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20% which is the equivalent to vat but in realty the dealer dos not give you that as the cost of vat is reduced
I've never asked, my dealer always gives me his "best" price and I've accepted that; he gets all my machinery, consumables and repair business, so over 15 years or so he's not done badly! Looking at what I've bought this year, against retail price, it's about 20-25% on big stuff. He is largely trade-only though; I did start out using a more retail-based company and their trade sales weren't enough to make me important to them!
As I've said before, to me speed of repair is more important than price. £200 off a mower is lovely, but if I have to wait two weeks for a repair then it's a false economy. I want to be front-of-the-queue, and preferably while-you-wait for small repairs. That's where the relationship with the dealer counts.
My local dealer gives me about 10% less than the best internet price I can find which is ok for me, keeps him in business and his mechanics are excellent at fixing the things I break!
Things not in stock are usually next day, he phones and I pick it up on the way home.