dealer sold me a car, i later find out its a CAT C and is flagged by dvla

sarahg1969

forgotmyname wrote: »

Did you get your car back? What loss do you want to claim for?

Possible the pointless cost of the repairs he carried out?

blue_monkey_2

edaniels1983 wrote: »

he has been given 2 months to comply with a notice of closure. he is still open as i drove past today.

this has caused alot of distress to my family because thinking about the risks we were at by driving about in it for 3/4 weeks! anything could of happened.

i have e-mailed consumer direct, my local solicitor, my local counciler.

But nothing happened, why are you stressing over what would of happened when nothing did. You need to move on as feelings like that do no-one any good.

Write to him and ask for your expenses to be paid back in regards to fixing the other car which turned out to be a w/o. Tell him he has 14 days to pay else you will persue it through the small claims court. It will cost you £30 to file a claim which you will get back if you win.

Lum

hethmar wrote: »

"a few days later in the express and star newspaper, there was a article about the dealer, saying he is an illegal business and only recently been operating, he had told me he had been a dealer there for 20 years!!"

Why did national newspapers bother with him? I assume he is now out of business, so where would you get compensation from? You seem to have been quite lucky in the circumstances - at least you still have a car. Have you spoken to your local Trading Standards?

I think that's "The Express and Star" not "The Daily Express" and "The Star".
The Express and Star is a local paper somewhere in the Midlands I think.

Also the biggest difference between a small trader and a private seller as far as I can tell is that the trader has more experience at getting rid of cars that they don't want. Neither are as dodgy as traders that pose as private sellers though :mad:.

edaniels1983

hi, yes, the pointless repairs i paid for.

45.00 for throttle cable
125.00 for cam seals and timing belt
75.00 for new radiator
25.00 for a parcel shelf(was missing)


thats over 250.00 i shelled out for nothing!

yes, the express and star is a local paper in the midlands.

it was lane head car sales, high road, willenhall, west midlands



yes, i did get my car back but he failed to give me back the glovebox handbook and all my history receipts, i only had the cambelt replaced and top engine re-build 2 months prior to sale so the receipts were the guarentee for that work.

hethmar

Then pursue him for that list - he should certainly return your property. Go to Trading Standards and to CAB. Do it ASAP as Ive no doubt he has limited resources available if any. Tricky sort of person probably has all property in the wife's name. We had a similar thing re a builder some years back - he is living the life of Riley in Spain now, leaving a trail of small businesses bankrupt. Its sickening.

I know you must feel cr*ppy about this, I certainly would, but you have at least got your own car back, I bet there are others who came out with nothing.

blue_monkey_2

I've just read your sig, the irony.....

2010 is the year to SAVE....................

Dream as if you will live forever
Live as if you will die today

fear is temporary, regret is forever

I agree with hethmar though, get it done ASAP, before he disappears and you have no idea where he is. Try and get his name and address as a director so you can persue him at his home address if need be. If you look for long enough you'll be able to find it. Try 192.com you might have to buy credits though.

hethmar

If he is a limited company, you can go to companies house web site, look it up and buy the info on him for about £3.

edaniels1983

i sent a recorded delivery letter advising that if he didnt pay my out of pocket expenses then i would persue legal action.

letter sent tuesday at noon, wednesday at noon i had a cheque hand delivered to my address for £500.


i am very happy with the outcome. trading standards are paying him a visit next week. they were impressed with the result too.

marking_bad

Is ebay really the best place to buy?

INT1

edaniels1983 wrote: »

i sent a recorded delivery letter advising that if he didnt pay my out of pocket expenses then i would persue legal action.

letter sent tuesday at noon, wednesday at noon i had a cheque hand delivered to my address for £500.


i am very happy with the outcome. trading standards are paying him a visit next week. they were impressed with the result too.

Well done you

Just hope the cheque does clear for you.