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I was meaning what do you specialise in i.e,small up to x years,hi spec stuff,low or higher mileage,ex fleet etc,.....our guys do ex fleet upto 5 years 70- 100k miles which are bought on line.

What sort of stuff do you deal in.How many do you stock.You are fortunate to have dozens of auctions within 90 mins drive.Do you buy online.

Why would Delroy be refunding a Trader when he has a signed for mileage from his customer and his sales invoice to the Trader states the same mileage.Unless I am missing something,If anyone needs a partial refund for the 80k haircut,surely it is Delroys customer being the victim and not the Trader.

I bet the oil leak is nothing.Reminds me of the time I sold our close friends a Metro so the wife could use it as a runnabout.It was mint,low miler etc.Hoewever a few days later they called to tell us about a severe oil leak and their stress etc.So I go round and there was a small spec of oil on their drive.I say thats nowt,it’s a Metro,they all do that.However our friend has OCD with cleaning and their loft is cleaner than our lounge.She could not stand the thought or the shame of having a small oil mark on her block paving which the neighbours might see.I told them to go and buy a new car and they did.

Nothing to worry about.They are probably just establishing the chain since it was clocked.Just give them a copy of your sale and purchase invoice........If they ask any difficult questions ,just tell them you wil have to get back to them.

Company policy ..Fraud Protection/ due diligence ...ask the punter to supply photo ID,passport and driving licence and 3 copies of proof of address ,bank ,building society and HMRC.........If it is a classic car selling for a lot of money,that would be different.What car is it out of interest.

Hawkstone Cars.....100% per cent of your stock this weekend,well that should help to turn your business around. !

You can’t dodge it.Our guys mainly sell late ex fleet stuff and for a while now they have been confirming the name of the leasing fleet and used as a company vehicle in their advertising...So if it says Ready Mixed Concrete or whatever you have to disclose it.There will be a lot of main dealers and nearly new supermarkets who have sold ex hire cars and described them as ex manufacturer management vehicles now looking at a huge potential liability.

Yes.....So they will be restricted to late fleet stuff.

Hi Mikey.....Don’t panic Captain Mainwaring ......you have had it a few weeks,it’s not like it’s had a birthday.Sit tight don’t reduce it yet,old Minis always sell.

If this is right,the clockers will be back in force.Pay cash and provide false ID at the block,register it at accomodation address,get the new reg doc,give it a haircut,get a blank service book on eBay,fill it in and away you go.....You cannot make it up.

Don’t trust them,in which case don’t deal with them........I am with Justin on this one......Heard this SOR story recently from an old Trader about his friend ,a hard working honest guy who ran a garage repair business for years.He also sold one or two vans which he advertised and displayed outside the garage.A trader customer gave him a van to sell SOR,some time later he returns it to the Trader as he could not sell it.He subsequently had a VAT inspection and the inspector wanted to know about this van as it was not entered in his stock book.He explained what happened and who supplied the van.However the trader who supplied the van denied all knowledge of owning it ( must have paid cash for it and not declared it )....HMRC persued the garage guy ( he must have had assets) and assessed him for a lot of money and he has had to close down and is now in ill health.

As I recall,not having a current MOT is not an offence.However,using an unroadworthy vehicle is.

If you have taken on a 60 car pitch and you can only afford to put 25 on,you said it is cheap so just go with that and build it up.SOR stuff can be a nightmare and you will just fall out with the suppliers.Every SOR Car has to be correctly recorded in your stock book whether you sell it or return it,miss out one or two and HMRC spots them and you are in deep shit.

The bottom line is.....you cannot masquerade as a private seller.You need to nip this in the bud or your looking at full refund plus consequential damages and costs etc......It could get worse,he could ring the HMRC fraud line,they could then technically assess you for a lot of money and you have to prove otherwise.I have seen it happen.

Retail it,you just might’ring the bell ‘......recently heard about a motor finance rep who has set up on his own.He has a small lock up and sells WAV’s ! and is doing OK.

If we had more councillors like your friend who operate in the real world,it would make a difference.These public sector,college lecturer type do gooders and trade union types who appear attracted to being a councillors haven’t a clue so they employ consultants on big money to cover their back.

I understand it is councillors who make these decisions.Newcastle has a skint Labour council and they have recently removed a lot roundabouts at busy junctions and replaced them with traffic lights apparently to benefit cyclists,traffic backed up everywhere at rush hour and few cyclists......10 years ago the Queen opened a wonderfull new central library.What we didn’t know,it was a PFI back loaded chucky deal and the monthly payments started at £150k and gradually increase until 2034 ! To help pay for it,they have had to close 9 local libraries.They are now planning to spend millions on refurbishing the council offices....

Hand car wash probe.....I am thinking,tax fraud,money laundering,drug dealing,illegal immigrants,modern slavery etc...but no it’s their effect on the environment....You can imagine these gang masters will be quaking with fear when a council wally turns up on a pushbike with a clipboard and makes polite PC enquiries about their detergent......’ only use Poundland soft on hands mild and GREEN Fairy liquid ‘council man ticks box and thanks gang master and goes away...

I am sure that is right.Someone was telling me they know 5 qualified but non practising lawyers.Appparently there are now too many law firms and thousands of kids at college still doing law....But when you hear parents say ‘our Thomas is doing very well doing Law at Brixton or Bradford Uni and ask what is he going to do after that...they have no idea what you mean.

I know one or two ‘ corporates’ who constantly travel all over the place at the drop of a hat etc.They are well paid,but their lifestyle is poor and they always look knackered.At the end of the day,they are only employees and as Dean says,a change of policy or new guy coming in and they are gone....Good Luck to them.

Separating work etc.....to be any good at this job,you won’t be able to do that.Wait until you are waking up every night at 5am worrying about engine jobs,screamers,HMRC or some pressure from the bank etc

We go to Cafe Nero on a Sunday,it is expensive but my wife has a Amex card or something so we get a big discount.I always laugh when Londoners ( commuters )come up north and try and tell you how well,off they are. £5000 rent paid for by the company.That is a benefit,I hope he pays tax on it !

That’s great,my wife is a premier league M and S yellow label shopper in the food dept.A few years ago M and S had a promotion,spend £80 on clothes and they gave you a £15 voucher for food.We had free food for weeks,she just returned the clothing and reused the £80 credit for more clothing etc and more free food.T K Max final reductions is another story.

I am not sure it is the weather.When you see what is happening elsewhere at Homebase,Mothercare,Carpetright,even M and S and Poundstretcher are closing stores.Then you have recent success stories like Jamie’s Italian in trouble and this week the talk will be about a Sainsbury Asda merger......There must be a lot of people maxed out again.I hope I am wrong but don’t expect May being any better,2 bank holidays and a Royal Wedding could distract the punters.