George White Motors, the UK’s leading motorcycle dealer group, has gone into administration this morning, MCN has learnt. Rumours of the closure began circulating early this morning with suggestions that staff at its dealerships in Swindon, Plymouth and Torbay had been made redundant. The shock news was then confirmed at around 11am to MCN by owner Steve Gannicott who said the group had ceased trading and had filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators. http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/...tion/   Should be some right real bargins if this is true                                                                                                                                                                             

noticed this earlier BD and you're right about the bargains unless someone picks the franchise up cheap 

thought they were one of the few doing ok as they have not long opened an outlet store up north in Oldham
                                                                                                                                                                             

Think everyones feeling the pinch, I know quite a few dealerships wrapping up. Sad times really ;(                                                                                                                                                                              

Chuffin' Nora, that's a bit sudden. I was in the local one (Swindon) on Sunday, gawping at new bikes... Not sure if anyone could pick up the slack locally, never mind the loads of machines they sell that'll need servicing....                                                                                                                                                                             

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