Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC code 45111)
Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles is UK SIC code 45111. It sits in division 45 (Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles) of the SIC 2007 list. On the August 2026 Companies House register, 4,525 active UK companies list 45111 among their SIC codes. 4,361 of them list it first.
4,525active UK companies list SIC 45111 among their codes on the public recordCompanies House · counts as of August 2026
SIC 45111 in numbers
4,525 companies is 0.09 per cent of the 5,190,464 active companies on the UK register. 45111 is the 6th most used of the 7 codes we track in division 45.
4,361 of the 4,525 put 45111 first, and only 164 carry it as a second, third or fourth code. The code on its own is a clean filter.
ACTIVE COMPANIES BY REGISTERED-OFFICE POST TOWN (WHERE THE PAPERWORK SITS, NOT NECESSARILY THE WORK) · COMPANIES HOUSE PUBLIC RECORD, AUGUST 2026
London is the largest cluster at 14 per cent and the top five post towns hold 20 per cent, so the other 80 per cent sit across the rest of the country. A regional filter narrows the list without gutting it.
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Division 45 holds everything to do with selling, servicing and repairing motor vehicles and motorcycles. The SIC system keeps it apart from general retail and wholesale.
Related SIC codes
How to read SIC 45111
SIC 45111 reads as division 45 (wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles), group 451, class 4511, then the full five digits, inside section G, wholesale and retail trade. A company picks its own codes, up to four, and Companies House does not check them, so 45111 is the company's own description of what it does, and 4,361 list it first where 4,525 list it anywhere.
Who sells into division 45
The motor trade is a staple market for insurance brokers. They need a steady flow of garages and dealers to quote for motor trade combined policies.
About SIC 45111
How many UK companies use SIC code 45111?
4,525 active UK companies list 45111 (Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles) among their registered SIC codes. Each company may register up to four. Of those, 4,361 put it first. The figures come from the August 2026 Companies House register snapshot, and count active companies only.
Should a used car dealer that also runs a workshop register 45112 or 45200?
Use both. Companies House lets a company hold up to four SIC codes. Listing 45112 for vehicle sales next to 45200 for repair work is normal practice. You choose the codes yourself at incorporation. You can update them on your next confirmation statement (CS01). There is no approval process to pass.
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