Main dealer has written car off

[xjay1337]

Don't think it's that harsh !

I'd 100% share this on Trustpilot, Google Reviews, their facebook, your facebook, etc.

[Jordan210]

Have been watching this tread.

Surely if the money is coming direct from the dealer. Its not come from insurance as would they have had a payout so quickly and would the spiciltor not be in charge of the money if they worked for the insurance company ?. So they have lied about what has happened.


OP make sure the car does not appear for sale. As I remember seeing a post about MB dealer selling a car that had been repaired after serous damage.

[BertBert]

Jordan210 said:

OP make sure the car does not appear for sale. As I remember seeing a post about MB dealer selling a car that had been repaired after serous damage.

Of course they will mend it and sell it. Why shouldn't they?

[bad company]

slow_poke said:

I bet the dealer remains a bollix and deducts the cost of the service from the final settlement figure before sending it on.

I’d be hanging onto the loan car until the matter is settled in full with no deductions.

[Trevor555]

I wouldn't want to pay for the service that they did.

You're not getting the benefit of it, seeing as they didn't get the car back to you.

Edited by Trevor555 on Thursday 9th April 14:46

[FWIW]

Trevor555 said:

I wouldn't want to pay for the service that they did.

You're not getting the benefit of it, seeing as they didn't get the car back to you.

Edited by Trevor555 on Thursday 9th April 14:46

+1

[TheDrownedApe]

this whole story makes my blood boil. I would do everything i could to end the shameful practice of the dealer. I'm assuming they've been named on here already, if not please let us all know who to avoid in the future.

One option is to riase a fund raiser to get a solicitor on the case, i for one would be quite happy to bung a £20 at a case like this

[carinaman]

I was wondering if charging the OP's sister for a service on a vehicle they no longer own or had benefit from before the vehicle was crashed could be fraud. It would seem to tick the dishonesty box.

Whether the service was done makes no difference to the trade value that the dealer is paying out, but may benefit the dealer if they repair the car and sell it.

The conduct of the dealer reminds me of the dishonesty tests in criminal law, with the Ivey test for dishonesty replacing the Ghosh test. The conduct of the dealer does seem somewhat off.



https://www.brettwilson.co.uk/blog/new-test-dishon...

[carinaman]

Mercedes Benz are making Ventilators to help take the battle to the Corona Virus, meanwhile one of their dealers are behaving in this despicable and underhand manner.

[slow_poke]

bad company said:

slow_poke said:

I bet the dealer remains a bollix and deducts the cost of the service from the final settlement figure before sending it on.

I’d be hanging onto the loan car until the matter is settled in full with no deductions.

I'll double down my bet by saying they'll invoice and charge extra rental days on the loaner!

[Unbusy]

What a shoddy attitude from the garage. The Manager is way off kilter.
Fingers crossed for the money coming in without any deductions. Trying to get your sister to pay for the service is like the old pissing through your letter box and asking how far it went.
Love the humour in telling them about the loan car.

[drdel]

Is there any evidence they actually completed the service before they wrecked it?

[bad company]

slow_poke said:

bad company said:

slow_poke said:

I bet the dealer remains a bollix and deducts the cost of the service from the final settlement figure before sending it on.

I’d be hanging onto the loan car until the matter is settled in full with no deductions.

I'll double down my bet by saying they'll invoice and charge extra rental days on the loaner!

They’ll probably try but that doesn’t mean the invoice will be paid.

[Bear-n]

carinaman said:

Mercedes Benz are making Ventilators to help take the battle to the Corona Virus, meanwhile one of their dealers are behaving in this despicable and underhand manner.

As this has gone uncorrected I'll mention it's not MB apparently - check the picture round a few posts back

[kestral]

The money has not been paid yet.

Someone working from home is unable to make a bank transfer!

Edited by kestral on Thursday 9th April 22:33

[ruggedscotty]

y6ou will get paid, but when it suits the dealer....

the corona virus has screwed the auto trade royally.////

[Osinjak]

ruggedscotty said:

y6ou will get paid, but when it suits the dealer....

the corona virus has screwed the auto trade royally.////

Are you drunk?

[jm doc]

I may have missed this earlier as I haven't read the whole thread. Surely you take the dealer to court for the money to the value of a replacement car. It's up to him to claim it off his insurance, that's nothing to do with you or your claim.

It seems a pretty straightforward case if he has a similar spec car up at a certain value, that's what you claim. How could he argue otherwise?

[rlg43p]

TheDrownedApe said:

this whole story makes my blood boil. I would do everything i could to end the shameful practice of the dealer. I'm assuming they've been named on here already, if not please let us all know who to avoid in the future.

One option is to riase a fund raiser to get a solicitor on the case, i for one would be quite happy to bung a £20 at a case like this

I would too. Maybe a better bet would be to shame them en masse on their own twitter or facebook account?

If every one of us were to ask them to justify their stance by questioning them on their public facing social media pages.......

[FWIW]

rlg43p said:

I would too. Maybe a better bet would be to shame them en masse on their own twitter or facebook account?

If every one of us were to ask them to justify their stance by questioning them on their public facing social media pages.......

If only we knew who it was...