Pricing & valuations for dealers
How to get a trade valuation for a car
Updated 3 September 2026 · 2 min read · by DealerPricing
Search the registration on the DealerPricing dashboard and click "Get Valuations". You get trade values for poor, average and clean condition, a retail value, a part-exchange figure and an auction estimate, all derived from 680,000+ live and recently sold listings and refreshed hourly rather than monthly like CAP or Glass’s.
Step by step
Search the registration on the dashboard
Enter the VRM and, if you know it, the mileage. DealerPricing decodes the exact make, model, variant, engine, gearbox and body style, then pulls every matching live listing.
The dashboard VRM search with registration and optional mileage fields Click "Get Valuations"
On the Pricing tab, the Vehicle Valuation card loads trade and retail figures for that exact car and mileage.
The Vehicle Valuation card with trade poor, average and clean values plus retail and part exchange figures Read the trade bands
Trade Poor, Trade Average and Trade Clean give you a bid range by condition. DP Retail and the Retail forecourt figure show what the car sells for, so the gap is your gross margin before prep.
Sanity-check against live stock
Scroll to the listings. If similar cars are sitting on forecourts for 60 days, price your bid below the average band even for a clean car.
Dashboard pricing tab: MOT status, listing history, retail price calculator, DealerPricing Insights and vehicle valuation for a searched car
What you’ll see
- Trade Poor, Trade Average and Trade Clean values
- DP Below, DP Average, DP Clean and DP Retail pricing bands
- Part Exchange, Auction, New and Retail (forecourt) figures
- Confidence range and monthly depreciation on the V2 valuation card
- Market rating out of 10 and average days to sell alongside
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Start pricing with DealerPricing →Frequently asked questions
How is a trade valuation different from a retail valuation?
Trade is what a dealer pays to buy the car; retail is what it sells for on the forecourt. The difference has to cover preparation, warranty, overheads and profit, which is why trade values sit 10 to 20 percent below retail on most cars.
Why not just use CAP or Glass’s?
Guide books are compiled monthly and can be up to four weeks behind the market. DealerPricing values come from live listings and recent sold prices refreshed every hour, so a model that dropped £500 last week already shows it.
Does mileage change the valuation?
Yes. Enter the actual mileage with the registration. The valuation and the comparable listings are adjusted for it, which matters most on cars under five years old.
Can I get a trade valuation without an account?
Valuations are part of the dealer dashboard, which starts at £70 a month with 50 percent off the first month. The free MOT check and the £3.99 history check are available without an account.
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Terms explained
- Trade valuationA trade valuation is the price a UK motor trader would pay for a vehicle as trade stock — typically the wholesale or auction value rather than the retail (forecourt) asking price.
- Part exchange valuePart exchange value is the amount a dealer offers against a customer's existing vehicle when they buy a new one — usually equal to or slightly below the trade valuation.