Product Overview
The industry standard CAP code is key to the online publishing of comprehensive vehicle information. Many leading motor-related websites are populated with CAP used values and New Vehicle data. Online retail car-related portals powered by CAP codes and data offer the customer a smooth, reliable and powerful information source enabling them to drive traffic and deliver real results.
Used Vehicle Valuation Data
Forecast used vehicle valuations
SMR - Service, Maintenance and Repair
New Vehicle Data
Used Vehicle Valuation Data
CAP used valuation data for cars, vans, trucks and motorcycles is widely recognised as the most authoritative wheeled asset risk management benchmarking tool in the finance sector. From personal lenders to major fleet funders, the use of CAP valuation data ensures transparency of risk and better business decision making.
Black Book (Platinum) current used values for cars contains up to 5,429,664 valuations for 37,980 derivatives up to23 years old, with adjustments for plate, mileage and condition. Published values reflect research based on 1.1 Million pieces of annual real world transactional data, underpinned by interpretive expertise and rigorous quality assurance processes.
Red Book covers 13,624 light and 23,028 heavy commercial vehicle derivatives, including motor caravans and trailers. Research is underpinned by actual transactional data and robust analytical processes to ensure Red Book retains its integrity as the recognised industry benchmark guide to today’s used truck and van values.
Green Book is widely respected as the benchmark used values guide to motorcycle prices. Covering 3,315 motorcycles, mopeds and scooters Green Book is an essential risk management tool for any organisation exposed to risk on bike values.
Grey Book is the only current used values guide to grey imports - cars unofficially imported into the UK. Covering the 241 key models most commonly imported it is a useful companion to Black Book for those requiring benchmark values for all the key Japanese import vehicles currently traded in the UK.
Forecast used vehicle valuations
CAP Monitor is the industry benchmark for forecast used values, covering cars, trucks, vans and motorcycles. Future residual values are published for 19,459 cars, up to 7 years ahead, providing transparency on asset risk at any point going forward. Monitor forecast data is based on a proven systematic model, underpinned by robust and transparent processes along with essential interpretive industry expertise. Commercial Vehicle Monitor forecasts truck and van values for all relevant models and derivatives in the UK market up to 7 years ahead. Monitor for motorcycles is the ideal tool for lenders needing to benchmark their risk position on writing two-wheel business.
The future residual values of today’s second hand vehicles are also available via a parallel range of Used Monitor data sets covering cars, trucks, vans and motorcycles.
SMR - Service, Maintenance and Repair
Designed for use in conjunction with the Monitor forecasting tool, SMR reveals the service, maintenance and repair costs for the bulk of new cars and light commercial vehicles on the road today. SMR offers the key components of day to day running costs such as servicing, tyres, brakes and other elements, based on researched average discount rates and variations in franchise. When combined with Monitor, SMR offers a comprehensive view of future vehicle ownership costs.
New Vehicle Data
CAP New Vehicle Data is the unrivalled source of technical and specification information to all areas of the UK automotive sector. Updated daily, CAP NVD brings customers around 34,000 new items of information on cars, plus a further 7,000 pieces of new van data every week. The live database continually reflects changes in new vehicle pricing, new model introductions, discontinued models and changes to options, option combinations, standard equipment, colour and trim. CAP NVD is also proven to be the most up to date information source of its kind, with industry-leading low error rates.
