For Independent UK Car Dealers

Your Own Website.
Plus a National Marketplace.
£79/month. All In.

Get your own professional car dealer website AND have your stock listed on localcarsales.co.uk — the UK's independent car marketplace. No commission. No listing fees.

£0
Commission fees
30
Day free trial
£79
Per month — all in
CarDealerCMS — Live dealer website example showing JLJ Autos Preston
Live dealer site — built with CarDealerCMS
AutoTrader
£2,995
avg. per month
Motors.co.uk
£200+
per month
eBay Motors
£150+
per month
CarDealerCMS
£79
per month. Everything included.

A quick word on why we built this

This is a real, working platform, built by a small UK team.

How Many Customers
Are Within Reach?

Most car buyers don't travel more than 20 miles to buy a used car. Enter your postcode and find out exactly how many potential customers are on your doorstep.

Radius 20 miles

Based on ONS 2021 census data

Catchment Area Report

Enter your dealership postcode
to see your local market potential.

How Visible Are You
On Google Right Now?

Answer 5 quick questions. See exactly where you stand — and what CarDealerCMS fixes.

Check Your Local SEO Score
Takes 30 seconds. No email required.
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Fill in the form for your score
  • Own website with your domain
  • Google Business Profile active
  • Regular Google Business posts
  • 10+ Google reviews
  • Sharing cars on social media
  • Car pages optimised for local search

Live in Under an Hour

No technical knowledge needed. No developer required. You're up and running today.

01

Sign Up & Start Your Trial

30-day free trial. No credit card. £79/month after that — everything included, no limits, no contracts.

02

Add Your Cars

Type in a registration number — DVLA fills in make, model, year, engine, fuel type automatically. Upload photos. AI writes the description. Done in 3 minutes.

03

Go Live & Get Found

Your site goes live instantly. Every car page is optimised to rank locally on Google. Share to Facebook and Google Business with one click.

Everything Managed
From One Place

Clean, fast, and built for car dealers — not web developers. Add a car, upload photos, share to social — all in minutes.

CarDealerCMS admin panel — manage cars page showing stock with photos, prices and actions
  • DVLA Registration Lookup

    Type a reg plate — make, model, year, engine size, fuel type and colour all fill in automatically. No manual data entry, no mistakes.

  • AI-Written Descriptions

    Click a button and get a professional, compelling car description in seconds. Sounds like a trained copywriter wrote it.

  • Photo Management

    Upload multiple photos per listing. Drag to reorder. Set a primary photo. Up to 30 photos per car.

  • Analytics Dashboard

    See which cars are getting the most views. Track enquiries over time. Know exactly what's working.

Try the Admin Panel Live

Everything You Need.
Nothing You Don't.

Built specifically for independent UK car dealers. Not a generic website builder adapted for cars.

Local SEO Built In

Every car page automatically targets "[make] [model] for sale in [your town]". Google finds you, local buyers find you.

Sales Invoicing & Stock Book

Press Sold and the invoice is raised, the part-exchange recorded and your VAT margin scheme stock book written. Buy-in receipts too. How it works

Enquiry Management

Enquiry forms on every car listing. Manage, reply and track all enquiries from your dashboard. Never miss a lead.

Customisable Themes

Match your site to your brand colours. Multiple layout presets. Looks professional without needing a designer.

Competitor Intelligence

See what other local dealers are charging. Know your market. Price your stock to sell faster.

Featured Listings

Pin your best cars to the top of your homepage. Highlight the stock you want to shift fastest.

See It. Try It.
Then Decide.

Log into a fully working demo. Click around the admin. Add a car. See exactly what you're getting before you sign up.

Why dealers choose CarDealerCMS

Better value than most platformsUnlimited cars, all features, one price. Most platforms charge more for less.
Live in under an hourEnter a reg plate and your car is listed. No developer, no faff.
Ranks on Google locallyYour own .co.uk domain, registered for you and included. Schema markup on every car. IndexNow built in.
See your local marketCurrent stock levels and pricing from dealers within 30 miles — so you always know what's selling.
No commission. Ever.Every enquiry goes direct to you. We never take a cut of a sale.
Free listing on a growing national marketplaceYour stock is automatically included on Local Car Sales — already 86,800+ cars from 3,224 independent dealers, and growing daily. Extra buyer traffic, no extra work, no extra cost.
Already with another platform?If you can export your data, we can bring it in. We'll migrate your stock so you don't start from scratch.
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How Much Are You
Wasting Right Now?

Drag the slider to your current monthly spend on listing sites and see how much you could save.

Your current monthly spend on listing sites

£400
£4,800
Annual Waste
£948
CarDealerCMS / Year
£3,852
Annual Saving
Keep That Money. Start Free Trial.

Your Cars Go Straight
Onto Local Car Sales

CarDealerCMS and Local Car Sales are the same company. Every car you add to your website is listed automatically on our national marketplace — no commission, no per-car fee, and buyers click straight through to you.

Top of the Results

CarDealerCMS dealers rank first on Local Car Sales — above dealers paying separately for placement — and get Featured cards pinned to the top of search.

A Real Audience

Local Car Sales carries 86,800+ cars from 3,224 independent UK dealers, and sends buyers direct to the dealer. No middleman taking a cut of your sale.

Without the Auto Trader Bill

Auto Trader runs into thousands a month — which is why most independents can't justify it. This is national exposure included in your £79, not on top of it.

Other Sites Too

You also get a stock feed URL that works with Cazoo, AutoVillage, CarSite and MotorVillage — paste it into your dealer account and your stock syncs itself. Already on eBay? We'll connect that as well.

You Won't Start With
An Empty Website

Tell us where your cars are now and we'll bring them across for you — details and photos. If your current website runs on any of these, we can usually import your whole stock automatically:

ClickDealer · Car Dealer 5 · NetDirector · Dragon2000 · MotorDesk · AutoWeb · Pinewood · DealerPlus · SMG Digital · Codeweavers · Dealer Manager · 67 Degrees · Spidersnet · vcarsDNA · WordPress

Got a stock feed instead? We read Dragon2000, Auto-IT and MotorDesk XML, plus most standard formats. On something else? Send us the link and we'll take a look — we can usually find a way.

Ring 0800 6444 199 and we'll tell you there and then whether we can pull your cars across.

Straight Answers.

Do I need any technical knowledge?
None at all. If you can use Facebook you can run CarDealerCMS. Add a car by typing the reg plate — everything fills in automatically. You're live in under an hour.
Will my site actually rank on Google?
Yes — every car listing page is automatically optimised for local search terms like "Ford Focus for sale Derby". Your own domain builds local authority over time. A marketplace listing builds their domain, not yours.
What happens to my data if I cancel?
Your data is yours. We export everything — cars, photos, enquiries — in a format you can keep. No ransom, no lock-in, no questions asked.
Do you manage the website for me, or do I do it myself?
You run the day to day — adding a car takes a couple of minutes, you type the reg and the details fill themselves in. But you don't do the setting up. We import your existing cars from your current website or stock system, get your site live, and connect your marketplace feeds for you. And if you get stuck at any point you ring 0800 6444 199 and speak to a person. There's no ticket system and no account manager — you get the people who built it.
Which marketplaces do my cars go on?
Local Car Sales automatically — that's included in the £79, with no commission and no per-car fee, and CarDealerCMS dealers rank at the top of its results. You also get a stock feed URL that works with Cazoo, AutoVillage, CarSite and MotorVillage — paste it into your dealer account and it syncs itself. If you advertise on eBay we'll connect that too. Auto Trader works differently: smaller dealers add cars in the Auto Trader Portal themselves, and our reg lookup and AI descriptions give you the text to paste straight over.
Can you move my existing cars over?
Usually, yes — details and photos. We can import from ClickDealer, Car Dealer 5, NetDirector, Dragon2000, MotorDesk, AutoWeb, Pinewood, DealerPlus, SMG Digital, Codeweavers, Dealer Manager, 67 Degrees, Spidersnet, vcarsDNA and WordPress sites, plus Dragon2000, Auto-IT and MotorDesk stock feeds. On something else? Send us the link and we'll take a look — ring 0800 6444 199 and we'll tell you there and then.
Can I keep listing on AutoTrader as well?
Absolutely. Many dealers run both during the transition. As your own site builds authority and generates direct enquiries, you'll naturally reduce what you spend on listing sites.
Is the trial really free? No card needed?
Genuinely free for 30 days. No credit card required to start. You only pay if you decide to continue — and we'll email you before the trial ends.
Do I have to buy my own domain name?
No. A .co.uk domain is registered for you and included in the £79 plan at no extra cost. In your admin panel you type the name you want (e.g. hallfordmotors), we check .co.uk, .com and .uk availability, and register the .co.uk for you — nothing to buy from a registrar, nothing separate to renew. Already own a domain? Point it at us instead and we set that up for you. Matching .com and .uk are optional at £26 a year each, redirected to your main site.
How many cars can I list?
Unlimited. There are no listing caps — add as many cars as you have on the forecourt. One plan, no restrictions.
What support do I get?
Full support on every account. We're a small UK team — you get a real answer from someone who knows the platform inside out, not a chatbot or a ticket queue.

Ready to Own Your
Local Market?

Join independent UK car dealers who've stopped paying listing sites and started keeping the profit.

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