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  1. Posted

    Interesting how many of you chaps on here swerve a p/ex rather than kick them up the gonads for it (not criticizing) ,granted a lot of the swappers are end of life but the worst thing they can say is no if you bid low on the better or unusual stuff like this jag, and obviously it often takes their eye off the other end of the deal i.e full price.

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  2. Posted · Edited by awc1000

    16 hours ago, TangoVictor32 said:

    Good evening all.

    Ex Traffic Inspector here retired after 30 years. 

    Lovely forum here you guys have I must say.

    This topic on discussion is cut clear: MID.

    Motor Insurance Database (the clue to the answer you lot are looking for is in the name)

    If a vehicle is NOT on here then it is showing as NOT INSURED and you will be pulled over. You may have insurance that will cover you to drive any vehicle but coppers Dont know this.

    The whole issue of trade plates is grey area. For example they could move about and arent clear to read.

    Furthermore ANPR cameras are NOT setup to read trade plates. So if there is a roadside check point operation you WILL be pulled in.

    And do not listen to your brokers. There job is to make money and tell you whatever sounds easier. They wont defend you if a problem ever arises. 

    There are a lot of what ifs:

    1) anyone pulled can say they have trade insurance

    2) trade plates can be stolen

    3) how would you make your insurance claim if a vehicle was vandalised or stolen? Without it being added to the MID your insurer may not accept it is your car and it could be that of a mates (who had no insurance)

    I say this because myself and some colleagues have invested in a partnership of vehicle sales 5 years ago and when we renewed our policy at year 1 we was asked "did you not sell any cars last month?"

    I asked them what do they mean and they explained in the earlier months we had a lot of stock turn over and in the last month we havent added anything to the MID. They said they usually check as people buy trade insurance as its cheaper to insure their personal cars and dont trade.

    Hope this helps.

    16 hours ago, TangoVictor32 said:

    Good evening all.

    Ex Traffic Inspector here retired after 30 years. 

    Lovely forum here you guys have I must say.

    This topic on discussion is cut clear: MID.

    Motor Insurance Database (the clue to the answer you lot are looking for is in the name)

    If a vehicle is NOT on here then it is showing as NOT INSURED and you will be pulled over. You may have insurance that will cover you to drive any vehicle but coppers Dont know this.

    The whole issue of trade plates is grey area. For example they could move about and arent clear to read.

    Furthermore ANPR cameras are NOT setup to read trade plates. So if there is a roadside check point operation you WILL be pulled in.

    And do not listen to your brokers. There job is to make money and tell you whatever sounds easier. They wont defend you if a problem ever arises. 

    There are a lot of what ifs:

    1) anyone pulled can say they have trade insurance

    2) trade plates can be stolen

    3) how would you make your insurance claim if a vehicle was vandalised or stolen? Without it being added to the MID your insurer may not accept it is your car and it could be that of a mates (who had no insurance)

    I say this because myself and some colleagues have invested in a partnership of vehicle sales 5 years ago and when we renewed our policy at year 1 we was asked "did you not sell any cars last month?"

    I asked them what do they mean and they explained in the earlier months we had a lot of stock turn over and in the last month we havent added anything to the MID. They said they usually check as people buy trade insurance as its cheaper to insure their personal cars and dont trade.

    Hope this helps.

    Interesting opinion from someone on the force, however you are probably underestimating the quality of some of our brokers and at the end of the day they underwrite us not the police, so as you can imagine they are the ones i take notice of.

    Ive been pulled over so many times down the years i must be bugged, ive had everything from pulled for driving shite to auction, been pulled because ive had rare cars on my trailer and they just wanted a look, too being pulled in high end stuff because they thought i looked like a wrong-un lol.

    to be fair i did used to / have a test route i did late at night which i used to test high end stuff out which involved a fast A road and return via motorway, some of this gear needs to be tested at a fair rate of knots as that was what ultimately the buyer would be doing, no use having a punter call a week later telling me he has a wheel woble at 120 clicks:(

    anyway the route involved pulling into services at the half way point and leaving on idle whilst having a coffee and smoke, usually at 12-2am i would attract plod at this point virtually guaranteed, must admit it could be fun pulling their chain a bit by offering too swap cars up to the next junction:D joking apart met some nice ones who were car usually car buffs.

    I think ive perfected it now ref trade plates - customer demo then cover numberplates and display trade plates to best possible view, carry certificate at all times- a decent underwriter gives a pocket sized wallet, always carry your mid login details (ive been sat in plodmobile and told them what i have on mid listed no problems)only put on mid whats taxed or personal use - my broker quotes this and i have a quality underwriter, regarding proof of ownership should an incident happen with a stock car that is not on mid it is irrelative if you have it invoice /dated in, if your broker / underwriter disagrees you have crap cover.

    Finally a tip - if your insurer insists on everything listed on mid they basically know how much they can afford to shaft you on your next renewal....

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    1 hour ago, XFS said:

    I suppose forums are a bit like the pub. Get away from the wife for a few hours of macho bullshit fantasy and then go home and be normal.

    The difference is what is said in the pub is forgotten as soon as you go out the door. What is written on a forum swirls around in cyberspace forever and can give an entirely false impression of who the person really is.

    This forum is viewable by the public. 

     

    If the Wee Free’s up there catch you watching those type of videos, you’ll be burned at the stake....mainly so they can have them.

    Its only banter, and it is only a comment on a professional model who has accepted the job / shoot.

    And its pretty harmless on here and 99% trade so unlikely to be seen or offend, and with that advert she is likely hoping to pick up some more work having had good exposure, pardon the pun.

    And besides if we were down the pub as you say we would be exposed to more women with not much on, because that's a reality.

    Lighten up, you'll be telling us next katie price is misunderstood :D

  4. Posted

    Take it this is the hams hall 4 pot petrol unit similar 1 series / mini ? had a few done on the 1 series diesel recall few years back (front rear chains / tensioner guide) but been lucky on petrol,but i trade everything anyway.

    Are there any issues / recalls on the later 6 pot motor 323i upwards? cheers.

  5. Posted

    guess its time for you to request / view their quote / invoice, it smells fishy, its not your fault his part time gardening round is not working in winter (who would have thought....:D)

    If it was me after all this i think i would stand my ground for the time being on principal, i'm all for fareness but cant stand being hard balled by a customer, you can always throw him a refund next week if your not making progress, i would start by insisting he bring it back, its a fair request, and if you go his way its just giving him more reason to stand his ground and think your an easy touch, sounds daft but have a good look underneath too, if hes gardening he could have grounded it out easily?

    at this point he might still be right, but there is something not quite right with this one, keep us posted:huh:

  9. Posted

    Its a strange one, those berlingo / kangoo drivetrains are pretty bulletproof easily good for 100k even with skimpy servicing, with 61k you will sell it quickly again no doubt for good money, best insist on a look first before refunding, something does not sound right here especially after you used it for 300 miles and you were happy with it, any idea's how many miles he's covered? and any idea what he's carrying / using it for? a couple of heavy full pallets would easily put a berlingo overweight hence possibly fooky clutch..

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    Can we ask what the car is?

    If it was me and the car was a saleable 61k with franchise history i would refund and go again - but only after insisting it was returned for inspection, for all you know it could have been towing a searay down the coast all last weekend, ive had this lol.

    as mentioned its strictly a no no to not refund in full during period, however if you are fare and explain that the reality is that you have to re prep valet and its grown another owner etc then an offer minus say 3-400 will usually make customer agree knowing a refund is a coming, make a point of making them wait the full time qouta for refunding which on your part i think is 2 weeks?

    If you choose to fight the case start by looking into "their" garage, if they are not vat registered that can go in your favour come court day by you trumping an opinion with your vat reg garages opinion, "their" garage at this point could even be a know it all buys fook all type pub trader.

    4 minutes ago, Clr268 said:

    Hi Tom, it was actually Citreon Berlingo LCV. not used as a LCV but previously privately owned. Absolute mint. 

    I’m going to have a think Mrv 

    No PDI unfortunately. 

     

    being a van did you invoice it to him or a company name? i think commercial sales from company (you) to his company are outside the requirements of a warranty, 

  12. Posted

    I agree you wouldnt want a hobbyist to try it but if you see the pro's set up you would have faith, its all machines and specialist gear, the company i recommended are on another level regarding wheels, the set up is very impressive, they currently do work for bentley / aston cheltenham and i would imagine these folks dont take risks.

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    42 minutes ago, tradex said:

    Shoot me down in flames, call me a boring dull stick in the mud, call me a know all c*nt but I would never get a buckled alloy 'fixed'. I'm sure cosmetically it will look fine and run true given enough working. 

    But, and this is BIG BUT. The materials used in alloy wheel production are quite trick, they all have one thing in common, they all 'work harden' when 'reworked' and are no longer tough in the metallurgy sense. Think of the repair as being a weak and brittle area on the wheel, may take a hit, may not. Something I wouldn't wish to take a guess on, I'm sure you understand what I'm saying. 

    To me thats a potential accident waiting to happen. 

    A straight one will turn up, they always do. B).... had a 220 Megane with both front wheels like a clowns car, had to wait a month then 4 decent wheels came up. 

    I would tend to agree on this logic but if the right firm handles the job its fine, i would prefer a repaired OM wheel over a cheaper replaced set anyday, sadly when the dearer stuff gets damaged it does often get replaced with a cheap online set of new wheels which have nowhere near the strength of a well repaired OM wheel. hence the shock when we have all at one time asked the franchise how much one new OM wheel is, they are dear for a reason.

  14. Posted

    circa 75-100 for one wheel, to get an idea of whats fixable put the wheel on your local tyre fitters balance machine, you will see the buckle, if it looks an inch out dont worry thats doable, cracks are fixable to, i had a set of quattro 18" wheels done which looked fooked on the balancer, results were perfect.

  15. Posted

    A decent wheel shop refurb co will sort this out, not a mobile repairer, if you cant find one local i would recommend here for any wheel job - reinventing the wheel tewkesbury 01684291900, i've had some high end stuff with bad buckles sorted here, very good company ask for jeremy, they are quite a distance from you but a courier will solve that.