This country is grinding down the hard working folk. I am so relived that I am now retired, was medically retired after a mega sized nervous breakdown. I only wish you could find a way to ease up, but I know from your channel that you aren't that type. Wishing you all the very best from me and 'er. Tony and Sally
My HGV CPC runs out September. I’ll be 60, and despite being told that the boss will pay for it, I’ve no intention of sitting in a classroom for a week being reminded yet again of what I’ve learnt already over nearly 40yrs in the job. Nope I’m taking early retirement thanks.
I've just retired at 60, couldn't put up with the stress and crap in the modern day workplace, and my taxes being squandered by this bunch of morons running the country
Sounds like the system is working just fine, its just that the rules being imposed on the individual branches are made badly. That makes it the political level that is broken more then any other part !
Absolutely spot on. The Wef have been slowly dismantling every part if our life. From all the shops, banks and pubs closed, taxed on every thing, the state of the roads, the corruption at every level from local council to PM. Globalisation and greed the list is endless. This will end in civil and then WW3.
What can you expect from a government which pushes more and more intrusive into people's lives and seeks to impose more control, and believe that they are above the people of England
They may be high, but they do not put most people out of business. They are simply an overhead or Fixed cost. Failure, comes down to more often than not, poor cashflow management. That means careful planning and preparation for the year. My old MD at Otis Elevators(Bill Evans) used to say, if you fail to plan you plan to fail. I always preferred the 7p's; Poor Planning and Preparation Provides P*ss Poor Performance, It's all academic.
@@FeeneyStephen Rates favour online stores, since they were imposed (no one asked for them), the high streets turned into clones as the interesting shops became unprofitable, and now many are deserted. Your 7Ps are great on a level playing field, but cannot change simple profit and loss of the low margin shops, such as model shops etc.
There's a pay & display car park I use often, that was always coin operated untill recently. Now the ticket machine has gone, replaced with a sign with a phone number on it, and you pay by card. Only problem is, the phone is never answered, so people risk it. Guess what happens next?
Totally agree with last comment. 36yrs HGV myself and had the exact same attitude. Complete money making scam the CPC. Personally, I've forgotten more than they try to teach you.
Li, the moral of the story for small traders is this: work 25 hours a day, 8 days a week, 32 days a month, 367 days a year and DON'T EVER dream of taking a holiday - the government are too busy helping their old-boy rich mates get richer to allow you such selfish pleasures as time off. see, you even got taxed for watching that football match. best to pop a towbar and trailer on the back of that mini New York Taxi so you can serve bacon butties all week. there are still some pleasures in life mate...
Moral of the story: Tories are NOT the friend of small businesses; not claiming Labour would be better re: tax impact, but at least they'll be honest about the hit.
@@MorningtonCrescent yep, that's the sad truth. there was a time when the Tories were the party for small business but that's long gone. the great imposters and their media mouth-piece would be no better either. metaphorically speaking, Labour have the biggest pothole to fix I can remember in my 60 years.
Yep absolutely, then when the common people start moaning about shit pay, shit lives.... they'll just blame someone else. Foreigners are always a good bet.
@@khalidacosta7133 blaming 'foreigners' is the preserve of the Brexit clan. it has little to do with the super-rich skewing the system through the government to further enrich themselves at the expense of honest law-abiding hard working small business people.
I went through the same thing with the V.O.A and the business rates about 5 years ago - after appealing it turned out that my small corner shop office/ showroom/ stockroom was below the rateable value and I should never have being paying business rates. I hope you have better luck next week.
Used to be if you haven't done a MOT within the last 6 months they suspended your licence untill you have a review test then if the dvsa think your good enough they put you back on the system. So you must do a test within 6 months to keep it up and running.
Dear Lee….In life these thing’s are thrown at us,”These thing’s” are no more than a test of character and believe us when we say you have character…Keep on doing what your doing because we all love for it…..
It’s so good to see the prep work you put into your cars. I just went to view a used £45k car elsewhere that had a scratch in the paintwork and a scuffed alloy. I was told they wouldn’t bother fixing that stuff as the car will sell anyway 😳
Have a rant all you like bud, nothing wrong with letting off a bit of steam, although this job can look easy from the outside, we all know it’s an emotional roller coaster even on the good days, throw in some other normal life challenges and stress levels soon go up 😩😩keep up the grind mate 👍👍👍
You should tell people to like and subscribe before the end of the video because the video finishes and a new video starts before people can tick either subscribe or like. Great vid as always. Car dealer getting shafted, I don't believe it for a moment ;)
Glad I'm retired too as others have said (though I do miss having my old bus licence at times). But you've got a great future ahead Lee and plenty of bouncebackability, so don't let the setbacks get you down. And thanks as always for the great content!
Great to see you back on screen - really like your videos for their honesty. I’d say pay the parking ticket, (it’s not worth your time), forget being an MOT tester (for now at least), challenge the business rates as best you can - they’re the only one worth worrying about. Oh, and watch the interior panel clips when changing that Mii rear shocker!
100% with you on the Mini Prince engine. My example had smoking valve stem seals and as a result killed 02 sensors every 6 months (I got quite good at changing them 😅), oil leaks, rusty subframe, seansors inside the car and out, terrible things. As you say though, it did drive well! I hope you get all the admin things sorted out, nothing worse than dealing with government departments 😞
If that parking fine was issued by the police or a traffic warden, you'll have to suck it up and pay it. If it was issued by a private parking company, just ignore it. It's a civil offence not a criminal one and they're not going to take you to court for £100 . I've had dozens of parking tickets from these private parking bandits in my time and never paid a single one. They usually give up after 3 or 4 letters and go hassle someone else. That whole shady industry is based on people not knowing the law and thinking that parking tickets/fines issued by those twats have the same legality as the ones issued by the police or traffic wardens. They don't. It really is a case of. "Ignore them and they'll go away"
Up here in Scotland viota regarding private car parks , do NOT acknowledge it do NOT contact them at all and ignore,....England im sorry not sure good luck tho bloody vultures
@@patmckeane6588 Also a good point. I touched on that when I said "Ignore them and they'll go away" but it deserves to be emphasised: NEVER enter into any correspondence with these people at all. If you do, you're tacitly admitting there's some kind of disputed contract or arrangement between yourselves, which theoretically gives them grounds to pursue it legally [not that they will. See my previous comment]. Completely ignoring all correspondence denies them even that option. [Law is the same in England, by the way]
@@vlota this is all complete 🐂💩. Everything you've written is wrong. They'll happily take you to court, their costs will be awarded against you. A fool lost a few years ago and the judge decided at the time that £100 was a reasonable charge in terms of the contract. Since then it's been open season for those Vultures. Don't tell people shite when you don't know the score.
@@andrewhamilton8954 I don't know what the situation is in Scotland. But, as I said in my first comment, here in England, I've had dozens of these tickets over the years. Many from supermarket car parks and the like. Also a couple of years ago, the estate where I then lived introduced a residents' parking scheme whereby they'd ticket any car on the estate not displaying a permit. I refused 'to get a permit, as they were demanding far too much irrelevant personal info in order to issue one. So I literally used to get one of these tickets on my windscreen, every morning for 3 or 4 months. I ignored them all [as I have ignored all the other private parking tickets I've ever received] and, although I've been sent sackfuls of letters, threatening all kinds of legal action, I've never paid out a penny. I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. But, as an ordinary member of Joe Public, this approach has always worked for me in England. The situation in Scotland may be different.
@@andrewhamilton8954 No-one was talking about "people parking where they like" on private land. @carukchannel accidentally overstayed the time he had paid for, to park in an 'proper' parking space Ditto all the occasions I've been similarly ticketed. And [in the case I mentioned above re the residents' permits], I was parked in my own parking bay outside my own house! As for the "overstaying at Tescos". So your wife got fined for spending longer than planned in the supermarket? Staying longer = spending more money = contributing more to Tesco's profits. And, as a thank you, she gets a £40 fine on the way out! BTW - the person who originally told me just to ignore these tickets and only bother with ones isssued by the police or traffic wardens, was a copper. I presume he had a rudimentary understanding of the law and knew whereof he spoke..
On the Mini front - I’d avoid selling the Cooper s and trade it on And I ‘d swerve the 07 plate one as the N12 is awful - especially on chain etc All I sell is Mini 60 - 18 plate and in the R series R56 etc - it’s got to be N16 engine - not had a chain yet - over 200 out of the door so far - Probably screwed myself now No Diesel’s and No Cooper S’s Prep is a ball ache - Always the same things and £££’s but future proof them the best you can and hope for the best They sell like hot cakes and people will travel miles for them 5 years ago I swore I’d never sell a Mini - Yet here we are 😅 Keep up the good work Lee !
@@90sDieselmost of them are coming in for the egr cooler, our egr valve failed at 27k not covered under warranty (mini full warrantee). The cooler was then replaced about 2k later under warranty. And the heads clog up with tar. Otherwise the diesel's are ok, would I sell them, no.
The annual assessment stresses me so much I'm on the brink of making it my last every time it comes around. The old style refresher courses were so much better.
Hi Lee, my advice, such as it is; 1. For the council contact your own local councillor. They will be receptive as you are a voter and a General election is in the offing. Set out the case to them and explain how you are dissatisfied with the progression of the case. Ask for their help. They will know who to push to get it sorted. 2. As far as the parking ticket goes , you could appeal on the grounds that you had an elderly passenger who was especially slow, leave out the mention of the linesman, They might still give you offside but you could be lucky. Alternatively, there is usually a reduction for prompt payment. 3. The MOT thing is a basic administrative oversight on your part and I am sure that you can appeal. You are not alone in bad news. I have also come a cropper last week for driving in excess of 20mph on a North Wales coastal road. I was under 30 mph but now face a Speed Awareness course at the end of May. I had forgotten to put my speed limiter on. This has really annoyed me, as it means that someone can lose their licence depending on how it is treated by making 4 slow driving mistakes and being caught out by strategically positioned, camera vans; while, never actually driving in excess of 30 mph. I don't mind the 20mph , it is safer but the penalties should not endorse licences below 30mph IMHO. I hope you had a good holiday and that is now your opportunity to put all the mishaps behind you. Keep up the good work. As Spock says, Live long and prosper.
That annoys me that a decent guy gets basically flailed by the system... And as for £100 for a pathetic parking offence of being 20-30 minutes over... Total, legalised robbery.. Hoping next week you'll get a bolt of good luck from the Gods and everything goes great...
I've had some terrible experiences with minis of thoses ages, on a 63 plate chain came thru top of engine at tickover, valves burning out on those old 1.6 petrols, had a one owner, full mini history, new coil pac, leads, knew St away they'd been trying to fix a miss fire, sure enough exhaust valve burnt out number 2,sold my last mini at Christmas and blew on it, don't plan on any more tbh.
Reminds me of trying to contact someone at HMRC, you are on hold for 8 hours and no one answers the phone, and if they do answer the phone it's the wrong department. UK, what a shyte hole, matches the weather.
Same with flying, i let my examiners rating lapse. Fed up of seminars, flight tests and cost. Already spending on renewing the basic instructor rating. Money, money for what, maintain the status quo..
In regards to the parking fine, no one can fine you without due process in court. The maximum charge that a parking charge can be is the amount of money that they charge per hour. So if you were over by 20 mminutes they can only charge you for that amount of time and not £100. Find out who is fining you and sue them.
Its NOT a fine it's a penalty charge notice for breach of contract that's what these things are. Up until fairly recently they were called speculative invoices but then a corrupt court set a precedent so it's fairly easy for them to CCJ you now for it, if they decide to take you to court. Always worth asking for proof of the "offence" and their terms and getting a photo of the signage in the car park. Too often there's something wrong there. I got one recently for stopping in a hotel car park, I was dropping my 16 year old son off for college release for his apprenticeship. I didn't go into the hotel so I didn't see the signs about the car park needing to register your car reg with them, 3 months later I get a "fine". I got it reversed due to lack of signage BEFORE you passed the ANPR camera, the fact there was no signage near the disabled spaces where I parked (I have a badge) and the fact I was in there for 19 minutes not the action of someone taking the mick out of their car park. That time they actually listened and cancelled it
Just had a similar dilemma, 70 years old looms, need to renew driving licence but do I give up my C1 and D1 entitlements?… Hope you have some better days soon.
Maybe a full time administrator at the Car Pitch might help ?. More wages to pay I know, but these things can be foreseen and smoothed out throughout the year.
Dont ignore the parking fine - they will chase you and can involve you in getting a CCJ - one course of action is to contact the football ground and explain the circumstances if they own the land they can ask the parking company to remove the PCN.
Running a small business nowadays is just a pain in the backside. So much red tape , legislations , rules , regulations and just about anything else you can think of. I’m 56 now and part of the older generation who remember the more simpler times. Most people are just out to shaft you nowadays and extract as much money from you as they can. I have officially had enough and can’t wait to get out of it and leave it to the younger generation who don’t know any different and see it as normal.
More and more regulation for small business, more employment for the bloated public sector, 25k pa for pen pushers with a final salary pension at the end, overhead costs of running a business, employee wages, business rates, energy bills, tax, the list is endless yet those in the black economy ignore what they want and the big firms, by economies of scale, can absorb costs. At least this new Government are doing a good job wrecking our country further without mentioning levelling up! Great post, liked and subscribed.
Hi there regarding the Polo I have a passat Diesel that had an idle issue turned out to be a fuel regulator thT fitted on the end of the fuel rail that feeds the I injectors
Shit happens- it's just how difficult things are to rectify now... daft websites, no phone numbers (non accountability !) etc... Small wonder mental health is where it is in the UK !!
As you were telling this story, i was thinking they say it come in three's !! You couldn't make that could you 😮 Hope you get it sorted one way or another. Best of luck Lee, atb to you 👍👍
Garage next to my workshop specialises in RRover and Discos whenever he gets a Mini he won't retail it he always passes it on recons engines are rubbish.
Top Tip - get in touch with your MP. He/she can write to the VO powers that be, who will take your case from their backlog and put it right on the top.
I would trade the mini convertible, due to engine. Love you shouting out Chops Garage about the mini's. Can't wait to see the yellow fiat 500 finished, be gutted when it goes.
A mate told me yesrs back that you can make a lot of money welding 2 different cars together, he said he was making good money. Where I think I went wrong was welding a backend of a Ford Anglia to a Mk1 Granada front end. It looked f...... stupid 😂😂.
The door lock price was bad my Transit mk7 bonnet lock was £12. The parking send an offer of £10 to cover admin and explanation . They would unlikely persue it although may recieve threats to the contrary. Its no wonder we see Ltd companies opening and shutting always leaving council tax bills unpaid. What do they actually manage to collect less all there costs, needs to be rid off. Strangling small business and large Im sure. So long as they know how seriously this is impacting your business and mental health they might speed the process. I've had days like that but just first day back oh thats sad. Only the council are allowed hollidays and lunch breaks not for us lot.
I wouldn't put that CooperS conv. on my foresourt either....good call on that,good call. That Kia door lock is such a shame, but you gotta buy new when parts aren't out there in ebay world,so don't feel bad it does happen.....give that linesman a red card when you see him next 🤐 Keep the vids coming!
Those mini coupes new were very pricey too, the only light at the end of this council tax rabbit hole is hopefully when they finally do get around to revaluation of your business, fingers crossed you get a rebate 🙈👍
As someone who has fought against my VOA council tax banding i know the annoyance. Not worth calling VOA anyway as they fob you off. You need to pay it and wait for a refund when you overturn it. As for the parking ticket. Your fault still appeal it anyway asking for discretion die to the incidents that occur.
Mot licence is a pain in arse too keep it going and annual test asking you how points you get if you didnt scratch your ass at the correct moment make my blood boil
re: your UBR problem, your councillors and MP's get paid to deal with these issues. The trouble is people don't use them enough. You must write to them because they are obliged to act on a written request (or at least they used to be when I was involved), plus this leaves a paper trail and the post mark and return address shows that you are from the constituency. They ask for emails but they don't have the same gravity. You're paying for them....use them!
You will have less stress abandoning MOTs. People think that if they take their cars to a car dealer to get MOTd they will sail through with flying colours. But when it isn't then it's your fault...
A tough week coming back from holidays but it’s great to get it off your chest mate I feel for you 🙏👊 upwards and onwards as they say love your honesty keep up the great work videos 🤝👊🚘☀️best regards Jim
That sounded a right nightmare mate, I didn’t know MOT testers had to do periodic courses to keep their licence, that’s a good thing, still wonder why different testers have different standards but hey Ho that’s another subject. I like the Citroen C1 had a 61 plate back in 2015, a great reliable little motor, am sorry I sold it tbh. Good vids, watched quite a few since subbing, interesting stuff, the daily tales of a car sales garage owner.
Try that charles trent for parts, they are based down south and deliver, but chances are they may have the part you require. Not cheap, but if you deperate, may help.
Business rates needs a massive reform, Gov also doing a fiscal drag as well. Should be much higher > 20k before starting any tax. Corporation tax should be the only tax on commercial property.
Yellow Fiat 500 i have same exact colour 500 and had same bad luck , £800 to repair it but in the end the dealer did pay back £400 so better than nothing , the weird thing is the car had a new exhaust and tyres etc put on it so weird the dealer never repaired the gearbox before flogging it on ? anyway now ive got a car thats worth £3500 all day long 2013 500 with 80 thousand miles and service history.
Parking charges and fines are pretty outrageous these days. Parking used to be a service and now it's a business (an unwelcome trend in general across many former services). I do find Ringo useful for parking because I can at least extend sessions remotely - I know not all car parks accept Ringo and some councils seem to have their own app that nowhere else uses - infuriating.
Had my black taxi licence, hgv , psv and gave them all up. Too much hassle trying to do cpc courses and the council wanted to know who I was driving for for the taxi licence when I was with the bus company . Bus company would be jumping up and down thinking I was driving a taxi.
This country is grinding down the hard working folk. I am so relived that I am now retired, was medically retired after a mega sized nervous breakdown. I only wish you could find a way to ease up, but I know from your channel that you aren't that type.
Wishing you all the very best from me and 'er. Tony and Sally
Going on holiday always been the kiss of death running my garage . You just know shit will hit the fan soon as you walk in the door .
My HGV CPC runs out September. I’ll be 60, and despite being told that the boss will pay for it, I’ve no intention of sitting in a classroom for a week being reminded yet again of what I’ve learnt already over nearly 40yrs in the job. Nope I’m taking early retirement thanks.
@@Depak1959 I agree with you & im a HGV driver, they are the worst for it
I've just retired at 60, couldn't put up with the stress and crap in the modern day workplace, and my taxes being squandered by this bunch of morons running the country
Well done mate...😊
Same here 29 years class one driver
What’s up with you’s, watched 8 hours of low bridge strikes a few weeks back 🤬 can’t wait for Customer service course 😢 I’m a bloody bin man 🫣
After 33 years as a coach driver ,I glad to say I gave up my pvc licence
35 currently another two years for me then that's it
I gave up on PVC years ago when I saw the wife's fat arse in it one too many times 😂😂😂.
Govt at all levels is broken.
Sounds like the system is working just fine, its just that the rules being imposed on the individual branches are made badly. That makes it the political level that is broken more then any other part !
All by design ...........the take down of every country is well under way 2020 was the warm up
Absolutely spot on.
The Wef have been slowly dismantling every part if our life. From all the shops, banks and pubs closed, taxed on every thing, the state of the roads, the corruption at every level from local council to PM. Globalisation and greed the list is endless.
This will end in civil and then WW3.
@@realitymatters8720do you live under a rock ?.." the system is fine" ....you prat.
What can you expect from a government which pushes more and more intrusive into people's lives and seeks to impose more control, and believe that they are above the people of England
business rates are crippling its what puts most people out of business
They may be high, but they do not put most people out of business. They are simply an overhead or Fixed cost. Failure, comes down to more often than not, poor cashflow management. That means careful planning and preparation for the year. My old MD at Otis Elevators(Bill Evans) used to say, if you fail to plan you plan to fail. I always preferred the 7p's; Poor Planning and Preparation Provides P*ss Poor Performance, It's all academic.
The rates are for that exact purpose.
@@FeeneyStephen Rates favour online stores, since they were imposed (no one asked for them), the high streets turned into clones as the interesting shops became unprofitable, and now many are deserted.
Your 7Ps are great on a level playing field, but cannot change simple profit and loss of the low margin shops, such as model shops etc.
@@FeeneyStephen I suppose there were lots of ups and downs in that business.
@Timmy_Westside So it's just a pointless paperwork exercise?
Not good, but perhaps explains how any small businesses survive!
There's a pay & display car park I use often, that was always coin operated untill recently. Now the ticket machine has gone, replaced with a sign with a phone number on it, and you pay by card. Only problem is, the phone is never answered, so people risk it. Guess what happens next?
Yeah, I did the HGV thing and gave it up, retired now so it doesn't matter but I get where you're coming from.
Totally agree with last comment. 36yrs HGV myself and had the exact same attitude. Complete money making scam the CPC. Personally, I've forgotten more than they try to teach you.
Li, the moral of the story for small traders is this: work 25 hours a day, 8 days a week, 32 days a month, 367 days a year and DON'T EVER dream of taking a holiday - the government are too busy helping their old-boy rich mates get richer to allow you such selfish pleasures as time off. see, you even got taxed for watching that football match.
best to pop a towbar and trailer on the back of that mini New York Taxi so you can serve bacon butties all week. there are still some pleasures in life mate...
Moral of the story: Tories are NOT the friend of small businesses; not claiming Labour would be better re: tax impact, but at least they'll be honest about the hit.
@@MorningtonCrescent yep, that's the sad truth. there was a time when the Tories were the party for small business but that's long gone. the great imposters and their media mouth-piece would be no better either. metaphorically speaking, Labour have the biggest pothole to fix I can remember in my 60 years.
Yep absolutely, then when the common people start moaning about shit pay, shit lives.... they'll just blame someone else. Foreigners are always a good bet.
@@khalidacosta7133 blaming 'foreigners' is the preserve of the Brexit clan. it has little to do with the super-rich skewing the system through the government to further enrich themselves at the expense of honest law-abiding hard working small business people.
@@thatcheapguy525 No actually its usually Brexit that gets blamed by the remoan clan.
I went through the same thing with the V.O.A and the business rates about 5 years ago - after appealing it turned out that my small corner shop office/ showroom/ stockroom was below the rateable value and I should never have being paying business rates. I hope you have better luck next week.
Did u get a refund on what u had payed them
Used to be if you haven't done a MOT within the last 6 months they suspended your licence untill you have a review test then if the dvsa think your good enough they put you back on the system. So you must do a test within 6 months to keep it up and running.
All the MOT test centres in NI need closed down in that case at it can take up to 8 months to get an MOT test date.
Dear Lee….In life these thing’s are thrown at us,”These thing’s” are no more than a test of character and believe us when we say you have character…Keep on doing what your doing because we all love for it…..
I like your honesty, straight speaking.
Amazing how authorities can chase the little guy for money but somebody like Michelle Mone can sail off in her boat owing millions
It’s so good to see the prep work you put into your cars. I just went to view a used £45k car elsewhere that had a scratch in the paintwork and a scuffed alloy. I was told they wouldn’t bother fixing that stuff as the car will sell anyway 😳
Have a rant all you like bud, nothing wrong with letting off a bit of steam, although this job can look easy from the outside, we all know it’s an emotional roller coaster even on the good days, throw in some other normal life challenges and stress levels soon go up 😩😩keep up the grind mate 👍👍👍
thanks VP to be fair things were better today 👍😁
Get it all out lee. Then go have a pint.
You should tell people to like and subscribe before the end of the video because the video finishes and a new video starts before people can tick either subscribe or like. Great vid as always. Car dealer getting shafted, I don't believe it for a moment ;)
Glad I'm retired too as others have said (though I do miss having my old bus licence at times). But you've got a great future ahead Lee and plenty of bouncebackability, so don't let the setbacks get you down. And thanks as always for the great content!
The most cars I see broke down with an aa man or rac man tinkering with are minis and range rovers, and I do a lot of driving around.
I bet you don’t see many bmws
I bet you don’t see many bmws
Great to see you back on screen - really like your videos for their honesty. I’d say pay the parking ticket, (it’s not worth your time), forget being an MOT tester (for now at least), challenge the business rates as best you can - they’re the only one worth worrying about.
Oh, and watch the interior panel clips when changing that Mii rear shocker!
100% with you on the Mini Prince engine. My example had smoking valve stem seals and as a result killed 02 sensors every 6 months (I got quite good at changing them 😅), oil leaks, rusty subframe, seansors inside the car and out, terrible things. As you say though, it did drive well!
I hope you get all the admin things sorted out, nothing worse than dealing with government departments 😞
Makes note to self: don't go in to the second hand car market 😁. Glad those issues are easily remedied.
Glad I'm retired!
Me too!
@@tonyrobinson362me too..🎉
@@tonyrobinson362 And me!
Init no stress 👍
If that parking fine was issued by the police or a traffic warden, you'll have to suck it up and pay it. If it was issued by a private parking company, just ignore it. It's a civil offence not a criminal one and they're not going to take you to court for £100 . I've had dozens of parking tickets from these private parking bandits in my time and never paid a single one. They usually give up after 3 or 4 letters and go hassle someone else.
That whole shady industry is based on people not knowing the law and thinking that parking tickets/fines issued by those twats have the same legality as the ones issued by the police or traffic wardens. They don't. It really is a case of. "Ignore them and they'll go away"
Up here in Scotland viota regarding private car parks , do NOT acknowledge it do NOT contact them at all and ignore,....England im sorry not sure good luck tho bloody vultures
@@patmckeane6588 Also a good point. I touched on that when I said "Ignore them and they'll go away" but it deserves to be emphasised:
NEVER enter into any correspondence with these people at all. If you do, you're tacitly admitting there's some kind of disputed contract or arrangement between yourselves, which theoretically gives them grounds to pursue it legally [not that they will. See my previous comment].
Completely ignoring all correspondence denies them even that option.
[Law is the same in England, by the way]
@@vlota this is all complete 🐂💩. Everything you've written is wrong. They'll happily take you to court, their costs will be awarded against you. A fool lost a few years ago and the judge decided at the time that £100 was a reasonable charge in terms of the contract. Since then it's been open season for those Vultures. Don't tell people shite when you don't know the score.
@@andrewhamilton8954 I don't know what the situation is in Scotland. But, as I said in my first comment, here in England, I've had dozens of these tickets over the years. Many from supermarket car parks and the like.
Also a couple of years ago, the estate where I then lived introduced a residents' parking scheme whereby they'd ticket any car on the estate not displaying a permit. I refused 'to get a permit, as they were demanding far too much irrelevant personal info in order to issue one. So I literally used to get one of these tickets on my windscreen, every morning for 3 or 4 months. I ignored them all [as I have ignored all the other private parking tickets I've ever received] and, although I've been sent sackfuls of letters, threatening all kinds of legal action, I've never paid out a penny.
I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. But, as an ordinary member of Joe Public, this approach has always worked for me in England. The situation in Scotland may be different.
@@andrewhamilton8954 No-one was talking about "people parking where they like" on private land. @carukchannel accidentally overstayed the time he had paid for, to park in an 'proper' parking space Ditto all the occasions I've been similarly ticketed. And [in the case I mentioned above re the residents' permits], I was parked in my own parking bay outside my own house!
As for the "overstaying at Tescos". So your wife got fined for spending longer than planned in the supermarket? Staying longer = spending more money = contributing more to Tesco's profits. And, as a thank you, she gets a £40 fine on the way out!
BTW - the person who originally told me just to ignore these tickets and only bother with ones isssued by the police or traffic wardens, was a copper. I presume he had a rudimentary understanding of the law and knew whereof he spoke..
On the Mini front - I’d avoid selling the Cooper s and trade it on
And I ‘d swerve the 07 plate one as the N12 is awful - especially on chain etc
All I sell is Mini 60 - 18 plate and in the R series R56 etc - it’s got to be N16 engine - not had a chain yet - over 200 out of the door so far - Probably screwed myself now
No Diesel’s and No Cooper S’s
Prep is a ball ache - Always the same things and £££’s but future proof them the best you can and hope for the best
They sell like hot cakes and people will travel miles for them
5 years ago I swore I’d never sell a Mini - Yet here we are 😅
Keep up the good work Lee !
What about headgaskets ? Are they not common ?
Nothing wrong with the diesel ones
@@90sDieselmost of them are coming in for the egr cooler, our egr valve failed at 27k not covered under warranty (mini full warrantee). The cooler was then replaced about 2k later under warranty. And the heads clog up with tar. Otherwise the diesel's are ok, would I sell them, no.
Your holiday has flown by, glad to see you back!
@8:20 That is a very strange i10 especially with the Citroen badge on the front of it. 😄
indeed! if you look at the back, it also has a c1 badge!
I have a 07 R56 S, 107k, been in the family for years, serviced every year including oil & filter, never missed a beat.
I've got a few years left on my class 1 and CPC and then that's it for me. Couple of good sales days and all will look ok again !
mate regarding the business rate issue, i would get in touch with your local mp and try getting them to hurry the council up to review your appeal
Good rant, trouble always comes in threes. Good luck with the faceless Ratings Office, they are as bad as council Planning Departments.
27.00 You've actually lost your licence rather than suspension. I feel your pain.
The annual assessment stresses me so much I'm on the brink of making it my last every time it comes around. The old style refresher courses were so much better.
I like the Mii....got good proportions. Thought it was an Up GTi at first......
Looked like Beats decals too
Oh dear, what to come home to after a reasonable holiday. You were looking for a good holiday. Hope you get sorted soon.
Hi Lee, my advice, such as it is;
1. For the council contact your own local councillor. They will be receptive as you are a voter and a General election is in the offing. Set out the case to them and explain how you are dissatisfied with the progression of the case. Ask for their help. They will know who to push to get it sorted.
2. As far as the parking ticket goes , you could appeal on the grounds that you had an elderly passenger who was especially slow, leave out the mention of the linesman, They might still give you offside but you could be lucky. Alternatively, there is usually a reduction for prompt payment.
3. The MOT thing is a basic administrative oversight on your part and I am sure that you can appeal.
You are not alone in bad news. I have also come a cropper last week for driving in excess of 20mph on a North Wales coastal road. I was under 30 mph but now face a Speed Awareness course at the end of May. I had forgotten to put my speed limiter on. This has really annoyed me, as it means that someone can lose their licence depending on how it is treated by making 4 slow driving mistakes and being caught out by strategically positioned, camera vans; while, never actually driving in excess of 30 mph. I don't mind the 20mph , it is safer but the penalties should not endorse licences below 30mph IMHO.
I hope you had a good holiday and that is now your opportunity to put all the mishaps behind you. Keep up the good work. As Spock says, Live long and prosper.
That annoys me that a decent guy gets basically flailed by the system...
And as for £100 for a pathetic parking offence of being 20-30 minutes over... Total, legalised robbery..
Hoping next week you'll get a bolt of good luck from the Gods and everything goes great...
It's awful isn't it?
I've had some terrible experiences with minis of thoses ages, on a 63 plate chain came thru top of engine at tickover, valves burning out on those old 1.6 petrols, had a one owner, full mini history, new coil pac, leads, knew St away they'd been trying to fix a miss fire, sure enough exhaust valve burnt out number 2,sold my last mini at Christmas and blew on it, don't plan on any more tbh.
Reminds me of trying to contact someone at HMRC, you are on hold for 8 hours and no one answers the phone, and if they do answer the phone it's the wrong department. UK, what a shyte hole, matches the weather.
Or you get disconnected when you get through to them 😂👍
Same with flying, i let my examiners rating lapse. Fed up of seminars, flight tests and cost. Already spending on renewing the basic instructor rating. Money, money for what, maintain the status quo..
In regards to the parking fine, no one can fine you without due process in court. The maximum charge that a parking charge can be is the amount of money that they charge per hour. So if you were over by 20 mminutes they can only charge you for that amount of time and not £100. Find out who is fining you and sue them.
Its NOT a fine it's a penalty charge notice for breach of contract that's what these things are. Up until fairly recently they were called speculative invoices but then a corrupt court set a precedent so it's fairly easy for them to CCJ you now for it, if they decide to take you to court.
Always worth asking for proof of the "offence" and their terms and getting a photo of the signage in the car park. Too often there's something wrong there.
I got one recently for stopping in a hotel car park, I was dropping my 16 year old son off for college release for his apprenticeship. I didn't go into the hotel so I didn't see the signs about the car park needing to register your car reg with them, 3 months later I get a "fine". I got it reversed due to lack of signage BEFORE you passed the ANPR camera, the fact there was no signage near the disabled spaces where I parked (I have a badge) and the fact I was in there for 19 minutes not the action of someone taking the mick out of their car park.
That time they actually listened and cancelled it
Love your HONESTY❤
Absolutely disgraceful behaviour......not the MOT suspension.....watching Crewe Alexandra 😀😀
Chin up Lee, glad to see you back from hols.
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Just had a similar dilemma, 70 years old looms, need to renew driving licence but do I give up my C1 and D1 entitlements?… Hope you have some better days soon.
You need to get a disclosure done as well as doing your mot assessment and doing a test with the DVSA , all the best
Maybe a full time administrator at the Car Pitch might help ?. More wages to pay I know, but these things can be foreseen and smoothed out throughout the year.
Well as they say these things are sent to try us, hopefully your luck wil change for the better, All the Best 😊
I hope it’s sunny tomorrow for you!! 😊
Great outlook Lee. Always good to know what testers are looking for in case of changes.
Great video I’m so happy I’m no longer self employed it’s a total ball ache
Dont ignore the parking fine - they will chase you and can involve you in getting a CCJ - one course of action is to contact the football ground and explain the circumstances if they own the land they can ask the parking company to remove the PCN.
Running a small business nowadays is just a pain in the backside. So much red tape , legislations , rules , regulations and just about anything else you can think of. I’m 56 now and part of the older generation who remember the more simpler times. Most people are just out to shaft you nowadays and extract as much money from you as they can. I have officially had enough and can’t wait to get out of it and leave it to the younger generation who don’t know any different and see it as normal.
More and more regulation for small business, more employment for the bloated public sector, 25k pa for pen pushers with a final salary pension at the end, overhead costs of running a business, employee wages, business rates, energy bills, tax, the list is endless yet those in the black economy ignore what they want and the big firms, by economies of scale, can absorb costs. At least this new Government are doing a good job wrecking our country further without mentioning levelling up! Great post, liked and subscribed.
Hi there regarding the Polo I have a passat Diesel that had an idle issue turned out to be a fuel regulator thT fitted on the end of the fuel rail that feeds the I injectors
Shit happens- it's just how difficult things are to rectify now... daft websites, no phone numbers (non accountability !) etc...
Small wonder mental health is where it is in the UK !!
Tough run there buddy 😫
Plenty of red tape to cut through!! Tw@ts, always putting hurdles up for the grafters, chin up mate 😁
I admire anyone with their own business. So many have said to me ‘the job is easy’ it’s all the government ‘jobs worth’ departments.
Love it how yoyu blamed the misses then the linesman. Keep up the good work Lee.
As you were telling this story, i was thinking they say it come in three's !!
You couldn't make that could you 😮
Hope you get it sorted one way or another.
Best of luck Lee, atb to you 👍👍
Yes… a Update on the yellow 500👌
Garage next to my workshop specialises in RRover and Discos whenever he gets a Mini he won't retail it he always passes it on recons engines are rubbish.
A would agree with him they are terrible
20:30 Great bit where he blames his wife for a parking fine then works out he was driving! If that happened to me there would be consequences.... 🙂
Car Vertical never saw that coming with a discount or not.
Top Tip - get in touch with your MP. He/she can write to the VO powers that be, who will take your case from their backlog and put it right on the top.
I would trade the mini convertible, due to engine. Love you shouting out Chops Garage about the mini's. Can't wait to see the yellow fiat 500 finished, be gutted when it goes.
Sympathy on all accounts I get it ! & admire the fact you said it's your own fault as get fed up of folks who often blame everybody but themselves.
Another good honest video from you lee,they say it comes in 3's so hope there was nothing else😬
A mate told me yesrs back that you can make a lot of money welding 2 different cars together, he said he was making good money. Where I think I went wrong was welding a backend of a Ford Anglia to a Mk1 Granada front end. It looked f...... stupid 😂😂.
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The door lock price was bad my Transit mk7 bonnet lock was £12. The parking send an offer of £10 to cover admin and explanation . They would unlikely persue it although may recieve threats to the contrary. Its no wonder we see Ltd companies opening and shutting always leaving council tax bills unpaid. What do they actually manage to collect less all there costs, needs to be rid off. Strangling small business and large Im sure. So long as they know how seriously this is impacting your business and mental health they might speed the process. I've had days like that but just first day back oh thats sad. Only the council are allowed hollidays and lunch breaks not for us lot.
I wouldn't put that CooperS conv. on my foresourt either....good call on that,good call. That Kia door lock is such a shame, but you gotta buy new when parts aren't out there in ebay world,so don't feel bad it does happen.....give that linesman a red card when you see him next 🤐 Keep the vids coming!
Those mini coupes new were very pricey too, the only light at the end of this council tax rabbit hole is hopefully when they finally do get around to revaluation of your business, fingers crossed you get a rebate 🙈👍
thanks will be a decent rebate time they bother to sort my rates out 😂👍
Lee, a bloody liberty!….a series of them!….keep going mate, you’ll get through.
As someone who has fought against my VOA council tax banding i know the annoyance. Not worth calling VOA anyway as they fob you off.
You need to pay it and wait for a refund when you overturn it.
As for the parking ticket. Your fault still appeal it anyway asking for discretion die to the incidents that occur.
Great channel!!! Like the new wheel trims you put on grey i10!!! I’m prepping a low mileage 2012 i10 and going for same style trims!!
Mot licence is a pain in arse too keep it going and annual test asking you how points you get if you didnt scratch your ass at the correct moment make my blood boil
re: your UBR problem, your councillors and MP's get paid to deal with these issues. The trouble is people don't use them enough. You must write to them because they are obliged to act on a written request (or at least they used to be when I was involved), plus this leaves a paper trail and the post mark and return address shows that you are from the constituency. They ask for emails but they don't have the same gravity. You're paying for them....use them!
I would have liked to be a fly on the wall when you got home to the Mrs wrath for blaming her for YOUR parking ticket. Lol😂😂
Councils are very good at spending other people's money,but always demanding more and more,
True, charging me to empty my green bin now 😂
Moral of the story is don't go on holiday! Then the bad news won't hit all at once!
We hope thing's improve for you, you don't deserve all the negative. Keep going.
You will have less stress abandoning MOTs. People think that if they take their cars to a car dealer to get MOTd they will sail through with flying colours. But when it isn't then it's your fault...
A tough week coming back from holidays but it’s great to get it off your chest mate I feel for you 🙏👊 upwards and onwards as they say love your honesty keep up the great work videos 🤝👊🚘☀️best regards Jim
That sounded a right nightmare mate, I didn’t know MOT testers had to do periodic courses to keep their licence, that’s a good thing, still wonder why different testers have different standards but hey Ho that’s another subject.
I like the Citroen C1 had a 61 plate back in 2015, a great reliable little motor, am sorry I sold it tbh.
Good vids, watched quite a few since subbing, interesting stuff, the daily tales of a car sales garage owner.
Try that charles trent for parts, they are based down south and deliver, but chances are they may have the part you require. Not cheap, but if you deperate, may help.
Great video Lee. I was at the Alex on Saturday watching Wrexham.
I found the valuation office phone number straight away .... the voa is actually part of hmrc nowadays, chin up mate ! Keep going 💪
Could you share it with me then please
@carukchannel yes mate ill tag you in a post on my channel 👍 if I put here u tube will block
Business rates needs a massive reform, Gov also doing a fiscal drag as well. Should be much higher > 20k before starting any tax. Corporation tax should be the only tax on commercial property.
This country needs a massive reform.
Yellow Fiat 500 i have same exact colour 500 and had same bad luck , £800 to repair it but in the end the dealer did pay back £400 so better than nothing , the weird thing is the car had a new exhaust and tyres etc put on it so weird the dealer never repaired the gearbox before flogging it on ? anyway now ive got a car thats worth £3500 all day long 2013 500 with 80 thousand miles and service history.
Parking charges and fines are pretty outrageous these days. Parking used to be a service and now it's a business (an unwelcome trend in general across many former services). I do find Ringo useful for parking because I can at least extend sessions remotely - I know not all car parks accept Ringo and some councils seem to have their own app that nowhere else uses - infuriating.
Had my black taxi licence, hgv , psv and gave them all up.
Too much hassle trying to do cpc courses and the council wanted to know who I was driving for for the taxi licence when I was with the bus company . Bus company would be jumping up and down thinking I was driving a taxi.
Maybe Crewe Alex FC could get involved, dozens of others may also have got clobbered with fines.
Did I hear mention of a tax demand but then no explanation of what the tax demand was for or did I miss it?
Hope you get things sorted Lee and are able to de stress abit !!
Apart from those 3 things,your weeks been great 🤣🤣🤣
Yeah top draw 😁👍
Don't forget the DBS check and cost as well.
Are the ‘Little” Citroen, seat, i10, 207 smaller than the standard modelS? Mile Brewer also seems to get hold of the little versions
A Mini burst into flames near me the other day, whats the main cause turbo too hot ?
Your luck sounds as good as mine. You have my sympathy.
You’ve done man on bike shame you didn’t grab man on mobility scooter😂 great video Lee 👍🏻