When is distance selling not distance selling?

When is distance selling not distance selling?

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Trevor555

4,440 posts

84 months

Wednesday 28th October 2020
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POORCARDEALER said:
Fully understand retailers not wanting to participate in the scheme and modelling their business not to.


"Sell" man £150K Ferrari, Rolls, Maserati etc, he rags the arse off it, nails hookers in it, and on a whim returns it, legally.

Rinse and repeat.
I move cars for several local dealers to me, two prestige, one main dealer, and a classic dealer.

None of them would entertain a distance sale, they just tell people they'll have to come to the dealership, otherwise they can't help.

I know one of the prestige chaps fell victim to a chap that did exactly what you've described.

A lovely 911 ragged for a week, 2,000 miles added, and a letter "I know my rights"

Hence he'll never do it again, and neither will the others.

Algarve

2,102 posts

81 months

Wednesday 28th October 2020
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Breadvan72 said:
You might like to have a quick look at the forum posting rules.
Everyone will have seen it by the time the mods remove it though.

surveyor

17,825 posts

184 months

Wednesday 28th October 2020
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Breadvan72 said:
You might like to have a quick look at the forum posting rules.
To be fair if you google Bawtry and the keywords words you will get the garage name in any case...

Mojooo

12,721 posts

180 months

Wednesday 28th October 2020
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POORCARDEALER said:
Fully understand retailers not wanting to participate in the scheme and modelling their business not to.


"Sell" man £150K Ferrari, Rolls, Maserati etc, he rags the arse off it, nails hookers in it, and on a whim returns it, legally.

Rinse and repeat.


You would think the lawyers that put the wording together, would have a clue if they advising businesses, no?
Apart from the fact the law says you can only inspect goods - so you definitely cannot rag it
Although I can fully see why you wouldn't do it as it is a lot of hassle for a complex product like a car.

It seems the business in the OP want to have their cake and eat it.


anonymous-user

54 months

Thursday 29th October 2020
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The Porsche dealership in the case mentioned above should have looked at Regulation 34 (9)

The Regulations said:
34(9) If (in the case of a sales contract) the value of the goods is diminished by any amount as a result of handling of the goods by the consumer beyond what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods, the trader may recover that amount from the consumer, up to the contract price.

anonymous-user

54 months

Thursday 29th October 2020
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POORCARDEALER said:
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"Sell" man £150K Ferrari, Rolls, Maserati etc, he rags the arse off it, nails hookers in it, and on a whim returns it, legally.

Rinse and repeat.


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Again, see Reg 34(9). Dave In The Pub LLP might miss that one!

PS: Thread drifting slightly, in some market segments, I can see that "Rock star Gary Bloke nailed fifty hookers in this Maser. Please note some minor surface damage (scratches and pitting) to wood veneer in centre console" could be a selling point.

anonymous-user

54 months

Thursday 29th October 2020
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Ver regoolashuns int stoopid.

Trevor555

4,440 posts

84 months

Thursday 29th October 2020
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Breadvan72 said:
The Porsche dealership in the case mentioned above should have looked at Regulation 34 (9)

The Regulations said:
34(9) If (in the case of a sales contract) the value of the goods is diminished by any amount as a result of handling of the goods by the consumer beyond what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods, the trader may recover that amount from the consumer, up to the contract price.
Thank you BV.

He just took the car back for an easy life and put it down to experience.