Motor Auction Group to open new £5m LCV auction centre

A five-acre site in Goole, Yorkshire, bought by Motor Auction Group (MAG), will be home to a new £5 million dedicated light commercial vehicle (LCV) auction centre.

The company is currently drawing up plans to build the dedicated auction hall and a vehicle inspection facility, with the new centre expected to be completed in the next couple of months.

MAG director Matt Gill said: “We are proud to announce this substantial investment to further support our national and regional LCV customers.

“The Goole site provides us with the space we need to continue to grow and its proximity to three major motorways puts it within easy reach for our vendors and buyers. 

“It will be one of the most modern facilities of its kind in the country, and we very much look forward to welcoming existing and new customers when it opens at the end of Q1.”

The Yorkshire site is 0.5 miles from junction 36 of the M62, and just a few miles from both the M18 and A1M. 

It already has a large office building and refurbishment facilities in place, plus a bank of electric vehicle (EV) chargers and hard standing to accommodate more than 600 LCVs.

The site will be capable of selling more than 12,000 LCVs each year (based on two weekly sales) and will offer a full range of pre and post auction services to vendors and buyers.

MAG is seeking to increase its auction footprint after its weekly LCV sale outgrew its existing Bawtry site. 

Additionally, the Goole expansion will free up space at its 10-acre Rotherham HQ, to extend its current dealer, fleet and finance sales programme.

Initially the new Goole site will run one physical LCV auction each week, growing to two sales as volume increases. These new physical sales are in addition to the twice-weekly timed LCV auctions MAG hosts at its Corby digital ‘centre of excellence’.

Bawtry will continue to host MAG’s specialist auctions, such as the Arnold Clark ‘Centre for a day’ sales which were held in 2024.