Surge in sales of used double cabs after Xmas?

[peds]

Absolutely, I'll see if anyone does want it before we push it into the lake, but it's definitely a sold-as-seen kind of car by now.

And really, if it isn't worth enough to be worth the hassle, either as banger or scrap, I'll probably give it to the fire service to practice on. Same as I'd like to be chopped up by medical students when I'm not using my own earthly vessel anymore, I think our beloved old Passat would enjoy being set on fire and ripped apart for the benefit of others. 

[sime42]

Well that's a good idea that has never occured to me. There's a few chopped up cars at our local fire station.

[Dan Maynard]

On 10/11/2024 at 20:56, swinny said:

When you look on gov website it talks about rules before Apr 2025 and purchase before and after... 

 

If purchased before you can run on old rules till you sell, lease is up or Apr 2029...

If you are already running one then no change until 2029 so I don't see why you'd sell it suddenly. Whatever comes to end of lease will go on the market and I guess might be cheaper than before, but on the other hand if I was thinking about it I'd want to get it signed up before April to stay on the old rules.

 

Might be more available after April though, at that point ones coming to end of lease become cars - but then buy that outright and claim mileage rate.

[PeteB]

I do wonder how much revenue they take off folk like me which they will loose as we just decide that we won't have the private mileage element and just use it for inconsequential things?