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who the hell is making a living paying these sky high prices for stock ? Are these cars missing out on refurbishment as we all know a pdi a service and a full mot increases the overall spend ? Maybe just turning money over ? But that doesn't replace tools, repair the ròof etc . And Yet I am finding business really slow at the moment? Except the chap (I'm not a messer mate) who rang at nine this Sunday morning. Because I offer my customers next years mot and service at a reasonable cost only these customers are coming through the door at the moment, honestly pissed off, can't see the light at the end of the tunnel to be honest with more lockdowns approaching ? So there's a happy post for you comments welcome

I am sending out Xmas cards to old customers, picture of santa with a mask on and the message " you can't sit at your xmas table with auntie mable, that would be breaking the law, please don't ignore, Boris is not inviting Doris so close the f ing door "

main dealer i noticed this morning has a 2010 kia picanto in prime position onthe used forecourt at £2295. Like wtf !! Prime position ! Bet they can peel a orange in there pocket

10p for making sure washer bottle is to top, 5p for the tie clips on wheel trims (each ) Car pointing right way round on collection 50p This time next year rodders

Exactly.

What puzzles me is why people think that some fella with an obd & a laptop is far better at programming the ECU than the manufacturers who invest tens & hundreds of millions in R&D. Some of these characters then deciding to promote themselves to pro-status & adjusting the fuel-air ratios must be responsible for fucking a few engines.

I rewatched it all last week, may have had influence

Back of the net just reminds me of Alan Partridge

With cheapie punters from my experience there are generally three things that sour punters when looking at a car (although old 4x4 buyers are more realistic). 1) A reference to corrosion on the MOT. 2) A reference to an oil leak on the MOT. 3) The fuel light on at the start of the test drive. It’s ok if it illuminates on the test drive but if it’s on when they first sit in it they start whining like the rear diff on an old Vauxhall Carlton. (If selling a small car with 1, 2 & 3 you’ll have it ‘til the day you die ).

Nice one David, yes there are still some decent Customers about Winner winner chicken dinner as they say in the Norwest

As pleased as I am to hear your good luck David, if anyone else says: “get in!”, “go on my son!”, “back of the net!” Or “winner winner chicken dinner!” I will vomit! lol

The average PAYE man, irrespective of intelligence and/or professional qualifications does not understand. If the average Joe Public understood this there’d be no little for the dole.

I've heard some horror stories surrounding these rates assistance companies. Avoid IMO. I successfully challenged our rateable value myself and it was really easy to do with the councils assistance, bit of a faff but worth the effort. 1) I compared my rateable value to similar forcourts/sites in our area online via the councils website/planning portal. Found out we were paying more per sq metre/foot than others for comparable surfacing (gravel, tarmac, hardstanding etc attracted differing rateable value for some reason). 2) Downloaded that info, drew a kids sketch birds eye view of our site with a pen with annotations and sizes, got my old rates bills and chucked it all in a scanned document and sent to the council simple covering letter explaining the issue. 3) Matey from the council came down and couldn't have been more helpful. Given the reputation councils have I was surprised and it seemed like they really just wanted to correct their mistake. Remember to work with them not against them and have all your documentation physically to hand and in a PDF or something you can email.

be careful, if they put in an application for you then years later govt suddenly turns round and says business rates are free like they have with this covid crap the company will want a percentage of the saving even though nothing to do with them,,, read the small print.

you can fill in the voa application yourself but I think you will find covid has slowed the wheels down don't pay anyone for something you can do better yourself without perjuring yourself