been had! can i do anything?

goldspanners

harveybobbles wrote: »

I find it amazing how people "fall pregnant" or say "un-expected pregnancy" or "found out they were pregnant"

Did you use condoms? Yes - well you wont be pregnant.

did you use condoms? No - well there is a good chance of being pregant...

agree with sarah,maybe the twins were the surprize,not the actual pregnancy.
regardless,what does that have to do with the motoring quandry?

you got that pedestal out bobbles?

justpeyton4now

harveybobbles wrote: »

I find it amazing how people "fall pregnant" or say "un-expected pregnancy" or "found out they were pregnant"

Did you use condoms? Yes - well you wont be pregnant.

Not true. I have a lovely 16 year old son that disproves that. And we were using additional contraception besides condoms. My pregnancy with him was unexpected. That being said, he is the joy of my life and I'm so blessed to be his mum.

Also, the phrase to "fall pregnant" just means you have gotten pregnant where my DH comes from in Scotland.

To Scotsman and his missus, congrats and best wishes for your twins.

markelock

and jesus.

i believe they only had a donkey. I'm not sure if they traded it in, or just got an extra one after that.

they didn't use any protection, and joseph didn't go anywhere near her (according to my understanding of the school play I watched)

MikeH99

Woah, this thread has gone waaay off topic!

There are laws in place. The garage you originally bought the car from has responsibilities under the Sale of Goods Act. That requires goods are "as described, fit for purpose and of satisfactory quality".

If you don't have evidence, like an original advert relating to the car, in order to pursue a claim that the car was not "as described", I would focus on the "satisfactory quality" clause. This is defined as whether goods reach the standard that a reasonable person would regard as satisfactory, taking into account the price and any description. The car wasn't discounted when you bought it, right?

You can claim damages for up to six years after purchase (five years in Scotland), so that you bought 18 months ago is no bother.

It's hard to imagine the garage you bought the car from didn't know about the CatD status, because like that Honda garage you're now dealing with they should have done their own HPI check when they received the car - before selling it to you. Unless they themselves bought it damaged and fixed it back up.

I would definitely go back to the original garage making loud protesting noises, with the aim of seeking compensation for your resulting loss under the Sale of Goods Act. You could also threaten them with trading standards for not declaring the CatD status and/or complaints to any trade association they may be a member of (be specific).

Ask them if they have any paperwork relating either to the HPI check they did on the car when they bought it, or the repair work (which may help to increase the value of your car, if it can be shown to have been repaired properly). They must have one or the other.

As a settlement suggestion, to hold in reserve if they don't come up with something better, you could offer to sell the car back to them for its current non-CatD value, which would take into account the benefit you have had from the car in the last 18 months.

cyclonebri1

Thanks Mike, I wasn't quite sure of the time issue:beer:

zip1980

thankyou, finally some more helpfull advice

Wig

If you have already disposed of the vehicle you may have trouble getting compensation from the garage that sold it to you. You have to give them the opportunity to make good on the deal, and they may argue that you have sold it on for too little.

Hope you did not put too much deposit on your proposed next car from Honda, plus if you pull out from the Honda deal, they might get shirty and try it on to threaten to sue you for more than your deposit.

As soon as you found out there was a possible problem with car 'A' you should have pulled out from any negotiations with Honda regarding car 'B' until you had sorted out the problem you have with the garage that sold you car 'A'.

If the deposit on the Honda deal is too much to lose, and you can't afford it without the trade-in. I suggest you appoint immediately an independant auto engineer assessor to value car 'A', with and without the cat D status, thus finding the actual value and the loss to you.

Rolandtheroadie

harveybobbles wrote: »

I find it amazing how people "fall pregnant" or say "un-expected pregnancy" or "found out they were pregnant"

Did you use condoms? Yes - well you wont be pregnant.

did you use condoms? No - well there is a good chance of being pregant...

I just saw this reply to a post I'd made, sorry to bring it back to the top but where did I state the pregnancy was unexpected? or found out she were pregnant? I said we discovered she was having twins.
Are there condoms out there to prevent twins? If you dont use condoms does it mean you are guaranteed twins?

axact

Looking through this post I was amazed by the ignorance of the people replying !
The misinformed comments on a trader having no legal requirement to inform buyers of HPI listed vehicles just shows that forums like this attract fools who try to impart information without any idea what they are talking about...
And to see silly comments from someone who proports to be a motor trader instead of offering factual advice is shameful and indicative of the large number of dishonest people in his trade.

Thanks to those who came through with correct advice, thats why Moneysaving expert is one of the better forums.

Rolandtheroadie

axact wrote: »

Looking through this post I was amazed by the ignorance of the people replying !
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There ARE condoms that prevent twins? Bit late now but thanks for the heads up.