brought a car from garage no warranty

nutty1

hi my son brought a car tuesday,from a garage, but the dealer offered him a lower price if he didn't give him a warrantly, hes only 23 and said ok, on the receipt the dealer has wrote no warrantly and sold as seen on it.
but now 5 days later the electric window as stopped working and when first starting it cuts out and revs to high.
would the garage beable to do anything or not with them writing no warrantly and sold has seen on receipt

Mr_Toad

If it was from a garage and not a private sale then I don't think it matters what they write on the receipt he still has rights.

I'm sure someone who really knows will be along shortly.

vax2002

Has he signed this receipt ?
If so it is NOT a receipt, you do not sign receipts you sign contracts.
Contracts are legally binding documents that limit and reduce your rights.
Very important, what has he signed.

verityboo

Stated on the Directgov site

"If the car you buy has a disclaimer Some car traders try to use disclaimers such as 'sold as seen', 'trade sale only' or 'no refund' to restrict your rights. This is against the law and you can report any trader that does this to the Citizens Advice consumer service."


Also bare in mind, a warranty would probably not have cover the electric window, only major mechanical parts (the bits which don't go wrong)

Tilt

It is illegal for a trader to reduce (or attempt to reduce) a buyers statutory rights under the SOGA. Any warranty is merely an extension of those rights. The receipt could be sufficient evidence of this. Any wording 'sold as seen' or similar has no legal status.

OP should approach the seller asking him to rectify the fault(s). If he refuses, repeat the request in writing (even though you know he is going to refuse) giving 7 days to respond. If he still refuses or does not respond, contact CAB and ask them to pass the matter on to Trading Standards.

Send all written correspondence by recorded delivery and keep us posted.

nutty1

vax2002 wrote: »

Has he signed this receipt ?
If so it is NOT a receipt, you do not sign receipts you sign contracts.
Contracts are legally binding documents that limit and reduce your rights.
Very important, what has he signed.

its a used car invoice and my son has signed it and the dealer as signed it.

Tilt

kathrynt wrote: »

its a used car invoice and my son has signed it and the dealer as signed it.

Matters not as far as your son is concerned... it cannot remove his statutory rights. Very foolish though from the sellers point of view as he has handed himself on a plate to trading standards for the reasons I stated in my previous post. He may have committed an offence.

Make sure your son keeps his copy in a safe place.

As a matter of interest, what make/model car is it.... age.... mileage and price paid?

nutty1

its ford fiesta 2003 paid 1250 and traded in his car what they said knocked 500 off not sure about millage as hes at work

Tilt

And when exactly did he buy it?

vax2002

The contract he has signed will need to be read by a legal expert first, it may be a trade to trade agreement where he has signed to state he is a trader and the sale is a in-trade transfer.
If he has and he is not a trader it will take some serious explaining as to why he would sign a contract that says the contrary.
He should not have signed anything.
I know this is hard with young people but you need to drill it in to him that it is possible to sign 1 bit of paper and spend the rest of your life in jail.
If asked to sign anything, it is a contract and needs to be carefully read.

Before firing off I would have a damned good read of this contract, it is NOT a receipt.

nutty1

tuesday last week