Question 1

What is a Dealer Management System (DMS)?

Accepted Answer

A DMS lets a car dealer manage stock, costing, invoicing, advertising and customer enquiries from one place. DealerGate is an all-in-one DMS built for UK independent dealers.

Question 2

What does DealerGate do?

Accepted Answer

DealerGate handles stock management, multi-channel broadcasting to AutoTrader and eBay, margin VAT invoicing, e-signatures, in-house warranty management, AI chatbot, vehicle photo processing, and bespoke dealer websites — all from one dashboard.

Question 3

How quickly can I get started with DealerGate?

Accepted Answer

DealerGate can import your existing stock and have your account live within 24 hours of signing up.

Question 4

How much does DealerGate cost?

Accepted Answer

DealerGate has three plans. The Essentials is £79 to £99 per month and includes a responsive mobile-first dealer website, unlimited pages, live stock integration and finance calculators. Growth / Pro SEO is £149 to £179 per month and adds full SEO and AEO optimisation so your stock is visible in Google AI Overviews, lead capture tools and digital invoicing. The Full DMS and AI Suite is £249 to £299 per month and adds the complete Dealer Management System with margin VAT, stock book and key tracking, the 24/7 AI Dealer Chatbot, e-signatures and the Virtual Showroom with automated AI background removal. There is no setup fee and no long-term contract.

Question 5

Are DealerGate dealer websites optimised for AI search?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every DealerGate dealer website is both SEO and AEO optimised. Structured data marks up your stock so answer engines such as ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews can read your vehicles and cite your dealership in their answers.

Question 6

How do I create a finance invoice in DealerGate?

Accepted Answer

In three steps: select the vehicle, select the customer or finance company, and send. The VIN, engine number, registration, mileage and derivative are already stored on the vehicle record, and margin VAT is calculated automatically. There is no need to re-type details into a spreadsheet.

Question 7

How many users can I add to DealerGate?

Accepted Answer

Unlimited. You can add your whole team across sales, workshop, valeting and admin. Everyone works from the same live record and every action is attributed to the staff member who performed it.

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