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It reduces the possibility of corruption.

Dave is clearly a ‘ local hero’,remember the movie.

Yeah,we also bought one today ( ex deceased lady) from her son.As an exercise I had bid book on the condition he took it elsewhere so I could see what others were bidding.One bid £900 less than us and WBAC had offered the same online but when he showed it to them,various extra charges were brought in to play and they were then £400 less !

Took your advice and put a car buying ad in the local paper,£50 quarter page.If you recall,the ‘21st Century digital guys ‘ on here said this was a total waste of time.We get a call from a guy who has given up driving.So I go and see him and he is 90 and we agree a price.So I say,give me your acc. details for payment and we will pay you now etc.He refused and insisted on a cheque ! BTW I gave him a proper price,thinking back to when I was 23 with my first pitch,I would have probably got it £1500 cheaper.So thank you again Noacross,we will extend the ad.

If that was us and my wife found out she would be saying ‘ WTF are we doing charity work for’ you know what happens.

Hi David I have to say that it is a shocking admission that you actually spent time with this guy.Forty years ago the rule was that if any punters produced a Parker’s ,you gave them short shrift......You must be good natured.

I can imagine an inspectors response ‘so when you settle this account,how do you do it,what time of day,do you declare the journey etc.in your business vehicle for corporate governance purposes ? On the other hand,I was in the local and watched this guy just hand over plastic for a round of drinks and it is scanned and handed back.So I said,do you not get a receipt for that,how do you know you have been charged correctly.The look I got,I think he thought I was stupid !

They are all nice guys but they have to ‘toe the company line ‘ You have to present them with an invoice for your time and expenditure so far.Include copies of any prep bills you have.You need to be compensated.

I am the same.I think I am probably classified as non digital or worse.

Right guys it’s Instagram go on to dorothywang.....click on G63 story highlights ( hope that makes sense )

Changing the subject if you don’t mind Del Boy ( not able to start new topic ). Merc punter story today from Tinseltown,not quite James Bush punter.Daughter of billionaire months ago ordered a new Merc G Wagon with every conceivable extra at 200 grandish.Apparently huge demand for these and it finally gets delivered.She gets the invoice for the balance and notices that the Merc Dealer has welded on an extra 30 grand described as dealers margin.So she asks for advice on Instatattle ( having 1 million followers) saying things like, should I just pay this extra charge, it is only 2 Berkin handbags etc .She is also posting all the dealers bullshit justifying the extra 30 grand because they have other punters who will pay more.I will try and get a link,it goes on a bit but very amusing,only in America etc.

Send it back,you need a full refund plus all your costs and rising on a daily basis like storage fees.Alternatively try and negotiate a full refund plus a favour from the auction.Stand your ground,be prepared for bullshit.

Hi Beckly, Sounds good,small unit nearbye ( no business rates ?) to get you back in to the trade.Things have changed a lot in 40 years,you will be shocked.If you can remember what to do !! you only need to stock 10 cars to make a living.The guys on here are very helpfull. Good luck

Surbiton !,mobile mechanic with a van outside your house.What would Margot Leadbetter say about that. If you want to find a good value workshop,you could ask a taxi driver or a Euro Parts van driver if you have no joy here.

Hi PM I would not let this go.He had no right to get involved,he is from another ward,he embellished the complaint.I would report him to the Council Standards Committee and copy in all the other councillors.I would want to know all about this guy especially as he did not disclose that he knew your father.....Give him a headache !

Hi Paul The guys on here will get you up and running and will give you valuable advice.You will learn a lot just looking at previous posts.Ask plenty of questions.Good Luck.

Calm down ECJ,you have had good advice.Yes,people do take the piss but that is part of the banter.I don’t want you to end up at the Magistrates because they might stitch you up.Guys like Noacross and Tradex appear to be top guys to me and are needed on here because of their vast experience,I am unsure how they have upset you.You must have had a bad day.

It’s Tabloid size,I will keep you informed,thank you.

Hi ECJ Possible scenario. So this ends up in the magistrates court and you plead not guilty because you have a photo which you claim is you at the till in Sainsburys at a certain time.You think this proves you were elsewhere at the time of the offence.The prosecutor may not agree that the photo is you and ask for your till receipt ( which I assume you don’t have).The Clerk of the Court who runs the show subsequently advises the cardboard replicas who act as Magistrates to find you guilty. I had a case 2 years ago which started as a speeding offence until I proved there was a lack of warning signs and then was summonsed for a clerical offence.So I went along with the paper work,pleaded not guilty.The prosecution said I had failed to answer their questionnaire correctly which was ,full name and address of the directors of the company.I had written my full name and address plus my wife’s first name and the same address.I had missed off my wife’s surname,so I was guilty. It was a kangaroo court......guess how much was I fined ? ( I did declare I was a car dealer ) that is a clue.

Yes,that is in hand they are doing the art work for quarter page @£50 per week for 6 weeks.

We aren’t buying enough Noacross.We are not fully optimised,Click Dealer have tried,but despite being good at everything else they do,their SEO stuff for buying appears not to be their speciality.We have had various quotes from specialist SEO companies starting at £500 per month upto several grand and they do not guarantee success.! So most of the stuff we buy at the door is from passing trade,we are on a very visible site.

Our small pitch did OK,we have 17 to 20 and we retailed 16.Sounds good,but we chopped one or two to money back,we had some good margins on a few but then we also had a few ‘self destruct’ as usual ,clutches,turbos and stuff.It is a cheap pitch with only one wage bill but it still adds up to £1200 per week with everything accounted for and standing still.Whatever you think you have netted in a month,I always half it because the profit just evaporates in this job.

The Nissan Makem factory is the most efficient in Europe.They have already been told that whatever happens with Brexit they will be looked after.This is more about Nissan angling for some sort of disguised government subsidy.Jaguar are doing the same.I think sales are down until the new emission rules are established,they are also down on the £30k Leaf.In the old days at Dagenham ,the way they did it when sales were down and stock was piled up,Ford just upset the unions and they called a strike.A couple of weeks of not paying wages saved them a fortune.

Cannot think of anyone who has made the grade using no. plate stickers

Yes Lane 7 previously ATS ,downtown Blenheim St which was rough and full of car pitches.My first pitch was 100 yds away.Now renamed St James Blvd with no pitches,just pubs,restaurants,clubs,hotels and a casino.Tourists flock into Newcastle at weekends,I have no idea why. I know Brightwells,but in those days I was buying ex Mercia police vehicles from Leominster Car Auctions.