Auction Buyers

You won the lot. Now there is a free storage period, and after it expires the yard starts charging you daily for the privilege of leaving your own car where it is.

The storage clock is the actual problem

Everything about auction collection is governed by this. Pickles, Manheim, Grays and the rest all allow a short free storage window after sale, and then daily fees begin. On a cheap vehicle those fees can genuinely start to rival what you paid for it.

So the job is not “move this car eventually”. It is get it off the site inside the window. We treat auction collections as time-critical by default, and we will tell you honestly at quote stage whether the next departure clears your deadline or not.

What we need from you

• The lot or stock number and the yard location
• Written release authority naming us as your collection agent. The yard will require it
• Confirmation that payment has cleared, because nothing is released until it has
• The free storage expiry date
• Whether it runs, rolls and steers: see below

Assume it might not drive

A large share of auction stock is damaged, repairable write-off, ex-fleet in unknown condition, or simply has a flat battery after sitting in a yard. Listings are frequently optimistic about this.

If there is any doubt, tell us it may not run. Sending a truck with winch capability that turns out not to need it costs nothing. Sending one without it means the vehicle stays where it is, the storage clock keeps running, and we both start again.

Buying regularly?

Rebuilders, dismantlers and dealers moving multiple lots a month are better off on a standing rate than quoting each one. Less admin, better pricing, and we already know your release paperwork.