SP88 / Auction buyer tools

Copart car assessment.
Before you bid.

Work out what an auction car could really cost. Build your repair budget, find your bid ceiling, then get a mechanic’s eyes on it before you commit.

Free to useNo account neededYour figures, clearly explained
Experience beats guessworkThe photos don’t tell the whole story.

Use the calculator to plan your budget. Request a paid SP88 assessment when you need help with repair scope, warning signs or whether further inspection is needed.

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01 / THE VEHICLE

Start with the car

Enter your own estimates, or load an example to see how it works.

Use a realistic resale value for this vehicle’s history, condition and write-off category, not an undamaged example’s asking price. No live valuation is retrieved.

02 / REPAIR BUDGET

What needs fixing?

Enter VAT-inclusive parts costs and estimated hours. Include outsourced work as a cost line.

A planning input, not an SP88 quotation.

Other costs could include storage, MOT, recovery, selling costs or additional tax allowances.

03 / AUCTION & COLLECTION

Include the costs around the bid

Enter all buyer, online bidding, collection and other auction fees including their VAT. Hammer-price VAT is separate: check the listing. Fees are held fixed in this calculator; verify them again at your calculated bid ceiling. No automatic Copart fee feed is connected. Check current charges directly with the auction before bidding.

Buying from a dealer or private seller? Explore SP88 pre-purchase inspections. · Build a repair job

Before you bid / Ask a mechanic

Want Shannon
to take a look?

Request a paid assessment from SP88. Share the listing and what’s worrying you so we can confirm what can be reviewed and quote the fee.

How it works

1. Send the vehicle and auction details.
2. SP88 confirms scope, availability and price.
3. Agree the assessment before booking.

A remote listing review cannot confirm hidden mechanical or structural condition. An on-site inspection depends on the vehicle’s location, auction access and availability. No visit or deadline is guaranteed by submitting an enquiry.

Your details stay in this page until you choose to email them. This opens your email app with a prepared enquiry to info@sp88.co.uk; it does not submit a booking or take payment.

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Figures are not stored on a server. Refreshing this page clears your entries. Do not include payment details in an enquiry.

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