Register to Buy with BCA

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Existing BCA buyers – change of account details


Please use this form to update BCA of any changes to your business details.


No Fee is payable if you already have a BCA Buyer account and are registering a change of business details.

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New Buyer Applications


Application Fee


If you proceed with this application, you will be liable to pay the application fee of £49.00 plus VAT for Motor Trade businesses, or £99.00 plus VAT for non-Motor Trade businesses (the Fee). To qualify as a Motor Trade business, your business must fall into at least one of the following categories:


·         motor dealer

·         motor auctioneer

·         salvage dealer

·         finance or insurance company

·         fleet operator

·         car buying service


If you are in any doubt about whether your business qualifies as a Motor Trade business, please contact Customer Services by email at applytobuy@bca.com or by phone on 0333 241 6891 and we will be happy to assist with your query.


Please note that BCA will not process your application until BCA has received payment of the Fee in cleared funds.


The Fee is non-refundable regardless of whether BCA accepts your application or rejects it.


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Thank you for your interest in applying for a BCA account to buy vehicles for your business.


First, please select the correct options below, so that we can advise on the documentation you will need to submit with your application.


Please note that information and documentation will be validated before opening your account, including confirming ID, credit checks and sanctions screening with third party and government agencies, where relevant.


Please ensure that this application is completed by the Business Proprietor (if you are a sole trader), Partner (if you are a partnership) or Director (if you are a limited company).




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Proof of ID

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Please provide both:
  • Valid Passport (in date and in the name of the individual completing the application)
AND
  • National ID card

Please provide both:
  • Valid Passport (in date and in the name of the individual completing the application)
AND
  • UK Driving Licence

If you do not have a UK driving licence,  please provide at least one of:


  • Biometric Residence Card
  • National Insurance Number

Please provide one of:
  • UK Driving Licence
  • UK Passport (in date and in the name of the individual completing the application)

Please provide one of:
  • UK Driving Licence
  • UK Passport (in date and in the name of the individual completing the application)








Proof of Personal Address

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Please provide one of the following documents evidencing your personal address, dated within the last 3 months is preferred but no older than 12 months.
  • Utility Bill: Gas / Electric / Water / Broadband
  • Council Tax Statement
Please provide one of the following documents evidencing your personal address, dated within the last 3 months is preferred but no older than 12 months.
  • Utility Bill: Gas / Electric / Water / Broadband
  • Council Tax Statement

Evidencing personal address.
Please provide your home address






Proof of Business Address

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Please provide a document evidencing your business premises,
dated within the last 3 months is preferred but no older than 12 months.
  • Utility Bill: Gas / Electric / Water / Broadband
  • Bank Statement


Evidencing business premises address.

Business documents

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Please provide a Business Bank Statement document.

Please provide a recent Bank Statement from the past 3 months that matches the Business / Trade or Individual Name.


You must pay the application Fee from this bank account. Failure to do so will result in your application being rejected; no refund is available for any Fee paid from a different bank account.


These bank details will be used as a basis to make repayments to your business for claims, refunds and settlements.


Please also provide a document evidencing you are in the motor trade e.g. Motor Trade Insurance, DVLA trade plate licence, invoice from other auction / vehicle remarketing company or your website. Failure to provide relevant proof will result in being charged the higher rate application fee.


If you do not hold Motor Trade Insurance you will need to arrange appropriate collection / delivery of vehicles purchased


If available

Business Details

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These bank details will be used as a basis to make repayments to your business for claims, refunds and settlements.

Trading Address







If you are not within the UK please advise your Country.



For invoicing purposes


Trading Information

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What type of vehicles are you interested in buying?
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Main Applicant Details

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Main Account Holder (must be Sole Proprietor, Director or Partner)




enter date in dd/mm/yyyy format or use the calendar date picker



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I would like to receive via email







As well as via
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Additional Buyer Details for Access to Online Sales






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As well as via
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Application Declaration

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By submitting this form:

  • you will be liable to pay the application Fee (£49.00 plus VAT for Motor Trade businesses or £99.00 plus VAT for non-Motor Trade businesses);
  • you acknowledge and agree that BCA will not process your application until BCA has received payment of the Fee in cleared funds;
  • the Fee is non-refundable regardless of whether BCA accepts your application or rejects it;
  • you are accepting the terms and conditions that apply when buying with BCA. These are published at https://www.bca.co.uk/legal/terms-conditions and comprise BCA’s Conditions of Entry and Sale, variations to these conditions including in relation to the BCA Buyer App, and the BCA Assured and Essential Checks,  together with the MyBCA Card terms and conditions; and
  • you acknowledge that BCA Buyer accounts are closed if no purchases are made on those accounts over a 12 month period. Applications to re-open accounts in such circumstances will attract the same application Fee as a new account.


You also agree that:


  • any named individual(s) nominated on this form for a BCA Trade Buyer Account card is/are authorised to enter into contracts for and on behalf of the company, business or individual registering for a BCA Trade Buyer Account on this form (the "Account Holder"); and
  • all purchases effected using a BCA Trade Buyer Account card will be deemed to have been made by the individual to whom such MyBCA Trade Buyer Account card was issued, and without exception all such purchases shall be valid and binding upon the Account Holder.

To prevent fraudulent activity, you must ensure all BCA username and passwords are kept secure and never disclosed to any third parties. Anyone who transacts on your own account with your login will be deemed to have authority to enter into a contract for and on behalf of the company, business or individual as Account Holder.


You warrant and undertake that, by registering as a Trade Buyer that you are not a 'consumer' for the purposes of the Consumer Rights Act 2015, or the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) regulations 2013 (which governs distance selling). All transactions between BCA and a Trade Buyer are business-to-business and are governed by non-consumer legislation. Further, you acknowledge and accept that:

  • you have no automatic right to a refund in respect of any vehicle you buy at auction;
  • a refund will only be given if BCA accepts your claim and on return by you of the relevant vehicle.

You accept that all vehicles are 'sold as seen' unless advised otherwise, and that, by bidding on a vehicle, you are deemed to have read and accepted the supplementary vehicle information provided in respect of that vehicle at the time of auction, subject to any catalogue changes announced by the auctioneer during any auction sale.


You acknowledge that BCA collect, store and process information about our customers under our privacy policy published at https://www.bca.co.uk/About-Us/Privacy-Policy/.


If you have any queries or questions regarding your Trade Buyer Application with BCA, please contact Customer Services on 0333 241 6891 or email applytobuy@bca.com.


Application Confirmation


I confirm that:

  • I have read and understood the above and I accept BCA’s terms; and
  • all the details in this application are true and correct and that I am the Business Proprietor (if a sole trader), Partner (if a partnership) or Director (if a company) at the business detailed in this application.