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He has paid for it but due to the companies error he has paid too low a price. That is not his fault
No he hasn't paid for it. He is fully aware he hasn't paid for it and is withholding payment for no reason other than punishing the salesman. He has no right to title of the goods.The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
The car does not belong to him, because he has not paid for it.
Just because someone is the registered keeper of a vehicle, does not make them the owner.
the car does belong to him, he has a receipt from the garage confirming he has paid for the car.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
soooo say he loses his reciept and does a SoGA claim against the dealer after the warranty has expired and he uses a bank statement as proof of purchase.... ?
He can't.
For the same reason card companies have 6 years to reclaim a debt he has NOT paid for the car.0 -
No he hasn't paid for it. He is fully aware he hasn't paid for it and is withholding payment for no reason other than punishing the salesman. He has no right to title of the goods.
he is not withholding payment. He has not been asked for payment. He has no legal obligation to point out the mistake they have made and if they bill him he will pay it.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
soooo say he loses his reciept and does a SoGA claim against the dealer after the warranty has expired and he uses a bank statement as proof of purchase.... ?
He can't.
For the same reason card companies have 6 years to reclaim a debt he has NOT paid for the car.
I suspect as he's only paid 1k he probably wouldn't pursue a soga against the dealer if the car breaks down after the warranty has expired........This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
he is not withholding payment. He has not been asked for payment. He has no legal obligation to point out the mistake they have made and if they bill him he will pay it.
He is withholding payment, because he is fully aware he owes it, but is not paying it. He was asked to pay the money when he picked up the car. He does have a leagl obligation to pay it.The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
Of course the OP isn't a thief. He proffered a payment, the payment was taken incorrectly - which he didn't realise until later, he will pay the full amount when the dealership wakes up and realises the error. Theft implies INTENT to deprive permanently.
TBH I'm pretty shocked that the dealer has got past a month-end without noticing that they're £9k down - they need a far better bookkeeper on their staff. I suspect they haven't noticed yet as MANY of their sales will be made on finance, they will be used to a punter paying a deposit and then waiting for the finance company to stump up the rest. They should find out by their year-end - but of course there is no way of knowing when that is (unless you look them up on companies house register - if they're a ltd company).
The chances are quite high that they will just charge the OPs credit card when they do discover it. This happened to us, We spent a weekend in Blackpool a few years ago, DH & I, my mum and our son in 2 rooms. When we checked out, they only charged us for 1 room - like the OP, we didn't realise until after we got home, but the hotel had been so dreadful, we reasoned they had charged about what it was worth, so we didn't bother to contact them to tell them about the mistake.
The outstanding amount appeared on the crediot card bill about 4 months later.
I suspect the garage knows they are 9k down. It probably takes a bit of time to spot where the mistake was. The records will say that the op paid 10k so the only way they will spot the discrepancy is when they compare all bank transactions against all car purchases and then they can see which 2 don't match. If the company is a big one with lots of car sales then this could take a lot of time.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
He is withholding payment, because he is fully aware he owes it, but is not paying it. He was asked to pay the money when he picked up the car. He does have a leagl obligation to pay it.
yes he does have a legal obligation to pay if they ask for it. The company asked him to enter his pin to confirm payment of 1k. The op did that. If they ask him for the other 9k he says he will pay that. There is no law which says the op has to go out of his own way to rectify their mistake.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
yes he does have a legal obligation to pay if they ask for it.
But they have already asked for it and he didn't pay it.The company asked him to enter his pin to confirm payment of 1k. The op did that.
Which means he knew he hadn't paid for it when he entered his PIN.If they ask him for the other 9k he says he will pay that. There is no law which says the op has to go out of his own way to rectify their mistake.
I wouldn't be so sure of that. I think the Theft Act might say that someone has to pay for things before taking them.The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
DVardysShadow wrote: »Call me a cynic. I bet it is on your file.
File :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
You overestimate the professionalism of my ex-employer. I have no file other than wages records.
Anyways, written warning they need to give to you and get you to sign to say you've received it
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means - Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride0
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