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Stocktakes, stock audits and the stocking line, written for the people who have to sign them off.
1 October 2026 · 6 min read
Sold out of trust (SOOT): what it is and the risk to your dealership
A car funded on the stocking line is sold and the funder is not settled. Whether it is a slip or a habit, the funder calls it sold out of trust, and the consequences run from interest to losing the facility.
28 September 2026 · 6 min read
How to do a dealership stocktake in an hour
A practical method for counting a used and new car site quickly and accurately: prepare the list, walk the site once, reconcile as you go, sign off with evidence.
25 September 2026 · 7 min read
Stocking loan reconciliation explained
What a manufacturer or funder stocking statement is telling you, the four differences that matter, and how to agree it to your stock list and your ledger every month.
22 September 2026 · 5 min read
Sold not settled: the quiet cost on your stocking line
Why cars that have been sold keep appearing on the funder statement, what it costs, and the two controls that stop it.
18 September 2026 · 6 min read
What a manufacturer stock audit actually checks, and how to be ready for it
Field audits from manufacturers and stocking funders follow a pattern. Here is what they look for and what to have on file so the visit is short.
14 September 2026 · 5 min read
Workshop cars, demos and courtesy cars: why your stock check keeps finding "missing" vehicles
Most stocktake exceptions are not missing cars. They are cars that are somewhere legitimate that the stock list does not know about. Fix the registers and the exceptions disappear.
10 September 2026 · 5 min read
Why we read number plates on the phone, not in the cloud
Cloud plate-recognition services are accurate and cheap per scan, but the photos leave your business and the per-scan charge shapes how people use them. Here is why Forecourt reads plates on the device.