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Motorpoint: channel islands car

Ashcroft · 2012-10-22 22:03:01

Hi All, I really like the look of a nearly new fiesta on Motorpoint, only a few months old with 2000 miles on it. They said it was a company car in the channel islands that was originally shipped from UK, and so was a UK spec. I would have to pay for new tax (£120), new reg (£55), and their non-optional delivery charge…

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colino Posts: 5,059 Forumite

24 October 2012 at 11:02AM

The Channel Islands dumping ground is a manufacturers ploy that has been around for years. Any underselling ranges are dumped at silly prices to nominated dealers to make the sales overall look strong and brought back in as Managers Specials or whatever.
Just part of the big con that we all take part in.

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