New to Auctions?
Welcome to SMA, the UK's Largest, fastest growing and best
vehicle remarketing company. Our centres are all open to the
public, selling a vast array of different vehicles, and so in this
section aim to help you identify if the auction route is right for
you.
With over 7000 vehicles offered weekly, there is no shortage of
choice. From HGV to small cars, plant machinery to Premium brands,
you will find it all here.
You can find your local centre from the locations tab, or by clicking here and
this will also show you the calendar of sales.
The centre will produce a catalogue on the morning of the sale,
and the list is also shown under the sales calendar located on the
homepage of this website. This will list all of the cars for sale
that day.
When you arrive at the centre, you are free to view the cars,
although please be aware that the cars are "sold as seen". Full terms and
conditions are available here or from the centre itself.
Please bring means of payment with you.
All of the cars will have a description sheet in the window,
which will detail the make and model, age, mileage, service
history and MOT if applicable.
This sheet will also detail if this car shows as a Insurance
Total Loss. This means it has previously been an insurance "write
off". Please ask for further details, but we advise caution if you
intend to buy it.
Bidding
Once you have decided which car you wish to bid on, you need to
stand in clear view of the auctioneer. As the car enters the
auction lane, the auctioneer will describe the car, and then
commence bidding. Make your bids clear to the auctioneer. If you
have made the highest bid, and the car has reached its' reserve
price, then the car is yours. The auctioneer may say "Provisional
Sale", this means that you were the highest bidder, but the bidding
did not reach the sellers reserve price. We will then liaise
between the seller, and you the buyer, to reach an agreed sale
price. Full payment must then be made within 24 hours.
We do sell on the understanding that you are liable to tax and
insure the vehicle prior to removing it from site, but we do offer
comprehensive and competitive transport, so feel free to ask for
more details.
We will charge fees on top of the sale price, so please make
allowance for this when you bid, and these charges can be viewed at
the site you attend.
And finally, if in doubt- please ask. Our staff are here to help
you!