Entry Deadline: Friday 4 April 2025

Supplier Categories

You will find a full list of Supplier categories available to enter below.
To start your entry, simply select a category below, but you can add more categories to your basket on completion of the online entry form, should you wish to.

Don't forget to 'Save' your entry regularly as you go along.

Entries are free and must be submitted by Friday 4 April 2025.

Aftersales Product Provider of the Year

Open to all (non-insurance) aftersales product providers.

Aftersales Product Provider of the Year

Judges will be looking for (non-insurance) aftersales products providers who have launched innovative service/s and/ or cutting edge product/s between January and December 2024. 

  • All companies need to do is tell us in no more than 750 words what IT product/s or service/s they have introduced that have boosted the bottom lines of independent dealers and helped to improve processes and efficiencies.
  • Please provide example/s of the impact on independent dealers’ business.
  • Please provide example/s of the impact on independent dealers’ business.
  • Please submit financial results for pre-tax profits and turnover for two most recent financial years.
  • Upload any files that you wish to be considered in support of your entry. (press cuttings, examples of marketing and customer testimonials). Zip all files into a single archive.  
    NOTE: Finance information is confidential and will not be disclosed

Finance Provider of the Year

Open to finance companies providing specialist finance services to independent car dealers.

Finance Provider of the Year

Judges will be looking for finance providers who have launched innovative service/s and/ or cutting edge product/s between January and December 2024.

  • All companies need to do is tell us in no more than 750 words what finance product/s or service/s they have introduced that have boosted the bottom lines of independent dealers and helped to improve processes and efficiencies.
  • Please provide example/s of the impact on independent dealers’ business, reasons you should win, why you are better than your counterparts.
  • Please provide example/s of the impact on independent dealers’ business.
  • Please submit financial results for pre-tax profits and turnover for two most recent financial years.
  • Upload any files that you wish to be considered in support of your entry. (press cuttings, examples of marketing and customer testimonials). Zip all files into a single archive. 
    NOTE: Finance information is confidential and will not be disclosed

IT Innovation of the Year

Open to all IT providers providing specialist IT services to independent car dealers.

IT Innovation of the Year

Judges will be looking for IT providers who have launched innovative service/s and/ or cutting edge product/s between January and December 2024.

  • All companies need to do is tell us in no more than 750 words what IT product/s or service/s they have introduced that have boosted the bottom lines of independent dealers and helped to improve processes and efficiencies. Please provide example/s of the impact on independent dealers’ business.
  • Please provide example/s of the impact on independent dealers’ business.
  • Please submit financial results for pre-tax profits and turnover for two most recent financial years.
  • Upload any files that you wish to be considered in support of your entry. (press cuttings, examples of marketing and customer testimonials). Zip all files into a single archive. 
    NOTE: Finance information is confidential and will not be disclosed

Remarketing Company of the Year

Open to firms providing remarketing services to independent car dealers.

Remarketing Company of the Year

Judges will be looking for remarketing agencies who have launched innovative service/s and/or cutting edge product/s between January 2024 and December 2024.

  • All companies need to do is tell us in no more than 750 words what remarketing product/s or service/s they have introduced that have boosted the bottom lines of independent dealers and helped to improve processes and efficiencies.
  • Please provide example/s of the impact on independent dealers’ businesses.
  • Upload any files that you wish to be considered in support of your entry. (press cuttings, examples of marketing and customer testimonials). Zip all files into a single archive.
  • Please submit financial results for pre-tax profits and turnover for two most recent financial years.
    NOTE: Finance information is confidential and will not be disclosed

Supplier Investment Project of the Year

The Supplier Investment of the Year Award is open to suppliers who have made significant investment in their business over the past year to benefit independent dealers.

Supplier Investment Project of the Year

Judges will be looking suppliers who have made a significant investment in part of the business between January and December 2024.

  • All companies need to do is tell us in no more than 750 words what investment they have made that has boosted the bottom line for independent dealers and helped to improve processes and efficiencies.
  • Please provide example(s) of the impact on dealers’ business.

NOTE: Financial information is highly confidential and will not be discussed or disclosed outside of the judging process

Warranty/Added-Value Insurance Products Provider of the Year

Open to all warranty providers delivering coverage for powertrain and interior, plus paint and alloy wheel protection for independent car dealers.

Warranty/Added-Value Insurance Products Provider of the Year

Judges will be looking for warranty/added-value insurance products providers who have launched innovative service/s and/or cutting edge product/s between January 2024 and December 2024.

  • All companies need to do is tell us in more than 750 words what warranty/added-value insurance product/s or service/s they have introduced that have boosted the bottom lines of independent dealers and helped to improve processes and efficiencies.
  • Please provide example/s of the impact on independent dealers’ businesses.
  • Please submit financial results for pre-tax profits and turnover for two most recent financial years.
  • Upload any files that you wish to be considered in support of your entry. (press cuttings, examples of marketing and customer testimonials). Zip all files into a single archive.
    NOTE: Finance information is confidential and will not be disclosed