Dealers, watch out for this guy

[englisharcher]

Please note, this is taken from another site, and is not about me



From this thread

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php...




Car Dealer Will Not Return Deposit?
On an impulse I thought I would get my wife a little convertible MX5.

I found one on Autotrader rang the dealer and put down a £250 deposit over the phone on my visa debit card. I intended to go see the car at the weekend to buy it ( full price £2500 ).

My wife though that evening decided she didn't like it so I rang the next day to apologise and get my deposit back.

No luck. The dealer said it was a contract and he will keep the money.

Do I have a leg to stand on? It would have been nice if he had warned me that it was non returnable before he took it.



Then later




No problem, I have contacted my bank, I explained I gave my card details to the dealer as a gesture of goodwill but didn't give him any authority to withdraw funds on a cardholder not present basis.

They have agreed to reverse the transaction.

Result.

Edited by englisharcher on Tuesday 3rd April 19:16

Edited by englisharcher on Tuesday 3rd April 19:23

[englisharcher]

Shotgun Rider said:

Englisharcher, I think you might want to edit your thread before you get given a lot of grief. The way it's written it looks like you are the guy who has messed the dealer around!

Done, thanks

[englisharcher]

TheHeretic said:

Doh!

Sorry, it looks like I worded the op badly, should be sorted now

[englisharcher]

Butter Face said:

and refused to do it unless they come in and explain eye to eye why they want it back.

How would you feel if, instead of doing that, the buyer called his bank, and basically told them that you had committed fraud by using his card details without authorisation?