7:25 am, January 5, 2026
If you are yet to book your Car Dealer Live tickets, be warned: Early bird prices end today!
Tickets to our big event – sponsored by Auto Trader – being held on March 19 at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon, are currently available with discounts for both dealers and suppliers.
The early bird discount takes £30 off each ticket and is available until 5pm today (January 5) when they will revert to fill price.
Tickets can be booked via the event website with 10% of the price donated to the automotive industry charity BEN.
Car Dealer Live 26 is hosted by James Baggott, James Batchelor and Rebecca Chaplin and this year’s event has been redesigned to pack even more into it.
The event has been packed with sessions to inspire attendees for the year ahead with manufacturer and dealer panels as well as research insights from our event partners.
Exclusive sessions with key research carried out for the event will be hosted by headline sponsors Auto Trader, as well as Google, Motorway, Impel, Keyloop and Cox Automotive.
Headline interviews with Peugeot MD Nicole Dobson and the boss of used car dealership Infinity Motors, Sohib Ghafouri have so far been lined up.
Our franchised car dealer panel features Hedin CEO Richard Ennis, Snows Group COO Alex Domone and Luscombe Motors MD Sam Luscombe.
While the independent car dealer panel features IMDA chairman and used car dealer Umesh Samani, Steven Douglas the founder of dealership Really Easy Car Credit and George Manning, director of car supermarket Hilton Garage.
A Chinese car manufacturer challenger session will feature executives from BYD, Geely, Omoda & Jaecoo and Chery as we discuss their entrance to the UK market and their plans for the future.
And a social media masterclass will also take place showcasing how some dealers have made the most out of selling their cars online and building their brands.
James McConville, the boss of used car dealer Solo Car Sales, will explain how he has built his brand using social media platforms and will be joined by Danny Bond, who for years exclusively sold cars at his DB Automotive business via social media.
More great guests will be announced for all our panels in the coming weeks.
Tickets
Tickets to the event are available now and can be bought with an early bird discount until the end of the day.
Car dealer tickets usually cost £165 but are available for £135 using the early bird discount.
Supplier tickets usually cost £335, but are available for the first time with our early bird discount, for £305.
Hotel room packages are also available with a room the night before the event. All prices exclude VAT.
Early Bird Pricing:
- Dealer ticket: £135
- Supplier ticket: £305
- Streaming ticket: £195
- Dealer + Hotel package: £295
- Supplier + Hotel package: £465
- (prices ex vat)
Those attendees who book a hotel room through the website will also receive an invite to the Car Dealer pre-event social meet-up. This is only available to those who book through our website.
A dedicated area at the hotel will allow guests to network with fellow attendees and the Car Dealer team. Separate dinner reservations will need to be made at the restaurant.
More details are available of the dedicated event website. Stay tuned for further announcements in the coming weeks.
