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Kyle T
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30th Jun 13 at 11:24   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Previous owner(s) of my car kept them all in the "receipts" folder. Any benefit to doing this? What exactly does it prove to a potential buyer?

All I can gather for it is that the tax on my car has gone up £100 since it was made!

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Ian
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30th Jun 13 at 11:27   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Suppose it shows you're organised and keep stuff.

No real proof of anything apart from the fact it was on the road all that time and hasn't been laid up. Although that doesn't really prove that.
Kyle T
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30th Jun 13 at 11:31   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fair enough. I wondered if I'd missed anything after years of throwing mine away

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Anty
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30th Jun 13 at 11:40   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i have seen old tax discs on sale on ebay.
_Allan_
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30th Jun 13 at 11:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I had a courtesy car once that must have had at least 9 previous tax discs in the folder, behind the current one.

My OCD kicked in and I threw them out
Graham88
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30th Jun 13 at 11:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I keep mine, looks good if the receipts folder is bulging with stuff I suppose
BeetleGav
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30th Jun 13 at 11:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I keep mine too. Although on the z4 it shows it's gone up 20quid in 2years I think
Y869 SRA
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30th Jun 13 at 12:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I always throw them away once they've expired.
Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
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30th Jun 13 at 12:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I just fire the new disc over the old 1.
Root
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30th Jun 13 at 12:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
When I got my corsa or astra, one of them, it came with about 7 previous tax discs, I thought, wtf?

I suppose it shows that the car hasn't been SORN if there aren't any gaps of time between tax. Not that that's a bad thing but it could hint towards previous engine failure or crash damage etc
M2RTY
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30th Jun 13 at 14:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I keep them always, i even buy the original sales brochures off ebay for the car. Very ocd, but i guess it makes it look well looked after when selling
Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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30th Jun 13 at 15:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My puma had every tax disc from new in it. Felt a shame to scrap it, but it shouldn't have broken in my ownership.
Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
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30th Jun 13 at 15:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Massive Internet points for keeping tax discs.
CORSA NUT
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30th Jun 13 at 19:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I can honestly say I would buy a car based on seeing old tax discs.... says a lot about the owners IMO
mattant
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Registered: 19th Jun 10
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30th Jun 13 at 20:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It shows you keep everything, it's like keeping receipts for bulbs etc
deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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30th Jun 13 at 20:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by mattant
It shows you keep everything, it's like keeping receipts for bulbs etc

I did this with my Corsa. And it got me fuck all extra at trade in
GB123
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Registered: 21st Nov 11
Location: Kent
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30th Jun 13 at 20:53   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Trade in is a lot different to a private sale though.
Ben G
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30th Jun 13 at 21:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'd probably laugh if I was buying a car and the owner kept receipts for cheapo ebay bulbs.

Different if it's a xenon bulb/ballast though.

Keep the important receipts but chuck the cheap needless ones imo.
Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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1st Jul 13 at 00:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I keep every single receipt no matter how big or small, I just think it shows you have replaced things that naturally break, even bulbs, should hopefully show potential buyers that I don't just let things slide

 
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