Andy Entwistle

Great sentiment there Jim, i agree we all need to support each other. We're happy to help support you in any way we can, if you need some space to get a few like minded dealers together at conference, let us know.

I think GreenGiant is hinting for a weekly column El presidente

Common view i hear is that new cars make money through the service bays. So brokering them on without the additional revenue from teh back office is always gpoiong to be a challeng. Don't get me wrong, people can make it work, but most of these through high volume or leasing i think

Forums are great for in depth info, but also terrible for scaremongering. 996 Bore scoring is one example, if you read the forums all the N/A 996's out there have or will blow up, the reality is that less than 1% have a problem according to analysis. I love owners forums, but the problem is, its mostly teh people with problems who are most vocal !

Is this a new cross over, a Coutch ?

We've signed up 3 DMS providers for teh Conference Expo, so if you can hold on until June you'll be able to chat to them all in one place http://cardealermagazine.co.uk/events/conference/

For want of not repeating a post i've just put on another thread We're just putting the final touches to this years Car Dealer conference and expo at Silverstone on 9th June. You will be able to speak to a lot of teh big finance players on the day, in one place. Its a great opportunity to find the best solution for you.. More information here and tickets are free !

Hi A J Welcome to the forum. We're just putting the final touches to this years Car Dealer conference and expo at Silverstone on 9th June. You will be able to speak to all the main players in this market, in one place and on one day. Its a great opportunity to find the best solution for you. More information here and tickets are free ! Hopefully we'll see you there on the day

surely you aren't suggesting that people break the speed limit.... Surely ever law abiding citizen drives at 70mph anyway....

If you have a CC license and have funded the car, you can register the interest as a finance interest, but for the security watch sadly they can't. ( sadly i still dream about this stuff having spent 10 years developing it !)

G, thanks for sending over the details. We've had a look and don;t think its anything at this end, our tech moneys seem to think it may be a virus on your side i'm afraid. Of course if anyone else has this problem than it may be something we need to dig deeper into !

Wow, thats a record. !

Hi G Can you let us know a few more details? Are you coming to the website from a shortcut or direct and where does it end up taking you, drop me the details to Andy@blackballmedia.co.uk and we'll see if its anything we need to look at this end Andy

what dates are you there?

we will be coming up with something similar to last years NASCAR event, watch this space. Like the BEN angle though !

thanks William, all feedback is much appreciated. If we didn't get the host feedback then we would;t be able to improve the event for this year !

Preparations are well under way for Car Dealer Conference 2015. Following the success of 2014, this year will be bigger and better in every way. We are planning on more exhibitors, more break out sessions and more value for all the delegates who attend. See the next issue of the mag when we will be announcing all the details, in the meantime this is your chance to help us shape this years speaker lineup. Last years lineup was stellar, with KIA, Google, CAP and Microsoft all delivering fantastic sessions to name but 4. We are already well under way on arranging this years speakers, however as our readers we would also like to hear from you on who you would like to see at the event, what topics and issues you would like covering or what burning subjects you want to see covered. Of course, we can't guarantee on getting them all along, but we are here to try and serve our readers the best way we can and its important to get your feedback on what you would like to see this year. Andy

If you have a car that you think you have a legitimate reason to get an interest put on give HPI a shout and they can look to put in on their security register for you. However, It depends why you need the alert placed. The security alert feature is generally for finance houses, leasing or rental companies, in other words the people who have actual title to the car. In the example of a rental company, they will place their vehicles on the security register so that if a renter driving their car tries to sell it to a dealer, its flagged up to them. This protects them from loosing the car and protects you from buying a car that the punter doesn't own. If you own a car and have lent it out to a customer for example, then you can apply to place this on the register as it is your car. But if its a car that you have sold and then for whatever reason you want to get back ( such as above), this can't be registered. The simple reason being that officially speaking in law you have passed title to the customer ( even if this is potentially fraud), so its no longer your car and legally HPI can't accept your interest as only a court can decide on this. in some instances alerts have been placed on vehicles, but if this is queried then HPI have to remove this immediately. Sadly (and frustratingly) the only other option open to you is to get a court to put in place an order forbidding the owner from selling the car, while the situation is resolved. For low value cars, its often not worth the cost and time involved, but for more expensive stuff it may be. You would then need to argue with the court that the vehicle was part of a fraudulent transaction and that title should not have passed. All of this is a result of title law, which i spend over 10 years working with, its complicated and often down to interpretation and often it favours anyone but the selling dealer. Any more advice, just let me know

Frustratingly we've been talking about doing this feature ion the mag for the last 12 months..... Agreed, it was an interesting programme and for a change it didn't paint the industry in a bad light ! (incidentally, even if they may not come on here they do read the mag !)

I've spoken to quite a few suppliers who are going to be there, i think as much as anything for the networking

Happy new year. Here is to a prosperous one for all of you !

Hi Yestraders. Have a look in the mag, you'll find a couple of trade insurance companies advertise, worth giving them a call for a quote Andy

WD, have a look through the mag, we have a couple of trade insurance advertisers who should be able to give you a competitive quote, tell the we sent you for a deal !

Hi Bagna63. Have a look in the mag, we have a few trade insurance companies advertising, they will be able to help talk through what cover is best for you and give you a quote. Remember to tell em Car Dealer mag sent ya !

The security watch scheme is only for people who actually own the vehicle, such as rental companies etc. Customers can't put markers on a vehicle they don't legally own, otherwise this could open up the system to huge abuse.