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Bah, humbug!

.... and stick one of those £5 Halfords exhaust repair things on it! Did they hit you with any 'advisories', because if you're trade there's always advisories?

Hard as nails up Norf!

I go on my gut feelings and not any hard and fast rules over 'goodwill'. I recently had a lady pick up a car from me on a Sunday afternoon and rang me on her way home to say she'd got a flat tyre. I went out and changed it for her. I'm generally not a soft touch though.

Not for a long time. Seemed to be a decent stand up independent auction to me, or at least it was back then. I keep meaning to go back for a look see. The old boy that started it was quite a character!

The looming spectre of Brexit is a concern for all businesses. Generally speaking when customers are looking to 'pull in their horns' its the new car purchase that gets put on hold first. This trade tends to feel the effects of any recession or downturn first .

I can't imagine the Midlands are worse than where I am in East London?

Interesting. I'd have thought that being in the Midlands would be the ideal location. It has the largest concentration of large auction houses and everyone there needs a car to get anywhere as public transport is insufficient. Down here in the 'big smoke' we have a complex public transport system with buses and tubes. In many respects, it's not driving a car that is expensive down here but parking/storing it, especially if you are in the City. In many respects, owning a car in London is an encumberment/liability.

I'm in East London and i've got 9941? Selling LandRovers to a small rural community is every dealers erotic dream

Absolutely spot on!

I'm lucky/unlucky as Enfield is my closest auction, about 20mins drive. I remember before the site was redeveloped and the auction stood in what is now their car park. The auction hall ran cars left to right and you would park on the A10. Back then they did evening sales too which I much prefer, shame the big two can't offer an evening sale inside 50miles of London?

I've not been there since they moved from the old place across the road.

Considering opening an account, any good or about the same as any other auction house?

I like it. I'm not sure about the 'blue' dash personally. I hope that calor gas bottle has a proper fixing?

He moved into a new build corner plot a few years back. Started doing odd mechanical jobs, then some vans for a local delivery firm. And then moved on to salvage prestige German bits. I've walked passed his place when a truck has been delivering but It's not anywhere I know. He usually builds up a couple then sells them off and the cycle repeats. He never has cars being worked on while he has them for sale. He's very careful about advertising because I can't find him anywhere? I suspect he sells to his own Polish community as they don't seem as bothered about damaged repairables? If I take the dog out later I might try and sneak a pic?

Margot and Gerrie moved out long ago!

I have a Polish guy on the corner of my road who repairs accident damaged german performance stuff too. Does it all in his front garden. He has three or four up for sale, but keeps a low profile and its all taxed and mot'd. He seems to have a regular and loyal Polish customer base too? I have no idea where he advertises them and nothing hangs around for long

Are all new traders/start ups disreputable?

You realise that consultancy rates for professional services can be hugely expensive?

Have you considered joining the IMDA?

I would be mightly pissed off if my lambo turned up on the back of an 'open' trailer covered in diesel and stone chips?

No, the place is off montague road in enfield.

There's a big volvo breaker near me in NE london, I'll try and dig out the address

No but you need to be able to shoot straight and hog tie a calf

Don't beat yourself up too much, there are a lot of people worried about what the future holds; the quiet before the storm