Dealer deliveries to customers can restart

[DaveT]

Just noticed this one:

Dealers must be "ready to respond" to sales and delivery opportunities

Dealers must be ready to respond to the opportunity of online sales and deliveries following a 44% drop in new car registrations in March. James Hind, CEO

www.motortrader.com

 

[D Walker]

Yep,
B & Q are starting to read open stores too, with social distancing measures.
I think we may be seeing the start off a “soft” phase of preparations for relaxing “some” measures.

 

[lozcb]

Yep,
B & Q are starting to read open stores too, with social distancing measures.
I think we may be seeing the start off a “soft” phase of preparations for relaxing “some” measures.

Is that correct Dave , been waiting for scheduled click and collect email since last saturday and heard Zilch thus far ,

 

[DaveT]

Yes, I heard that this morning also re the B&Q re-openings.

 

[D Walker]

Is that correct Dave , been waiting for scheduled click and collect email since last saturday and heard Zilch thus far ,

Yep...opened 61 stores today....there is a list of open stores on web site..

 

[DaveT]

Queue to get on their site but here's the list:

• Aberdeen
• Bamber Bridge
• Basildon
• Blackpool
• Bolton
• Bury
• Cardiff
• Cardiff (Culverhouse Cross)
• Cheetham Hill
• Chester
• Chiswick
• Coventry (Brandon Road)
• Crewe
• Croydon
• Darnley
• Dearne Valley
• Derby
• Doncaster
• Dundee
• East Kilbride
• Edinburgh
• Enfield
• Erdington
• Exeter
• Fareham
• Farnborough
• Gillingham
• Glasshoughton
• Gloucester
• Great Western Rd
• Great Yarmouth
• Grimsby
• Halesowen
• Hartcliffe
• Havant
• Huddersfield
• Ipswich
• Leeds
• Leicester
• Meir Park
• Milton Keynes
• New Malden
• Newtownabbey
• North Shields
• Northampton
• Norwich
• Nottingham
• Nursling, Paisley
• Peterborough
• Plymouth
• Queens Road
• Reading
• Romford
• Scotswood
• Slough
• Solihull
• Southend
• St Andrews Quay
• St.Helens
• Stockport
• Stockton
• Sutton
• Sutton in Ashfield
• Swansea
• Trafford Park
• Wallasey
• Warrington
• Washington
• Watford
• Wednesbury
• West Thurrock
• Wigan

 

[sionie1]

Some of the B&Q stores have been open for a week now, certainly Chester has. Might be worth a google and see if your local is on the list.

 

[hashluck]

Can a private buyer go and pick up a car though? All very grey this.

 

[nigw]

Can a private buyer go and pick up a car though? All very grey this.

Nope, you can't. I dont think it's very grey tbh, particularly around this. The guidance is clear that you have to avoid non-essential journeys, and that you have to work from home if possible. If you can't work from home and if it isnt a shut down sector (like pubs, most retail etc) then you can continue to operate if you/your employer can take account of social distancing guidelines.

A transporter company can't work from home, so they can continue to collect/deliver cars. Following the same guidance you can't collect it as a private individual - but you can pay a company to collect it! My old car was sold by private sale and headed off to Somerset via transporter on Monday - the buyer works for the NHS, but couldn't collect in line with the government requirements.

 

[nigw]

As a note to the thread title - they never had to stop, so it's not a restart. Just seems like a bit of motoring sector PR to remind people that car sales can continue.

 

[Scaf]

Queue to get on their site but here's the list:

• Aberdeen
• Bamber Bridge
• Basildon
• Blackpool
• Bolton
• Bury
• Cardiff
• Cardiff (Culverhouse Cross)
• Cheetham Hill
• Chester
• Chiswick
• Coventry (Brandon Road)
• Crewe
• Croydon
• Darnley
• Dearne Valley
• Derby
• Doncaster
• Dundee
• East Kilbride
• Edinburgh
• Enfield
• Erdington
• Exeter
• Fareham
• Farnborough
• Gillingham
• Glasshoughton
• Gloucester
• Great Western Rd
• Great Yarmouth
• Grimsby
• Halesowen
• Hartcliffe
• Havant
• Huddersfield
• Ipswich
• Leeds
• Leicester
• Meir Park
• Milton Keynes
• New Malden
• Newtownabbey
• North Shields
• Northampton
• Norwich
• Nottingham
• Nursling, Paisley
• Peterborough
• Plymouth
• Queens Road
• Reading
• Romford
• Scotswood
• Slough
• Solihull
• Southend
• St Andrews Quay
• St.Helens
• Stockport
• Stockton
• Sutton
• Sutton in Ashfield
• Swansea
• Trafford Park
• Wallasey
• Warrington
• Washington
• Watford
• Wednesbury
• West Thurrock
• Wigan

Just imagine the queues

 

[dickygrace]

As a note to the thread title - they never had to stop, so it's not a restart. Just seems like a bit of motoring sector PR to remind people that car sales can continue.

Correct. It has always been the case but given that it was poorly communicated, the Govt have clarified this last night. I have been aware of this for a month, hence the notice on our homepage, and have actually been pretty busy.

 

[Gazcw]

Get ready for the second wave.....

 

[dickygrace]

Get ready for the second wave.....

I’m no medic, just carefully following government recommendations, as are B&Q to be fair to them.

 

[CatmanV2]

I’m no medic, just carefully following government recommendations, as are B&Q to be fair to them.

Karen disagrees.....

C

 

[iainw]

Can a private buyer go and pick up a car though? All very grey this.

Will they reflect realistic prices or just stick at silly levels a la Ferrari who refuse to accept we are starting a recession

 

[hashluck]

Will they reflect realistic prices or just stick at silly levels a la Ferrari who refuse to accept we are starting a recession

Will be supply and demand as ever I guess.

 

[Gazcw]

I’m no medic, just carefully following government recommendations, as are B&Q to be fair to them.

I was thinking DIY shops and everything opening up tbh Dicky not a dealer delivering a car.

 

[dickygrace]

I was thinking DIY shops and everything opening up tbh Dicky not a dealer delivering a car.

Fair enough, it does seem a bit early but hardware shops were always allowed to stay open.

 

[Wack61]

Get ready for the second wave.....

Agreed, it's starting to slip , as soon as B&Q opens its doors 99% of sales will be non essential