Next week I fly to the States to help with an online Auto Salvage project. A colleague of mine has put together a UK site that has done pretty well as it allows the public to see what repairable salvage auctions are going on throughout the industry all on one site.
He will then buy the salvage project in your behalf, in many cases you could be saving serious money, if you know what you are doing. The project has been so successful that it was only a matter of time before transferring that model into the States became a consideration.
So i have spent some time putting together A Search engine friend auto salvage site, that will get Americans interested in the same thing as over here. So as of know a LLC has been formed, but I need to go across to Florida to get certain other requirements sorted out and I may have a few days off also.
The site is called AutoSalvageFinder and at the initial stages will only include auto salvage from Florida auctions, until we are confident the process will work and we have the system to do the job.
With several live auctions occurring throughout the week, there will be thousands of autos to choose from, all put in front of the publics eye, without the need to join the auction house first.
Another large market will be the export one. Many Mexicans and east European countries now export cars from the USA as they are often much cheaper than at home. Of course the steering wheel is on the wrong side for UK buyers, so even though there is still a demand, it is not as great as other European countries.
As cars in general are cheaper in the USA, it is no surprise that the Auto Salvage is even cheaper, from RVs to Japanese models.
If you are from the States and live in Florida, we are looking for some recovery agents to ship cars across the State. let us know
It is quite easy to cost for the purchase and running of a vehicle that is important to the profitability of your business, say as a local plumber, taxi driver or even fleets of cars driven by salesmen. You know the initial cost, you can calculate a rough idea of depreciation and then research the maintenance costs.
However things do go wrong when the unexpected occurs, outside these calculations. It is quite surprising how many businesses, think the vehicle they use will go on forever without ant mishap. The solution is of course to ensure you have some sort of breakdown cover to help when these situations arise. For the members of the public a car breakdown is time wasted, but for a business it could mean losing a client, not delivering things on time that can have knock on effect well after the vehicle has been repaired.
It is surprising then, how many businesses do not see breakdown cover as an essential buy. We will get Jonny form the warehouse to go out and fix it, is often a reply when asked the question. I normally reply, that if Jonny has so much time free to leave his post, then why is Jonny employed at all. When you bear in mind how cheap breakdown cover is today, a years premium for one vehicle could be less than a few hours wages for Jonny, it is wonder why breakdown cover is ever even considered as non essential.
There are also the breakdowns that Jonny can’t fix, that need the tools that are only carried within a breakdown cover patrolman’s van, or the recovery of the vehicle back to base to a local garage to be repaired. Business is about doing what you do best and employing others to do what they do best.
When we try to do everything in the hope of saving money, if often turns out to be false economy. So if you are a business owner and you see your staff or even you under a van more hours than running the business and making important decisions, you may find your business will suffer.