The headline news on 23^rd October £127,000 paid for a year old McLaren MP4-12C and a more significant £62,400 for a 6-month old Jaguar F-Type V8S on its second or third auction appearance.

So no ‘overs’ there, and confirmation of the thinking that the F-Type was originally priced as high as it could be.

At the other end of the scale I counted four cars sold for £150 each and a respectable 10-year-old 165k-mile Primera sent on its way for £175.

Massive mileages and potential for trouble mean than most of the trade won’t waste its time with these motors.

But for saleable late model cars, for October, prices were generally very strong.

BCA now helpfully provided traders with marked up catalogues showing original list price, retail value, CAP clean price, average condition trade price and below average trade price.

And most cars worth buying were selling for around the average trade price.

A 60k mile 07 Range Rover TDV8 Vogue was nearly £1,000 over CAP clean at £20,700. So was a rare 37k mile 09 7-seater Jeep Commander Limited at £13,500 and a 45k miles 2008/58 VW Touareg 3.9V6TDI Altitude at £16,300, making the point that at this time of year demand for 4x4s goes up and prices naturally follow.

Contradicting this, a 37k mile 2010/60 BMW X6 30D was slightly under CAP clean but still above average at £25,600. A 16k mile 2011/61 Subaru Legacy 2.0ES Nav Lineartronic was £1,100 under ‘below average’ at £11,500. A 14k mile 2011/61 Subaru Forester 2.0XS was £200 under ‘below average’ at £14,800s. And a 100k mile 07 Mercedes R320CSI SE 4-Matic with a tow hook was £575 under ‘below average’ at £6,300, but at 100k miles trouble was probably about to start.

Potential taxis also sell well at this time of year and a 64k mile 08 Mondeo 2.0TDCI Zetec automatic made a resounding £5,400, £450 over CAP Clean.

Four BMW M3 V8s in the sale either sold for CAP clean or didn’t sell at all

This time, to make searching the lists easier, I’ve put everything in one list.

That’s CC Trade, UK CGR and Porsche Retail.

(As usual, ‘s’ means sold. ‘p’ means top provisional bid, ‘pc’ means provisional, but close. ‘n/s’ means not sold. ‘n/w’ means miles not warranted. ‘MNW’ means unknown mileage. ‘dmg’ means damaged. D/R means damaged and repaired. ‘fl’ means facelift. ‘H/T’ means hardtop. ‘imp’ means unofficial import. Extras like ‘lthr’ and ‘nav’ are specified when they are not standard.)

Alfa Romeo 156 2.0TS Lusso, 2001/51, 94k miles £300s

Audi A3 Sportback 1.6FSI Sport, 06 reg, 72k miles £4,050s

Audi A3 Sportback 2.0TFSI S-line, 2006/56, 52k miles £6,300s

Audi TTS 2.0TFSI quattro coupe, 09 reg, 34k miles £17,000s

Audi A5 3.2FSI cabrio Multitronic, 08 reg, 40k miles £12,100s

Audi S4 3.0V6 TFSI quattro S-tronic, 11 reg, 8k miles £24,100s

Audi A5 3.0TDI quattro cabrio s-tronic, 08 reg, 40k miles £12,100s

Audi A6 2.0TDI SE Multitronic, 2006/56, 116k miles £4,800s

Audi A6 Avant 3.0TDI 233 SE auto, 2007/57, 58k miles £9,600s

Audi A6 2.0TDIE 136 SE Multitronic, 09 reg, 58k miles £10,400s

Audi Q7 3.0V6TDI Quattro Limited Ed, 2007/57, 51k miles, £16,400s

BMW 320D 150 ES Touring, 04 reg, 130k miles £1,975s

BMW 320iSE E93 cabrio, man, 08 reg, 33k miles £11,000s

BMW 335i M Sport E92 coupe, auto, 2008/58, 50k miles £12,500s

BMW 325D SE E92 coupe, auto, lthr, 2009/59, 45k miles £12,900s

BMW 330D 245 E92 M Spt coupe auto, 2009/59, 47k miles £14,400s

BMW 330D M Sport auto, lthr, nav, 2009/59, 42k miles £15,800s

BMW 320D Sport Plus auto, 2011/61, 19k miles £13,100p

BMW M3 V8 man, nav, 2007/57, 48k miles £20,600s

BMW M3 V8 man, nav, 08 reg, 51k miles £18,800p

BMW M3 V8 DCT, nav, 08 reg, 43k miles £20,700s

BMW M3 V8 DCT, nav, 09 reg, 26k miles £23,400p

BMW 530D M-Sport Touring auto, nav, 06 reg, 156k miles £5,400s

BMW 520D F10 M-Sport auto, 2011/61, 11k miles £22,000

BMW X3 3.0 xDrive SE auto, nav, 2012/61, 10k miles £31,800s

BMW X5 3.0D Sport auto, pan roof, 06 reg, 87k miles £9,100s

BMW X6 3.0D 245 auto, lthr, 2010/60, 37k miles £25,600s

BMW X6 4.0D auto, lthr, nav, 2010/60, 14k miles £32,600s

Citroen C2 1.6VTS, 2006/56, 78k miles £1,350s

Citroen C3 Pluriel 1.6 Sensodrive, 04 reg, 48k miles £625s

Ferrari F355 Berlinetta F1, 1999T, 27k miles £37,500p

FIAT 500 1.2 Lounge, 10 reg, 14k miles £6,600s

Ford KA 1.2 Studio, 10 reg, 28k miles £3,650s

Ford Fiesta 1.3 Finesse 3-dr, 2000V, 43k miles £275s

Ford Fiesta 1.4 Ghia Durashift, 2003/53, 84k miles 900s

Ford Fiesta 1.25 Style Climate 5-dr, 07 reg, 45k miles £2,550s

Ford Fiesta 1.25 82 Zetec 3-dr, 2008/58, 41k miles £4,850s

Ford Fiesta 1.25 82 Zetec 3-dr, 2008/58, 29k miles £5,550s

Ford Fiesta 1.4 Zetec auto 5-dr, 09 reg, 30k miles £6,150s

Ford Mondeo 2.0TDCI 130 Ghia estate, 2005/54, 90k miles £900s

Ford Mondeo 2.0TDCI 140 Zetec estate, 08 reg, 115k miles £2,400s

Ford Mondeo IV 2.0TDCI Zetec auto, 08 reg, 64k miles £5.400s

Honda Civic 1.4SE 5-dr auto, s/r, a/c, 2002/51, 57k miles £850s

Honda Civic 1.8I-VTEC ES, 07 reg, 66k miles £3,800s

Honda CR-V 2.0 I-VTEC ES, 07 reg, 35k miles £7,850s

Hyundai Coupe 2.0iSE, 03 reg, 54k miles £800s

Hyundai ix35 2.0 CRDI Style 2WD, 2010/60, 17k miles £11,200s

Hyundai Santa Fe 2.2CRTD CDX auto, 08 reg, 58k miles £8,500s

Jaguar XF 3.0D V6 240 Luxury, nav, 2009/59, 85k miles £9,700s

Jaguar F-Type V8S, 13 reg, 2,637 miles £62,400s

Jeep Commander 3.0CRD Limited, 09 reg, 37k miles £13,500s

KIA cee’d 1.4, alloys, a/c, 11 reg, 14k miles £5,600s

KIA Carens 2.0i GS 5-seat, 2007/57, 51k miles £1,800s

KIA Sportage 2 1.7CRDI, s/r, 2012/62, 6k miles £16,300s

LR Freelander 2.2TD4 HSE, nav, 08 reg, 42k miles £14,400s

LR Discovery II 2.5ES Prem 7-st auto, 04 reg, 104k miles £4,950s

LR Discovery 3 2.7TDV6 SE auto, 2007/56, 87 miles £10,500s

Lexus IS F 5.0 V8, lthr, nav, 2008/58, 18k miles £20,200s

Lexus RX300 SE auto, lthr, 2003/53, 92k miles £3,300s

Lexus RX450h SE-I, nav, lthr, 10 reg, 21k miles £24,900s

Maserati Quattroporte 4.7V8, 2010/59, 22k miles £40,200s

Mazda 2 1.5 Sport, 08 reg, 63k miles £3,500s

Mazda 3 1.6 Takara, 2008/58, 53k miles £4,100s

McClaren MP4-12C, carbon black, 2012/62, 6,724 miles £127,000s

MB B200CDI SE CVT auto, 08 reg, 37k miles £7,600s

MB CLC 220CDI Sport auto, 10 reg, 24k miles £11,000s

MB C220CDI Sport estate auto, 2008/58, 50k miles £12,400s

MB E350CDI Sport auto, 2010/59, 30k miles £16,100s

MB E350CDI Sport Conv auto, 10 reg, 41k miles £19,600s

MB E350CGI Sport Conv auto, 11 reg, 9k miles £24,800p

MB SL350 272, nav, 2006/56, 66k miles £13,200s

MB R320CDI SE 6 seat auto, 07 reg, 100k miles £6,300s

MB CL63 AMG 518PS, 08 reg, 53k miles £25,600s

MINI Cooper 1.6S, lthr, 2002/52, 89k miles £2,350s

MINI Cooper 1.6 convertible auto, 2009/59, 10k miles £8,200s

MINI Clubman Cooper 1.6D, lthr, 10 reg, 59k miles £7,300s

Mitsubishi Outlander II 2.2 D Juro aut, 2010/60, 32k miles £13,500s

Nissan Note 1.4 Acenta, 2007/57, 46k miles £2,800s

Nissan Note 1.6 N-TEC+ auto, 2012/61, 19k miles £7,050s

Nissan Primera 2.0SE, 2003/53, 165k miles £175s

Nissan Qashqai 2.0 Tekna CVT auto, 07 reg, 48k miles £6,650s

Nissan Qashqai +2 1.6 N-TEC, nav, 10 reg, 28k miles £10,700s

Nissan Murano 3.5V6S CVT, 10 reg, 23k miles £12,800s

Nissan 350Z, lthr, 2004/54, 63k miles £5,700s

Nissan GT-R 3.8 Black Edition, 2010/60 reg, 25k miles £38,800s

Peugeot 106 1.1 independence 3-dr, 02 reg, 149k miles £150s

Peugeot 207 1.4S 3-dr, 2009/59, 20k miles £3,950s

Peugeot 207 1.6THP 150 Sport XS, 08 reg, 33k miles £4,250s

Peugeot 407 SW 2.0HDI 136 SE, 2006/56, 76k miles £1,700p

Porsche Boxster 3.2S, 2000X, 74k miles £5,400s

Porsche Boxster 3.2S, 2005/54, 24k miles £13,000s

Porsche Boxster 2.7 245 auto, 07 reg, 43k miles £12,400s

Porsche 911 996 3.6 C4 cabrio, 1999, 70k miles £12,200s

Porsche 911 3.6 996 C4S auto cabrio, 03 reg, 43k miles £15,400p

Porsche 911 3.6 996 Carrera 4S, 05 reg, 25k miles £20,200s

Porsche 911 3.8 997 Carrera S cab, 06 reg, 83k miles £18,500p

Porsche 911 3.6 997 Carrera coupe, 06 reg, 63k miles £19,600s

Porsche 911 3.8 997 Carrera S coupe, 07 reg, 55k miles £23,000p

Porsche 911 997 3.6 Turbo cabrio auto, 2008/58, 19k miles £48,400p

Porsche Cayenne 4.5 Turbo S, 06 reg, 51k miles £13,900s

Range Rover Sport 2.7TDV6 SE auto, 2006/56, 33k miles £15,300p

Range Rover Sport 4.2C8 S/C HSE auto, 08 reg, 42k miles 17,200p

Range Rover Sport 3.0TDV6 HSE auto, 10 reg, 73k miles £25,600s

Range Rover Sport 3.0TDV6 HSE auto, 10 reg, 45k miles £33,100s

Range Rover 4.4iV8 Vogue auto, 04 reg, 55k miles £8,000s

Range Rover 3.6TDV8 Vogue SE, 07 reg, 69k miles £20,700s

Range Rover 3.6TDV8 Vogue SE, 2008/58, 56k miles £23,900s

Range Rover 3.6TDV8 Autobiog, 2009/58, 30k miles £30,000s

Renault Clio 1.4RT Champs Elysee, 1997R, 107k miles £150s

SEAT Ibiza 1.4S 5-dr, a/c, 2003/53, 85k miles £975s

SEAT Leon 2.0TDI CR 170 FR DSG, 10 reg, 22k miles £9,300s

Subaru Legacy 2.0ES estate Linear, 2011/61, 16k miles £11,500s

Subaru Forester 2.0XS auto, lthr, 2011/61, 14k miles £14,800s

Suzuki Swift 1.0GLS 3-dr, 2002/51, 86k miles £150s

Suzuki Splash 1.2GLS, a/c, 2008/58, 28k miles £4,850s

Toyota Yaris 1.4 D-4D T3 3-dr, 04 reg, 110k miles £1,300s

Toyota RAV-4 2.0 D-4D XT5, 2005/55, 167k miles £2,650s

Toyota Land Cruiser 2.0D-4D LC4, 2005/54, 77k miles £10,300s

Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 16v Club 3-dr, 2001, 183k miles £150s

Vauxhall Tigra 1.4 16v, 2004/54, 59k miles £1,600s

Vauxhall Astra 1.6SXI 16v, 03 reg, 83k miles, £600s

Vauxhall Vectra 2.2i Design, 2005/55, 83k miles £950s

VW Polo 1.4SE 75 5-dr, 02 reg, 100k miles £700s

VW Polo 1.2E 55 3-dr, 03 reg, 104k miles £500s

VW Golf 1.9TDI 105 Match 5-dr, 07 reg, 68k miles £5,000s

VW Golf 2.0TFSI GTI 5-dr, lthr, 2006/56, 68k miles £6,550s

VW Scirocco 2.0TSI GT man, 2009/59, 30k miles £10,500s

VW Scirocco 2.0TDI 140 GT DSG, 10 reg, 37k miles £12,100s

VW Eos 2.0TDI Tech Exc DSG, 2011/61, 11k miles £16,900p

VW Passat 2.0TDI CR 140 Sport, 08 reg, 47k miles £6,200s

VW Touran 1.9TDI 105 SE, 09 reg, 38k miles £8,500s

VW Tiguan 2.0TDI 140S 4Motion, 2010/60, 96k miles £8,500s

VW Touareg 2.5TDI SE auto, lthr, 2005/55, 46k miles £7,550s

VW Touareg 3.0V6 TDI Altitude auto, 2008/58, 45k miles £16,300s

Volvo XC70 D5 185 SE Sport man, 06 reg, 77k miles £6,700s

The new dedicated sale day for light commercial vehicles at BCA Glasgow is proving popular with customers. The new Friday LCV sale kicked off in September and is offering a wide selection of LCVs and attracting large numbers of buyers to BCA’s centre in Royston Road. Up to 200 vehicles are offered each Friday from 10.00 am with a range of Blue Chip sellers including UKCGR, Lex Autolease, Black Horse, Arnold Clark Contract Hire, Royal Mail, Police and local authorities regularly offering stock.

To view the full new Lex Autolease sales programme click on Lex Autolease

As always the best way to look for a specific car coming up at a BCA auction or to pre-check a day’s sale is to visit Auctionview  If you are a BCA account holder this service also now gives composite price information (average auction price, CAP and Glass’s) and now allows you to buy a selection of cars directly on-line. Main British Car Auctions Website at BCA Website

Please Note BCA Now Charges All Private Buyers a £23.50 VCA New Keeper Transfer Fee. On behalf of the vendors, BCA is required to notify DVLA via the V5C of changes of ownership.

BCA Peterborough stages Motorbike sales on the last Friday of each month, with high volume Super Sales featuring ‘bikes from Black Horse every two months.  (Next Super Sale on 25th June).   Sales start at 1pm and all are welcome to attend.   There is secure motorcycle parking on the day and an expert and enthusiastic Sales Team on hand to answer questions.  Viewing is on the morning of the sale and BCA can arrange transport to anywhere in the UK. Full catalogue details and a picture of every motorbike entered for the sale will be available online in advance through BCA’s exclusive Commercial Auction View service (http://www.commercialauctionview.co.uk ).

For future police sales at West Oxfordshire Motor Auctions. Visit WOMA , click on ‘stocklist’, then click on search, or use the faxback on 0906 3080 953 at 60p per minute. Sales are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5.30pm.

Brightwells HUGE WEEKLY 4x4 SALE takes place every Tuesday at Easter’s Court on the A49 by-pass, Leominster, Herefordshire, start time 11.00am, phone: 01568 611325, website: Brightwells 

Last year Motorpoint launched auction4cars - an online fee-free alternative to the traditional car auction. It currently sells over 400 cars a week, mostly taken in part-exchange, from its four collection points - Burnley, Derby, Newport and Peterborough. For more information visit Auction4Cars

For Manheim auctions click on: Manheim