Although the site was neck and neck with Manheim's Haydock centre in the week before Christmas, in the end it was the team at Gloucester that claimed victory, with total sales of 1,691 commercial vehicles compared with 1,523 at Haydock.

James Davis, general manager, commercial vehicles, Manheim Remarketing, said: 'The competitive rivalry is great to see in our business and reflects the passion of our people.'

Manheim Auctions, Gloucester usually offers around 400 vans for auction every Thursday. Regular vendors include ALD Automotive, Arval, BT Fleet, FGA Contracts, GE Fleet, Hitachi Capital, Inchcape Fleet Solutions, LeasePlan, Lex Autolease, Masterlease, Northgate, Peugeot and Royal Mail.

Manheim Auctions, Haydock typically offers around 300 vans for auction every Tuesday. Vendors include Barclays Asset Finance, BT Fleet, GE Fleet, Hitachi Capital, Inchcape Fleet Solutions, Lombard, Northgate, Royal Mail and Toyota Financial Services.