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‘Large motorsport team’....that sounds like a drain on resources....Good Luck

Nice theory,however an MOT tester is going to cost north of £35k and a good all rounder reliable mechanic,where do you find them.If you can,that’s another £40k.You might be better off buying an up and running MOT station then add on vehicle sales.

You should be OK,you sound sensible.As long as you can cope with the initial setbacks as it will be hard in your first 6 months.Plenty of good guys on here to help.

Pre internet,I can think of some great pitch salesmen who have had the ability to work punters out very quickly.When you have a family arrive and park up often their body language tells you they are buyers.If these guys did not fancy a punter they would politely make some excuse and pass them on to another sales person.However in my experience these super sales guys often left a trail of havoc,bad paperwork,forgetting to get the docs for swappers,one guy even forgot to pick up a punters £2000 deposit having counted it out.The punter took it back..........Sorry seem to have gone off topic again.

This guy sounds like a punter to me.I have often provided servicing details before they arrive,it gives them peace of mind.

This is a recurring topic.If you search you will find plenty of advice on this forum...But keep asking questions and you will get good coaching from the guys on here.

Nice one.....I was correctly described as an IT dinosaur last week.Mind,I have to say there are quite a few ‘special needs’ traders on this forum.....all very inclusive.

Sorry MSP,lost in translation,where we come from,failing to deliver as agreed for whatever reason,constitutes a cock up.....if you have a pitch cock ups in various guises are a daily occurrence.

I would inform the punter and own up to your cock up.I would offer a full refund or a better car for the same money to make up for their time,trouble and disappointment.If you insist they collect the car against their wishes,you are asking for trouble.....

Don’t even think about it.I know someone who long ago was able to register Audidiesels.co.uk.All he sold was Audi Avants and was doing OK.As far as I remember,Audi lawyers informed him to desist from using the domain name to do with infringement of their intellectual property.He wrongly declined their advice and apparently finished up with a massive legal bill defending himself from being destroyed by Audi.He subsequently changed his business to selling non Audi cheaper stuff and then moved on.

I thought it had a chance at £7450,but sell it to the wrong punter and it will probably self destruct.Maybe that is why it is now £9450,good luck to them.

Out of interest,when you are outbid in the ring you often wonder who the online buyer was.Last week at Newcastle in UKCG Select was a 10 plate Insignia 2.0 Elite Auto Estate,20k ,one owner,fsh,and it was absolutely mint with cream leather ,nav and ready to go.I valued it at £6k ( our guys would have hit the roof as Insignias are not allowed).The guys I was standing next to valued it at £47 to £5000 and dropped out,even though there was none for sale anywhere.However,it did just under £6k and there were groans but I was trying to argue that it was worth it.Just found it on AT and for how much.......£9450 !

We have a vacant prime pitch in Newcastle.....and I mean prime !

A Grade 2 up north can be a Grade 5 down south.When I went to Paddock Wood,I thought the stuff was mostly mint.Enfield was different,a lot of dodgy stuff and dodgy traders,unless it has changed......I think you would get’ trotted ‘ at Preston anyway,be carefull.

A few years ago the premium on white was a grand.It changes,I can remember when Dog C red stuff was at a premium.

As this is a momentis event AD,I think you now have to talk us through the deal Match of the Day style ‘you know what I mean Harry’ etc.....there must have been incentives,promises or a dodgy swapper,you must have gone off script/message etc.to down it.The daft thing is there are some pitches that are dedicated to selling fully splashed pink stuff .

I can see why you are doing a few,website,prep,presentation,videos and voice overs,photos,descriptions and general attention to detail etc very impressive......As long as you don’t get an intellectual property rights legal claim from AD,you should do well.

Excluded on grounds of age..........thank you Justin,I will look into that.

I agree with Tom,get a copy of the invoice.Then ring the garage,find out where they got the battery and what their Labour rate is.If the claim is fraudulent or it appears there has been collusion with the garage,refuse to pay.

I agree,they don’t believe you when you explain that most dealerships carry a load of debt and net 1p in the £ and that is considered acceptable.

Justin....that sounds rediculous,I wonder how that works when calculating your year end results.I can now understand why my accountant was suggesting I should think about packing in altogether !

Hi Justin....All very confusing for the old school who just send all their invoices and bank statements to their accountant every 3 months.You appear very switched on with MTD,I thought there would be more debate on this.

As I understand it,MTD applies to anyone who pays VAT,that is probably most of us on the forum.

I hope you are right.

Marsh Holdings.....Had a look at their figures.You can’t blame them putting some spin on their results.The directors who don’t earn that much appear to be on a treadmill ,£30m sales,£40k net profit,huge staff wage bill and £5m creditors.They are in Devon,maybe they should consult AD,he could glance at their pitches in a single day and tell them how to improve sales.Some of these franchised dealers with their talk of social media traffic ,website hits etc forget about their forecourts which are their shopwindows and they subsequently miss out on loads of passing trade.....Could they be one of them.