Light commercial vehicles continued to sell strongly at auction company BCA last month, with values averaging £8,029 – more than 11% ahead of the previous December.
Bidding remained highly competitive at BCA during December, with almost 2,200 unique buyers purchasing during the month, with average values outperforming guide price expectations by 2.7 percentage points.
The average used LCV value at BCA across the full year remained steady at £8,060, equivalent to 104.8% of price guide expectations.
More than 9,300 unique buyers purchased LCVs at BCA during 2025, a significant 4.7% rise compared to the previous year and helping average values to rise by 2.8% year-on-year.
With intense competition for the best presented stock and the supply of vans under five years old still recovering from the pandemic downturn, BCA’s seven-day a week online LCV programme attracted record numbers of buyers over the past year.
According to the company, the LCV market remained very positive into December, reflecting the demand it has seen across the wholesale sector throughout 2025, and representing a significant improvement on the previous year.
Stuart Pearson, BCA COO UK said: “Year-on-year sales performance saw a significant uplift across every KPI as sales conversions, sold volumes, average values and speed of sale all improved in 2025.
“The early days of 2026 have seen momentum lift across the LCV remarketing sector and the demand accelerate.
“With the SMMT reporting that the new light commercial vehicle market declined by 10.3% in 2025, demand for used vans, pickups and commercial 4x4s is likely to remain strong in the weeks and months ahead.”
