's always interesting to look around