Lakeside

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  2. Posted

    I know I’m in the minority here but I really don’t see what all the fuss is about. If you have underlying health conditions fair enough but if your fit and healthy you really have been sucked into the scaremongering media hype.

    Official nhs statistics, that anyone can view online show that 27,000 people have died in hospital with COVID in their system but not as the sole cause of death.  Less than 1300 people have died of COVID without any known underlying health conditions. 
     

    In 2018 (latest the figures go up to) just shy of 30000 people died in the uk of influenza/pneumonia (seasonal flu) 

    Do you panic every winter that you may catch seasonal flu from a customer?

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    8 hours ago, Highlinev8 said:

     

    I'm thinking on top of the free money floating about, BCA have been trying to get all their account holders switched over to buy online. I'm an account holder a long time and I remember it used to be difficult to get a live online login. Sounds like anyone with a Blue card is on it now. 

    They probably haven’t had a choice but to offer online bidding to everyone at the min.

    With them being closed to physical auction they’ll be losing all custom from the part time dealers selling a couple month and only have a blue/silver card.

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    Best one I seen last week whilst having the live auction on in the background....

    2004 Suzuki Alto at Enfield I think it was. On the register three times. Cat D once and Cat C twice, don’t think it had an MOT.

    Cap clean was £350, guessing that’s without taking write off into consideration? Sold for £775+fees

    seriously who on earth is going to make any money out of that? It’s worth scrap value.

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    7 hours ago, A & S said:

     

    Doubt very much that auction houses will be open to attend physical auction sales until towards the end of the year or early part of next year. 

    And for eye watering prices at auctions it's only the bidders to blame, won't make any difference if the auctions were open to attend.

    Agreed but at least the high prices could be justified if I could actually see/here the cars in person. Must be some burnt fingers out there at the min.

    I was wondering where we’d stand with that at the min though. As usually with a live physical auction if the car came in smoking or knocking the auctioneer would usually announce it for online bidders. But obviously not now, so would you have a right to complain if you turned up to collect and it had a serious engine fault?

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    Glad it’s not only me that’s noticed. Prices are beyond a joke and there’s definitely some big risk takers out there, as you say paying way over cap clean for even UKCGR stuff that’s bound to be scrap.

    I think a lot of dealers are sourcing elsewhere as I’m even struggling to buy private. Rang about a few private ads this week that have literally been listed within an hour to be told they’ve already sold.

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    They can only reopen if the can adhere to the rules. I still can’t see how they can with so many people in a small space. They won’t want to limit numbers as it may lose buyers.

    Only option I can see is they limit it to the account holder only. No private buyers and no bringing your mate or your cousins. 

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    Pointless them reopening yet anyway, they’ve not got enough stock coming in to warrant having full daily auctions running again.

    Although WBAC have reopened some branches this week so bca will be getting some stock starting to roll in now.

  15. Posted · Edited by Lakeside

    8 minutes ago, Paul C said:

    Realistically I think they'll only fully re-open July 4th or after, in the same category as other businesses where social distancing is more challenging. Since they can do online sort-of okay at the moment probably best to adapt to that than wait.

    I still cant see it that early, even when none essential shops are allowed to reopen social distancing will still be in place.

    How can a tiny auction hall cater for a few hundred buyers all fighting for attention and often in groups of other friends/family/colleagues to all stand 2 metres apart? 
     

    It’s usually as packed as a cattle market and they won’t want to limit the amount of customers allowed in. 

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    I do think we might have to get used to online bidding for a while yet anyway. Even if dealerships/wbac etc are allowed to reopen and stock starts coming back in there’s no way social distancing will work in auction halls, especially on busy days.

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    I noticed this to, I was watching a car that sold then went back on as multi vendor. 
     

    I’d imagine your bang on, buyers have been stung by buying an online risk and trying to claw their money back. 

  21. Posted · Edited by Lakeside

    On 5/1/2020 at 9:45 AM, trade vet said:

    Definateley Brightwells but also Wolverhampton.Best bet is to contact the Met Fleet Dept with your credentials and they should confirm which auctions they use.Met X5’s will be as good as you can get.

    Very few at Wolverhampton now, think they only deal with west mids police once in a blue moon. All the Thames valley stuff is sold from BCA Bedford now.

     

    somewhere must be selling them? Bca don’t deal with that many and Oxford was the only other I knew of.

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    5 hours ago, Casper said:

    Friend of mine bought an octavia as a non runner turn out it was a flat battery apparently copart don't try and jump start or boost them . Also if you get one watch they don't damage it on the fork lift 

     

     

    See I’ve heard that happen a few times but it may be more down to luck than anything. Copart work on commission so will do as much as they can to get the highest price for their cars, they will defiantly get them running if they can.

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    I’d avoid unrecorded. It’s usually dealers px scrap. I’d also avoid categorised cars that appear to have no damage as it’s usually cars that have been bodge repaired and sent back through for a quick profit.

    The start and drive guarantee is a bit iffy aswell, as all that means is it will start and move a few inches under its own steam. Doesn’t guarantee that the engines not knocking its boobs off. 

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    I would of thought to be online only every car would have to be assured for buyers to be interested.

    Since watching Lockdown online only this past couple of weeks there’s clearly no need as there’s plenty of risk takers out there prepared to pay top money without any assurance whatsoever.