non-local registration plates

I have always assumed that all sensible dealer chains moved trade-ins away from their original registration area - maybe to avoid any nasty history being aquired by the next owner, just a thought!

 

Certainly when I bought my secondhand S4 buying it from its original selling garage was a bit different - I'd never had that before when buying secondhand.

I think generally anything nice bought at the right price gets retailed for a profit, anything too old, too high mileage, or dodgy gets sent to auction or the local traders bid on them.