CAP Platinum Windows offers enhanced used car and van values data

A staggering 380 per cent increase in used van valuation data and 35 per cent more pricing information for used cars makes CAP’s newly launched Platinum Windows the most comprehensive vehicle valuation tool in the market.

Covering 34,830 cars and 7,582 light commercial vehicles, CAP Platinum Windows has already won plaudits from customers, including top flight dealer group Pentagon which is already benefiting from close-to-100 per cent coverage of cars, from one month after registration, and 90 per cent of vans within three months of introduction.

The benefits of upgrading from the standard CAP Windows to the Platinum version include:

34,830 cars covered, compared with 26,176 in the standard CAP Windows system
204,738 car plate prices compared with 160,395
7,582 light commercial vehicles included, compared with 2,339
60,989 plate prices for vans, compared with 22,744
Inclusion of less popular light commercial vehicles
Specialist fuel vehicles
Special edition and short run vehicles
Valuations for older vehicles
LCV vehicle descriptions for models discontinued from 1987

The inclusion of nearly new vehicles, many from one month after registration, is a powerful risk management feature for businesses exposed to late plate vehicles, such as demonstrators and courtesy cars.

The enhanced vehicle coverage offered by CAP Platinum Windows builds on the industry-leading quality of the standard CAP for Windows platform which already provides the fastest and most flexible access to used vehicle values along with a range of additional features which include:

Vehicle appraisal functionality
Small fleet revaluation capability
Personalised report compilation
Tracking for user-defined baskets of vehicles

But it is the inclusion of so many additional nearly new valuations which led the 15-site Pentagon Group to upgrade immediately to CAP Platinum Windows, according to Group Purchase and Disposals Manager, Trevor Heathcote.

Mr Heathcote said: “We dispose of a significant number of late plate vehicles such as ex-rentals, courtesy cars and demonstrators and Platinum Windows solves the problem we used to face of having no independent pricing information source.

“As soon as I downloaded the update for Platinum Windows I was extremely impressed with the coverage of late plate vehicles and one of the biggest positives for us is the large amount of additional information on the LCV side.

“We have compared the CAP data with some of our own late plate transactions and I am also very impressed with the accuracy of the pricing information.

“It means I’m confident that now we have the right tool for the job, to protect us in our trading, and I would certainly recommend it to anyone with similar requirements for more comprehensive pricing information.”