Scottish Motor Auction (SMA) Leeds sold a record 1,204 cars last week beating the company’s previous best figures set less than seven days before.

It is an incredible turnaround for the Leeds site where employees faced redundancy just two days before Christmas last year.

New owner Kevin Bann, who took over the site with Bob Anderson at the start of the year, said: “We had faith and belief that, with the right support from our side, the fortunes of the Leeds site would be turned around. Breaking the magical 1,200 mark is testament to the hard work and dedication of all involved.”