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Very interesting read this, wish you well at the hearing should the day come around.. I have a feeling this tool (claimant) will get some advise and they will realise how exposed they; if they dont.. Get lawgistics to give you your monies worth by ripping the claimant and judge a new ar*ehole.. Assuming it is the same clown that encouraged the claim... On the topic of equality, we have a female prime minster... just saying like I have read somewhere there are something like 10000 staff working within the EU in BRU who earn more than the UK prime minister.. quite a few on non receipted expenses too...

That could be pretty importantly really, they rely on their name as a platform.. but how much do they spend with search engines to advertise and draw punters to the platform? The lads here stating improvements who are OFF AT contracts could well be highlighting the likes of EMP/Gurus etc are all bringing in leads as these platforms are spending on advertising/clicks.. Oh to understand that ruddy vipers nest..

Did that before Xmas and got f*ck all feedback, was very specific too... Most certainly not what they want to read...

Reading with interest... Some real cock ups coming out of there this week across the threads... Trying to wring too much out of the traders.. GREEDY

Nice two there Tiger.. POET's day...

My local Vauxhall was retailing a smart £12k CLK on the grass verge a few weeks back, the Merc dealership is within 1/2 mile of this place; they also had a 1 series on their too .. no local main stealer for BM.. The Merc lasted 10 days.. BM was around 14days Nosing around my local VW/Audi/Vaux/Merc main stealers.. they all have around 20% other badges in the used lot.... the drop in p/ex's coming out of the back door has dried up too... Guess it will always be so, my thought was with reducing new car sales/stock getting hard to find .. this article from back in October was highlighting the gossip on the forum at the time, stock being hard to find.. lifted a some good ones this month though.. so seems to be enough to go around right now!

Always keep an eye open for a decent supplier, can't have enough and if you're busy you spread the work around rather one depending on you if they are quiet.. all mither though.. In house sounds good, but if you don't have/can't find anything for them to do, its all overheads... Lot of places near me need skilled workshop/paint staff, they are paying the right money too; seems to be a shortage or they can pick their work..

You're avin one ere aren't you ? Only view of the sarrrrf east worth seeing is in the rear view mirror.. Full of ferrets eating black pudding on reality shows, dreaming of mooovin 'art t cuntree.. so they can get their Mrs ham butty tattoo'd Cooor blimey do wot John knock it on the 'ead as it 'appens... I'll stick to the fresh air, fields and hills, they spend up here too ..

Oooops looks like I forgot to insert the link I referred too, trawling back through the inbox, this is what I got the morning of post, 02Oct18.... Dealers selling more used vehicles in 2019

Glad to read you have got a deposit down on this vehicle now, bit scary to read you had interest, then as a result of the discrepancy it was dead... Pretty good example of how this tosh from AT can affect sales, and you would not even know if it was affecting your sales or viewers choices?... Think its quiet? Think - what have AT changed recently if you use them..?? FFS another gremlin to swerve Really shouldnt be that AT/Experian can upset an independent business in such a way... This thread needs passing to forum mods so a missive can go out there to AT for feedback / action and response.... and for this they want you to pay more...

Used to visit a place in Miami, The Hands on Car Wash... The staff were great, bikinis, flip flops and soapy sponges.. My hire car was always cleanest when returning, it got washed every other day... Washing the roof was my favourite bit.... I am sure this would work in the UK...

Is this all real ??

Right, pull your pants up, youre nicked

Not fit for purpose as it is, I cant imagine a billy accepting any explanation over discrepancies if the report they have warns them on such a crucial topic... AT will only change things if people ditch the service.. I was appalled to read above the Experian "didnt consider the discrepancy to mean that much" resulting in them refusing to investigate.. Smacks of not fit for purpose at both ends.... but now introduced and being charged for.. all about protecting the consumer - my arse, all about another income stream.. Let the AT reps feed it back that users are walking..

Couldnt agree more.. there is also the bit about kisses at the end of billies communications when by email or text......FFS, kisses right up until you explain it isn't going their way...

this thread has a lot of advice, noisy neighbours / councils responding.. five pages but worth a read! Maybe contact the OP for a little more detailed advice out of the public domain! Good luck with your unit, as said above.. as much as you can afford.. you will always use it..! Here is that link Trading from home G'luck

Great result, one impressed punter somewhere down the line... Make sure the bonnet catch is working!

Not really sure why any fair and reasonable trader, as seems to be represent here on the forum, would even get caught up in any "unfair contracts act" disputes.. So long as the CRA is amended/added too in a fair a reasonable way, the vehicle is as you would like it yourself and prep'd correctly.. Where is the issue..? To me this only starts when you get some smart arse wanting to create their own rules and laws.. and not abide by those a trader is governed by. and/or take the p*ss.. Dont like the T&C's dont buy it... simples. As mentioned above

I'd guess thats the same as finding the stock that works for you and then hunting that stock down... takes time but you will also become known as the dealer who always has a decent motor... specialist/4x4 or whatever... One thing for sure, just stay way from volume/car supermarket tut...

More than likely is my guess, advertise on the RS owners webshite etc? Become known as the buyer to sell too with no hassles... ?? If the cars are straight, priced right can be win win

SO true, I wonder how many of these so called improvements have been run by any indie trader with the knowledge on how this problem may occur... I remember years ago there was a term was BETA TESTING .. this is where new software was given to a few geeks who enjoyed testing for errors but also worked in a particular sector.... This aimed to iron out the bugs... However, it now seems many businesses just throw the "new" programme on the market for the market to iron out the bugs.. shabby.. lets them employ call centre staff reading scripted answers too.. and by the sound of it embarrass sales staff in front of clients! Market leaders, innovation.. my ar*e....

Dave do you know any of the INV stealerships, just wondering if they have a regualr supplier who is shuttling between GLA and INV? If so perhaps you can get an empty leg/space on a transporter to do this collectin/drop for you? Failing then Shiply should produce some offers.. but may take a while given the region!

You would just go around doing this in a quite town before breakfast for a laugh right? If I am up, everyone is up!!

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Agree Dave. All an education to us all I suspect, if only we could pick our customers.. but a sale is a sale.. however as you grow older, see more.. you can sniff the wasters and w*ankers a mile off.. In this case I never up my sales game.. a sale is a sale - agreed.. but not at any cost; I'm not in this to waste my time, so I am definitely not trying to waste the time of any silly billy.. Document it.. all of it, recorded post.. That's your audit trial and if anyone gets lawyered up... yours will welcome this evidence of your fair and reasonable attempts to remedy matters.. Do let us know how it pans out, another day and another "tool in the box" of a motor trader...