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Just thinking it would be a fantastic idea it would be if the public could only buy cars off a licensed garage,it would give the customers peace of mind because they know the garages would have to work to a certain standard and it would stop the black economy car dealer skipping tax and VAT selling cars off pay as you go mobile phones and not giving warrantys,near our garage there is a roundabout with a car park next to it,with loads of cars for sale all with pay as you go mobile numbers,in the last six months we have had loads of people come to see us asking who sells the cars at the roundabout because the cars they have bought have serious problems write-offs etc.This is a area the government are not tackling at all.If this happened we could keep our margins in tact rather trying to compete on a playing field that favours the crooks i.e. auto traders average prices brought down by scumbags selling rubbish at knockdown prices and when your customer comes in a try to negotiate a deal using some heap of scrap as a comparison,they are only looking at the bottom line. Your thoughts?

Stories,stories........I said you could not nick any at the old Chelmsford,but I forgot,we did on one occasion and this is what happened.These were the days of fax back catalogues,you would make about 30-40 low bid selections and hope your buyer might get one or two.We used have about 4 buyers at different regional auctions most days.Every day you would nick something from somewhere.On this day,the sale has just started and our guy rings to say he has already got 3 and the big lads weren’t there and stuff is for ‘nowt’.So we just tell him ‘fill your boots’,use your own discretion.Half an hour later,he has got a dozen,then we hear nothing from him and his phone is switched off.I am thinking he must not want to be distracted etc.In the afternoon,I still cannot get him,so I ring the auction and ask how many we have bought and have you seen our guy ( who is a well known local ) at Chelmsford.They say,have you not heard ,he passed out during the auction,so we have taken him home. What happened was,when the big lads arrived late,there may have been traffic problems ,I don’t know,but they probably heard that our guy had bought quite a few.All our guy could remember was that the big guys gofer who used to bring out trays of tea,gave him a cup of tea which must have knocked him out.We never found out what was in the tea,but we had our suspicions,however the Essex boys thought it was hilarious !

I went for the Landbeasts one in the end. Collected it yesterday, I can honestly say, what a pleasure it was dealing with them and the car is 'Split Mint' I had the biggest grin on my face driving it back up from London. If I could add a Picture here I would. You should ask for a referral fee!