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What’s the most effective way to search for vehicles?

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3.1 What’s the most effective way to search for vehicles?

Are you looking for a specific car? Or a range of different cars that suit your client base or car business? You can use different search options to look for cars.

There are three ways to find the vehicle you’re looking for:

1.  Quick search
Do a quick search from the home page, by selecting a handful of criteria. Click the 'Search' button and you’re on your way. The amount of criteria is limited here. So if you want to do a more detailed search, pick option 2.

2.  Advanced search
Click on 'Find cars' and use the most appropriate search criteria: the make, model, fuel type, price range or perhaps the type of auction … You decide. Plus, you can log in and save the search filter to make everything even quicker and easier next time around.

3.  Auction overview
You can also filter results from the 'Auctions' page. Set your filters on the left-hand side of the screen and you’ll find the vehicle you’re looking for quickly and easily. You can also save these searches for later.


Here are some special tips you can keep an eye out for:

Email notifications
You can ask the system to notify you whenever vehicles matching your saved searches appear on the website. There’s no need to browse through the 4,000 vehicles on offer every day. You just need to relax and wait. To receive email notification, follow the following steps:

1. Log in to 'My account'.
2. Click ‘Settings’ then ‘Notifications’. 
3. Tick the box to ‘Authorise receiving emails based on my Saved Searches criteria’.

Mobile app (Continental European customers only)
The OPENLANE mobile app allows you to find cars, manage your bids and remain informed about the most important auction events. Click here to read how to use the app and get the most out of it.

Still having trouble? Don’t hesitate to contact us. We are here to help!



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