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Welcome to to the forum Faz if your making a wage in these times my thoughts are do you really want to include other investors in your business with a lot more overheads with rent etc keep doing what your doing from home on a 1 man basis would be my advice especially in these troubled times good luck whatever you decide .

School boy error . go stand in the corner seriously though could happen to anyone bet the previous customers were happy when they found it ..

Never know reduced staff these days

Welcome to the forum good luck with your new business ..

Great news probably the way i would have done it too as I suggested hopefully get your deal on the other car too keep us posted..

Was just a thought mate might work good luck hope you get sorted it always good to hear others opinions on here about brokers etc for future reference so thanks for that .

Ive had quotes from towergate in the past at time they were slightly more expensive than think but would say there cover was better . Can you not use another rep from uk global then Ashley is not directly dealing with his previous customers did you find premier ok to deal with .

Heard the same thing from someone that does a lot of registration transfers for a private plate company .

Ive used Think insurance never had problems I've always got an ok service but some here say they haven't @Ashley@UKGlobal or @John Cook - Aston Lark Are both helpful too ive spoke to both with insurance related question and will use them for business insurances in the near future

Take £250 out of it tell them its for you time and that you would not normally do it but it because you know them well and they have recommended people to you and been good customers you will make an exception in this case .

Interesting reading though I think a lot of the lookers stuff been on the cards before covid as terrible as it i think a lot of companies not just in the motor trade will use covid to down size and pay off and get rid of a lot of the staff they don't need of course many companies on the other hand will see job losses due to covid also.

£20 a bottle in the paper shop here no joke they caught an old pensioner out with it as well lock them up through away the key they should be shut down for that

Do your research check the tyres panel gaps paint colour match etc and the mike brewer favourite check for matching dealer number plates though the owner could always just pop into to arnold clark and buy some with the correct id after the car was returned from the body-shop so although in principle a good idea not fool proof way of telling anything .

Its nothing to do with the mot it remains valid . And wouldn't think its insurance either I guess it might be it because it has an owner on file that would be you . Send a letter to dvla stating you have sold it to your friend with his name address and details and that he has applied to be recorded as the new keeper with his details filling in a v62 ..

https://cardealermagazine.co.uk/forum/topic/5487-hpi-alternative/?tab=comments#comment-48493 have a look here mate lot of good info for you ..

Tax it on the new keeper supplement i guess many would back in the post off log book days . And post all the v5s off together in a big envelope a local main dealer that we used to buy px vehicles from did it regular

Thanks I've actually done a similar thing with the buying that was part off my main business for many years once in a big way but it only a smart part of it now for around 5 friends I've met through the trade i had to take a step back when both my own health had issues and my fathers health went down hill so something had to give So mainly concentrate on my own stuff as well as helping with the care for my dad.

Chris from flipping cars there a few others a few motor related you-tubers etc who would be an interesting watch and deffo trade vet

This shop around speak to @Ashley@UKGlobal loads of people on here seem happy with him i used think insurance but seen some bad reports about customer service on here though I've not had any real problems @John Cook - Aston Lark Ive spoke to also who is helpful enough hope this helps .

I think what has happened was not just with that company but as with many companies up here they had geared the staff to the return when boris had lifted some of restrictions but only for up here Nicola to said we had to remain in lockdown . Well reading between the lines its all i can think of . On a slightly different note I noticed at the local asda tonight they were just letting everyone in to do there thing the social distance and queuing to get in wasn't happening this surely cant be treated as part -time when they have available staff etc or simply cant be bothered or it not just never going to work . its only as good as the people running the show most of the local paper shops and smaller shops only have a sign up here saying adhere to social distancing please with only 1 having the floors etc marked out the problem we have is many people don't know how to use common sense in the isles in asda tesco etc are clearly marked by mainly not policed so people do what the what they want and think it its ok to invade space and just have a free for all which in turn causes arguments due to no consideration so as for auctions workplace etc theres always going to be the minority who wont comply and it got to be policed by members of staff etc then we are going to see the people who get less and less compliant and making excuses up which will cause problems as have a word with the wife says this is going to be our new world for some time now . Buy not only do we have to social distance etc we have to also work with the additions that come with it .

Think it could be a while many auctions probably don't know there self heard from the owner of a large local building company thats he's unsure as it keeps changing he has.been given dates twice . so i guess it will be the the same for auctions and larger dealer groups

Ill wait to one gets listed on eBay theres one coming soon Edit just looked its cheaper to buy it new ..

Let us know if it any good . Will pass an hour for you

@James Baggott

Hope you were social distancing on the new year revolutions private jet