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I agree that there is a GAP in this industry and maybe an association could be the way forward although dealers are very very skeptical, myself included, about anything relating to this industry. I have found some of the responses vague, the information about the actual services / products available hidden but I did find a welcome video which shows to me that the IMDA doesn't offer anything useful for my business. I agree the power is in the numbers. A simple and I do mean simple association with no gimmicks, no promises of `we can offer this and that` but just a simple association to simply say enough is enough and it's time dealers had a voice. I think you've made something which should be so simple, into something more complicated and skeptical. If you're doing something like an association then you shouldn't need to have a membership system for payment. You need voices to be heard but you're putting a hand over the voices you want to speak. You should get the numbers first then start with offers. Many dealers have their own lawyers in place, they have suppliers, good insurers, good accountants, etc. Once you have the numbers then you can say ok, if you want to benefit from XYZ then it's XYZ per annum to those who want it. Most just want to be heard. Just my 2 cents, wish you all the best with it.

Our biggest overheads are auction fees and advertising. With one of the 7 working for COX surely you can negotiate us a special deal with both Manheim and Motors. I don’t expect you will ever be able to get us a deal with Autotrader though. I’ve read the exchanges between your Chairman and them in the past and I can’t imagine he’s welcome at their ivory towers any time soon. I also read an article in CD magazine only recently written by another of your founders Chris who too took to slagging Autotrader off. I don’t see how any of that type of activity will help us independents. The only voice we need is one that can get our prices down with the Autotraders the Mannheim’s and BCA. That’s where our margins are squeezed. You lot get that sorted and I would happily pay you a relative premium. In the meantime I will happily manage with the brilliant suppliers I somehow have managed to find on my own.

Hi BHM You sound just like me.However,most big corporations are very social media awhere,like airlines,banks,utilities,insurance companies etc, I have had cases where I have been getting nowhere,then my daughter just posts some polite criticism on Twitter and in next to no time she gets a reply and things get sorted.

I would get on Twitter and say Isuzu are not to be trusted as you have first hand proof that they are in breach of EU regulations by not honouring their manufacturers warranty on a 20k vehicle......I think it would not be long before someone from Isuzu would get in touch !

Yes sir you can have some money off £3.33

ask him by how much it devalues it preferably wear a red nose and very large shoes as he tells you and for his sake lets hope his doors don't fall off signed coco

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