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Brilliant !, “ They are transitioning to a pure play automotive market place and exiting fulfilment operations.How good is that for ‘gobshite ‘,you couldn’t make it up.Their proposed platform will need to be free of charge to get the trade to support them.They would be better off getting into the Hand Car Wash ‘ industry ‘ ( Sustainable Net Zero Automotive H2O Cleansing )as most of us started out washing cars and then progressed from there.
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Telegraph reporting that Administrators have already been lined up.
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If it wasn’t for the severity of CRA 15 discouraging bona fide dealers from retailing decent cheapies ( and paying VAT on them ) ,there might not be a black market in them.Out of interest,it appears that the ex Lib Dem MP Jo Swinson aswell as being the author of CRA 15 was also a Post Office minister in the Coalition Government allegedly encouraging the fake prosecution of sub postmasters ……..and we are regarded as being dodgy ?
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In retirement,congratulations.You will find it strange not having the daily aggravation to deal with.
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I very much doubt that HMRC are now going to start chasing Facebook ‘ ne’er do wells ‘ or anyone else without assets or funds.
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Clearly the guy has issues,he may suffer from Autism.Whoever sold it to him needs to be penalised,it should have been evident to them within 2 mins of meeting him.I am sorry to say but I think the problem maybe that you need to employ ‘pro’ salespeople who are able to qualify your punters better.I started advertising our 7 Day Money Back Guarantees nearly 25 years ago which quickly routed out any difficult punters ……..and it generated a lot more business for us.It was one of the best things we ever did .
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Named drivers don’t appear to qualify for no claims discount when taking out their own policy.We had a similar experience having been individually named for social domestic and pleasure on our fairly expensive company fleet policy which we had with the same insurer for many years.When we retired ,we were taken off our company policy and took out a new private policy with the same insurer.They accepted my application which included full no claims discount so I settled up.Sometime later,I was informed that my no claims discount had been disallowed and that the cover would be cancelled if I did not immediately pay the balance they requested.Although I thought this to be very unfair,I paid the balance ‘ under protest ‘ and complained to The Ombudsman. Sometime later The Ombudsman service got back and they agreed with the insurance company that we did not qualify for any no claims discount and we would have to start afresh having been previously comprehensively covered to drive any car by the same insurer for 40 years without making a single claim.
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Empty Truck Tomorrow (Tuesday) From Norfolk/Suffolk
trade vet replied to Ek cars's topic in General Dealer Chat
You guys are the unsung heroes of the trade.The thought of doing Scotland to East Anglia twice at the moment ……. -
I remember when auctioneers did look after you ‘ know what I mean Harry ! “. The best ones of course had their own catch phrases .If Andy did Rothwell I probably bought from him.I hope he does his memoirs,ha ha the millennials will open their eyes.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR ! ...And of course Merry Christmas !
trade vet replied to umesh's topic in General Dealer Chat
All the best guys,to,buying well,quick knocks ( can you get them now ),good net margins,plenty of prime chucky,good retail swappers,less comebacks,cheaper prep,spending less with AT,finding good all round mechanics and staying away from EV’s.I have to say that I am pleased I am not involved anymore. -
On the face of it,it appears to be an ‘on premises’ contract but CHR 15 is wide ranging and Small Claims Court Judges ( who are not fans of used car dealers and tend to side with claimants ) may interpret the law in different ways.Who did you invoice,was it the son,his mother or her brother.Would you be able to prove to a judge that the brother ( a close connected party ) inspected the car on your premises and made the contract after contacting his sister.Also did you establish what qualifications the brother had in order to carry out an inspection.For instance anyone trying out a car on my pitch had to give their name and address and provide their usual signature and if they were ‘ in the trade’ to state where they worked. ( I got caught out on that one once )
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Cazoo down 24% today to 22 cents …….to quote Kenneth Wilsonholme ‘they think it’s all over etc ‘
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2 months,that’s not bad for DVLA ,try registering an ex MOD vehicle !
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Brings back memories of cashing in tax discs
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20 grand more ! No wonder Stratstone are apparently quoting £2500 to service a Range Rover