Adding a Vehicle into Stock
From the menu options on the left hand side select Vehicles > Stock Book and then Add a New Vehicle.
Enter the registration and Mileage of the vehicle. If applicable, select the relevant Specification and Valuation Lookups and click Lookup.
If you do not have a registration for the vehicle, or a vehicle lookup cannot be completed, click Enter Details Manually and manually select the vehicle details.
If a lookup has been completed, the vehicle details will then be displayed. To continue adding the vehicle, click Next and work through the following sections:
- Vehicle details – this will display the vehicle details from the Lookup.
- Specification – If you have selected to carry out a specification check, the standard spec and optional extras of the vehicle will be displayed. Tick any of the optional extras that the vehicle has.
- Valuations – If you selected to carry out a valuation check, this information will be displayed.
- Images – Add any images you would like to display on your vehicle advert.
- Advert details – Enter the vehicle description, advert price and select the advertisers where you would like the vehicle to be sent too. For more information on setting up feeds to online advertisers, click here.
Click Create Vehicle once complete. The vehicle will now be displayed on your Stock Book list.
Editing the Vehicle Details
Once the vehicle has been added into stock, select the relevant vehicle to open the Vehicle Record.
To edit any of the vehicle details, click Edit next to the make and model of the vehicle. Scroll down to amend further details such as the Technical information of the vehicle. Click Done once complete.
Editing the Advert Information
The advertising information can be entered or amended in the Overview and Advertising sections of the record.
Overview
Vehicle Record Suggestions – This section will provide useful suggestions as to how the vehicle record could be improved. For example, adding images, adding attention grabbers.
Important info – This will show an overview of all of the important advertising information such as advertisers, advert price, advert text etc. All of these can be amended in this section if applicable.
Vehicle Images – The images uploaded to the record will be displayed and these can be viewed, re-ordered and added.
Advertising
This section has several menu options to select from:
Overview – This will show you everywhere that vehicle has been ticked to advertise too, along with the attention grabbers, advertising text and advert price.
Images – Edit, re-order and add images.
Specification – If a Specification lookup has been completed, all standard and optional extras will be displayed. Optional extras can be manually added by clicking Add. A specification lookup can also be completed by clicking on Lookup.
Valuations – If a valuation check has been completed, the information will be displayed. Click Get Vehicle Valuation to carry out a valuation.
My Website – If you have a Dragon2000 hosted website, this section provides additional advertising details for your website only.
Auto Trader – If you have the Auto Trader advertising feed set up, this section allows you to enter further information specific to Auto Trader only. For example, Auto Trader Attention Grabbers and Top Features.
eBay – If you have the eBay advertising feed set up, this section allow you to enter further information specific to eBay only. For example, eBay title, subtitle, best offer etc.