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It's probably irrelevant , cos although he probably hasn't got any cars for sale anyway

Not always. There are a number of reasons buyers or sellers use dealers. e.g. warranty, finance, partex, location, going to a commercial premises rather than a home, may deliver, consumer protection, reputaton for only selling good cars so no time wasted visiting loads of cars, safe money transfer etc etc Many of us may not value these but some buyers do. So they may happily pay an extra £500 or £1000 for some or all of the above. It's not just he value of the car but the overall package. I know of plenty of people who will never buy or sell cars privately because they don't want the 'risk' or 'hassle'. Same as there are people who will only buy a car new or with manufacturers warranty. It happens everyday with mainstream cars - why should it be different with Westfields? Caterham have two authorised dealers for their cars. I bought my first Westfield 15 years ago from Terry Nightingale. He had the car I wanted at roughly the right price and in those days he had 10 different cars in stock that I could sit in and try out. He was on my doorstep and it saved me spending several weekends driving around the country. David

We've seen this scenario so many times before , chap advertises car , buyer ( who turns out to be a "trader" re - advertises at double the price he paid you for it . You can't complain , no law broken , he'se doing what traders do But it does suggest to me that you guys are advertising/ selling your cars way too cheap in the first place .

The higher quote may just be a symptom of the seemingly common insurance tactic of quoting an increased figure upon renewal in the hope that a certain percentage of people will be apathetic enough to just renew without question. No doubt if you went back to the original insurer with the alternate quote you've received they'd magically manage to sort you out a cheaper deal. I've adopted an approach now of just going with the cheaper quote and cancelling the original policy, if terms are favourable. not bothering to take part in the 'pantomime'. Maybe if more people people just did this, insurers may do more to issue a sensible renewal quote in the first place?