Motorhome Pig vs Motorhome Depot: an honest comparison for sellers
Both sell your motorhome for you while it stays on your driveway, with no upfront cost. The real difference is how: a national franchise network of local brokers, or one centralised, family-run team you manage online.
Written by the Motorhome Pig team · Halifax, West Yorkshire · Last updated 3 June 2026
Motorhome Depot is the UK's largest motorhome brokerage: a franchise of around 87 independently owned local brokers, with over 1,000 motorhomes advertised and a track record since 2010. A local broker visits you to value and photograph your motorhome, then sells it for you.
Motorhome Pig is a single, centralised, family-run team in Halifax that runs everything online: list the same day from anywhere in the UK by uploading your own photos (professionally edited in-house), watch every view, lead and offer in a live seller dashboard, and pay one clearly published fee with no upfront cost.
Choose Motorhome Depot if you want a local broker to come to you in person and you value the biggest network and longest track record. Choose Motorhome Pig if you want speed, total fee transparency, video-led adverts and to stay in control online, dealing with one accountable team rather than whichever franchisee covers your postcode.
Motorhome Pig vs Motorhome Depot at a glance
At a glance: Motorhome Depot leads on raw size and track record; Motorhome Pig leads on speed, fee transparency, video-led adverts and the live control you get over your own sale. Both are no-upfront, no-sale-no-fee brokers whose viewings happen at your home.
| For the seller | Motorhome Pig | Motorhome Depot |
|---|---|---|
| Business model | One centralised, family-run brokerage | Franchise - a network of ~87 independently owned local brokers |
| Who handles your sale | The same accountable Halifax team, start to finish | Whichever franchisee covers your postcode |
| Getting listed | Same day - upload your own photos, live from anywhere in the UK | After a local broker visits to inspect & photograph it |
| Photos | Professionally edited in-house by an ex-Top Gear magazine editor | Broker photographs it in person at the visit |
| Video walkarounds | Video-native - a walkaround on every listing as standard | Not a standard part of the advert |
| Live seller dashboard | Yes - views, leads and offers in real time | No public self-service seller dashboard found |
| Seeing every offer & your exact net | Shown on every offer; accept, decline or counter in a tap | Offers relayed to you by your broker |
| Advertising reach | Auto Trader (Connect partner), eBay, Gumtree, own site + targeted social | High-traffic own site plus Auto Trader, eBay and Gumtree |
| Buyer screening & safety | Buyers vetted; your address kept private until a viewing is confirmed | Broker filters enquiries and accompanies viewings |
| Who you sell to | Private buyers only - no traders allowed, never sold to the trade | Group also runs trade buying and its own retail arm (Rove Motorhomes) |
| Fee transparency | Fee scale published; exact amount you receive shown on every offer | Commission taken as a 'buyer premium'; percentage not published |
| When you pay | Only if it sells - no upfront cost whatsoever | Only if it sells - no upfront cost |
| Contract | 90-day exclusive term with an early-exit fee covering advertising | 90-day minimum exclusive term; cancellation and 'sold out of trust' fees apply |
| Track record & scale | Newer (founded 2025); one focused team | UK's largest network; trading since 2010; strong Trustpilot rating |
Each point is expanded, with sources, in the sections below.
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Sell my motorhomeWho is Motorhome Depot?
Motorhome Depot is the UK's largest motorhome and caravan brokerage, founded in 2010 and run as a franchise: its broker pages state that “each brokerage is independently owned and operated by a franchisee.” It has a network of around 87 brokers across the UK and Europe and advertises over 1,000 motorhomes at any time.
Motorhome Depot is head-quartered in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire and operates as a brokerage (an “estate agent for motorhomes”) rather than a dealer that buys your vehicle outright. Your motorhome stays with you while a local franchisee markets it, handles enquiries and viewings, and completes the sale, with funds passing through a central account so you only release the keys once cleared money is in your bank.
The wider group also runs Caravan Depot, the habitation-check brand HabCheck, and Rove Motorhomes, a used-motorhome retail operation. The group is open that it is one of the UK's biggest trade buyers of used motorhomes, noting in its own marketing that being a big buyer means it has “the pick of the best stock” for that retail arm. None of that is unusual for the sector, but it is worth understanding the group's different hats - broker, trade buyer and retailer - when you weigh up how an offer is presented to you.
Credit where it is due: Motorhome Depot has the longest track record of the brokers here, the biggest national footprint, and a strong, high-volume Trustpilot rating. For many sellers, especially those who want a familiar face to turn up in person, that scale and reassurance is exactly the appeal.
Who is Motorhome Pig?
Motorhome Pig is a family-run UK motorhome brokerage based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, founded in 2025 by lifelong motor trader Gary Cheetham and his son Lewis. It is a single, centralised team (not a franchise) that runs the whole sale online and is an official Auto Trader Connect partner.
Motorhome Pig was built to do what a traditional broker does - value, advertise, screen buyers, negotiate and complete a safe sale - but to run it from one accountable team with modern technology, so sellers anywhere in the UK get going the same day without waiting for someone to drive out to them. Your motorhome never leaves your driveway.
Because everything is centralised, every seller deals with the same Halifax team, sees the same live information, and is handled to the same standard, whether you are in Cornwall, the Highlands or East Anglia. That consistency, plus the live seller dashboard, is the heart of what makes Motorhome Pig different from a network of separate local businesses.
Every motorhome on Motorhome Pig is privately owned. We do not allow traders to list on the site, and we never sell to the trade, so as a seller you are only ever in front of genuine private buyers, not dealers hunting cheap stock to flip. Motorhome Pig is not a trade platform in any way, shape or form - a clear difference from groups that also buy and retail stock themselves.
How selling works, and how fast you can start
With Motorhome Depot a local franchisee visits you in person to inspect, value and photograph your motorhome before it goes live, so the start date depends on a booked appointment in your area. With Motorhome Pig there is no visit to wait for: you upload your own photos and the advert can go live the same day, from anywhere in the UK.
Motorhome Depot's in-person visit is a genuine feature for some sellers: a broker who knows the local market sits with you, gives a face-to-face valuation and takes the photos for you. The trade-off is time and dependency - you wait for an appointment, and you are tied to that one broker's diary and patch.
Motorhome Pig removes the wait entirely. You tell us about your motorhome, upload your photos and video, and the listing can be live the same day, then pushed out to the advertising channels. There is no requirement to have an MOT, a service or paperwork sorted before listing - you can add those later. Every day your advert is live is a day it is in front of buyers, so we never tell sellers to wait.
Worried that uploading your own photos means amateur snaps? Don't be. Every seller's photos are edited in-house by Callum, who previously worked at Top Gear magazine, so your advert looks professionally shot - without waiting for a broker to drive out and photograph it. You get pro-quality images and same-day speed.
Motorhomes are seasonal, so getting live this week instead of next can be the difference between catching the spring and summer buying rush and missing it. Once live, the typical motorhome on Motorhome Pig sells in around 30 days (our median selling time), and because every day live is a day in front of buyers, a same-day start means you control when the clock begins, not a broker's calendar.
There is no need to rush a sale, either: holding out for the right buyer can secure a stronger price, and your dashboard shows exactly how much interest you are getting so you can make that call yourself.
What does it cost to sell?
Neither broker charges anything upfront and both are no-sale, no-fee. The difference is transparency. Motorhome Pig publishes its exact fee scale and shows the precise amount you receive on every offer. Motorhome Depot takes its commission as a “buyer premium” deducted from the sale price and does not publish the percentage on its website.
There is no upfront cost with Motorhome Pig - you pay nothing until it sells. The fees are fixed and public: £1,500 on a list price up to £10,000; £2,000 from £10,001 to £33,333; and 6% above £33,333. The amount you receive - your list price minus the fee - is shown live on your dashboard and on every single offer before you accept anything, so there are no surprises about what lands in your bank.
Motorhome Depot's commission is, in its own seller terms, a buyer premium that has “already been deducted from the gross sale price” by the time you see an offer. That is a perfectly normal brokerage structure, but because the percentage is not published, you should ask your local broker to confirm the figure before you sign.
Both brokers use a 90-day exclusive term. Motorhome Pig's 90-day term carries an early-exit fee that covers advertising costs if you cancel inside the period. Motorhome Depot's published terms reference a minimum 90-day exclusive period, a cancellation fee, and a “sold out of trust” charge if you sell privately during the term. Neither is a catch - just check the term, the exit fee and the exclusivity before signing, whoever you choose.
Where is your motorhome advertised?
Both brokers advertise widely - their own site plus the major portals - so reach is broadly comparable. Motorhome Depot lists on its high-traffic site and portals including Auto Trader, eBay and Gumtree. Motorhome Pig advertises across Auto Trader (as an official Auto Trader Connect partner), eBay, Gumtree, its own fast modern marketplace, and targeted social campaigns.
This is one area where the two are closely matched on the major portals, and it would be unfair to suggest otherwise - Motorhome Depot's scale gives it a busy own-site audience built over more than a decade. Where Motorhome Pig adds an edge is the modern layer: targeted social advertising to reach buyers who are not actively searching the portals yet, plus AI-enhanced photos and video.
Motorhome Pig is also video-native - a video walkaround sits on every listing as standard, which traditional brokers rarely offer, and video listings consistently pull more serious enquiries. It is all bundled with no upfront cost.
Buyers want to see a motorhome move, open up and walk through before they travel. Motorhome Pig builds video into every listing as standard, so your advert does more of the selling for you - something most traditional brokers still treat as an optional extra, if they offer it at all.
Motorhome Pig is an official Auto Trader Connect partner, so your motorhome appears on Auto Trader (the UK's biggest vehicle marketplace) as part of the service, with no separate Auto Trader advert fee for you to pay. See our Motorhome Pig vs Auto Trader Motorhomes comparison if you are weighing up doing it yourself.
Buyer screening and your safety
With both brokers your motorhome stays with you and viewings happen at your home, so the question that matters is who turns up. Motorhome Pig vets every buyer before a viewing is confirmed and keeps your exact address private until then, so you only ever meet genuine, checked buyers. Motorhome Depot's broker filters enquiries and accompanies viewings.
Selling a high-value motorhome privately exposes you to time-wasters, lowball callers and, occasionally, scams. A core reason to use any broker is to put a professional layer between you and that risk. Both brokers do this; Motorhome Pig goes a step further by checking each buyer's identity and intent and protecting your precise location until a viewing is agreed with a verified buyer, so a stranger can never simply turn up at your door from an online advert.
Every Motorhome Pig seller is also identity-verified through a GDPR-compliant partner, and listings are checked before they go live, which builds buyer confidence on the other side too - genuine buyers know they are dealing with a real, verified owner.
Can you see your own leads, views and offers?
This is the clearest practical difference. Motorhome Pig gives every seller a live online dashboard: watch your view count climb, see every enquiry and every offer with the exact amount you would receive, and accept, decline or counter in a tap, plus change your price and add photos and video yourself. Motorhome Depot is broker-mediated, and we found no public evidence of a self-service seller dashboard.
With a traditional broker you find out how your sale is going by phoning your broker. With Motorhome Pig you simply log in. The dashboard shows live interest as it builds, lists every lead as it arrives, and presents each offer with the exact net figure you would walk away with, which you control directly. You can tweak your price, complete your advert to attract more enquiries, and upload extra photos or a video walkaround whenever you like.
For sellers who like to stay informed and in control, this transparency is the single biggest day-to-day advantage of Motorhome Pig over the broker-relay model - there is nothing to chase, because you can already see it.
- Live view count and listing activity
- Every buyer enquiry, tracked through to a sale
- Every offer, with your exact “you receive” figure
- Accept, decline or counter offers yourself
- Self-service price changes
- Upload your own photos and video
- Viewing requests to confirm or decline
- Your signed contract to download
Franchise network vs one central team: what it means for you
Because Motorhome Depot is a franchise, the service you get depends on which of its ~87 independently owned brokers covers your postcode: reviews praise many individual brokers, but the experience naturally varies by territory, and the complaints process asks you to raise issues with the franchisee first. Motorhome Pig is one centralised team, so every seller deals with the same accountable people.
A franchise model has real strengths: local knowledge, a face-to-face relationship, and a broker invested in their own patch. But it also means your experience is, in effect, a verdict on your specific local franchisee rather than on the brand as a whole. Customer reviews across franchise brokers tend to name the individual broker precisely because quality varies from one territory to the next.
Motorhome Pig removes that lottery. There is one team, one standard, and one set of people accountable for your sale from first call to completed handover, and you are always dealing with the same family-run business, not whoever happens to hold the franchise for your area this year.
- Exactly what is your fee or commission, in pounds, on my list price?
- Is there any upfront cost, and is it genuinely no-sale, no-fee?
- Who handles my sale, and are they directly employed or an independent franchisee?
- How and when will I see enquiries, views and offers?
- What is the contract term, the exit fee, and the exclusivity?
- Do you also buy or retail stock yourselves, and could that affect my offer?
Pros and cons of each, for sellers
Motorhome Pig
Strengths
- Same-day listing from photos you upload - no visit to wait for
- Photos professionally edited in-house by an ex-Top Gear magazine editor
- Video-native: a video walkaround on every listing as standard
- Live seller dashboard: views, leads and offers in real time
- Published fee scale and no upfront cost; exact net shown on every offer
- Private buyers only - no traders allowed and never sold to the trade
- Buyers vetted and your address kept private until a viewing is confirmed
- Advertised on Auto Trader, eBay, Gumtree, own site and targeted social
Trade-offs for sellers
- Newer business (founded 2025), so a shorter track record than Motorhome Depot
- No in-person broker visit (though your photos are professionally edited for you)
- 90-day exclusive term with an early-exit fee, like most brokers
Motorhome Depot
Strengths
- UK's largest brokerage network (~87 brokers) with reach since 2010
- A local broker visits in person to value and photograph your motorhome
- Strong, high-volume Trustpilot rating
- No upfront cost and no-sale, no-fee
- Funds handled centrally; keys released only on cleared payment
Trade-offs for sellers
- Service varies by the independent franchisee covering your postcode
- Commission is a 'buyer premium' with the percentage not published
- No public self-service seller dashboard - updates come via your broker
- You wait for a local appointment before the advert can go live
- The wider group also buys and retails stock itself (Rove Motorhomes)
When Motorhome Depot might be the better choice
Motorhome Depot is the better fit if you specifically want a local broker to visit you in person, you prefer the reassurance of the biggest network and longest track record, or you would rather not manage anything online.
We would rather be straight with you than pretend we are right for everyone. If a face-to-face valuation on your driveway matters to you, if you want someone local to take the photos and handle everything offline, or if you simply feel more comfortable with the market leader, Motorhome Depot's model is built for exactly that, and its scale and long Trustpilot history back it up.
If, on the other hand, you want to be live today, see everything yourself, and know your fee and your net figure to the pound, that is where Motorhome Pig is built to win.
The verdict
You can be live the same day from photos you upload (professionally edited in-house), watch every view and offer in a live dashboard, deal with one accountable family-run team, and always know exactly what you will receive - with no upfront cost. Buyers are vetted and your address stays private until a viewing is confirmed.
If you want a broker to visit you in person and you value the largest national network and longest track record, Motorhome Depot is a strong, established choice - just confirm the commission figure and the contract terms with your local franchisee first.
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Sell my motorhomeFrequently asked questions
Is Motorhome Pig cheaper than Motorhome Depot?
It depends on your motorhome's value, and the honest answer is that you can compare like for like with Motorhome Pig but not always with Motorhome Depot. Motorhome Pig publishes a fixed fee scale with no upfront cost: £1,500 on a list price up to £10,000, £2,000 from £10,001 to £33,333, and 6% above £33,333, with the exact amount you receive shown on every offer. Motorhome Depot takes its commission as a 'buyer premium' deducted from the sale price and does not publish the percentage on its website, so you would need to ask your local broker for the figure. Both charge nothing upfront and operate no-sale, no-fee.
How long does it take to get my motorhome listed with each?
With Motorhome Pig your advert can go live the same day: you upload your own photos and the listing is published, then pushed out to the advertising channels, with no visit to wait for. Once live, the typical motorhome on Motorhome Pig sells in around 30 days (its median selling time). With Motorhome Depot a local franchisee arranges to visit you in person to inspect, value and photograph the motorhome before it goes live, so the start date depends on your broker's availability in your area.
Does Motorhome Depot own Rove Motorhomes?
The wider Motorhome Depot group runs Rove Motorhomes, a used-motorhome retail operation, alongside the brokerage, the Caravan Depot brand and the HabCheck habitation-check business. The group is also one of the UK's biggest trade buyers of used motorhomes. None of that is unusual for the sector, but it is worth understanding the group's different roles - broker, trade buyer and retailer - when you weigh up how an offer is presented to you. By contrast, Motorhome Pig is a private-sale-only brokerage: it does not allow traders on the site and never sells to the trade.
Is Motorhome Depot a franchise?
Yes. Motorhome Depot states on its broker pages that it is a franchise and that each brokerage is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. It operates a network of around 87 brokers across the UK and Europe. This means the service you receive depends on the individual franchisee covering your area. Motorhome Pig, by contrast, is a single centralised team in Halifax, so every seller deals with the same people.
Can I see my views, leads and offers with Motorhome Depot?
Motorhome Depot's model is broker-mediated: updates on enquiries, viewings and offers come to you through your local broker, and we found no public evidence of a self-service seller dashboard. Motorhome Pig gives every seller a live online dashboard showing the view count, every enquiry and every offer, with the exact amount you would receive, which you can accept, decline or counter yourself.
Do strangers come to my home with either broker?
With both brokers your motorhome stays with you and viewings take place at your home. The difference is screening: Motorhome Pig vets every buyer before a viewing is confirmed and keeps your exact address private until then, so you only meet genuine, checked buyers. Motorhome Depot's broker filters enquiries and accompanies viewings on your behalf.
What does Motorhome Depot charge to sell my motorhome?
Motorhome Depot charges no upfront fee and is no-sale, no-fee. Its commission is structured as a 'buyer premium' that is already deducted from the gross sale price by the time an offer is presented to you. The actual percentage is not published on its website, so the figure should be confirmed with your local broker before you sign. Its published seller terms also reference a minimum 90-day exclusive term and cancellation and 'sold out of trust' charges if you sell privately during the term.
Can I switch from Motorhome Depot to Motorhome Pig?
Often yes, but check your existing agreement first. Motorhome Depot's published terms include a minimum 90-day exclusive period and may include a cancellation fee, so confirm where you stand before listing elsewhere. Once you are free to do so, Motorhome Pig can get a fresh advert live the same day from photos you upload, with no upfront cost and no visit required.
Compare Motorhome Pig with other ways to sell
This comparison reflects publicly available information as of 3 June 2026, including Motorhome Depot's own website (motorhomedepot.com), its published seller terms and broker pages, and UK Companies House records, alongside Motorhome Pig's own service. Competitors' fees, terms and figures can change, so always confirm the current details directly with the broker before you sign. We have aimed to be fair and factual; where we could not verify something (such as Motorhome Depot's exact commission percentage, which is not published), we have said so rather than guessed.
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