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Having just had a very lengthy and complicated conversation with an operative at the wonderful DVLA, this is our understanding of the situation regarding cars in stock with valid RFL come October 1st. If the DVLA have been notified that 'the vehicle is in trade' prior to 1st October , then the RFL stays with the car until expiry, even when re registered to the next owner. If the car has not been registered as in trade come 1st October, then the RFL on the car is refunded back to the previous keeper when it is re registered after this date, as this will inform the dvla of the disposal of the vehicle by the previous keeper. It is the notification of disposal of a car which triggers the RFL refund. If anyone has any ideas on how we can continue to drive taxed trade cars going forward after the 1st October without self registering/taxing used cars, we would love to know ??!! Cheers Karl Ridley @AutocarsHull

The guys at Rybrook are using CitNOW videos I think - these can be hosted separately to YouTube if you don't want them to be found by a generic consumer search although Rybrook are though I think trying to get 'trade' buyers of these cars from all corners. Video should work well for Trade - if a picture paints a 1000 words then a video must surely paint a million ? I'd love to hear anyone's thoughts on the use of video for trade buying/selling/appraising. Personally I still love ATM and have bought and sold happily through the service - there's always a few messers in this world, more than there used to be, but hey that's life unfortunately...

Take a look at the L&L Automotive used videos - they introduce each car and do a walk/talk round...see for example:http://www.landlautomotive.co.uk/mercedes-benz/used-mercedes-benz/useddetail.aspx?uvid=20689302&p=1 or take a look at Peter Vardy - via their Group website: http://www.petervardy.com//used-cars/11557/ delivered with a music soundtrack. There are lots of different ways to do video for generic cars, but remember that a generic walk-round of a car is only the start of the opportunity that video engagement can offer the dealers / consumer... Did anyone read the article by Jonathan Such (last page) in the September CD Mag ? After making an initial enquiry Jonathan received a personalised video introducing the sales person and a personalised walk round of the car made just for him and his wife and received only 20mins after having first rung the dealer !! He was so impressed he wrote about how vital it is to 'make the most of the contact you have with a customer'.... This dealer was using some of the CitNOW kit we supplied.... All of this may seem a 'bit much' at the moment but it won't be many years, or even many months before this won't be a step-too-far it'll be something that consumers (and definitely GenerationY) will be expecting..... Make the most of video now while its still a wow and you will gain benefit in sales, goodwill & of course some video SEO....

Well. I've just bought a car with an interesting history. Its a Rover Tomcat 220 Coupe and its original owner was no less than Prince Charles !!! It was then bought from the dealer who supplied the royal family with their cars for Rover by a friends grandmother who's owned it ever since ( 20 years). Cracking car, absolutely original, with all its tax discs. every MOT and full service history and Even its original V5 ( remember those 1 page pink and blue ones !). Its covered 57k. I've bought it for our trading up feature, i'm hoping the history might help push the car up even more. Either way, an original 220 Targa coupe with 57k must be worth good money

I agree with metcars, if I'm selling a Clio for example, mine will be amongst the most expensive , why, because it's been prepped properly, hence I won't get a call at all in the first few days Then I get to hear the sob stories from customers who went to see the cheaper cars and how terrible they were! Well what do they expect, you get what you pay for

Not that I would of course !

As a customer I always found it a little frustrating that my local Mini dealer (North Oxford Mini) was shut on Sundays but I still bought two cars from them because I got far better service than at the alternative option (who did open on Sundays). I now live in a country where everything is shut on Sunday, if you need a bottle of milk or some emergency Toblerone then you have to go to a railway station or petrol station as all the shops are shut in town. Car dealerships are the same, and they still seem to do OK, it's just down to people's expectations. When we first got here I found it incredibly annoying that nowhere was open on Sundays but now I'm used to it I don't find it an issue at all. If your local competition is also shut then that's certainly a good sign, and realistically the only buyers you're going to miss out on are those who walk in and buy on impulse.