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I bought a 57 plate Merc with 1 main dealer stamp.
Got the car back and checked the pack, full Merc history. Someone had missed one page in the book but it carried on from there.
Got a 59 Merc with no history.
Checked the pack - no history book but at least a dozen Merc service invoices in the folder (on a 60k miler)
Swings n roundabouts
Open fleet policy covers anything and to be fair only staff use it as a smoker for leaving around.
As we have the original V5 we have renewed tax online. I understand the problem will be if we sell it as DVLA won’t issue a new V5 or complete change of keeper.
Yes probably, much catching up to do....it's strange though how each group would have no realistic chance of selling each others product in their own home market.
yes as with others, its going to be interesting to see who's government backs its brands regarding cost and it's own labour force, could get a bit wobbly here with two thirds of production here already LHD export.
8 cars delivered from BCA today, 2 Golfs, C Max, Galaxy, V50, BMW 1 Series, Audi A3 - all diesels. Went off diesels for a bit but they are still in demand.
Best thing to do is put it straight onto something you own and then retain it.
Plate dealers all do this now as they say it was due to someone selling a plate and then putting it onto another car after the sale. The buyer only found out a year later when he tried to use the certificate he bought.
To be fair, I have had a couple of DPF/EGR issues but other than that, VAG has done ok for me.
But......I am so bored of answering the timing belt question.
So the French are going to sidestep EU regs with secret subsidies and get away with it.It is the same in the steel industry.Meanwhile the UK follow the rules to the letter and huge plants in difficulty employing thousands get closed down.