Screenman

The only timed appointment I can give is the first one of the day, I blame the dealers, they call and tell you they have one panel with a dent in, get there and another 5 cas have appeared looking like train wrecks. Because of that anything after first call is sometime that day, I always return calls and never let people down.

So what you are saying is if you have to do the job twice then you do not pay tax on it? Just trying to get it clear so that we can all have a go.

I am still trying to get my head around an invoice that you write out that will never be paid. Can I write out a negative invoice every time I look at a dent that cannot be repaired, or a screen crack too long.

I am in my home office now and there is card machine beside me.

If you write out an invoice and it is not paid you may have to prove you did everything in your power to recover those funds.If you do not do this then VAT is payable and it will still show as income.

Surely if you write out an invoice then it needs paying, whoever gets that money will be taxed on it, or am I reading it all wrong.

Was it a 2 stroke, or was it blow, bang, squeeze, suck. You have to admire halfrauds, they do seldom right, charge top money and make a profit.

Even the dent game has gone quieter this week.

I am glad you appreciate the effort us guys have made to learn this trade.

A lot of my dealers are quiet, where as I have been lucky PDR work is building on the retail side as customers are getting wise too it, obviously getting a lot more per dent makes the job even nicer, tool sales for Delta products has been as normal, although oversea's enquiries have dropped off. Fleet work for screens stays as busy as usual, this often picks up over Xmas as the trucks do more miles, overall happy times. I should add that quality of life, 4 day week etc. is more important to me now than an extra few bob in the bank.

Selling well presented clean desirable stock is easy, buying it is certainly not.

I know main agents that lose that. Turnover for vanity profit for sanity.

A 1978 308 that Chris Evans gave away on a TV show, original owner was a Mr Khashoggi, Sold it 10 years ago with 32,000 on it, that was a stupid move for sure.

There is no known case of isocyanate used in paints causing cancer! But they are the biggest cause of occupational asthma in the UK. To confuse the two may cause someone to overlook the classic early symptoms of asthma – wheezing, breathlessness and tightness of the chest. This means they don't seek medical attention and the problems at work that are leading to exposure aren't put right because they are unlikely to link their symptoms to work. See the HSE/BCF worker's leaflet "Breathing isocyanate paint mist causes asthma " and get more information on the asthma webpages.

It always did that for us when we had one, tried most things then gave it away.

Head says 35 body says 62, unfortunately the body is the one that is corrrect.

Same colour as well.

Sold a Princess for £2995 bought it back a week later for £2,000, that was back in about 1982 or there abouts.

If you are not supposed to drink it how come it comes with a straw. Remove protective or in this case non protective coating and reapply one that waorks, which of course I happen to supply here in the uk.

I had the paint scraper 20+ years back it was a useful tool that I gave away when I stopped playing with paint. Not forgetting that when you touch up a metallic the particles all bunch up at the bottom, which shows dark from one side light to other. I hated doing the job.

Sitting down having breakfast 35 years ago with Geoff Warren and his comment stuck in my head all these years " even the liars are doing no good" I am too busy with the things I do but my car dealer customers are not it seems doing the numbers they would like to be doing.

Never confuse profit with margin, would be my advice.

Not hanging onto many of the cars I sold in the seventies and eighties, they would have made a nice pension pot.

I will have a look after the weekend, I cannot access the customer list from here.

I think Liverpool or Leeds are the closest I have customer's, both too far away. If I come up with anything better I will let you know.