Expert Motoring Solicitors..?

[Sterillium]

I’ve got an irritating situation with a used car that I think was faulty (and unsafe) when I bought it a few months back - however things only fully came to light by the time it was up on a ramp with my mechanic deep inside it...

Dealer appears to be trying to fob me off now, after initially putting in writing a promise to sort it all out, the issues seem bigger than first thought and effectively he’s now changed his mind and decided I caused all the faults.

This has dragged on now (first fault report was within 24 hours of delivery) so I’ve missed the “30 day window” due to being happy to accept repairs and keep the car, if it was sorted properly - because in all other ways, it’s great and a car I’d like to keep.

I’m wondering if anyone has any recommendations for solicitors that specialise in this stuff?

I feel like I’ve got a good case, because there’s a huge email trail of him stating that he would deal with it at his cost etc. He’s had several goes at fixing it and it’s still not right (although he did pay for the first few issues) and I’ve tried to be reasonable and helpful throughout ( which is not my best trait... ).

I’d really like to either get it fixed once and for all with him paying, or, reject and get my money back minus whatever is reasonable for a few months and a few hundred miles (in between several garage visits) of useage.

Recommendations welcome.

[anonymous-user]

This does not really require a specialist. Any reasonable general law firm could handle the matter. Wilmots do high end classic car cases but are correspondingly expensive.

[rallycross]

Tell us about the problems in detail what are they how old is the car how many miles how much did you pay and what did the seller provide in terms of written warranty ?

[Chimune]

Someone does exist who does this, so get your story together and ring http://stormcatcher.co.uk

Extremely helpful free advice when I was in similar Situation.

Btw I'm sure the 30 days stops with the 1St report of the faults.

[KungFuPanda]

Stormcatcher sound very interesting! I never knew such law firm existed.

[anonymous-user]

Before retaining that organisation I would ask if it is regulated by the SRA and whether it has professional indemnity insurance.

[Pro Bono]

Breadvan72 said:

Before retaining that organisation I would ask if it is regulated by the SRA and whether it has professional indemnity insurance.

They are clearly not a firm of solicitors, and will therefore not be regulated by the SRA (or by anyone else for that matter).

[Chimune]

I had a 30min chat with them. They didn't offer legal advise. They explained what to focus on to get what I wanted, and how to approach it. All for free.

[anonymous-user]

Would you take medical advice from someone who is not a doctor or other regulated medical or pharmaceutical practitioner? The reason that professions are regulated and subject to compulsory insurance is to protect the public. It’s not just a closed shop for the benefit of the professionals (aka who make the effort to obtain and maintain qualifications, accepting regulatory and insurance obligations).

[Red 4]

Breadvan72 said:

Would you take medical advice from someone who is not a doctor or other regulated medical or pharmaceutical practitioner? The reason that professions are regulated and subject to compulsory insurance is to protect the public. It’s not just a closed shop for the benefit of the professionals (aka who make the effort to obtain and maintain qualifications, accepting regulatory and insurance obligations).

Whilst that is a fair point you have to remember that not all lawyers are equal.

The fact that someone is regulated and a member of a professional body does not necessarily mean that they are the bee's knees.

I've dealt with some "legal professionals" (including "senior lawyers") who are about as much use as tits on a fish.

[anonymous-user]

Yes, but they have a regulator to complain to and have to be insured against negligence claims. Not so with unlicensed lawyers.