Buyer wants money back
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So on Sunday I sold a car to a gentleman that I did not know was CAT C. we spoke normally and he agreed to take the car sold as seen. Paid in cash. Two days later he sends me this text: “Bet you knew the car was a cat c you f
king prick. Il be reporting the mot station for passing it. And il be coming for you!”
I was so nervous and scared that I just said he could have his money back and I would have the car as I didn’t know and didn’t want anyone to be cheated. He said he spent a further 240 quid on new tires. Said he wanted that back as well. When I said I didn’t have the money, he called me a “fking con man”. I honestly did not know the car had been written off. So much so that I even offered his money back. So what do you think I should do? I’m really upset and didn’t sleep well last night. Any help would be appreciated.
king prick. Il be reporting the mot station for passing it. And il be coming for you!”I was so nervous and scared that I just said he could have his money back and I would have the car as I didn’t know and didn’t want anyone to be cheated. He said he spent a further 240 quid on new tires. Said he wanted that back as well. When I said I didn’t have the money, he called me a “f
king con man”. I honestly did not know the car had been written off. So much so that I even offered his money back. So what do you think I should do? I’m really upset and didn’t sleep well last night. Any help would be appreciated. Makes no difference to the mot test centre they just test them cat c is allowed to be on the road. Have hpi’d it yourself to see if it has a marker against it ? That’s what I would be doing first.
What kind of person hpi’s a car after they have purchased it ? At worse you take the car back but he would be out of luck for the tyres, you do need to hpi it yourself though.
What kind of person hpi’s a car after they have purchased it ? At worse you take the car back but he would be out of luck for the tyres, you do need to hpi it yourself though.
stevemcs said:
Makes no difference to the mot test centre they just test them cat c is allowed to be on the road. Have hpi’d it yourself to see if it has a marker against it ? That’s what I would be doing first.
What kind of person hpi’s a car after they have purchased it ? At worse you take the car back but he would be out of luck for the tyres, you do need to hpi it yourself though.
What kind of person HPIs a car after they sell it? LOL. What kind of person hpi’s a car after they have purchased it ? At worse you take the car back but he would be out of luck for the tyres, you do need to hpi it yourself though.
As long as you acted in good faith and didn't knowingly misrepresent the car I'd suggest that I'd be keeping his money and if he felt aggrieved enough and had sufficient evidence then to seek legal recourse.
Tyre Tread said:
What kind of person HPIs a car after they sell it? LOL.
As long as you acted in good faith and didn't knowingly misrepresent the car I'd suggest that I'd be keeping his money and if he felt aggrieved enough and had sufficient evidence then to seek legal recourse.
I suspect if it was you who had bought it you would think a bit differently.As long as you acted in good faith and didn't knowingly misrepresent the car I'd suggest that I'd be keeping his money and if he felt aggrieved enough and had sufficient evidence then to seek legal recourse.
Right. It’s a bit of a situation. My mum divorced. And her partner racked up a few grand in credit card debt in her name and fked off back to his country. When my mum managed to get a hold of him, he said she could sell the cars he had left and pay the debt back. I took the car for MOT, valet and service. Put it on eBay. I was clear on eBay I was selling on behalf of someone else, and that I had limited information on the vehicle. I had no information on service history etc. honestly bloody nightmare
ked off back to his country. When my mum managed to get a hold of him, he said she could sell the cars he had left and pay the debt back. I took the car for MOT, valet and service. Put it on eBay. I was clear on eBay I was selling on behalf of someone else, and that I had limited information on the vehicle. I had no information on service history etc. honestly bloody nightmare You weren't selling the car dishonestly and the buyer has to take some level of responsibility here given that it was a private sale. Furthermore, the message you received from him could be perceived as a threat.
As others have said, he might be trying it on. To save you paying for an HPI check, let me know the reg and I'll check for you if it's a write-off or not.
As others have said, he might be trying it on. To save you paying for an HPI check, let me know the reg and I'll check for you if it's a write-off or not.
Monkeylegend said:
Tyre Tread said:
What kind of person HPIs a car after they sell it? LOL.
As long as you acted in good faith and didn't knowingly misrepresent the car I'd suggest that I'd be keeping his money and if he felt aggrieved enough and had sufficient evidence then to seek legal recourse.
I suspect if it was you who had bought it you would think a bit differently.As long as you acted in good faith and didn't knowingly misrepresent the car I'd suggest that I'd be keeping his money and if he felt aggrieved enough and had sufficient evidence then to seek legal recourse.
Thank you for offering, I had already done one and found out he is right, the car had been written off previously. I sent him the following message
“I found someone else interested in the car. They're willing to pay the same price even it being a cat c. I'll have to let them know if the car is available until 12. My offer to refund the money will expire then. I've let my conscience guide me on this, and I offered you the money back before I knew you had fitted new tires on. As a family we have been mislead by someone we trusted, so I know what feeling you might have, but I want to assure you it was never my intention to take advantage of you and your family. It is not in my nature to do so.”
He hasn’t answered. The deadline has passed.
Thank you for the comments. Sorry for bringing this topic back to the forum.
“I found someone else interested in the car. They're willing to pay the same price even it being a cat c. I'll have to let them know if the car is available until 12. My offer to refund the money will expire then. I've let my conscience guide me on this, and I offered you the money back before I knew you had fitted new tires on. As a family we have been mislead by someone we trusted, so I know what feeling you might have, but I want to assure you it was never my intention to take advantage of you and your family. It is not in my nature to do so.”
He hasn’t answered. The deadline has passed.
Thank you for the comments. Sorry for bringing this topic back to the forum.
Monkeylegend said:
Tyre Tread said:
What kind of person HPIs a car after they sell it? LOL.
As long as you acted in good faith and didn't knowingly misrepresent the car I'd suggest that I'd be keeping his money and if he felt aggrieved enough and had sufficient evidence then to seek legal recourse.
I suspect if it was you who had bought it you would think a bit differently.As long as you acted in good faith and didn't knowingly misrepresent the car I'd suggest that I'd be keeping his money and if he felt aggrieved enough and had sufficient evidence then to seek legal recourse.
There's no mention of the value. I've bought a few 'snotters' in the past and if it's only a few hundred quid, it makes little difference. If you're paying thousands for a car, that's different.
My folks had an old V reg Ford Fiesta in 2010 that had been repaired. It didn't say 'cat C' on the V5c but it did say something like 'vehicle has received substantial repair.' Probably after a VIC check. Even though the wing was the wrong shade of blue, and the wrong grill fitted, I reckoned it was a good car. They paid £1050 for it and ran it for over 5 years before it basically rusted away.
There is an easy way to check the cat status of a car (even though other threads will tell you not all write offs are listed). Run the registration through Autotrader as if you're listing it for sale, and the status will come up in the particulars. You don't have to complete the listing of course.
My folks had an old V reg Ford Fiesta in 2010 that had been repaired. It didn't say 'cat C' on the V5c but it did say something like 'vehicle has received substantial repair.' Probably after a VIC check. Even though the wing was the wrong shade of blue, and the wrong grill fitted, I reckoned it was a good car. They paid £1050 for it and ran it for over 5 years before it basically rusted away.
There is an easy way to check the cat status of a car (even though other threads will tell you not all write offs are listed). Run the registration through Autotrader as if you're listing it for sale, and the status will come up in the particulars. You don't have to complete the listing of course.
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