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    Only major platform I haven't tried. How are people finding it?

    Though I might give it a go as sales are slow for me at the moment.

    Only advertise on Autotrader, expensive but gets job done. But even that is slow at moment.

    Tried Facebook previous but just a waste of time. We found Ebay/gumtree actually cost more than Autotrader for £ per sale.

    Anywhere else worthwhile ?

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    I have used G3 before always seemed ok.

    Anyway if I had a customer who took me to court I would never do business with them again. Simple as that.

    I assume G3 are taking the above attitude too.

    Even if you are right and would win in court, it may cost you more in the long run if you are losing a good source of stock.

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    On 6/25/2022 at 3:12 PM, David Horgan said:

    I've got an old PX CRV Honda 07 plate , £5,995 this piece of ancient out of date engineering is . 15yrs old and the interest in it is bloody stupid , Who on gods earth would spend 6k on a 15 year old banger . Be sold today I'll tell you , only went up 5 pm yesterday . Amazing .

     

    Assume its an EX Auto at that price, but yeah they do strong money. We got £13k for a 9 year old one recently, he actually PX a 07 one in. 

    As for ancient out of date engineering, give me one these over some newer german garbage or some tiny turbo'd engine ready to go bang. They run forever and theres a lot of older end who cant be doing with all tech.

    Another one that do daft money are the old yaris automatics the 2001 - 2005 ones.

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    Same here been slow since Easter holidays (selling 8 to 12 year old cars)

    Sun out, can go places again, recession if you believe what you read in papers, a lot of people already changed car recently.

    We sell old cheap cars (thats what I tell punters when there moaning about a little scratch anyway),but they aren't cheap anymore, we got 20 cars advertised only got 1 for less than £6000

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    On 10/27/2021 at 1:37 PM, Arthur thicken said:

    A lot of us provide a 3 month warranty, as some have said it is really 6 months, if there's a problem in the first 30 days they have more rights,

    after 30 days it changes, after 3 months it changes again. In the second three month period the seller has to prove the fault was not present at point of sale,

    you could use a pdi/inspection/ MOT etc. It is a bit vague as time passes, I'll copy a summary I use to send to customers who want money back, it's a simplified version

    of the CRA 2015 specifically for motor trade, it points out that its not the 'beat the dealer up rights act' and we actually have rights too. More to follow...

    Why does it change after 3 months? 

    As far as I am aware there is no mention of 3 months in the CRA 2015

    The only mention 30 days, 6 months and 6 years.

    I have heard from numerous people over years "a car dealer has to give 3 month warranty". However I am not aware of any legislation that even mentions 3 months.

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    1 hour ago, BHM said:

    A third hand tale but a wagon driver claims the fuel ‘shortage’ issue is f.a. to do with driver shortages. He then whipped out his phone, looked at a job website for BP & said to my pal “Look, fuck all vacancies for drivers”. As I say, a third hand tale so don’t shoot the messenger :D.

    Funny you should say that, I sold a car to a HGV driver yesterday and he says there's no shortage of drivers.

  14. Posted · Edited by BIGNIT

    Occasionally get a car with no V5, all of a sudden  got 3 in at once.

    I feel I should know exactly when you can/when you cant tax them. But I get a different answer everyone I speak to.

    1) Can we tax at Post Office on V62 ? If so in what scenario

    2) Heard you can ring DVLA and "emergency tax it" ? or sure I have read on here there is a guy who can do it ?

    One car is a private sale that is showing as taxed but they lost V5

    One is a freshly repaired cat N write off showing as taxed

    One is a PX from motorpoint showing untaxed

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    Quiet here stocking 8 to 12 years old, mainly low mileage petrols.

    April best month ever, May decent month, June we only sold half what we would have hoped to up to now.

    Saying that first half of April was quiet then we sold loads in second half.

    Strange times

     

  17. Posted

    If you are not retailing it why are you testing a 17 year old car that has already got 8 month test?

    Its over 3 months since test so no point reporting.

    Also mots are very opinionated, last year we got a 12 year old car that had been tested 4 months ago at main dealer with 8 advisories. Took it for a fresh test, passed with no advisories. 

     

  20. Posted

    I always watch out for run of mill cars sneaking into £565 tax band that you wouldn't expect. Obvious one is the Chevrolet Tacuma 2.0 Petrol Automatic.

    Came across another this week that I wasn't expecting. I got offered a Peugeot 407 SW, Diesel top spec Auto. Thought that should sell well. Turns out its a 2.7 diesel and emits 226 g/km so just sneaks into £565 a year tax band. So I declined. Whos going to pay £565 a year for a diesel estate I thought. (I know I could wait for a disabled tax qualifier, but decided against it)

    Any other ordinary cars you have come across that sneaks into £565 band?

    If you  bought one how did you do with it?

     

     

     

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    I use a fuel card so I can have 1 Vat receipt a week, rather than lots.

    Been using Allstar but they keep adding extra charges on without my permission and there a nightmare to deal with.

    Any recommendations for a new company to use? 

    Needs to work at bp and morrisons

  25. Posted

    Surprised at the negativity. Just an idea, I have never charged for fuel yet.

    I know car supermarkets near me charge for fuel and they sell probably more than us all put together.

    Putting myself in customers shoes I would rather get a car with half a tank of fuel and the dealer charge me for half a tank. Than have a car with a low amount and then have to go and fill up.

    May give it a try, not decided yet. 

    18 minutes ago, D&M said:

    Think of it as a discount avoider.

    No, I can't knock £50 off the price - it's got a full tank of fuel!

    I actually do that lol.

    We dont do discounts we use the autotrader price markers to our advantage (another contentious topic lol).

    Usual line is "we dont do discounts or gimmicks we just put a great/good price first time and I will give you the fuel in the tank for free"

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