I bought a dodgy car, can I do anything legally?

Inactive

flexrider wrote: »

however here is the link to what i mean by them, if he is a legit company selling cars offline and online then the oft are the people to see, if not then i dont know who contact apart form your bank ect, or small claims,

http://www.oft.gov.uk/about/faqs/#named6

was only trying to help and good luck

or you could get a local paper to write a article then try office of fair trading, that why it shows attension...long shot but ya know might work

You obviously didn't take any notice of what I said, the OFT will not get involved in this.

Trading Standards as I suggested earlier are the people that may help.

Giving duff advice helps nobody.

flexrider

Inactive wrote: »

You obviously didn't take any notice of what I said, the OFT will not get involved in this.

Trading Standards as I suggested earlier are the people that may help.

Giving duff advice helps nobody.

sorry if you think that i was researching online and reading things that might be of help,
other way of getting your money back is by car parts i suppose, or spares or repairs ebay long as you tell people the car is naff then no problems,

sorry i cant be no help

harveybobbles

no point servicing it before getting the bodywork sorted. That it's been either a previous write off or severely damaged. He said that it's been 'stuck together'. It has secondhand wishbones, tie tags holding things together.

Whats wrong with the body work and why didn't you spot it when you were looking at it?

2nd hand wish bones? Not just erm, dirty then?

Tie tags holding things together isnt uncommon.

maninthestreet

Did the car have an MOT?

anewman

Faffy57 wrote: »

He said that it's been 'stuck together'.

I took this, along with write off/severe damage, to mean it had been welded up badly somehow. This could go along with the suspension problems. That's all presumptions though I concede.

On tie tags holding things together. My bumper is held on with cable ties, but the only reason is when I took it off most of the bolts snapped, or the captive nuts were no longer usable. They are a bodge, but if it does the job it does the job. I'd be seriously concerned if they were used to hold load bearing parts or suspension components though, but if they had they wouldn't have lasted long I imagine.

jaydeeuk1

My first car was held together with blu tack and dirt. Is it an old car? Wouldn't bother servicing, just have an oil change, and perhaps coolant change if neccessary. Things like bulbs, windscreen wipers etc you can do yourself easily enough.
How much MOT is on it?

andygb

Faffy,
Moving forward, I am guessing that you will need to buy another car if this one goes wrong or does not pass its next MOT.
In future, please do the following:
Don't go looking for just any car, have a make and model in mind, then read up about it.
Ring around lots of cars, and when you have found one, try to take someone along with you who does know about cars. You may have to buy them a drink after, but this is a small price to pay for someone who knows what they are looking for.
Always make sure that the person you buy the car from is the rightful owner, which means checking all the documents, address.
Check how long they have owned it for, and ask to see the service history.
Make a note of the garage which has serviced it, go home and check the car out, making sure that it hasn't been written off.
Never make a decision when you first see the car, there are plenty more out there.
Assume that everything someone tells you is a fairy story.
If there is anything which you are unhappy about, then walk away.

Good luck,

Andy

JQ.

Google his telephone number to find out how many cars he's selling or sold recently and take it to Trading Standards. If he is trading then SOGA applies.

Alternatively, if you do find lots of adverts online and it's completely obvious he's trading, call him, tell him you want your cash back as you have evidence he's a trader or you're going to Trading Standards. Then once you've got your cash back tell Trading Standards and HMRC so he doesn't do the same to anyone else.

Keith

Ooh second hand wishbones, drama.

sar050680

andygb wrote: »

Faffy,
Moving forward, I am guessing that you will need to buy another car if this one goes wrong or does not pass its next MOT.
In future, please do the following:
Don't go looking for just any car, have a make and model in mind, then read up about it.
Ring around lots of cars, and when you have found one, try to take someone along with you who does know about cars. You may have to buy them a drink after, but this is a small price to pay for someone who knows what they are looking for.
Always make sure that the person you buy the car from is the rightful owner, which means checking all the documents, address.
Check how long they have owned it for, and ask to see the service history.
Make a note of the garage which has serviced it, go home and check the car out, making sure that it hasn't been written off.
Never make a decision when you first see the car, there are plenty more out there.
Assume that everything someone tells you is a fairy story.
If there is anything which you are unhappy about, then walk away.

Good luck,

Andy

I kinda did the same thing as OP two weeks ago, head gasket failure has cost me an extra £450, I only wish I did what is explained above.