How Local Car Sales sources, catalogues, and maintains its vehicle listing data — and what that means for dealers and the public.
Last Updated: June 2026Local Car Sales is a publicly accessible search index of vehicle listings published by UK motor dealers on their own websites. We operate in a similar way to a search engine: we discover publicly available listing pages, catalogue the vehicle information they contain, and present that information in a searchable format.
We are not a car dealer, motor trade professional, finance broker, or auction platform. We do not hold, sell, or take any interest in any vehicle listed on this site. Any transaction is strictly between the buyer and the selling dealer.
Plain English: If a dealer publishes a car for sale on their website, it may appear here. We are a directory, not a dealership.
Local Car Sales catalogues vehicle listings that are publicly available — meaning they require no login, password, or subscription to view. Our automated systems periodically visit dealer websites and record the information visible on their publicly accessible listing pages, including:
We do not access systems behind login screens, scrape data subject to access controls, or reproduce content in a way that conflicts with a dealer's reasonable expectation of privacy. All catalogued information was publicly available at the time of indexing.
We index only what is already public. If a dealer publishes a vehicle listing on their website without restriction, that is a reasonable signal that they intend it to be found.
Listings are indexed periodically. This means the information shown on Local Car Sales may not always reflect the current status on the dealer's website. In particular:
We strongly encourage all users to verify the price, specification, and availability of any vehicle directly with the dealer before travelling to view it or making any financial commitment.
Important: Local Car Sales accepts no liability for loss arising from reliance on listing information. Always confirm details directly with the selling dealer.
We take our responsibility to maintain a clean, accurate, and legal index seriously. We operate an active content moderation programme that includes:
Our systems automatically scan indexed listings for content that may be illegal, offensive, or misleading. This includes hate speech, adult content, financial scam indicators, and prohibited goods. Flagged listings are placed in a moderation queue pending human review.
All automatically flagged listings are reviewed by our team before any action is taken. Where a listing is found to breach our standards, it is removed from public view. We maintain a full audit trail of all moderation decisions for accountability purposes.
Our moderation scan runs automatically on a nightly basis. Listings that were previously clean are re-scanned as our knowledge of bad actors develops.
If you believe a listing on Local Car Sales is illegal, fraudulent, or otherwise inappropriate, please contact us immediately at [email protected]. We investigate all reports and will act swiftly where a breach is confirmed.
We respect the right of any dealer to choose whether their listings appear in our index. If you are a dealer and wish to remove your listings from Local Car Sales, please contact us:
We will process opt-out requests within 5 working days. Once confirmed, your domain will be excluded from future indexing runs and existing listings will be removed.
Dealers who subscribe to CarDealerCMS can manage their marketplace visibility directly from their admin panel at any time.
We operate within the following legal and regulatory framework:
We do not claim ownership of any vehicle listing content. Copyright in listing descriptions and images remains with the originating dealer or their agents. Our index constitutes an independent database in which we hold separate database rights by virtue of substantial investment in obtaining and presenting the data.
We access only publicly available web pages with no authentication requirement. We do not circumvent any technical access controls, login systems, or terms of service that explicitly prohibit automated access.
Dealer contact details (business name, town, phone number) displayed on Local Car Sales are business data published publicly by the dealer themselves. We do not index or display personal residential addresses, personal email addresses, or any data relating to private individuals. See our Privacy Policy for full details.
Local Car Sales is an information service. We are not party to any transaction between a buyer and dealer, and we make no representations as to the roadworthiness, legal title, or fitness for purpose of any vehicle. Users should conduct their own due diligence before purchase.
We do not charge dealers to appear in our index. Featured listings and promoted positions are made available on a voluntary basis. Any commercial relationships are clearly disclosed.
Local Car Sales is committed to being a responsible and trustworthy search service. We will:
If you have any concerns about listings on Local Car Sales, or about how we operate, we want to hear from you. We would always rather fix a problem than ignore it.
Contact Us
Website Designer Derby (operating Local Car Sales via CarDealerCMS)
47 Western Drive, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7DP
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 0800 6444 199