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We'll all need to become "agents" then you relieve yourself of any responsibility?

Book prices are a joke? I thought they were researched from all over the motor trade? I've mentioned this before but if the wholesale price rises so does the retail. Or at least down here in 'nutty' London? There is/was an assumption that a lot of guys were/are buying way too much for stock at 'the block' but not when you look at what they are being sold for on AT? Tear up the book at the moment? Where is that CAP bloke when you need him?

Yep, I smell a business opportunity with diesel! Buy in London sell in the 'sticks' kerching, until the anti diesel thing start spreading

I'd be more surprised if the price went down? From a distance it's interesting to see how AT is managing to 'hang on in there'

You have to try and remember that the internet encourages 'chancers' because of the anonymity if provides. It's fun for them to skim through the classifieds making ridiculous offers never really expecting any success. It never happened in the old days when someone would have to look you in the eye

I usually try and take them to the bank when paying, it helps them stop having second thoughts

Depends what sort of day I'm having as to how I respond to offers. If I'm asked "what's your best price?" I reply "my best price is the highest price!" I also sometimes use, "if I'd wanted less I'd have advertised it for less?" Also, as above the Polish buyers are the best, no nonsense,knowledgable, straightforward. In comparison Romanian/Albanian lithuanian are hard work but come from a very different culture, imagine countries run by travellers.

I've got the devil in me today

I was at Manheim Colchester last night. It's not so much the prices were high but the cars were so awful. You'd have to be an expert to thoroughly and comprehensively f**k a car to the extent that a combination of broken bodywork/mechanicals and no MOT/service history left no saleable feature

I thought that DA had a thorough vetting system to make sure everyone was 100% Kosher! Sounds like the rot has set in and they're no different to any other auction nowadays.

The government are obviously in a difficult position with diesels. They must be working hard to find a way to 'spank' private motorists but not business users. I'm guessing if higher VED and impossible emission at MOT time doesn't work they'll have to apply some extra revenue on the pump prices that HGV's will be exempt from. Does anyone remember back in the day when the only diesel passenger vehicles were black cabs? Or having to queue to use a pump covered in diesel behind a line of lorries

When are these price rises going to be picked up by the price guides?

Yep that's the dream punter alright, 'loadsa' money and low expectations

Interesting that most of them have ended up as minicabs/Ubers etc. Maybe they thrive on hard use rather than pottering about on school runs? Although I noticed a minicab driver near me who's Prius is sitting in the road outside his house burnt out?

I'm curious because the early Prius's are getting on a bit now and they still have a healthy following, especially from minicab drivers?

I say Ebay. Copart is for 'dreamers' and breakers yards. I have also noticed a lot more traders selling non-runners on AT these days.. Just out of interest, did you get it from Colchester's non runner sale? I used to quite like something to play with, but I've found that these days, non runners tend to be absolute basket cases

Just out of interest, how long do Toyota reckon the batteries last in these? Can you test them?

Must have been faux fur as real fur wouldn't burn like that

Funnily enough I was behind one today in some traffic.

I think that online purchasing has ended regional differences. No more nicking small auto's off the 'carrot crunchers'

Probably a bit late now but a couple of Rover 75's are going through Manheim Colchester on thursday night. Could be interesting to watch

I can't see why Cat N are not noted in the V5. Because same as Cat S, as soon as it goes on AT it will show up as a write off?

OK, so now we've cleared that up, apparently one of them is 'noted' on the V5 the other is not. What is not clear is whether they are both still classified as 'right offs', otherwise what is the point of having two different categories?

I have no idea? Apparently one gets shown on the log book and the other doesn't but both are recorded as write offs anyway?

Sorry to drag this old thread up but after a recent conversation with a guy about his car, and as I understand it, the new rules state that a 'Cat N stuctural' has a note on the V5 whereas a 'Cat N non structural' does not. But, they are 'both' still recorded as salvage/writeoffs all the same, and a Cat N non stuctural is still flagged as Cat N?