Second Hand Car Sales Suffer in Recession

A car is the second largest purchase that manyto contract yet again.
families make. Most people cannot afford to make aI am hearing problems from second hand car
payment for a new or second hand car out of cashdealerships that they simply can't move older cars. If
and credit will be required. So what do you do then ifyou had a chance to purchase a second hand car for
your line of credit has dried up.£10,000, or a new car for the same amount,
This is a problem being faced by very many carwith a five year warranty, what would you do?
dealers at the moment. Industry figures reveal thatThis means that there are a number of dealers in the
new car sales in the UK have fallen by 15.7% in Junemarket who have stock that they have tied up, but
this year compared to June last. In May fall was 25%which they can't liquidate.
year on year.These businesses have rents to pay on the units that
In the month of June some 176,000 units were soldthey keep. They have wages to pay, and possibly
across the UK. Many of these will have been sold tofinance charges for borrowings they have which they
industry, with the private buyer sector really strugglingmay have used to purchase stock.
to purchase due to a lack of credit around for them toIf you run a business such as this, you may be needing
utilise.to take stock of your current situation. If you are
The Government scrappage scheme which came intostruggling it may be possible to take steps to, extricate
effect on 18th May has had some effect with nearlyyourself from debt, and re-start in a debt free
30,000 vehicles over 10 years old being cashed infocompany.
£2,000 against the price of a new car. At thisA professional advisor, will be able to offer advice on
rate the scheme which was due to last a year willsomething called a pre-pack administration, or liquidation.
have exhausted its funds by October. TheThis will enable the debt to be left behind and the
Government has said it will not be extended.stock and lease and employees to be transferred to a
The problem may then re-occur that the market startsnew company.