Can you connect bespoke software to our dealer management system?

Usually, yes. Most DMS platforms expose an API or scheduled exports, and we build around whichever yours offers — pulling stock, customer and service records into the new tool rather than asking staff to re-key them. We confirm exactly what your DMS makes available during scoping, before a price is agreed. And if the DMS already handles the job well on its own, we'll tell you that rather than build a duplicate.

Can vehicle photography really be automated?

Large parts of it, yes. Over a multi-year engagement with a company in automotive imaging, we built capture apps that guide photographers through every shot, plus a computer-vision pipeline that removes backgrounds, builds 360-degree spins and quality-checks each image against a defined standard. Photographers still take the photos; the software makes them consistent and catches defects at a volume no team could review by eye. That client sits under NDA, so the write-up is anonymised.

Could we produce listing videos without an editing team?

Yes — we've built exactly that, for the same imaging client. A rendering engine assembles each vehicle's approved photos into a finished, branded walkaround video — every slide, label and transition generated in code, with animated highlights driven by the platform's own object detection — benchmarked at roughly 500 videos a day even before rendering moved serverlessly to AWS Lambda, and it ran in production for years with no editor in the loop.

What does bespoke dealership software cost?

Projects start from £5,000 — a single DMS connector or reminder automation sits at that end, while an imaging pipeline or full dealer platform costs more. Whatever the scope, we agree a fixed price before work starts, so the number you sign off is the number you pay. We've delivered 50+ projects since 2019, hold a 4.9 rating on Clutch, and the code and IP are yours once the work is delivered and paid for.

Can you deliver before the next plate change?

Often, yes. A typical build takes around three months, so a project scoped in autumn can be live for the March plate change, and one scoped in spring for September. If the deadline is fixed, we shape the scope around it — launch the piece that matters for the registration rush first, then add the rest afterwards. You'll know the timeline before you commit, not after.

What about number plates and personal data in vehicle imagery?

It's a solvable problem, and one we've solved before. In our automotive video work, number plates are blurred or substituted inside the video frames automatically, validated by keypoint detection, so nothing identifying reaches a public listing. The same thinking applies to any imagery pipeline we build for you: decide upfront what must never be published, then enforce it in software instead of relying on someone spotting it.

Automotive

Automotive software development, down to the pixel

Automotive software development for dealer groups and remarketers — proven on a multi-year vehicle imaging platform, from automated background removal to 360° spins.

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Software we build for the automotive trade

Forecourts run on stock data, imagery and prep workflows — the systems below are where bespoke automotive software earns its keep for dealer groups and remarketers.

Vehicle imaging pipelines

Proven over a multi-year engagement: capture apps that guide each shot as it's taken, then computer vision that strips backgrounds, stitches interactive 360-degree spins and flags defective images automatically — so every photo reaches the listing consistent, with nobody checking each one by hand.
Stock and listing plumbing

We build the connectors between your DMS, your website and the marketplaces you advertise on, so a vehicle is entered once and its details, price and photos stay in step everywhere. No re-keying between systems, and no stale adverts still showing a sold car.
Vehicle prep tracking

We build dashboards that follow each vehicle from arrival to forecourt — inspection, workshop, valet, photography — with every stage and bottleneck visible at a glance, so days-to-sale stops depending on someone walking the compound with a clipboard.
Aftersales reminders

We build automated MOT, service and renewal reminders drawn from your own sales and workshop records, sent at the right moment with a booking link — so lapsed customers come back to you rather than to whoever emailed them first.

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Our automotive work

Two write-ups from one multi-year automotive engagement, plus the closest neighbouring automation. First, the vehicle imaging platform: capture apps in operators' hands, and a computer vision pipeline behind them handling background removal, 360° spins and automated quality control. Second, the automated video generation built on top of it — branded walkaround videos composed in code and rendered serverlessly on AWS, an engine we benchmarked at roughly 500 videos a day. Third, from an adjacent sector, a full sales-cycle automation — lead capture through to signed contract — the kind of pipeline a dealership's sales and aftersales run on. The client behind the imaging work stays unnamed; the capability doesn't.

Vehicle imaging platform

A company producing vehicle photography at scale needed every image to look consistent, at a volume where no team could check each one by eye. Over a multi-year engagement, CodeLeap built the capture apps and computer vision pipeline that standardise, enhance and quality-check every shot automatically.
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Automated vehicle video generation

A company working in automotive imaging wanted a branded promotional video for every vehicle listing, at a volume no editing team could reach. CodeLeap built the video system end to end, and it has run in production since, producing listing videos with no human editing step.
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SBU

SBU is a UK energy broker placing gas and electricity contracts for business customers, in a market where the deal goes to whoever quotes first and follows up hardest. Their chance to win each customer sat in Salesforce as a contract end date with nothing acting on it, so CodeLeap automated everything between that date and the signed contract. Within three months the team was generating five times the qualified leads, without adding headcount.
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4.9 via Clutch

The enthusiasm, understanding of our mission, and passion from the first few minutes of the call were the deciding factors in choosing CodeLeap. Within 3 months of our app launching, we had over 1,500 downloads, appeared in leading publications from Forbes, The Metro, Marie Claire, Women's Fitness and many more, and started raising further investment.

Charlie CEO, Becon
They are incredibly diligent in the quality of work they produce, and go above and beyond when it comes to solving issues faced within the project, and to ensure we meet strict project deadlines. You never feel like you are one of many clients, and they ensure they are always there to help with any need you have, no matter how big or small.

Amelia Parmiter Marketing Manager, AWS - Marble
CodeLeap made me feel like my options were limitless in terms of what could be achieved, which was critical to me as we were creating something very unique. I'm glad I chose Codeleap over a large corporation as the personable approach resulted in a smooth and pleasant experience.

James CEO, Bearable
Working with CodeLeap was a very good experience from both a professional and personal point of view. These people know what they are doing and are both efficient and clever and made a good partner. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend CodeLeap.

John CEO, Neurometrics-Diab
CodeLeap adds so much value and goes above and beyond what I expected. CodeLeap's team is very flexible with all the different requests we've put in front of them. They've also been great with the whole business side of things, and being able to forecast for this industry is really helpful. Overall, I'm completely satisfied with their work — they've been incredibly helpful.

Johanne CEO, Cherry
Their flexibility and focus on quality were outstanding.

Mike Fenna CTO, Kite Insights
Marcelo has been wonderful throughout the process and we are very happy.

Amrit Director, Energy Company
Absolutely FANTASTIC. This is very much what I had in mind. We're very pleased with your team, thank you all very much.

Rich Director, Legal Company

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Everything you might want to know before starting a project with us.

Usually, yes. Most DMS platforms expose an API or scheduled exports, and we build around whichever yours offers — pulling stock, customer and service records into the new tool rather than asking staff to re-key them. We confirm exactly what your DMS makes available during scoping, before a price is agreed. And if the DMS already handles the job well on its own, we'll tell you that rather than build a duplicate.
Large parts of it, yes. Over a multi-year engagement with a company in automotive imaging, we built capture apps that guide photographers through every shot, plus a computer-vision pipeline that removes backgrounds, builds 360-degree spins and quality-checks each image against a defined standard. Photographers still take the photos; the software makes them consistent and catches defects at a volume no team could review by eye. That client sits under NDA, so the write-up is anonymised.
Yes — we've built exactly that, for the same imaging client. A rendering engine assembles each vehicle's approved photos into a finished, branded walkaround video — every slide, label and transition generated in code, with animated highlights driven by the platform's own object detection — benchmarked at roughly 500 videos a day even before rendering moved serverlessly to AWS Lambda, and it ran in production for years with no editor in the loop.
Projects start from £5,000 — a single DMS connector or reminder automation sits at that end, while an imaging pipeline or full dealer platform costs more. Whatever the scope, we agree a fixed price before work starts, so the number you sign off is the number you pay. We've delivered 50+ projects since 2019, hold a 4.9 rating on Clutch, and the code and IP are yours once the work is delivered and paid for.
Often, yes. A typical build takes around three months, so a project scoped in autumn can be live for the March plate change, and one scoped in spring for September. If the deadline is fixed, we shape the scope around it — launch the piece that matters for the registration rush first, then add the rest afterwards. You'll know the timeline before you commit, not after.
It's a solvable problem, and one we've solved before. In our automotive video work, number plates are blurred or substituted inside the video frames automatically, validated by keypoint detection, so nothing identifying reaches a public listing. The same thinking applies to any imagery pipeline we build for you: decide upfront what must never be published, then enforce it in software instead of relying on someone spotting it.