BCA sold more than 100,000 vehicles online in 2010 with the majority selling on its Live Online service.

In Europe, a further 89,000 units were transacted online by BCA, meaning the company is approaching 200,000 annual online sales.

BCA’s remarketing director D’Vidis Jacobs said: “Online sales in the remarketing sector gained some real traction in 2010 and have become an integral part of the sales programme for most volume sellers at BCA.

“The fact that nearly one in every five vehicles sold by BCA last year was purchased, processed and paid for online is significant indeed.”