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Legal advice about selling a car.
LeroyBoyce
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Hello,
I posted this in the wrong place at first...
I sold our old car for £1400.
He has now claimed a light came on and has cost him £900 to repair!
He is demanding £200 towards to cost of the repair.
For all I know he's mucked it up himself, or something?
He bought the car "sold as seen".
He says he is going to take me to court as this is all within 28 days of purchase.
Can he do this?
I did get one reply on the other thread:
Yes he can take you to court for anything he wants, even leaving your gate open.
Will he win the case, no.
He bought the car second hand in a private sale and it came with all faults and imperfections.
I would, Ignore him, until he puts up or shuts up.
I posted this in the wrong place at first...
I sold our old car for £1400.
He has now claimed a light came on and has cost him £900 to repair!
He is demanding £200 towards to cost of the repair.
For all I know he's mucked it up himself, or something?
He bought the car "sold as seen".
He says he is going to take me to court as this is all within 28 days of purchase.
Can he do this?
I did get one reply on the other thread:
Yes he can take you to court for anything he wants, even leaving your gate open.
Will he win the case, no.
He bought the car second hand in a private sale and it came with all faults and imperfections.
I would, Ignore him, until he puts up or shuts up.
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LeroyBoyce wrote: »Hello,
I posted this in the wrong place at first...
I sold our old car for £1400.
He has now claimed a light came on and has cost him £900 to repair!
He is demanding £200 towards to cost of the repair.
For all I know he's mucked it up himself, or something?
He bought the car "sold as seen".
He says he is going to take me to court as this is all within 28 days of purchase.
Can he do this?
I id get one reply on the other thread:
Yes he can take you to court for anything he wants, even leaving your gate open.
Will he win the case, no.
He bought the car second hand in a private sale and it came with all faults and imperfections.
I would, Ignore him, until he puts up or shuts up.
That reply is generally correct assuming you are a private seller.
As to whether he would win that would depend on if he could prove you made any claims about the car which were untrue.
The general rule when buying a car from a private seller is caveat emptor (Let the buyer beware) with the emphasise on the buyer to check the condition etc.."The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts."
Bertrand Russell. British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 - 1970)0 -
He "politely" asked for £200.
I, just as politely, said I'm not prepared to give him any money.
He's claiming the car has had the fault for a long time and I must have known about it.
He then said something about "28 days" and "I know English law" (he's Polish, I think).
He signed the receipt that has a paragraph saying "I confirm that I have purchased the above vehicle, sold as seen, having examined and road-tested it to my entire satisfaction".0 -
Caveat Emptor.Went shoplifting at the Disneystore today.
Got a huge Buzz out of it.0 -
Tell him to **** OFF !Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE ForumTeam0
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Cheer guys.
Just kind of ruined my day. Things are strained at the mo, with a little'un due in Feb, and just don't need this ****...0 -
Snipped for a relevant point.
Actually, wouldn't a court rule in the OP's favour as the buyer signed a document with a written statement saying that any faults found after purchase aren't for the OP to pay for/fix?LeroyBoyce wrote: »He signed the receipt that has a paragraph saying "I confirm that I have purchased the above vehicle, sold as seen, having examined and road-tested it to my entire satisfaction".0 -
and has cost him £900 to repair
Which makes it even less likely that a court will ever rule in his favour.
He found the fault, got the repair carried out and has only informed you of this after getting the work done.
Even if by remote chance a judge did decide that you had some liability, you should have been given the chance to inspect the car before any repair was carried out.0 -
Just have to hope I don't get a brick through the window now...0
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Tell him to **** OFF !Catherine_Johnson wrote: »in Polish...
Now i can do that. I get told to eff off in polish at work all the time :rotfl:0
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