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FleetMKT launches online marketplace to simplify commercial vehicle sales

Charlie Barre set out to create a marketplace built specifically around the needs of the commercial vehicle industry.

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FleetMKT, an online marketplace for commercial vehicles, plant machinery, and fleet assets, has launched with the aim of simplifying how businesses buy and sell commercial vehicles across the UK.

Founded by Charlie Barre (pictured), former Meynell Plant Hire fleet manager, FleetMKT was developed following his experience managing commercial vehicles and plant equipment.

Having experienced first-hand the challenges of buying, selling and remarketing commercial assets, Barre said he set out to create a marketplace built specifically around the needs of the commercial vehicle industry.

FleetMKT focuses on commercial vehicles and plant machinery, including vans, HGVs, trucks, buses, trailers and plant equipment.

The platform was designed to serve fleet operators, commercial vehicle dealers, plant hire businesses, sole traders, owner-drivers and independent buyers through a dedicated online auction marketplace.

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Buyers can browse listings, with no registration fees, viewing fees or bidding charges. They only pay if they successfully purchase a vehicle.

For sellers, FleetMKT operates a simple fixed-fee pricing structure.

Vans and plant machinery selling for up to £2,495 are charged at £125 plus VAT, plant machinery selling for £2,500 or more is charged at £175 plus VAT; while HGVs are charged at £225 plus VAT.

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There are no listing fees, monthly subscriptions, with seller fees only payable once a vehicle has successfully sold.

Vehicles also remain on the seller’s premises throughout the auction process until a sale has been agreed, to help businesses avoid unnecessary transport costs and operational disruption while allowing vehicles and equipment to remain in use until collection has been arranged.

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Barre said: “Having managed commercial vehicles and plant equipment for many years, I understood the challenges that businesses face when it comes to buying and selling assets.

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“Too often the process felt more complicated than it needed to be, with unnecessary fees, platforms that weren’t designed around commercial vehicles and very little flexibility for smaller operators.

“FleetMKT has been built from that experience.

“We wanted to create a dedicated marketplace that reflects the way the commercial vehicle industry actually works.

“Whether you’re disposing of an entire fleet, selling a single excavator or looking to buy your first van, the process should be straightforward, transparent and accessible.”

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FleetMKT is now open for listings from fleet operators, commercial vehicle dealers, plant hire companies, local authorities, businesses and independent sellers across the UK.

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