Author Archives for Dave Woolf
- October 29, 2020
- Sad News
- Posted by Dave Woolf
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- October 28, 2020
- General
- Posted by Dave Woolf
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We are still coming to terms with the impact of this dreadful virus. Some business sectors are being hit harder than others and sadly some – through no fault of their own – will never come back.
I accept new jobs are being created but with respect, many of these are likely to be low paid and not particularly satisfying. Ok – half a loaf is better than none but is still going to be tough to take particularly for those in the older age groups who have experienced something more rewarding.
Having a “Service” based economy is all well and good for keeping unemployment low BUT delivering parcels – serving deep-fried chicken and flipping burgers is hardly going to create a sound long term and prosperous economy producing products the rest of the world wants to buy from us.
One side effect I did not see coming – holiday entitlements! We are now finding
- October 14, 2020
- Advice, Safety
- Posted by Dave Woolf
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Important message for our customers
Coronavirus Update- April 4, 2020
- Safety
- Posted by Dave Woolf
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WITH EFFECT FROM MONDAY 23RD MARCH
COLLECTION AND DELIVERY FOR OUR OLDER CUSTOMERS A fair number of our customers are in the “HIGHER RISK” age group – 70+. In order to help keep their exposure to infection to a minimum we will wherever possible provide a “local” collection and delivery service. All of our customers will appreciate that regardless of self-isolation this age group may need to have their vehicle available in the event of an emergency. EMERGENCY SERVICE AND ESSENTIAL OCCUPATION STAFF We will also do our best to give priority to this group whilst their cars are with us. Should a delay be unavoidable we will do our utmost to provide a courtesy car or transport to and from their place of work. PRIORITISING WORK Our intention is to keep vehicles on the road. As such it may be necessary to priorities j [...]- November 20, 2019
- General
- Posted by Dave Woolf
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- September 30, 2019
- General
- Posted by Dave Woolf
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- August 17, 2019
- General
- Posted by Dave Woolf
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A great safety net for car buyers!
(and it's FREE)- July 24, 2019
- Advice, Buyers Guides, General
- Posted by Dave Woolf
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For me, one of the best measures the Government has taken to help protect car buyers is their “Check the MOT history of a vehicle” website…
All you need is the Registration number of the vehicle you are thinking of buying – go to the site – press Start Now – enter the number – press Continue – this page will give you basic details of the car – then press MOT history – and there you have it. Virtually a complete history of the results of all the tests carried out. Not only does it include whether it was a Pass or a Fail – it lists the Failure and Advisory items.
This is incredibly useful – here is an example.
Checking out one of the Closed Auction sites I came across a 2005 Chevrolet Matiz SE+ – surprisingly these are very popular as a very cheap run-around. This one had all the
- May 8, 2019
- General
- Posted by Dave Woolf
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I recently went to collect a car from Burton on Trent a town famous for its beer making. As the Dealership was only a mile or so from the Station and it was a fine day I decided to walk – I wish I hadn’t. The aptly named Station street is what was once a thriving shopping area – Greengrocers – butchers – shoe shops – newsagents – sweetshops – hairdressers –haberdashers – ironmongers – Alas now all gone. Without exaggeration, I would guess something like 70-80% now unoccupied. It was a depressing sight – yet the truth is I am as responsible as everyone else. Their failure to survive is down to a number of factors – certainly the burden of council rates has not helped – but first and foremost is the fact too few of us supported them. Let me be clear – I understand you cannot stop progress. It is a fact that we are now the third cheapest country in the world for food – few could argue that on balance this is a good thing BUT it comes at a price.
For many reasons – some obvious –some not – as consumers we are now conditioned to expect the best quality at the lowest price. Yet surprisingly many of us realise we cannot have it!
A coupl [...]