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Given the current political and economic climate in the UK, there was little change in the used vehicle and plant markets during the summer. The clearly deliberate hesitation by the Bank of England to reduce interest rates during the months leading up to the General Election created another stagnant market place for used vehicle sales, with forecourt transactions dropping way

HEADLINE NEWS The used markets remained very buoyant for much of the Spring in most sectors, despite the ongoing world issues with energy prices and the Ukraine war. It would appear that the average used buyer is putting these issues to their back burners and getting on with life, making the purchase of the used vehicle. Of course, the continuing

HEADLINE NEWS The early part of this year generally provided a very good month for used vehicle sales, helped by a continued lack of any real volume at auction centres around the country. This was the scene at Aston Barclay Westbury Auctions in the middle of the month where a reasonable size selection of LCV’s sold extremely well. However, like

Now the dust has settled following the late Monarch’s funeral in September, there were signs that the public were returning to the forecourts and in reasonable numbers. That was until the full implications of the Chancellors ‘Mini Budget’ later in October dawned on people, with much media hype surrounding mortgage repayments doubling by this time next year, energy bills rising