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Complaint about carcraft, warranty and practices.

Realist
Realist Posts: 256 Forumite
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Hi all,

Purchased a car from Carshaft on the 21st Nov this year and looking at my online bank statement I seen a payment thats gone out to Premium First.

On further checking with my bank its associated to Creation Consumer Finance Ltd and Carshaft sorry Carcraft.

At the point of sale at Carshaft the sales guy stated that due to my finacial history they could not get the full cost of the car so a 2nd agreement has been taken out to cover the shortfall, this we accepted and signed for and at the point of sales the sales guy said to me and the misses that all warrenties are free etc etc.

Now we find out that Carshaft have made us sign an agreement making out its a top up loan but thats not the case, we have not received any paperwork or any agreements at all for this crafty, con way of doing business.

I've called the complaints dept at Carshaft and they said they cannot and will not do anything about it because its gone over the 14 days cancellation period and they have signed agreements stating we accepted them. Carshaft at Newport also say they cannot and will not do anything about it and Im pi$$ off and tempted to go to Newport with a baseball bat just for the fun of it.

How can they be allowed to get away with faulsly selling a unsecured load makeing out its a top up and in fact its for a warrenty we did not want or agree to at the point of sale but we signed because we thought it was just a top up load for the full price of the car and the sale guy said that.

Im fuming and ready to baseball bat that sales guys knee's I can tell you.


Anyone willing to help.


PS,
They never gave us any signed agreement at the point of sale and the only agreements we have are 2 copies of the same one for the car itself.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:mad:

PS,

Also called Sandra Gibbons, Customer Service Manager at Carcraft 01706 753391 and got no reply

Further update

Been in contact with trading standards and explained all, they say Carshaft are in breach under S56 of the credit act and they and Premium First are joint responsible.
I've again contacted Premium First and stated the facts and they say that they dont have any agreements and the sale was carried out as a Telesales account, therefore done over the phone by Carshaft.

They have stated for me to put my complaint in writing to there complains dept (which I will) and they will get in contact with Carshaft and get the agreement cancelled and payment refunded.

Now watch this space.

Did call Carshaft at Newport and said I'll be down and over their counter if its not sorted, not a happy bunny.

Anyone with advice and also Im after a template letter I can use to get this false loan cancelled.

Anyone?
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Comments

  • advice?......yes...............violence never solved anything



    next?
  • Apples2
    Apples2 Posts: 6,442 Forumite
    Not sure I follow this post! Could you put some figures up?

    Example (as I understand it)

    Car cost £10k but they will only lend you £8k
    they tell you to take a top up loan of £2k

    Total loan £10k with free warranty


    They actually lent you £8k but made you take out a £2k warranty

    Total lent £10k


    Or have I got it wrong??
  • CHR15
    CHR15 Posts: 5,193 Forumite
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    The OP needs to take a baseball bat to himself for going to carcraft in the first place.

    The car is only worth a small fraction of the amount paid in any case
    A warranty, free or otherwise is worthless.
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    woodbine wrote: »
    advice?......yes...............violence never solved anything



    next?

    I take it you have never dealt with Carcraft.
  • Realist
    Realist Posts: 256 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 17 January 2011 at 4:02PM
    Sorry for my delay in a reply, further updates to follow once I receive a letter in the post.

    Regards
  • ILW wrote: »
    I take it you have never dealt with Carcraft.

    tbh YES i have,and no problems whatsoever
  • BugsyBrowne
    BugsyBrowne Posts: 5,697 Forumite
    woodbine wrote: »
    tbh YES i have,and no problems whatsoever

    Never been there myself but do hear people who can't get decent car finance or have bad credit go to place's like this..
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    Have you seen their prices.
  • BugsyBrowne
    BugsyBrowne Posts: 5,697 Forumite
    ILW wrote: »
    Have you seen their prices.

    Just looked on their website and everything just look so wrong about it..
  • KingElvis
    KingElvis Posts: 4,100 Forumite
    Carcraft is a hole, simple as.

    Over priced cars, rude sales, con tricks, borderline illegal stuff.

    But look at who they deal with? they are the payday loans of car dealers and act as such.
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