The 9,500 dealers who form the existing 1link e-commerce community have been invited to become part of its latest development - the 1link Disposal Network, which will become active next week.

The new platform is designed to give used vehicle dealers - both franchise and independent - much more efficient access to defleeted stock.

Forty out of the UK's top 50 vehicle leasing fleets already use 1link products and the aim is to encourage them to adopt the new platform as quickly as possible.

1link Disposal Network enables dealers to identify vehicles that they would like to acquire weeks or months in advance of disposal, allowing them to plan stock well in advance.

They will also be able to set up predefined profiles for the types and models of vehicles they are seeking and receive automatic notification when they become available.