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Yes i`m with Bollington too for the last 2 years just renewed, but the insurance factory and Autonet were major players regarding good prices which forced Bollington to requote on the renewal price for me. Chris

It was n`t to bad in the end just needed to solder the contacts on the remote fob. Sorted now at no extra cost

When these cars are rejected back to the auctioneers are all your costs refunded?

Thanks RH much appreciated. How long it takes me to sell a car is a difficult one. Sometimes they go the same day i post the ads others can take as long as 4 weeks On average i would say 2-3 weeks. Just got a 05 petrol zafira from auction 65K fair cond, out the door was £430 needs some prep work , Mot and central locking sorted. Hoping to get £900 for this with in 2 weeks. Thanks again

Hi MrC, Thanks for posting. I was hoping that having a pitch would increase my sales by looking a bit more professional. Only have room for four cars at home was hoping the extra 6 cars would pay for the increased overheads and possible get me up to BCA Black. Glad to see you are doing well working from home and thanks to responding to this topic. Thanks

Hi Guys, Looks a great forum hopefully you can help me with a few questions about going full time as a motor trader. Been trading part time from home now for about 3 years and traded typically 2-3 cars a month. I`m finding that good cars at BCA (gold card)are fetching about £100/£150 above CAP clean which for a part timer like me is killing the bottom line so i`m considering going full time with a pitch may to hopefully increase my sales. I`m looking for a pitch in the West Midlands area that will suit around 10 cars. I`m looking to sell cars in the £2000/ £4000 price range. Need another 6 cars at the moment so i`m working on a £25000 cash injection to fund the business during start up. Here are the costs as i see them can you see if they look about right and let me know if there is anything i have missed thanks. My biggest fears are the pitch lease/rent and car depreciation. With a 10 car pitch would you expect passing by/footfall sales to cover the cost of rent alone over year one or is that being a bit optimistic? I`m looking to increase sales to around 10-12 per month as well Thanks in advance for your time. Pitch - Rent/Rates £250 per week Loan £20000 over 10 years £100 pw Advertising £80 pw Insurances £40 pw Misc - fuel, telephones, electric, stationary, £50 p/w So i make it around £520 at least p/w or £52 per car p/w to cover costs does this sound about right? Once again thanks