Motor Auction Group (MAG) is investing £5m in a new dedicated five-acre LCV centre in Goole, Yorkshire on the back of a big increase in LCV auction volumes.
The site will open in Q1 2025 with plans for twice-weekly auctions that will enable it to sell more than 12,000 LCVs a year.
The centre is half a mile from junction 36 of the M62, and just a few miles from both the M18 and A1M.
It already features a large office building and refurbishment facilities plus a bank of electric vehicle chargers and hard standing to accommodate more than 600 LCVs.
MAG is currently drawing up plans to build a dedicated auction hall and a vehicle inspection facility, which will make it one of the most modern purpose-built LCV physical auction sites in the country.
The new site will help MAG increase its auction footprint after its weekly LCV sale outgrew its existing Bawtry site and will also free up space at its 10-acre Rotherham HQ, extending its current dealer, fleet and finance sales programme.
Initially the new Goole site will run one physical LCV auction each week, growing to two sales as volume increases.
These new physical sales are in addition to the twice-weekly timed LCV auctions MAG hosts at its Corby digital ‘centre of excellence.’
Bawtry will continue to host MAG’s specialist auctions, such as the Arnold Clark ‘Centre for a day’ sales which were held in 2024.
Matt Gill, director of MAG, said: “The Goole site provides us with the space we need to continue to grow and its proximity to three major motorways puts it within easy reach for our vendors and buyers.
“It will be one of the most modern facilities of its kind in the country, and we very much look forward to welcoming existing and new customers when it opens at the end of Q1.”
