Looking through Autotrader

I came across this from a "Private" seller, oh yes:

Am I missing something?

Trade plate?

Yep, trade plate lol

What's a trade plate?

BotswanaGuy said:

What's a trade plate?

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It's what the trade uses to allow em to drive untaxed vehicles. white plate red lettering.

BotswanaGuy said:

What's a trade plate?

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If you look at the photo, on the righthand side of the w/screen is a number plate of sorts -

this is a trade plate -



one for the back and one for the front ...

Which makes you wonder what's wrong with it to have to hide as a private sale.

SteveD said:

Which makes you wonder what's wrong with it to have to hide as a private sale.

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paying tax on your profits
paying extra council tax as a business from home
paying extra insurance as running a business from home



and being an untrustworthy ass hole by selling trade cars as sweet little private sales...



nothing much though...

Dippypud said:

If you look at the photo, on the righthand side of the w/screen is a number plate of sorts -

this is a trade plate -



one for the back and one for the front ...

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and the little triangular bit holds a licence I think ??

I haven't got a problem with it if they're not asking dealer prices either. If they only want as much as a private sale, there's no difference really is there. It's the scumbags who ARE dealers, sell cars at top price then wash their hands if somethings wrong that bother me. The higher price of the dealer should be to pay for their responsibilities under sale of goods etc.

If they only want as much as a private sale, there's no difference really is there.

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Quite a lot really - a trade sale has lots more protection for the buyer / consumer laws / seller has many more responsibilities with regards to descriptions - fit for purpose - sale of goods etc etc than a private sale.

Sell it as private its basically buyer beware - if its a lemon tough luck.