BRITISH Car Auctions and BCH Vehicle Management have announced a year-long disposal deal involving about 1,000 vehicles a year. BCH's operations director Roger Hopkins and BCA's business development manager Carol Stevens shook on the deal at the Fleet Motor Show at the auction firm's stand .

BCA will offer about 70 vehicles a month direct from BCH in a regular branded programme of sales at the auction firm's Blackbushe centre, in Hampshire. The majority of vehicles in the programme have been operated under full-maintenance agreements and will be offered with full service histories.

Cars featured will be between two and five years old and represent most manufacturers, including Ford, Vauxhall, Rover, BMW and Mercedes. All will be offered with an HPI clearance guarantee.