Deactivating and reactivating a vehicle

Learn how to deactivate and reactivate vehicles in Motorcentral to exclude vehicles from your active stock.

When to Use

• The vehicle is no longer needed in active stock but must be kept for historical or record-keeping purposes
• The vehicle cannot be deleted because it is linked to other records preventing deletion
• You want to temporarily remove a vehicle from active use without losing its data

Deactivating a Vehicle

1. Select the vehicle you want to deactivate from the vehicle tab in Motorcentral.
2. Right-click the vehicle line and choose Deactivate Vehicle from the menu.
   
3. In the confirmation box, add notes explaining why you are deactivating the vehicle (optional), then click OK.
   
4. The vehicle is now deactivated and removed from active stock lists.

Reactivating a Vehicle

1. On the Motorcentral vehicle tab, use the vehicle status filter on the menu toolbar and select Inactive.
   
2. Search for the vehicle in the search box. The vehicle will appear with an Inactive status and greyed out.
3. Right-click the vehicle line and select Activate Vehicle.
4. The vehicle will now be active and show its original status prior to deactivation.

Notes

• Deactivation is used to retain a record without it appearing as active, especially when deletion is not possible.
• Adding notes when deactivating helps track why a vehicle was deactivated.
• Inactive vehicles appear greyed out to differentiate from active stock.
• You can switch between active and inactive views via the vehicle status filter.