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Good luck to those who will reopen tomorrow who have been closed all this time.Make sure to emphasise to prospective buyers the potential risks of buying blind from those online only operators who advertise on TV.Remember their advertising is aimed at discouraging buyers from using the likes of us.

Today I suspect the punters were more interested in doing selfies in beer gardens or queueing up outside Primark. What on Earth is that all about? How fucking sad do you have to be to queue up for a £3 T-shirt?

Same here

WOW !!!! 2019 Flood damaged porsche, i have got t hear how this all ends up

Thats what happened they brayed on his door 2.30 am to get him out of bed to arrest him,he showed the paperwork where it clearly showed he had p/x it in the days before and to whom This is why we are saying paper trail always always,no trouser jobs

All very interesting. Great replies.

I did have a visit from the police as a car had been in my name. As soon as I said the purchaser declared themselves as trade they were satisfied with that. I don’t know if you’re aware but when the vehicle is in trade the police can’t see who the trade keeper is! Believe it or not, the DVLA records that are accessible by the police only show that the vehicle is ‘in trade’ but NOT who with. Hence in the event of an incident the police always go to the latest keeper on the log book & go from there.

Wait till, the police come banging on your door in the middle of the night because a car you sold was traded on and was involved in a bad accident Didn't happen to me but I never forget it as it was a family member all he had done was p/x the thing in at a main dealer

The same now, there’s no way of recording trade movements with the DVLA after initially being put into trade. Record keeping is key here. If it’s a trader unknown to you I strongly suggest you also get a copy of photographic ID or photo their truck/trade plates etc. Over the years I’ve only had a few of these trade deals that turned slightly sour when 6 months later the police drop-in unannounced or a speeding fine dropped through the letterbox. However police investigations etc. are NOT my concern, making money on cars is so as long as I’ve got some basic form of I.D. that’s good enough for me and, more importantly, good enough for the authorities. There’s too much worrying here about who you sell too. If someone says they’re trade then they’re trade, however flimsy (or non existent!) their proof.

Now I've had time to find my way round faceplant i find every trader has a plate thrown in the window yet not registered on the mid These same people will buy off you and mug it an hour later for £50 notes profit and walk off from the meeting place So don't depend on this,I know a trader who's used a plate for yonks and never paid dvla its a rear one as well

Take a note of trade plates, too. No trade plates, not trade in my eyes.