Garage refusing sale without purchase of additional warranty

Anihilator

wuckfit wrote: »

quite simply that they also advertise a higher, separate unlocked 'handset only' price elsewhere. The price quoted is usually for a handset locked to a network, which requres airtime credit to enable the purchaser to register it to the network.

the dealer IS misadvertising the car.

So the dealer could advise the OP that he can have the car without the warranty for 12k and this would be more accpetable to you?

I can just hear the OP's thread now.

Tbh the OP is buying a car for 11k. The dealer wont sell unless he also gets a warranty. That is the dealers perogative. It amazes me that you would spend 11k on an oldish car (obv over 3 years) yet cry about a £400 warranty.

bingo_bango

Anihilator wrote: »

So the dealer could advise the OP that he can have the car without the warranty for 12k and this would be more accpetable to you?

I can just hear the OP's thread now.

Tbh the OP is buying a car for 11k. The dealer wont sell unless he also gets a warranty. That is the dealers perogative. It amazes me that you would spend 11k on an oldish car (obv over 3 years) yet cry about a £400 warranty.

No, because the advertised price of the car is £11K, not £11.4K.

When such a phone as you asked above is advertised, the advertisement also carries a condition stating that the airtime is required. You therefore have advance knowledge of the total cost. I concede that this isn't in the spirit of the law, but it is within the law.

Not advertising the car at £11.4K including a warranty is where the offence occurs. If the dealer was to do so then that would be acceptable, as is the mobile phone with airtime scenario. I have already referenced the relevant pieces of legislation in my first post.

Anihilator

Its in a showroom though.
I bet that elsewhere there is terms etc. Car deals are far more complex than a 29p glass or such in a shop therefore I think your living in a dreamland.

But hey let the OP inform TS and tell us what happens.

wuckfit

Anihilator wrote: »

So the dealer could advise the OP that he can have the car without the warranty for 12k and this would be more accpetable to you?

I can just hear the OP's thread now.

Tbh the OP is buying a car for 11k. The dealer wont sell unless he also gets a warranty. That is the dealers perogative. It amazes me that you would spend 11k on an oldish car (obv over 3 years) yet cry about a £400 warranty.

obviously over 3 years? where do you get that from? You clearly don't have a clue .
I purchased a 9 month old TOP spec (L&K) Octavia for just over £14k (with 3 year warranty as well) Everything was included in the price.

Incidentally, it was the second L&K I bought in as many months. the first one I rejected after 3 days due to a major breakdown. The dealer I bought the first one from agreed a price, then started adding things on such as road tax, claiming that it wasn't included in the price.
The second dealer couldn't have been more helpful and knew that I was travelling 250 miles to buy the car, Road tax, warranty (3 years from date of purchase, NOT first registration) was included.

pitkin2020

Anihilator wrote: »

So what are your thoughts on mobile phone retailers who advertise phones at £19.99 that you cant buy without a £10.00 top up i.e £29.99 minimum.

They don't say you cant buy the phone without the credit, but they offer it cheaper with the top as the network are trying to sell their services. Most phones for example would be £30 if bought with £10 airtime, or £50 without airtime. Who is going to pay an extra tenner to have no credit!!!

mad-mark_2

bingo_bango wrote: »

I know I really shouldn't rise to you, but I refer you to the answer I have given above in post 18.

..and then you replied to Anihilator again! It's addictive, I know, but if you ignore her she might go away.:p:rotfl::p

DVardysShadow

Anihilator wrote: »

Car deals are far more complex than a 29p glass or such in a shop.

Correct. This is why there are laws to ensure that prices are displayed for what you can buy, not for what you can't.

emmell

The dealer is making money on the warranty, it probably costs them half what they sell them for. Also a garage I worked at many years ago would offer a warranty on a car they suspected of having a fault, but they used to do a 'special offer' half price warranty ,in other words a £400 warranty for £200 (the customer paying the whole lot).
I would walk away from any dealer who insisted on a warranty on a used car.
ML.