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morgrp
Original Poster
2,828 posts
67 months
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Hi all, Looking for some advice - I recently traded a car for a new one at a local dealership - the car I traded was a cat c (stated on v5) the dealer was aware of this when the exchange was made and consequently a price was offered reflecting it. Now, the cat c car is vic approved and 100% road worthy so no problems there. The trouble is this piece of s  t dealer has now advertised the car on auto trader as "selling on behalf of the last owner" basically his way of not having to declare it as a cat c and consequently pricing it accordingly. Does this mean I am liable if the next owner buys it without knowing its a cat c? My main concerns are naturally copping the blame for an under hand dodgy car dealer, but also I don't want to see someone getting ripped off buying it for too much money. As said if someone is to buy the car, I am not concerned about safety issues as it is completely road worthy but don't want them losing out Where do I stand with this? Shall I just ignore it or should I act?
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Emeye
4,128 posts
92 months
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Report to trading standards.
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KingNothing
776 posts
22 months
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Contact trading standards and they might investigate, I wouldn't have thought there would be any recourse against you should it sell and go wrong/new owner find out.
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stuwalsh
223 posts
22 months
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Makes me wonder about the car you bought off this outfit!
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morgrp
Original Poster
2,828 posts
67 months
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stuwalsh said: Makes me wonder about the car you bought off this outfit! Ha! No the car I bought was sound and hpi clear it etc - it's one of those dealerships that thinks its a real big fish - I'd been looking a long time for the car and it was exactly what I wanted - had it not have been I'd of bored them right off
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Breadvan72
10,193 posts
32 months
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Any purchaser of the car fro the dealer would have no recourse against you. It would be a public spirited act to inform the local Trading Standards office of your concern.
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skeeterm5
1,029 posts
57 months
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No doubt you completed the V5 as part of the sale which would show it was transferred to the dealer?
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Mojooo
7,283 posts
49 months
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2 potential offences - not making clear who the real selelr is and not declaring important info
report to TS which can be done via telephone through the CAB Consumer line.
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rallycross
4,657 posts
106 months
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Its not worth bothering about, as you have said its stated on the v5 that its a cat C, so anyone buying the car will see this.
The dealer has probably decided not to include it in the ad as it would put 99% of people off enquiring - maybe they will just tell them on the phone and explain its had a vic check and is now fine.
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Mojooo
7,283 posts
49 months
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rallycross said: Its not worth bothering about, as you have said its stated on the v5 that its a cat C, so anyone buying the car will see this.
The dealer has probably decided not to include it in the ad as it would put 99% of people off enquiring - maybe they will just tell them on the phone and explain its had a vic check and is now fine. Or it could lead to massive issues when someone realise they have paid £5000 for a car that is maybe worth £4000 and then enters a long drawn out battle with the retailer ended up i ncourt action or the customer unhappy. I have seen lots of exmaples. The law puts a duty on businesses to provide all material information, be it positive or negative - for a reason.
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Red Devil
4,237 posts
77 months
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morgrp said: The trouble is this piece of s t dealer has now advertised the car on auto trader as "selling on behalf of the last owner" basically his way of not having to declare it as a cat c and consequently pricing it accordingly. How about contacting Autotrader, advise them that there is a material mis-statement in the ad and suggest they might like to have it pulled? May not work but worth a punt. Alternatively give some PH Rottweilers the link. They could then pose as potential buyers who might feel inclined to complain to TS about the lie in the ad.
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