December 2025 used LCV market 11% ahead of previous December – BCA

Used light commercial vehicles (LCV) continued to sell strongly at BCA during December 2025, with values averaging £8,029 across the month, down by £126 compared to November but 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%.

The average used LCV value at BCA across the full year remained steady at £8,060, equivalent to 104.8% of price guide expectations.

Over 9,300 unique buyers purchased LCVs at BCA during 2025, a significant 4.7% rise compared to the previous year and helped average values to rise by 2.8% year-on-year.

Stuart Pearson, COO of BCA UK, said: “The LCV market remained very positive into December, reflecting the demand we have seen across the wholesale sector throughout 2025, and representing a significant improvement on the previous year.

“With intense competition for the best presented stock and the supply of vans under five years old still recovering from the pandemic downturn, our 7-day a week online LCV programme attracted record numbers of buyers over the past year.

“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.