EPV

This is a current subject for me. What to do in the event of a punter some distance from you (75 miles say) who has had the car a week and it’s sprung an oil leak? I feel bad asking for them to return it back to base when they’ve only had it a week? What about if the eml came on and the car wasn’t in limp mode? just hypothetical examples of situations to deal with if I began to self warrant (which I do) and self admin (which I don’t)

I’ve had an issue with Lawgistics self funded warranty. Their claims hotline in their brochures is shit. A punter rang 5 times on Friday and couldn’t get through. I rang yesterday and left a message. No reply. I’ve got an email out to the lady who set my self funded warranties up and it’s a pissed off email so let’s see what she’s got to say. It’s not much help when you pay for them to run the admin and no one can actually get an answer. Will update tomorrow.

Do you have a link to their website?

You can tax uninsured cars I believe. So yes.

XC90? I don’t think you will need anyone to tell you this but for every model you see on AT with 200,000 miles on there are five that stopped working at 90,000 miles. Buy on condition and buy what you love. Don’t look at a car you’ve always wanted and then get something else. You’ll always regret that. Be patient and find the right example of the car you want.

Ok. What about when the law pull you over cos your plate is coming up as not insured?

I think you’ve not found a good one yet mate!

If I can prove by a timed ownership transfer done online that I wasn’t the registered keeper, i’d suggest i’d be covered surely?

How’s the new premises looking?

Same as really. Let them do it for £13 and I go over what they have missed.

Someone gave me a £20 drink once. Which was nice. Frankly i’d rather they bought a car from me and I never saw them again

So the reason is that if you don’t take the car off the MID (I always do) and the punter doesn’t insure their car (they always do, I make sure they are 100% road legal at handover) and they have an accident (seems plausible but quite low risk) i can see why that’s an issue if that all happened. But the reality is, I like being on the MID to save any plod entanglement and I take all my vehicles off the MID as part of my handover process. I have to say I prefer my way in this instance so I appreciate the advice as ever but will stick to my way in this case, thanks Nick. “You sell it and dont take off the mid” As above mate, that doesn’t happen as I have a checklist and removing the vehicle from my policy is on that checklist. Again, I do appreciate the point you’re making.

Whatever you like. Take a look at what warranty wise want and knock £50 off it.

Why?

Standard stuff in my limited experience. Feast or famine. Hope you get a few away over the next few days.

I don’t, no, because I don’t advertise in those places however i’m a big boy and can handle being sworn at.

Absolutely. But you need to buy from privates. Not people who have bought a car from an auction, marked it up by £300 and struggled to sell it. Now we can see why he has struggled to sell it but for me the alarm bells were ringing on that one a long way from home. I like buying off privates as you can get good stock as you say. But one of my preliminary questions when I ring the seller is “is the v5 in your name?” and if the answer isn’t yes then it’s always “nah I bought the car a few months back and just didn’t transfer the name over to mine” or “nah it’s my aunties car innit” then the conversation is terminated. It doesn’t matter how cheap the car is, there will be something wrong with the car, the seller, or both. Plenty of cars out there to buy.

Wise words

Ha ha

Ring a main Dealer, give them a registration number and they will give you the paint code

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Meguiars-X3090-Tyre-Dressing-Applicator/dp/B0006KZ6LW

Buy a proper foam applicator.

Foam applicator?

Meg’s Endurance.

It’s smoke and mirrors. Naturally most people buying a £5k car want to know that if it blows up the day after purchase they have some recourse. 90% of them have no idea of their rights and think “sold as seen” is still a thing so a warranty gives them a warm fuzzy feeling. Smoke and mirrors.