Buying a car during lockdown!
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You can still buy a car during lockdown. Some dealers are doing contactless delivery or contactless handovers with relevant hygiene precautions.
You'll likely be shouted down by some PH'ers for breaking isolation rules, but these people may not take into account that you could be a keyworker and cars will terminally fail or be crashed during Covid19.
You'll likely be shouted down by some PH'ers for breaking isolation rules, but these people may not take into account that you could be a keyworker and cars will terminally fail or be crashed during Covid19.
The issue is that it constitutes by definition two unnecessary journeys, unnecessary interaction (contactless or not) and it puts you and others at risk.
Unless you are a key worker and/or you really need this new car for one of the few specific reasons for making a journey, it's quite simple - save the purchase until this has blown over.
Unless you are a key worker and/or you really need this new car for one of the few specific reasons for making a journey, it's quite simple - save the purchase until this has blown over.
I see no problem with it, if you need a new car, be it for being a key worker or even if you need to be able to go to the shops for food. If you can maintain social distancing, be it free delivery etc, thats the important bit.
You will probably be doing your bit to help a business stay afloat!
You will probably be doing your bit to help a business stay afloat!
Iwantafusca said:
See it online , checks out , get delivered ?
Still not ideal. Someone has to sit in the car to drive it on and off the transporter, you have to handle the keys in the exchange and then complete the paperwork. Plus it's still an unnecessary journey, albeit one made by the delivery driver rather than the buyer. OP - it was not my intention to patronise you - you asked what the issue was and I gave what I thought was a reasonable answer.
I have no intention of getting into an argument on here so this will be my last post on this thread. As an Anaesthetist who works in both in operating theatres and intensive care, this is a subject close to my heart. As I said in my previous reply - if you genuinely need the car for the specified reasons then fine. As a keyworker this may well be the case.
Stu-C123 said:
Still not ideal. Someone has to sit in the car to drive it on and off the transporter, you have to handle the keys in the exchange and then complete the paperwork. Plus it's still an unnecessary journey, albeit one made by the delivery driver rather than the buyer.
"You should continue to travel to work if you cannot work from home."In this case, the dealer is 'working', so able to conduct the transaction and the delivery driver is also 'working' as he is delivering a purchase to a customer.
It's no different to ordering something from Amazon, only it's a bit bigger.
Risks are absolutely minimal, but if more people were little more pragmatic and applied sensible operating procedures to enable business continuity, our economy would come out of this in a much better place.
Edited by TurnedEmo on Sunday 19th April 20:56
Jazzer said:
I was asking a question and I do not appreciate the patronising response, telling me what I am going to be doing.
And by the way, I am indeed a key worker.??
But presumably you don't need a car, given that you're debating it in such a blase way?And by the way, I am indeed a key worker.??
If so, just sit tight and wait a few weeks.
Stu-C123 said:
Still not ideal. Someone has to sit in the car to drive it on and off the transporter, you have to handle the keys in the exchange and then complete the paperwork. Plus it's still an unnecessary journey, albeit one made by the delivery driver rather than the buyer.
OP - it was not my intention to patronise you - you asked what the issue was and I gave what I thought was a reasonable answer.
I have no intention of getting into an argument on here so this will be my last post on this thread. As an Anaesthetist who works in both in operating theatres and intensive care, this is a subject close to my heart. As I said in my previous reply - if you genuinely need the car for the specified reasons then fine. As a keyworker this may well be the case.
I’ll take that as an apology!OP - it was not my intention to patronise you - you asked what the issue was and I gave what I thought was a reasonable answer.
I have no intention of getting into an argument on here so this will be my last post on this thread. As an Anaesthetist who works in both in operating theatres and intensive care, this is a subject close to my heart. As I said in my previous reply - if you genuinely need the car for the specified reasons then fine. As a keyworker this may well be the case.
Cheers.
Jazzer said:
Stu-C123 said:
Still not ideal. Someone has to sit in the car to drive it on and off the transporter, you have to handle the keys in the exchange and then complete the paperwork. Plus it's still an unnecessary journey, albeit one made by the delivery driver rather than the buyer.
OP - it was not my intention to patronise you - you asked what the issue was and I gave what I thought was a reasonable answer.
I have no intention of getting into an argument on here so this will be my last post on this thread. As an Anaesthetist who works in both in operating theatres and intensive care, this is a subject close to my heart. As I said in my previous reply - if you genuinely need the car for the specified reasons then fine. As a keyworker this may well be the case.
I’ll take that as an apology!OP - it was not my intention to patronise you - you asked what the issue was and I gave what I thought was a reasonable answer.
I have no intention of getting into an argument on here so this will be my last post on this thread. As an Anaesthetist who works in both in operating theatres and intensive care, this is a subject close to my heart. As I said in my previous reply - if you genuinely need the car for the specified reasons then fine. As a keyworker this may well be the case.
Cheers.
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