Urgent help re car purchase

Buggins

I wonder if someone can assist me. I agreed to purchase a second hand car from a dealership last Saturday and paid a £500 cash deposit. They have been messing me around this week and now the car has been slightly damaged while being MOT'd! They are prepared to put the damage right but I have now lost confidence one way and another. The problem is they are saying that I cannot have my deposit refunded so it looks like I will have to continue with the purchase and pay out £3000 for a car I no longer want to buy from them. Can anyone tell me if there is a "cooling off" period on this sort of transaction or anything I can do short of involve solicitors at great expense.
Thanks for any input
Buggins

plane_boy2000

Not an expert, but I would have thought that the car is not now in the same condition as you agreed when you paid the deposit therefore you have a right to pull out.

Demand deposit back, and if not forthcoming then use the small claims court - you can do it on line at https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk

Solar1

The car is not in the condition which you agreed to purchase it therefore surley you can refuse it and the contract is cancelled. Why do the dealership think they can just repair it?

Although you do not say what damage was caused, I would go and see the car and photograph the damage, as long as you tell them what you are doing, i.e ' I want to have a look at the damage, and you dont mind if I take a picture as I need to take advice on this before completing the purchase'. If problems then arise with returning your deposit you then have evidence , before they get chance to repair it.