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    I had a problem a while ago with a pcn from Dartford Crossing, in the end a signed affidavit was required. I understand that when there is no current keeper they just work there way through contacting previous keepers until someone bites. Being a motor trader doesn't help, "everyone" is a trader when there's a fine to dodge?

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    1 hour ago, trade vet said:

    Ha Ha ! Guys,better start again.I mean cheap good stock.If you do your research properly,you have to target a lot of stock,then constantly watch that screen and don't get distracted ( our guy can be watching 3 sales at once),there are always cheap cars slipping through.It is much better than going on 400 mile round trips don't you think !

    Whoever installed Manheims simulcast video feed needs a clip round the ear. It must have been quite a job to get such poor quality in 2017?

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    15 hours ago, Mikey said:

    There's a few of these waterless car cleaning sprays on the market, most of which originated from American shopping channels. They're really bad for the paint because you're basically rubbing dirty paint with a cloth!

    CJ's method is the way to go as they are dead easy to prep again as everything just runs straight off when you show it some water...

    I suppose the auction houses don't have the time to give every car a 'ready to retail' type valet when cars are lined up to drive in the hall. 

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    Mentioned this before but perhaps the forum needs a "so you want to be a car dealer" type sticky. That way people can be signposted to the basics. I suspect the 'issue' could be that some members sell a product like this in installments in a "trade along with tony" type thing like you used to find in the classifieds? 

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    12 minutes ago, tradex said:

    Used to shop at Chelmsford back in the day (even before it moved across the road), bought some lovely stuff there, some nice staff, but as you mention the place is not what is was.

    Colchester Manheim, if ever there was a place that needs an injection of customer relations training....

    Agree. Lots of agency staff who treat the place like a playground and undermine the business in my opinion.

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    10 hours ago, betginge said:

    I don't use BCA or Manheim and I hope I never have to.

    I go to Aston barclay and I have to say they look after me and other traders in our circle, special rates, no cash fee, call us up with stock of interest and every year we get invited to the xmas shindig at the local balti towers :lol: don't pay a penny either. 

     

    Wilsons auctions has the best food IMO.:P

     BCA and Manhiem are just too big and take everyone for granted other than the major players who they will keep on side with money. 

    I used to run a car auction so understand how a local touch, approachable and helpful attitude gets you and even years on I still have the respect from my old customers who a lot I still deal with and help move on their swappers. 

    BCA just see you guys as cash cows or drug addicts who need their gear and they are the dealer. If I missed a couple of sales at aston barclay they will be on the phone making sure everything is ok, and bear in mind I don't buy too many vehicles these days is saying somthing about their customer service. 

    My nearest Aston Barclay is in Chelmsford, great for selling odd bits I have problems with their saturday morning sale. Sadly Manheim Colchester is growing at a rate and seems to be sucking the life out of them? In fact, in the East of England we could do with another auction, you guys in the midlands seem to do very well.

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    4 hours ago, andymc1973 said:

    i pay and spend a lot less than some and lash about a grand a week on indemnities, no prawn sandwiches in sight

    Maybe we'll have to do a critique of auction food around the country.

    Does Manheim Northampton still do portions of chips with gravy and beans on, like school dinners?

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    Dancing girls at the cash office!:lol:

    Realistically, clean working toilets and safe/secure car parking (Manheim Colchester) would be a start. Also at Colchester, the offer of a lift up to the top field instead of a 1/2 mile walk in 27 degress only to find the battery is flat!:rolleyes:

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    37 minutes ago, trade vet said:

    Good Post ! .......Our local BCA had the bright idea of starting a Log Book Loans section.Bought an X Trail in the first sale ( doc to follow) of course the doc did not follow.Went through the usual BCA " fob off procedure" and eventually got a full refund.The section was soon closed down.

    I've mentioned this before but generally speaking most car auctions treat customers with contempt, a necessary evil there to be 'fleeced'. Considering he huge sums of money being exchanged at the cash office, if it were any other wholesaler in any other trade there would be riots. Like many of you guys I have friends working in other trades, plumbers/electricians/shops, and their wholesale suppliers treat them very well?

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    4 hours ago, Max Branning said:

    In his defence he asked for some advice and was shot down by everyone. With a lot of insults thrown at him. If you read through the thread from the beginning you will see he was actually polite until he had nasty remarks thrown at him.

    The way i see it is if someone asks for advice (no matter how silly) either you can help them or you cant...if you cant then just dont post....simple.

    Well said.

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    10 minutes ago, BHM said:

    The trouble is cheap stock is no longer cheap after the auction house has added on their bit & as for some of the scrap offered on Dealer Auction lately this jobs getting hard.

    Is everyone finding that just about every car has a couple of hundred quid that needs shovelling into it to get it right? 

    There wasn't much to go wrong with Ford Cortina?:D

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    4 hours ago, Mojo121 said:

    Agree completely. It should be taught in schools. SImple things like a 5% mortgage will cost you twice the borrowed amount by the end of the 25 years.

    Anyway, we didn't have any money growing up but I got lucky a couple of times and I made some now. I'm by no means well off, but I don't worry about my bills. I just see people that don't have as much as having not had those opportunities or luck. Maybe they made bad decisions. It's just sad how people get themselves in even deeper messes then. That's the depressing part.

    ... and these are not all 'poor' people, but people with enough money to pay their bills and mortgage comfortably but focus on the short term with superficial things like tech crap/expensive TVs/gym membership/BMW M to impress the neighbours?

    I've got one mate who's a bricklayer. He works like a dog 7days a week. His wife works as a teaching assistant and doesn't even earn the money to cover the cost of getting a bus to work but she insists on driving a new BMW 1series, two kids 18/16 with bedrooms full of tech crap, space age kitchen, expensive foreign holidays, 6 pedigree dogs that are always at the vets, and they've just remortgaged the house.

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  21. Posted

    16 hours ago, Mojo121 said:

    I took pity and replied that finance is never available at that sort of level and, although none of my business, I'd avoid short term low value loans and other ways to raise finance. I suggested that maybe he could just save up a little and come back to me. He came back to me today to say he's got the balance... let's see if he shows on Monday and whether I'll regret my pity!

    You may or may not be surprised how basic finance and the cost of borrowing money is not explained to some people. it's not that they don't know how expensive it can be to borrow money, but they don't weigh up the options? At the bottom end of the market its easy to think they're all scumbags, but the real scumbags gave us 'pay day' loans?

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    Unfortunately I can't see this situation improving, leaving negative feedback is all part of the game. Chancers hoping to get some sort of compensation for their experience, whether imaginary or not. These people think that the internet offers anonimity and protection from saying whatever they like in a fit of rage that otherwise would have them standing in court