have a word with the wife

Busy day today Run all stock up for half hour All stock washed and aqua applied All important paperwork took home Check stop taps work Cctv double checked Oiled padlocks Batteries disconnected on "safe" cars Drain compressor Took me transporter for last blast washed and put in storage Will we be back before Xmas?

"Rear light was a plastic bag"

Best be up to date with Scotland restrictions for this, my friend trade plates cars / vans for one way car van hire companies all over, on thursday, he was refused entry into wales, he tried to convince them the next hirer was nhs, which didn't go down well

No washy washy pap pap next month, go homes, drink potato wine

Even car washes to close this time

Thats life

Had to come ? Help for none essential retail ? I have left this past week adverts run out and not renewing, I don't do deliveries unless they have viewed the car in person at my premises, stay safe everyone Off to get me hair cut, the little I have got left

moderators ?

These basic questions are answered on the v5c itself especially p/ex, my advice, do it online, you will get email confirmation, wait a few days, let punter get settled into car Staple the log book to sales invoice ( your copy), and store.

Just catching up on the magazines piece on can we open in the title tier 1 2 3 ? Well sorry James batchelor it is not "business as usual, carry on as normal" ! Tier 3 is avoid travel unless its for work, education or care. People not in tier 3 should avoid travelling into tier 1 and 2 You guessed ! I am in tier 3 ! Lockdown none essential retail now all in tier 3 !

One of the factors is do you have a ready reply for the question "why is there no service history ? " Some people think no service history means the car has never had a service, then you get people who want it cheaper because you've answered the question "has it got fsh?" With a no, Despite the price allowing for no history available, and I have had many a person put the phone down hoping I had made a mistake and not put fsh in ad.

add 3month that the buyer may return with a fault covered by warranty or not adds the grief factor

Great, really good, thankyou.

To keep it simple, I am just stating that marc is not entitled to a bbl as he states he has just entered self employment

Re bounce back loan, were you trading before the 1st of March 2020 ? Was your business affected by corona ? Bb loan is 25% of last years turnover, sorry but if it was that easy everyone and his son would be registering themselves as self employed and getting cheap loans, also, there is no back log. Good luck with your new venture.

Sounds like my wife's cooking too Question, will supermarkets be allowed to sell turkeys that serve more than 6 ?

Well I heard you say about the disposal policy, and about the at least half tank fulls, thanks trade vet, really enjoyed listening

I am sending out Xmas cards to old customers, picture of santa with a mask on and the message " you can't sit at your xmas table with auntie mable, that would be breaking the law, please don't ignore, Boris is not inviting Doris so close the f ing door "

main dealer i noticed this morning has a 2010 kia picanto in prime position onthe used forecourt at £2295. Like wtf !! Prime position ! Bet they can peel a orange in there pocket

10p for making sure washer bottle is to top, 5p for the tie clips on wheel trims (each ) Car pointing right way round on collection 50p This time next year rodders

who the hell is making a living paying these sky high prices for stock ? Are these cars missing out on refurbishment as we all know a pdi a service and a full mot increases the overall spend ? Maybe just turning money over ? But that doesn't replace tools, repair the ròof etc . And Yet I am finding business really slow at the moment? Except the chap (I'm not a messer mate) who rang at nine this Sunday morning. Because I offer my customers next years mot and service at a reasonable cost only these customers are coming through the door at the moment, honestly pissed off, can't see the light at the end of the tunnel to be honest with more lockdowns approaching ? So there's a happy post for you comments welcome

Thats brilliant

Think we've lost enough time this year already, if I have the stock then I will be there , good thing about these appointments only though, there is flexibility

Just catching up on the podcasts and listened to the 10 month warranty one, amazing that i think as a trader is it just me that gets these people? No! so many good bits in that podcast ! The piece about deposits, david if I may, it's not really being pushy asking for a deposit, if I can offer some advice ? Asking for a deposit is reminding the customer that the car is out there with a for sale board in it and possibly also advertised ! Ask / remind the customer how they first saw it ? And that's how the next person might ! I have had daughters in tears when daddies come back 6 hour later, after " looking at some others" and seriously it wasn't nice poor lass! The sold board they thought was a joke, I had to show them the sold invoice! If they say they have only got twenty pounds in there wallet, take it for 24 hour, if they refuse,you certainly know where you stand Thanks again by the way