Guides
The VAT margin scheme for used cars, with a worked example
How the margin is worked out, what the stock book and the invoice must show, which cars are excluded, and a worked example of a £7,000 car.
AutoTrader Connect: what it is and what to ask AutoTrader for
What the Connect API does, what you need from AutoTrader before a DMS can use it, and what stays in sync once it is on.
How to start a used car dealership in the UK
Trade plates, premises, insurance, VAT and the margin scheme, FCA permission for finance, stock, and the software to run it, in the order you need them.
How much does dealer management software cost in the UK?
Published prices from the vendors that publish them, what drives the price, and what to budget by dealer size.
Questions rather than guides?
The FAQ answers the short questions: what software small dealers use, whether you need a DMS at 20 cars a month, trials, users, data and leaving.