Bought car, not as described and found receipts for work are fake.

pitkin2020

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

maybe but the 'trade' is the important part of trading standards. Trading Standards (as far as i'm aware) is when buying from a trader and not a private sale.

To be fair we don't know if the seller is an actual private seller or a trader we have only been told it was sold off of ebay as a private sale not from a private seller. I would also check the sellers feedback and history and see what he has been selling prior to this.

I would also try the police again as others have said fraud, deception etc must cover something like this.

bigjl

In a private sale the goods have to be as described, but i don't think the SOGA applies, i can't remember but i am sure there is some legal protection in this siuation.

For example if a private seller deliberately sells a car with incorrect mileage, say if they buy it and fins out it is clocked bedore they sell it they must legally tell the person looking to buy it.

Trading Standards will know morw than anybody on here, personally i think.thia is a little more serious than SOGA territory the only peole to ask are TS's.

Woody._2

bigjl wrote: »

Trading Standards will know morw than anybody on here, personally i think.thia is a little more serious than SOGA territory the only peole to ask are TS's.

If the OP has evidence for a crime then he should go back to the police. That's what Trading Standards will tell him.

funkycoldribena

Why do people keep saying "go to the police"? If this was 1971 then maybe,but nowadays this really is a non-starter-the police just dont want to know this sort of thing in this day and age.You'll be lucky to get them out to a burglary let alone chasing up dodgy paperwork from a sale 330 miles away!Reality check! Small claims,full stop.

asbokid

s_b wrote: »

wow
thats one proper scam and fraud

same happened to me.. the seller fabricated a receipt for a cambelt change. it was supposedly from a main dealer but the receipt had so many spelling mistakes, i got suspicious. i phoned the dealer who knew nothing about the car, nor the receipt. So i called up the seller, told him he was a thief and demanded my money back, and he said.. "go **** yourself! I work for the prison service so watch your step!"

asbokid

Woody. wrote: »

If the OP has evidence for a crime then he should go back to the police. That's what Trading Standards will tell him.

a shrewd rogue seller would pre-date the phony receipts to the time before his ownership of the car..

grizzly1911

asbokid wrote: »

a shrewd rogue seller would pre-date the phony receipts to the time before his ownership of the car..

Voice of experience or just a devious mind?;)

Tilt

funkycoldribena wrote: »

Why do people keep saying "go to the police"? If this was 1971 then maybe,but nowadays this really is a non-starter-the police just dont want to know this sort of thing in this day and age.You'll be lucky to get them out to a burglary let alone chasing up dodgy paperwork from a sale 330 miles away!Reality check! Small claims,full stop.

If a crime has been committed the police have an obligation to investigate... that's what they are there for. From what the OP has described, this is likely to be a case of deception or fraud which I believe is a crime. Obviously Trading Standards could advise the OP directly which, because of the differing opinions here, would perhaps be a good idea.

Woody._2

funkycoldribena wrote: »

Why do people keep saying "go to the police"? If this was 1971 then maybe,but nowadays this really is a non-starter-the police just dont want to know this sort of thing in this day and age.You'll be lucky to get them out to a burglary let alone chasing up dodgy paperwork from a sale 330 miles away!Reality check! Small claims,full stop.

Easily done. OP reports it locally then sent the papers on it gets investigated. The only thing the OP faces is a long journey should the matter get to court.

funkycoldribena

Woody. wrote: »

Easily done. OP reports it locally then sent the papers on it gets investigated. The only thing the OP faces is a long journey should the matter get to court.

Might be easily done,wont happen though.