Help! Sold a dud car!

fairyfleur

Hello All,
Ok so it's the typical story....naive young woman buys first car...with no warranty..
I bought a car 5 months ago and it's just had it's MOT and failed. The mechanic said it needs a lot of welding work which could cost 100's
He also said that the person who sold me this car KNEW that it would fail it's next MOT :mad:
Is there something ANYTHING I can do??? Anyone? Can I report him??
If nothing else, I can tell people not to buy cars from him can't I? He is a local dealer.
Thank you
Please be sympathetic, at least I can learn from this.
Please help
Fairyx

mikey72

Trading standards.

How much was the car?

If it was a decent price, for a reasonable car, rather than £100 for a wreck, if the car is unroadworthy, you can reject it, and ask for a refund.
If it's in the first six months the dealer has to prove the faults wheren't there, you don't have to prove they were.

There are quite a few threads on here at the moment about dodgy car dealers, and the rejection process is well documented in several of them.

waynedance

I would say live and learn.

Next time you buy a car get someone with more knowledge to look it over.
Can not see how the mot station can say the dealer knew about the welding, it was probably a trade in, part ex.

What did you pay for the car?

Is it a Ford KA?

Obukit

How old was the car and how much did you pay for it? Just because the dealer didn't give a warranty doesn't mean he isn't liable under the Sales of Goods Act, but this liability will vary depending on what you paid - clearly the expectations from a £10k or £1k car are different.

Welding shouldn't always be hugely expensive though - I've just put a new sill onto my VW Golf, cost £25 for the sill from eBay. Even if I'd paid someone to put it on I would be expecting change from £200.

And as you've probably learnt, when buying a car take someone with you who knows about cars, or pay for an AA inspection. Be thankful it wasn't something expensive (e.g. head gasket) or dangerous (e.g. brakes) that were wrong.

scotsbob

Always buy a car with a full 12 months MOT. It's not a gaurantee but there is usually a reason why someone sells one with only 5 months. The reason is usually that they know it won't pass.

s_b

i see once again its all the traders fault
OP you need to take on board waynedance's excellent post and i even believe he has picked the right car
even vosa only give a 3 month window to complain about corrosion if car has fresh mot

TrickyWicky

s_b wrote: »

i see once again its all the traders fault

And with traders like you out there who openly admit to wrong doings its no surprise is it. You car traders are all sharks and thats the reason I buy privately.

mikey72

s_b wrote: »

i see once again its all the traders fault
OP you need to take on board waynedance's excellent post and i even believe he has picked the right car
even vosa only give a 3 month window to complain about corrosion if car has fresh mot

Well, it's an internet forum. Anyone can post.

The op can either take your advice as a car trader, or can speak to trading standards tomorrow.

s_b

TrickyWicky wrote: »

And with traders like you out there who openly admit to wrong doings its no surprise is it. You car traders are all sharks and thats the reason I buy privately.

thats very unfair and not correct i said in a previous post that when i used to send cars to auction they went there because they were rubbish i do not retail rubbish and your post is out of order

s_b

mikey72 wrote: »

Well, it's an internet forum. Anyone can post.

The op can either take your advice as a car trader, or can speak to trading standards tomorrow.

trading standards can do nothing in this case

Sgt_Pepper_2

s_b wrote: »

i see once again its all the traders fault
OP you need to take on board waynedance's excellent post and i even believe he has picked the right car
even vosa only give a 3 month window to complain about corrosion if car has fresh mot

So what you actually mean is buyer beware, when they buy from you?