Checked 31 October 2026

CarDealerCMS vs MotorDesk

At £79 a month, MotorDesk’s Starter plan covers five cars for sale, plus VAT. CarDealerCMS covers unlimited cars for £79 with no VAT added, and lists every car on Local Car Sales.

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Side by side

What you get for the money

From each provider’s own website on 31 October 2026. Plans change, so check the details with them. The “how fast cars like yours sell” row was checked on each provider’s website on 31 October 2026.

CarDealerCMSMotorDesk
Price£79 a month£79 + VAT a month (Starter)
VATNo VAT added — £79 is the whole amountPrices exclude VAT at 20%: £94.80 a month with VAT
Cars at that priceUnlimited5 cars for sale (25 cars is £149 + VAT)
DMS and invoicingIncluded: stock book, invoicing, VAT margin scheme, profit per car, customers, diary, workshopIncluded
Own marketplace for your stockLocal Car Sales listing included: 97,000+ cars from 3,106 dealersNone stated
How fast cars like yours sellMarket data from sold cars: how fast your make and model sells in your townNone stated
Website domainYour own domain, includedFree domain included
Contract and setupMonth to month, no setup feeNo setup fee or minimum term
Included in the £79

Your cars are listed on Local Car Sales, our national marketplace

  • 97,000+cars for sale
  • 3,106independent dealers
  • Up over 50% in 4 months

Live since 30 June 2026, with about 54,000 cars from about 1,900 dealers on day one. Buyers search by make, price and postcode, and click straight through to your own website. Every CarDealerCMS dealer is listed, with no extra charge.

See Local Car Sales live
The Local Car Sales home page: search 97,000+ used cars from local dealers Local Car Sales in numbers: cars available, local dealers, new this week and gone this week

Screenshot of localcarsales.co.uk, 31 October 2026. The figures on this page update daily.

Market data, built in

See how the market is selling, not just your own stock

The same sold-car data behind Local Car Sales is in your dashboard. Before you buy a car, you can see how quickly that make and model really sells, and what is already on sale near you.

125,000+sales analysed since 1 July 2026
18 daystypical time for a used car to sell
68%sell within 30 days

How fast your make and model sells

Fastest and slowest sellers in your area, with the typical days to sell for the model you are about to buy. Built from sold cars across hundreds of models and towns.

Priced against what is on sale near you

Stock Advisor compares each of your cars with local stock and flags what looks overpriced, well positioned or undersupplied. Oversupply alerts show when an area is full of the same car.

One chart for how you are found

Car page views, website visits, and how often your cars appear and are viewed on Local Car Sales, side by side. Where your site is connected to Google Search Console, how often you are shown in Google too.

Included in the £79

It comes with the website, the DMS and the Local Car Sales listing. There is no extra tier to move up to, and you can try all of it free for 30 days.

How we count: a car is counted as sold when it comes off the dealer’s own website, and “typical” is the middle car. Figures run from 1 July 2026 and refresh every night. See the Local Car Sales market page

The difference

Why dealers choose CarDealerCMS

Unlimited cars for £79

MotorDesk’s £79 plan covers five cars for sale. CarDealerCMS has no car limit at the same price.

No VAT on top

£79 is the whole amount. MotorDesk’s prices exclude VAT, so its £79 is £94.80.

A marketplace included

Every car is listed on Local Car Sales, our national used car marketplace.

Your domain, included

A .co.uk domain is registered for you as part of the £79.

Questions

CarDealerCMS or MotorDesk?

What is the difference between CarDealerCMS and MotorDesk?
Both include a website and a DMS. At £79 a month MotorDesk covers five cars for sale and adds VAT (£94.80); CarDealerCMS covers unlimited cars for £79 with no VAT added and lists every car on Local Car Sales.
How much does CarDealerCMS cost?
£79 a month with no VAT added, no setup fee and no contract. One plan: unlimited cars, your website, the DMS and a listing on Local Car Sales, our national used car marketplace. 30 days free to try it.
Can I move my cars across from MotorDesk?
Usually, yes: your cars, details and photos. Start the free trial, tell us where your stock is now and we will bring it across, so your new site is ready to look at before you pay anything.
Does CarDealerCMS send my stock to other marketplaces?
Yes. Your stock goes to Cazoo, AutoVillage, CarSite and MotorVillage from one feed URL, and to eBay and Facebook, as well as your own website and Local Car Sales.

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