bought a cat d car without knowing

dan0235

hi there
i bought a car privately, i didn't do a hpi check (very stupid i know), i asked the seller if the car had ever been in an accident, he said no, but i have found out that this car was a cat d, do i have any sort of rights regarding returning this vehicle or do i have to just lump it and put it down to experience??
Thanks in advance

Hintza

Did the seller know it was a Cat D? This what you need to prove as far as I know. Apart from that I don't know what your rights are. Probably Caveat Emptor so you will need to ascertain when the accident was and was the seller the owner at that time or did he do the repairs.

I am a fan of Cat D cars purely because of the discount you can get on cars with minimal damage normally around 20%.

What do want? Discount or to return it? I know you say return but this could end up in a fight and I guess legal advice will be needed.

Not much help I'm afraid.

harveybobbles

You have no rights what so ever. As a private buyer the law states that HPI type checks are available out there and it's upto you (the buyer) to take the correct steps.

If you bought it from a dealer and it was a Cat D then you could chuck it back at him under the Sale Of Goods Act, unless he told you of it's background.

Sorry...

vaio

harveybobbles wrote: »

You have no rights what so ever. As a private buyer the law states that HPI type checks are available out there and it's upto you (the buyer) to take the correct steps.

If you bought it from a dealer and it was a Cat D then you could chuck it back at him under the Sale Of Goods Act, unless he told you of it's background.

Sorry...

Nah, sale of goods applies to private sellers too, so if you asked and the seller knowingly lied then you can reject or get discount.

Having said that proving it is a different matter, if the seller owned the car when it was written off and the conversation about accidents took place by email then you are on to a winner. If not then you will probably struggle

shelly

harveybobbles wrote: »

You have no rights what so ever. As a private buyer the law states that HPI type checks are available out there and it's upto you (the buyer) to take the correct steps.

If you bought it from a dealer and it was a Cat D then you could chuck it back at him under the Sale Of Goods Act, unless he told you of it's background.

Sorry...

Not entirely true....

OP See here for help and advice http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/...private_seller

dan0235

Hi there, thanks for the very quick replies,
I would love to return it but i understand this prob won't happen, but the main prob is that i took it to a garage to have a look over it and they have said that the repairs that have been done aren't good, suspension dosen't line up correctly etc, i would have to take it to a accident repair garage for them to look at. In general is 20% less for a cat d repaired car compared to a normal car?

Hintza

dan0235 wrote: »

In general is 20% less for a cat d repaired car compared to a normal car?

Supposed to be 18% according to my mate in the business!

When I have bought and had repaired by same mate, I work on 30% mainly because something extra always crops up.

So 20% is about right.

I think you need to do a bit more research into this car though before you decide how to handle it. Date of accident, date of sales etc.

harveybobbles

We had a Cat D car at work which we made 3000 cheaper than if it was a "normal" car. Having said that we still had to spend hundreds putting all sorts of electrical stuff right...

markelock

we don't know how much this car was sold for?

if it's £1k, live with it, if it's £10k, you should be checking the ownership period of the last owner, and check when the damage was registered. having said that, I don't know who could tell you the answers to those questions?

if the owner has misrepresented the car, and the value is sufficient to make it worth taking to court, and the ex-owner has the money to pay out, then it may be worth taking him to court.

was it a private sale, or did he have more than one car for sale?