huge problem pleaSE need some help

Wig

Keith wrote: »

Thats the way I see it, my car currently has no MOT, I understand it as above. If I book it in somewhere for work to be carried out, then I can drive their legally, and then legally drive home.

But only for work to remedy the most recent MOT fail items. You can't for example take it to a garage to get it ready in anticipation on what items might fail an MOT. It's stupid but that's the way I read it.

anewman

I would also prepare for the possibility the offer to send a cheque was to shut you up and that either no cheque will arrive, or if it does the cheque may bounce. May end up being a case of there being no cheque in a week or two, you calling up and him having some excuse as to why it was not sent and that it will be sent sometime later. Eventually you'll find months have gone by and the seller will have won.

Keith

Wig wrote: »

But only for work to remedy the most recent MOT fail items. You can't for example take it to a garage to get it ready in anticipation on what items might fail an MOT. It's stupid but that's the way I read it.

Got that covered, it failed on everything :rotfl:

Road_Hog

anewman wrote: »

I would also prepare for the possibility the offer to send a cheque was to shut you up and that either no cheque will arrive, or if it does the cheque may bounce.

The one good thing about a bounced cheque is that it is a legal debt, with nothing to prove, i.e. there is no defence against it. So you could take him to court with guaranteed success.

astraea

he said he posted the cheque last night so if its not here by thursday/friday i shall be on the phone to him and then to trading standards, also i thought about a cheque bouncing but u thought that then i would maybe have some leeway taking him to court if i have a bounced cheque??

reduceditem

I hope this works out OK for you, astraea.

My strong advice would be to sell the car after the work is completed, accept a small loss and go and buy an old Toyota Corolla or Honda Civic (ultra-reliable).

The work you are having carried out is the equivalent of open-heart surgery on a car....I would never keep a vehicle after that kind of work.

It's just my opinion, but I speak from loooooong experience.

Road_Hog

astraea wrote: »

he said he posted the cheque last night so if its not here by thursday/friday i shall be on the phone to him and then to trading standards, also i thought about a cheque bouncing but u thought that then i would maybe have some leeway taking him to court if i have a bounced cheque??

Yes, normally when you take someone to court, you have to prove to the judge (guy sitting in a big chair behind his desk in a small office/room) that you are in the right.

If someone sends you a cheque and it bounces, it is then classed as a debt under UK law. You can then sue for the debt, there isn't really any defence against it, because by sending the cheque they have deemed that they owe you that money.

jeannieblue

astraea wrote: »

hi
further update spoke autotrader who said he has advertised a lot of cars in the last 12 months and he is definately classed as a trader no matter what he says, they advised me to conact trading standards etc, but that there were no guarantees i would win, but he would get investigated etc.

so i rang the man back told him i did not want the car to go to york that i wanted it done here and i wanted more than the hundred pounds he was offering, explained about autotrader also threatened him with the tax man, he then offered me £175 half of the £350 we had been quoted, i said not good enough in the end i got him to send me a cheque for £200

not fantastic not the whole amount that i wanted, but at the end of the day if i drag it through courts ive no guarentee of winning anything, i really love the car, apart from the head gaket it is a lovely car and has just had new brakes and exhaust etc for mot, i want to keep the car!! and not have it sat on my drive for months aiting to be sorted out.

i rang the mechanic wo looked at the car last night and he agreed to do the job including skimming pressure testing, new cam belt etc for no more than £350. (he said he would charge me no more than 350)

he can come and strip it down on sunday get it skimmed and sorted on monday!

so it is still gonna cost me 150 but i will know the job is done properly, and i will have my car back!

do you think i did te right thing by accepting £200????

If you get all that work done for £350 - I applaud you.

I wouldve thought a lot more than that for all that work, but hey, you probably have a good guy there that is helping you out!

Good luck

sportage1kia

astraea wrote: »

hi
right last tuesday i bought a car from an ad on auto trader, it was marked as a trade seller, went up to get the car it is a renault megane scenic 1.6 s reg it had just got a years mot, but had no tax so the bloke said i could have £100 off and i bought it for £800, picked it up from his house he said he sells a few cars so dont know if this counts as a private seller?
started engine all sounded fine, this is my first car so have no idea what im looking at lol and told the bloke as much when looking at the car he said it was all fine just had new parts etc etc.... signed a piece of paper saying sold as seen, but had witnesses with me when he was saying the car was in fine repair....
drove the car home and then when looking throught the paperwork noticed that the registration document i had filled in and he gave me the oter half was not for my car but for a ford maverick! rang him the next day as it was late when we got back he said he had given me the one for his car by mistake and would send the proper one to me first class,
i could not drive the car for three days as could not get tax until the reg document ad come. got the tax yesterday and took it for a 20min drive (i am on a provisional lisence - go for test next month)
got back home hubby had a look under bonnet and noticed the radiator was empty, so we filled it up started engine looked again and it had dropped again went and got some more coolant put it ina nd car started billowing white smoke from the exhaust, he checked the oil which was like chocolate milkshae colour (when we first got car home it was black), looked about and we think it is the head gasket!!

i am going to take it to a garage in the morning to get it checked out but if it is an expensive repair job, do i have a leg to stand on?

i still have his registration doc for his car, is this worth anything?

thanks
i am really worried we have no money left after paying tax and insurance etc, and this £800 was all the money we had!!

I would contact your local trading standards office in the area where you purchased the car and get your money back. Many years ago I purchased a duff car and it ended up a long story and I wanted to sue the dealer.
Contact your local office.
Regards

astraea

well up to now the mechanic came this morning and stripped down the engine the head gasket had a big crack in it but we wont know about the main block until its been pressure tested, hes taking it in tom so next couple of days we will know for sure, also need a new manifold as it has a bad welding job on the one thats on, he said hell fit it in with the £350 but well have to pay for the part obviously. he said hell also do an engine clean? and change oil and filters for another £20 seems worthwhile doing it all at the same time!

the cheque came on friday, not cashed it yet waiting to find out if the gasket is ok first, the guy who is fixing the car seems spot on, he is getting it pressure tested before its skimmed to save money incase its busted!

if it is cracked then he said he will ring te bloke we go the car from and have words as the bolts etc were rusted so obviously been like it a while!

will know more once its been pressure tested then well know where we stand for definate!!

know nothing about cars and now its all i talk about lol
just seems like a never ending nightmare!!