Been taken for a ride by car dealer
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UPDATE 17/12 - CAR HAS NOW BEEN SOLD WITH FAULTS DECLARED TO NEW BUYER . THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ADVICE . WISHING YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS
Ok so I have posted here before about my Corsa cdti being sold to me faulty . Anyway to cut a long story short I didn't get anywhere so have decided to sell the car with the fault fully declared at an appropriate price. I have now found out today that the Corsa has previously been recorded as a Category N . There was nothing on the bill.of sale and the dealer never mentioned it but this has significantly reduced the value further . Stupidly - yes I know that now - because I was buying from a garage I did not do a hpi check on purchase so I did not know. So when I have come to sell it a prospective seller has asked me reduce the car because it's a Cat N ... I was gobsmacked when they showed me the report. Do i have any recourse on the seller after some 8 months of owning the vehicle ?
Ok so I have posted here before about my Corsa cdti being sold to me faulty . Anyway to cut a long story short I didn't get anywhere so have decided to sell the car with the fault fully declared at an appropriate price. I have now found out today that the Corsa has previously been recorded as a Category N . There was nothing on the bill.of sale and the dealer never mentioned it but this has significantly reduced the value further . Stupidly - yes I know that now - because I was buying from a garage I did not do a hpi check on purchase so I did not know. So when I have come to sell it a prospective seller has asked me reduce the car because it's a Cat N ... I was gobsmacked when they showed me the report. Do i have any recourse on the seller after some 8 months of owning the vehicle ?
Edited by Claires828 on Tuesday 18th December 09:25
Claires828 said:
Yes 
- I thought car sales people were obliged to declare since October 2017 ?
If you bought it from a dealer/trader (which I believe you have said you did) then they are indeed obliged to inform you of the car's Category N status and unfortunately it does sound like you are right in saying you have been taken for a ride. Personally, given the time that has elapsed since you bought it I think you are better off cutting your losses and moving on. - I thought car sales people were obliged to declare since October 2017 ?Nickp82 said:
Claires828 said:
Yes - I thought car sales people were obliged to declare since October 2017 ?
If you bought it from a dealer/trader (which I believe you have said you did) then they are indeed obliged to inform you of the car's Category N status - I thought car sales people were obliged to declare since October 2017 ?Nickp82 said:
Claires828 said:
Yes - I thought car sales people were obliged to declare since October 2017 ?
If you bought it from a dealer/trader (which I believe you have said you did) then they are indeed obliged to inform you of the car's Category N status and unfortunately it does sound like you are right in saying you have been taken for a ride. Personally, given the time that has elapsed since you bought it I think you are better off cutting your losses and moving on. - I thought car sales people were obliged to declare since October 2017 ?Claires828 said:
Ok thank you ... if I could afford to cut my losses I would but for me it's a massive amount of money to lose .. and already cut my losses once as a result of the fault with the car ... I can't afford to lose 2 months wages in total .
That's understandable, good luck in getting the situation sorted (genuinely, I realise that may sound sarcastic), please keep thread up to date as there are often knowledgeable people who can help.MYOB said:
Claires828 said:
Thank you . Currently composing a letter to go recorded delivery to these crooks .
Do you have the original advert for the car? You will need evidence that they did not declare the Cat N in their advert.Alucidnation said:
Did you get the engine problem sorted?
Nope - no-one has been able to get to the bottom of it at all . It runs fine except smoking like a trooper in the morning ... injectors , glow plugs all fine ... told egr could be sticky but also told that it's not faulty . No engine management lights or warnings ... just smokes from cold and then continues as normal when you pull away Thats What She Said said:
As others have said. If buying from a dealer, they are legally obliged to let you know if the car was previously a write off.
Ignore the clueless idiots saying sold as seen, buyer beware etc.
MCOL to the dealer for the purchase price.
What if the dealer didn’t know it was written off?Ignore the clueless idiots saying sold as seen, buyer beware etc.
MCOL to the dealer for the purchase price.
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