many hurdles to jump i am thinking, here are a few of my thoughts =
car transporter drivers [excluding licensed salvage operators] delivering single item to a punter or even ten new ones to a dealership are, in my opinion, not key workers ?
correct me if i am wrong, lawgistics suggested that delivering a car was fulfilling a legal contract, while this maybe correct,i would not want to be the one at the side of the road with blue lights flashing behind me, it would strongly deter me and others i would have thought?
new cars maybe slightly easier to move out of the showroom, the thought of delivering a used car, unseen to a customer, no matter how much is on the "video" sends shudders down my spine, if the general public dropped there expectations of a used car then fine, but that does not happen [ see my user name] .
staff, you cannot work while on furlough, so how many staff are involved in the selling of a new car ? the salesman the valeter the person who does pdi the paperwork person the delivery etc. offset those wages against how many you sell a month, so those wages to be paid, no furlough for the company staff, profit ?
all the above is with government advice of today regarding covid19 [13.4.2020] although it is believed strongly in the motor trade that none essential business will be one of the last "let loose" because there will be no "right, back to work chaps" in one fell swoop as can be seen re italy yesterday.
so lets talk about "us" my general thoughts of the people on here run from either a pitch, with attached place of working, maybe for small repairs valeting etc or a unit with similar, all with neighbours , "all retail with notable exceptions are to close" is the clear law [ yes its law now] so, unless its , a, in stock, b valeted, c, mot, d pre delivery checked, and the rest, how can we go to work and supply online sales ? for one, the neighbour [business] will say, how come he is working and i cannot ? and it is a very fair point ?
should the bodyshop be open ? is it a garage ? should you be running a sold car down for mot ? is it essential? why is it essential ? are you running a business that should be closed ?
all very difficult !