Bought used car - V5 states more keepers than what dealer told me

kungfuman

I bought a used car from a main dealer about 2 months ago and the V5 for the car finally came through yesterday (after me chasing it up) and it states it has 2 keepers. However, when I bought the car the dealer said its only had 1 previous owner and give me a copy of the HPI check that states it has only 1 keeper. I'm slightly cheesed-off with it as I thought it had only one previous owner and made the car more attractive to buy. Is this something worth pursuing or am I being picky for nothing?

Brooker_Dave

kungfuman wrote: »

I bought a used car from a main dealer about 2 months ago and the V5 for the car finally came through yesterday (after me chasing it up) and it states it has 2 keepers. However, when I bought the car the dealer said its only had 1 previous owner and give me a copy of the HPI check that states it has only 1 keeper. I'm slightly cheesed-off with it as I thought it had only one previous owner and made the car more attractive to buy. Is this something worth pursuing or am I being picky for nothing?

1 previous to the owner at the time you brought it.

bcl999

Surely if it's had 2 owners, they can't get away with saying "one previous owner"?? Using that logic, they could claim a one owner car had "no previous owners". Was it maybe "pre-registered" with the original selling dealer before being initially sold?

No harm contacting your Trading Standards people for advice before you decide whether to pursue.

Takoda

If it was pre-reg by the original selling dealership would that explain it. Dunno. Someone more knowledgable than me about such things will no doubt be along shortly to help.

I can see why you're annoyed though. I would be too. But that's part of the reason I only buy new cars and bikes. My first Nova was 2nd hand but since then I've only had new. I like to know what has happened to them plus putting that first 100 miles on a new car is cool

before_hollywood

only way that is legit is if the dealer is an owner?

fergies_army

kungfuman wrote: »

and it states it has 2 keepers.

What does the V5 actually say? It will be worded number of former keepers then number, if 1 then thats what expected and you as second owner, if this is 2 (or more) then you have been misled. Have you got a print of advertisment etc as chances are Mr Dealer will say no we didnt say only one previous owner, what HPI document, we didnt show you one.

kungfuman

The V5 states 'No of former keeper:2' The car is registered on Nov 2005 and the previous keeper acquired on may 2006. So that will make me the 3rd keeper then.

I didnt check the V5 when I bought the car, I know I should have but he handed me the HPI/Autocheck Report (by Experian) and because its from a main dealer which is reputable around here, I didnt think any more of it.. It's basically a one page print out that states its previously had one keeper and the car details and that the search was ran by the dealer I bought it from.

prowla

As per the above, if the original dealer that sold it pre-registered the car then that would show up as a previous owner.
I once bought a new car (it had basically come off the line onto the back of a lorry and hadn't even had its pre-road checks when I took delivery), and when I registered it I became the second owner.