
How does the Stocking Plan work?
Does NextGear Capital fund VRT?
Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) is payable on any vehicle purchased in the UK that is then imported into Ireland. Although the vehicle is assessed as soon as it enters Ireland, if you have a TAN number the VRT isn’t payable until you sell the vehicle.
All NextGear Capital dealers must have a TAN registration number to purchase vehicles in the UK using a dual currency stocking facility. Therefore we do not fund VRT as this is payable once you have sold the vehicle and it is no longer on your Stocking Plan.
How does a dual currency facility work?
If you apply for a NextGear Capital Stocking Plan of €150,000 or more, you may be able to take advantage of our dual currency facility, which allows you to buy vehicles using Euros or GBP.
Your overall Stocking Plan limit will be approved in Euros, but you can choose to allocate a proportion of it to be used as GBP.
Having a dual currency Stocking Plan means you can take advantage of our network of UK auction partners, buying directly from approved sources in GBP.
Please note, in order to purchase vehicles from UK approved sources with a GBP Stocking Plan you will need to be TAN registered and have a UK-based sterling current account (i.e. capable of making and receiving UK interbank payments in GBP)
If you are purchasing vehicle in the UK using a dual currency Stocking Plan, disbursements will be paid to the auction gross of UK VAT and this amount will be taken from your account by Direct Debit at the end of the plan or when the vehicle is settled. It will be your responsibility to reclaim this VAT from HMRC.
In the case of VAT qualifying vehicles NextGear Capital will fund the net hammer price of the vehicle subject to proof of export which will be obtained at your first audit.
What are Disbursements and how are they paid?
In addition to the cost of the vehicle when sold (known as the 'hammer price') most auction houses charge fees on top - such as buyer fees, inspection charges, transport, and VAT on services. We refer to these costs as 'disbursements'. When NextGear Capital pays an auction house for a vehicle you have bought on our behalf, the full invoice amount is paid. This covers 100% of the hammer price and any disbursements.
We take these disbursements from your bank account by Direct Debit, once the vehicle is settled off your Stocking Plan. As part of the BACS submitter rules, payments should not be amalgamated and must allow the customer to identify each vehicle the payment relates to separately.
This means that if you purchase several vehicles on a single sale day, you will only see the disbursement Direct Debits for each vehicle listed on your bank account once each vehicle has been settled. For example, four vehicles each with three disbursement amounts will generate 12 separate Direct Debits, one for each disbursement amount, but these will only be debited once each vehicle has been settled off your Stocking Plan.
We appreciate that seeing a number of Direct Debits due to these rules can be a surprise at first, but it is something NextGear Capital is required to do, and we are working on ways to streamline this going forward. If you have any queries about the Direct Debits being taken from your bank account, please call our Customer Service Team on 0353 818 000 092
What is APR?
NextGear Capital operates on a fee-paying basis, so because you’re not borrowing money in the same way as a traditional loan, there is no APR. You become an authorised buyer for us and we retain title to the vehicle while you sell it. You simply pay to use the service and you can calculate in advance how much it will cost to stock a vehicle for a period of time.
How does the product work for auction houses and wholesalers?
- Dealers become approved buyers with a rolling Stocking Plan limit and buy stock on behalf of NextGear Capital who retain title of the vehicle
- Dealers can select vehicles to buy at partner auctions or online just as they do now
- Partner auctions or wholesalers invoice NextGear Capital for eligible dealer purchases when dealers elect to acquire vehicles on their NextGear Capital Stocking Plan
- NextGear Capital will fund the vehicle hammer price and eligible fees such as delivery and indemnity fees
- Make sales easier and faster - you'll receive payment within three working days
- This guaranteed payment from NextGear Capital helps improve cash flow for auction houses or wholesalers and their customers
How does the product work for dealers?
It’s simple!
- You become an approved buyer and buy stock on behalf of NextGear Capital who retain title of the vehicle
- You have a rolling stock plan limit set at an agreed amount above £30,000 for private and trade purchases
- You can select vehicles at partner auctions or online, just as you do now. These are Auction Source purchases
- You can also add trade purchases and part exchange vehicles. These are Trade Source purchases
- A vehicle can be held in stock for up to 150 days*
- Interim payments will be required after 45 days, 75 days and 105 days
- A daily holding charge applies throughout the holding period
- Fixed fees are payable at the start of the holding period and on the interim payment dates
- Fixed fees are paid at the end of each period or on the sale of the vehicle
- The plan could release your cashflow and provides a speedy, efficient, end to end process
- Gives you greater buying/selling power
- What this really means is that you can buy more of the kind of vehicles that you know will sell well, upgrade the models you’re selling to include some more expensive/newer vehicles, or if you’re keen to expand your market to include LCVs, this could be a great opportunity too
*Franchised dealer plan only. Independent dealer plan maximum stocking time is 120 days.