Telekom MobilitySolutions Auctions

DeTeFleetServices GmbH, trading as Telekom MobilitySolutions, is Deutsche Telekom's wholly owned fleet subsidiary and runs one of the largest corporate fleets in Germany from Bonn — around 17,000 company cars and service vehicles. When those come off contract they are remarketed on the group's own portal, TMS 2.0, by ascending auction or at a fixed price. DeTeFleet also opens the platform to private and commercial third-party sellers; on those lots the seller, not DeTeFleet, is your contract partner, and invoicing, payment and handover are settled with them directly. Listings and paperwork are in German.

What you can buy

• Ex-fleet cars and service vehicles: Telekom describes its own portfolio as running from the classic company car to the service vehicle. Fit-outs count as accessories — electronic parts such as inverters included — and carry no complaint rights.
• Age and mileage: the public top-offers panel is the only window without a login, and the lots in it run from 2018 to 2023 first registrations with odometers between roughly 35,000 and 185,000 km. Everything else, photographs included, sits behind an approved account.
• Electric and plug-in: Telekom has ordered only electric drivetrains for new company cars since 2023, and lots on German E-plates — reserved for electric and plug-in hybrids — already appear in that public panel. Beyond one working charging cable, every further cable counts as an accessory.
• Damaged units: accident vehicles are flagged explicitly in the listing.
• Second wheel sets: some lots include one, noted in the condition report, and its condition is not complaint-eligible.

How the bidding works

Trade only — consumers are barred outright. You register as a business, give a VAT ID and upload your trade licence and ID; the copies are deleted after checking. Registration and use are free and non-binding, and nothing is charged on bids or knock-downs, but bidders registered in another EU country must lodge a €1,000 security deposit before activation, refunded when they close the account debt-free. Non-EU participants are excluded for tax reasons. Auctions run upwards with a bidding assistant that lifts your bid only by the next increment up to the maximum you set; on identical maximums the one entered first wins. Bids are binding and cannot be withdrawn, and a bid in the final two minutes pushes the close two minutes past it. Some lots carry a buy-now price that ends the auction. If the top bid misses the hidden minimum you get a conditional knock-down: your bid stands up to 12 hours while they accept or counter.

What to check before you bid

The condition report covers equipment, age, mileage, repaired and existing damage, HU/AU and service entries, and it overrides the listing text wherever the two differ — but the assessor neither test-drives the vehicle nor puts it on a lift. Sale excludes all warranty; remaining manufacturer claims are assigned to you. Complaints need their form with photos within three working days of collection, and only from €300 up. Payment must be credited within 14 days; the seller can cancel after 28. Collection is at your cost from the location shown in the listing and named in the collection authorisation: within seven days of that authorisation and at most 21 days after the invoice, then €5 net per day storage. Book the handover a working day ahead; papers are posted only to your registered address. Cross-border buyers must check their VAT ID before bidding and return the signed proof of transport, or German VAT is re-invoiced and the account blocked. No spare wheel, tools, warning triangle or first-aid kit is included, and Telekom badging has to come off after handover or a €500 penalty applies. The portal is optimised for Chrome and Firefox only.