I'm emailing from Bridge PR & Media Services, we help out vehicle recycling specialist Remove My Car and I'm getting in touch to let you know of a release that might be of interest to you.
Since its launch 2 months ago motor traders
using Remove My Car's innovative online auction to dispose of their ELVs have on average received 14% more,
which is around £20, than if they’d accepted Remove My Car’s instant quote.
This is obviously great news for motor traders because over the course of a
year that additional £20 for each ELV will really stack up.
Audis have an impressive fetched 30% more while traders
selling BMWs received 26% more.
I’ve attached the release and an infographic, I do hope you
can feature it somewhere on Car Dealer for us. If you’ve got any questions
please don’t hesitate to get in touch, you can get me on 024 76 520 025.
Many thanks,
Andrew
PRESS RELEASE
Release date: April 2014
Motor traders earning more money for
ELVs with online auction
An online auction launched by vehicle recycling specialist
Remove My Car has seen garages receive more money for their unsalvageable
end-of-life-vehicles (ELVs).
Exclusive figures released by the recycling expert show that
on average its auction system, which has now been running for six weeks, offers
motor traders fourteen per cent more than they would normally receive by
accepting an instant online quote. To put this into perspective, a garage
offered £128 in an instant online quote will fetch around £146 if they take
their ELV to auction.
Motor traders are given no limit to the amount of ELVs they
can put up for auction, in which Remove My Car’s network of trusted Authorised
Treatment Facilities (ATFs) bid in real time. This all comes after traders are
given an original quote from the recycling specialist, which they’re free to go
back and accept if the auction doesn’t result in a higher bid. The system is
the first of its kind in the industry and is available for use by both motor
traders and motorists alike.
Figures from Remove My Car also show how successful the
auction has been for specific makes of cars in its first six weeks of
operation. Audis that go through the auction have received, on average, a
staggering thirty per cent more than the figure offered in the instant quote.
This means that traders quoted £134 for their ELV are fetching around £176 when
they choose to go to auction instead. Similarly, traders who have sent BMWs
through the auction have received twenty six per cent more than the average
quote.
Steve Queen, Managing Director of Remove My Car, is delighted
to see the auction already performing incredibly well for the garage industry.
“Our main aim for the online auction system has always
been for it to result in motor traders receiving a higher and fairer amount for
their ELVs,” he said.
“It’s only been operating for a short time but already the
figures are remarkable, with motor traders getting on average fourteen per cent
more for unsalvageable vehicles, and that will soon mount up as garages recycle
more and more vehicles. ELVs are often a nuisance for garages, taking up
valuable space and time but our auction offers a hassle free, convenient way to
dispose of them, and can earn the garage more money than other disposal
methods.
“It’s only been operating for a short time but already the
figures are remarkable, with motorists getting on average fourteen per cent
more for unsalvageable vehicles.
“Perhaps the best thing about the auction is that it’s both
free and risk free for motor traders. Its simplicity and the various benefits
it brings mean that we’ve had some asking us if there’s a catch, but we’re just
dedicated to providing a service that puts the customer first.”
Remove My Car recently utilised its auction’s effectiveness
for itself when it submitted two Volvos it supplied to the Trust My Garage
Charity Drive, which raised funds for automotive charity BEN. The two Volvos
both received £21 more than the original quote, and all of the proceeds will go
to the charity.
-ENDS-
About
Remove My Car
Remove My
Car is a nationwide vehicle removal specialist working with an extensive
network of registered ATFs. The company was set up to make the process of
selling a car for scrap as easy and hassle free as possible. Quotes are
provided based on the weight of a car, rather than the size of a car which is
the more common measurement. This ensures an accurate and fair quote every time
for everyone.
Friendly,
honest, experienced and professional, Remove My Car has quickly become one of
the UK’s leading scrap car buyers.
For
further information, please contact:-
John Edden,
Bridge PR & Media Services on 024 76 520025, or e-mail john@bridgepr.co.uk