Should we pay garage bill for new owner who we sold car to?

123sparklyqueen

Thanks for all your replies, my first time in the forum has been very helpful!

jimbo_the_jetset

This is the second type of post I have seen on this forum in the past week.

Is it just me that writes out a receipt that clearly says "Sold as seen"?

bluebird

Just to add my two penneth,i'd say if she now has the car registered and is the legal owner then any mechanical problems is down to her.it could cause a family rift but you sold to family so on your head be it.
I would not pay.

fivetide

jimbo_the_jetset wrote: »

This is the second type of post I have seen on this forum in the past week.

Is it just me that writes out a receipt that clearly says "Sold as seen"?

Doesn't make the blindest bit of difference.

If you deliberately mislead the buyer they can still seek recompense.

5t.

colino

I wont repeat, never sell a house or a car to friend or family (woops, did it anyway).

Absolute nonsense to have a car (freshly MOT'd) for two months and then expect the old owner to continue to maintain it

If your wanting logical argument, tell them the car was little used (for medical reasons) and the MOT should stand as independent testing.
Tell them that if they were unsure, and neither party is mechanically minded, they should have had a vehicle examination carried out or walked away.

But above all, tell them to pish off.

nullogik

vikingaero wrote: »

This is why you shouldn't sell a car to a friend or family...

...or your neighbours. The slightest squeak from the car and they'd be ringing your doorbell non-stop.

Joe_Horner

Joe_Horner wrote: »

What was this big job that was needed on the car 2 months after an MOT? It doesn't involve disks and pads that are "so worn out you'll die if you drive it, Ma'am" by any chance does it?

123sparklyqueen wrote: »

Funnily enough, yes it was something along those lines.... there were no advisory notes on MOT, and had work done for MOT (airbag sensor something) so surely brakes would be more important than a dashboard light staying on??? I think the garage she took it to had her on!! :mad:

Thought it might be, because I have inlaws that sound just like your relatives. They always go to the same garage, they trust whatever the garage tells them, and they have so much unnecessary work done it's a joke.

As mentioned on other threads "your brakes are worn" is a perfect way of scaring people into having work done that they don't need. If your relatives want to fall for that then that's their choice, but it's certainly not your responsibility to foot the bill!

I don't suppose the garage has returned the parts the replaced? Might be interesting to see what condition they were in. My bet would be disks with either light scoring or a little bit of a wear lip - neither of which are an MOT or safety issue!

Mark_Hewitt

123sparklyqueen wrote: »

My husband sold his car (he is medically unfit to drive) about a month ago to a family member. It had to go to the garage for a brake related problem this weekend (we knew nothing of this, had MOT 2 months ago and passed) and she had to pay a large bill. She is now expecting us to foot the bill, I say it's not our problem, my husband feels bad. What legal rights do we have? Anyone had a similar problem?

Legally speaking with private car sales they are sold "as seen", as such there is no warranty (unlike those required to be supplied by a 'dealer') Therefore legally you are not liable at all.

GlynD

Caveat emptor

You sold the car in running order and were aware of no issues. Right is on your side.

pendulum

123sparklyqueen wrote: »

she got another family member involved to talk to us about it. AWKWARD!!

Awkward for her - she's the one coming begging for money, not you.
Tell her the car has nothing to do with you any more and leave it at that.

mikey72 wrote: »

Not everyone treats their family like that though.

I heard enough about your family from another thread.
You seem to think family can do no wrong.
They can.
SB is correct, the correct response is to wash your hands of it. They need to learn the responsibility for the car is theirs.