Meet the finalists for the 2020 Car Dealer Used Car Awards!

These are the names that will go head to head for a winner’s place or one of two highly commended slots in each category of the Used Car Awards.

The shortlist has been created after an intense four-week period of mystery shopping where all of the companies on our Nominations List were subjected to rigorous testing.

You can view the full shortlist below if you are a member of the Car Dealer website. Signing up takes a few seconds and requires you to share your name and email address. You can sign up here.

Our team of mystery shoppers inquired about cars remotely and, in some cases, in person to mark the dealerships vying for our top awards.

And now the judges have examined the results and created our Used Car Awards Shortlist of the best used car dealerships, personnel, products and cars in the UK.

The winners will be unveiled in a special online Used Car Awards ceremony hosted by Wheeler Dealer Mike Brewer and Car Dealer editor-in-chief James Baggott.

The ceremony will be broadcast on this website on Friday, February 5 at 6pm. 

Mystery shopping

Our lead mystery shopper said: ‘It’s very apparent how dealers have adapted their businesses to the many issues surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic.

‘From updated websites, more improved use of video and personal videos sent via email and WhatsApp, we’ve been very impressed with the personal service offered by the best dealers.

‘Despite the pandemic, car dealers are rising to the occasion to offer a personal service that in this remote, digitally-focused world feels all the more personal.’

Our mystery shoppers praised many dealers for ‘going above and beyond’ to get personal messages to them – some within minutes of them making an inquiry on a used car.

The original nominations list was created after assessing the huge number of entries for this year’s awards using Google and Auto Trader reviews, other online feedback, nomination citations, as well as the views of the judges.

Download the ‘Used Car Awards Shortlisted Company’ logo here.

Please be warned, any firm found to be using the logo which has not been nominated – as has happened in the past – will be reported to Trading Standards.

Good luck to all those shortlisted below in the next stage of the final stages of the awards.

 

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Dealer Awards

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Dealers’ Dealer

Sponsored by Dealer Auction

Daksh Gupta, Marshall Motor Group
Jamie Caple, Car Quay
John O’Hanlon, Waylands Automotive
Sean Kelly, Vines BMW
Will Blackshaw, Blackshaws

Social Media User

Sponsored by Marketing Delivery SocialStock

Angus MacKinnon
GVE London
Marshall Motor Group
Prestige Cars Kent
SW Car Supermarket

Use of Video

Sponsored by G3 Vehicle Auctions

Beck Evans, Kent
High Peak Autos, Stockport
Premier GT, West Sussex
Prestige Diesels & Sports, Portsmouth
Romans International, Banstead

Specialist Used Car Dealership

Sponsored by Mann Island Finance

BMW and Mini Direct, Worcester
Broadoak Performance Cars, Canterbury
Otter Motors, Ottery St Mary
Premier GT, West Sussex
R Symons, New Milton

Future Star Award

Sponsored by Advantage Finance

Anthony Foran, Marshall Volvo Welwyn Garden City
Ben Goodwin, Big Motoring World Enfield
Cavin Sewell, Marshall Mini Bournemouth
Megan Vladimirovs, Car Quay
Toby Harris, Otter Motors

Used Car Supermarket

Sponsored by City Auction Group

Big Motoring World
Carbase
Carshop
Motorpoint
SW Car Supermarket

Used Car Dealership Group

Sponsored by Motorway

Hendy Group
Marshall Motor Group
Snows
TrustFord
Waylands Automotive

Used Car Product

Sponsored by Händler Protect

Auto Trader
Autoglym Lifeshine
Cap HPI
GardX B 2 See
Motorway

Used Car Website

Sponsored by CarGurus

Big Motoring World
Carbase
Croyland Car Megastore
Direct Car Sales, Kent
George Kingsley, Colchester

Used Car Online Sales Experience

Sponsored by Aston Barclay

Hilton Garage
Vertu Motors
Snows
Swansway Garages
Batchelors Motor Group

Used Car Dealer Principal

Sponsored by The WMS Group

Ali Ekram, Marshall Volvo Welwyn Garden City
Scott Brown, Big Motoring World, Blue Bell Hill
Sam Evans, Beck Evans
Paul Bennett, Pilgrim Motorsports
Scott Shilcock, Prestige Diesels & Sports, Portsmouth

Used Car Sales Team

Sponsored by CarGurus

Browns Car Company, Maldon
ESP Cars, Long Eaton
Kiteley Motors, Stansted
Taggarts Jaguar, Glasgow
White Dove Skoda, Cardiff

Used Car Dealership – Up To 50 Cars

Sponsored by Trade To Trade Underwriting

Car-Pod, Southampton
Crompton Way Motors, Bolton
Prestige Diesels & Sports, Portsmouth
R Symons, New Milton
Supermini UK, Nottingham

Used Car Dealership – 51-100 Cars

Sponsored by Black Horse

Angus MacKinnon, Uttoxeter
Alyn Brewis, Ashington
ASK Motors, Walsall
Emerald House of Cars, Wednesbury
RS Car Sales, Sandbach

Used Car Dealership – Over 100 Cars

Sponsored by Black Horse

Beck Evans, Sidcup
Car Quay, Derby
ESP Cars, Nottingham
MB Motors, Ballymena
Redline Specialist Cars, Knaresborough

Service & Repair Outlet

Sponsored by Händler Protect

Anderson Clark Motor Repairs, Inverness
Avia Autos, Bridgend
Chichester Cars, Chichester
Just Nice Clean Cars, Warwick
Martin Brothers Motor Company, Hebburn

Used Car Customer Care

Sponsored by RAC Dealer Network

East Devon Automotive, Sidmouth
Motor Connect, Northwich
Quest Motor Group, Various
Redline Specialist Cars, Knaresborough
Westgrove Cars, Addlestone

Newcomer Dealership

Sponsored by Automotive Compliance

Browns Car Company, Maldon
D9 Specialist Cars, Wickham Bishops
Motorswift, Weston-super-Mare
Norwich Van Centre, Norwich
The German Car Group, Ottery St Mary

Outstanding Achievement

Sponsored by Black Horse

No nomination list revealed

Lifetime Achievement

Sponsored by Lawgistics

No nomination list revealed

 

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Manufacturer Awards

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Used Small Car

Sponsored by City Auction Group

Audi A1 (2018-)
Ford Fiesta (2017-)
Seat Ibiza (2017-)
Skoda Fabia (2015-)
Suzuki Swift (2017-)

Used Mid-Sized Car

Sponsored by City Auction Group

Ford Focus (2018-)
Hyundai i30 (2017-)
Kia Ceed (2018-)
Mazda 3 (2019-)
Mercedes A-Class (2018-)

Used Executive Car

Sponsored by City Auction Group

Alfa Romeo Giulia (2016-)
Audi A4 (2015-)
BMW 5 Series (2017-)
Skoda Superb (2015-)
Volvo S90 (2016-)

Used Sports Car

Sponsored by City Auction Group

Audi TT (2014-)
Mazda MX-5 (2015-)
Toyota GT86 (2012-)
Jaguar F-Type (2013-)
Porsche 911 (2012-2019)

Used SUV

Sponsored by City Auction Group

Audi Q7 (2015-)
Seat Ateca (2016)
Skoda Karoq (2017-)
Peugeot 5008 (2017-)
Volkswagen Touareg (2018-)

Used AFV

Sponsored by City Auction Group

BMW i3 (2013-)
Hyundai Ioniq (2016-)
Nissan Leaf (2017-)
Jaguar I-Pace (2018-)
Kia Niro (2016-)

Used Car of the Year

Sponsored by City Auction Group

Chosen by judges from our category winners

Manufacturer Used Car Scheme

Sponsored by Warrantywise

Audi
Ford
Kia
Volkswagen
Volvo

For more information about the Used Car Awards, or any questions about the next stages of the process, contact Car Dealer on 020 8125 3880.