Buying from online auction

[Ex Boy Racer]

Sorry. My friend would not want details posted. I was just trying to see if he had legal recourse. Hoping someone might know the law on this.

[r3g]

Ex Boy Racer said:

Sorry. My friend would not want details posted. I was just trying to see if he had legal recourse. Hoping someone might know the law on this.

It will say in the auction house T&Cs or if you or your friend rings them, then they will tell you. They are obviously best placed to advise on a vehicle purchased from them rather than randoms on internet forums who have no knowledge of the auction house, nor the specifics of the dispute beyond what your friend has relayed to you, and you have relayed to the internet, which will most likely have important details missing from the story if past similar threads are any indicator .

[ACCYSTAN]

The pros and cons of auction buying

You make a saving but carry more risk

[vaud]

Ex Boy Racer said:

Sorry. My friend would not want details posted. I was just trying to see if he had legal recourse. Hoping someone might know the law on this.

If you want advice on specifics then you need to provide detail.

You could always post them up and then once you have your advice have the posts deleted by the moderators?

[Ex Boy Racer]

vaud said:

Ex Boy Racer said:

Sorry. My friend would not want details posted. I was just trying to see if he had legal recourse. Hoping someone might know the law on this.

If you want advice on specifics then you need to provide detail.

You could always post them up and then once you have your advice have the posts deleted by the moderators?

I’d have no problem if it were me, but as it is my friend I really can’t

[123DWA]

What year is the car or even era? Unless he's paid top money for it I cant see any court being surprised that a 1960s/1970s needs a lot of money spending on it.

Also how much was it? Are we talking an MGB that needs most of its value spending on it again or an S1 E-Type where £10k is only a slither of what it is worth?

[Mark-ri571]

Some helpful advice:
https://www.rocketlawyer.com/gb/en/family-and-pers...

[hidetheelephants]

r3g said:

Ex Boy Racer said:

Sorry. My friend would not want details posted. I was just trying to see if he had legal recourse. Hoping someone might know the law on this.

It will say in the auction house T&Cs or if you or your friend rings them, then they will tell you. They are obviously best placed to advise on a vehicle purchased from them rather than randoms on internet forums who have no knowledge of the auction house, nor the specifics of the dispute beyond what your friend has relayed to you, and you have relayed to the internet, which will most likely have important details missing from the story if past similar threads are any indicator .

What he said; while auction house t&cs tend to be similar they are not the same, your friend needs to read through exactly what terms he signed up for when he bid on and won the car.

[sixor8]

This from the link above:

You should also be aware that, usually, a consumer will have the right to cancel a contract formed to purchase an item within 14 days, but if they had the option to attend the auction, this does not apply.

Some car auctions have remained phone / online / commission only since COVID restrictions so do you have the right not to complete the purchase?

I'm thinking specifically about classic car auctions, Brightwells for example. Some of them insist on a deposit to bid so you'd have a struggle to get that back I expect.