Online used car trading network Autotrade-mail is partnering with British Car Auctions (BCA) to provide an additional sales channel and 48 hour vehicle delivery for its 5,000 franchised and independent dealer members.

The arrangement with BCA provides another sales channel enabling vehicles that aren’t instantly sold through the Autotrade-mail platform to be entered into BCA’s online auctions, providing additional opportunities for presenting vehicles to an extended buyer audience.

The partnership arrangement with BCA has been introduced to improve stock availability and exposure, especially as the shortage of three to four year old vehicles is having an impact on dealers’ used car stocks.

Autotrader-mail’s new transport service will speed up the sales process as it guarantees to get cars onto a dealer’s forecourt within 48 hours.