Punter-friendly Car Auctions?

[Zad]

I'm on the lookout for a car for my dad, preferably a Mondeo estate with the 2.5T engine and good trim level. Now, these are pretty rare beasts, although a bit more common in hatchback spec. Many of the ones I have seen advertised are clearly ex-fleet, so it struck me that cutting out the middle man might save a few grand, with the potential benefit of being direct from a fleet with a service history and fewer unknowns, with the obvious caveats of auctions about warranty, insurance, auction fees etc.

Car auctions seem to vary wildly with regards to public accessibility. It used to be the case that most of them published all their sales lists, but various ones went subscription in an attempt to make it dealer only. Its well over 10 years since I have been to a car auction myself, so I was wondering if anyone knew which of the Yorkshire region car auctions were punter friendly?

Muchas grassyarse etc...

[Zad]

Cheers. The advice is certainly appreciated. I'm a pretty cynical sort, especially around car sales, so want to make sure I know the gotchas before I consider buying from one. They just seemed a likely place to source a Mondeo 2.5T , given that people generally want smaller cars, and/or diesels, or else they are looking for something flashier and preferably German.

[Zad]

Thanks for those chaps! I will sign up to Mannheim (who are just down the road, handily enough) and will bookmark the Morley one. Its possible nothing may come of it, but it will be nice to see what's moving through the trade, and I'm just interested in the whole industry really. Cheers!