Bought car from dealer...now VIC requirement help?

Alidolly

MOT was issued on the 1st May 2012 and last service was 28th December 2012 and no mention on either document that there was any issues. Only thing on the MOT previous history was break pads replaced as worn back in 2010 but retest the same day so assume the work was done. Have the "new owner" part of the V5 which again says nothing.

Decided to do an Experian autocheck and came back as CAT C damage recorded on 25th May 2012! So just a few weeks after MOT car has been written off by seller who then grabs the cash offered by the insurance company then offloads to the dealer a month later. :eek:

I've emailed a copy of the report to the dealer and will phone tomorrow but think it will be going back. Means I'll be without a car which is :mad: but better being safe than sorry.

(MOT certificate and my insurance document was shown at DVLA office by my husband as car seen on the Wednesday, went to collect on Saturday...dealer said he had tried to get tax but as previous owner was disabled had to be done at DVLA office. Taxed on the Monday and no mention by DVLA office there was any issues)

hartcjhart

colino wrote: »

OK, the dealer has broken the law by failing by, "Misleading Omission" to inform you that it was Cat C: The V5C doesn't show it as damaged, you have a duplicate service book and the interior is worn out. By all means hang on to it, but please be sure to let me know when you are looking for a new car, I'm sure I can help you out.

sorry you are talking cobblers, OP has said dealer did an HPI

hartcjhart

forgotmyname wrote: »

The interior shouldnt be worn on a car with 53,000 miles.

Mines got 100,000 more than that and its got no holes or rips
etc.

why not?? my vectra that has genuine 35k has worn carpets on the drivers side because I wear my work boots

hartcjhart

Rover_Driver wrote: »

A VIC (Vehicle Identity Check) isn't a pass or fail, all they are checking is that the vehicle being checked is genuine. They don't look at the quality of the repair or the roadworthiness of the vehicle

It is to check that a stolen car has not been given the identity of one that has been written off.

exactly why I said get an independant check done

hartcjhart

Alidolly wrote: »

MOT was issued on the 1st May 2012 and last service was 28th December 2012 and no mention on either document that there was any issues. Only thing on the MOT previous history was break pads replaced as worn back in 2010 but retest the same day so assume the work was done. Have the "new owner" part of the V5 which again says nothing.

Decided to do an Experian autocheck and came back as CAT C damage recorded on 25th May 2012! So just a few weeks after MOT car has been written off by seller who then grabs the cash offered by the insurance company then offloads to the dealer a month later. :eek:

I've emailed a copy of the report to the dealer and will phone tomorrow but think it will be going back. Means I'll be without a car which is :mad: but better being safe than sorry.

(MOT certificate and my insurance document was shown at DVLA office by my husband as car seen on the Wednesday, went to collect on Saturday...dealer said he had tried to get tax but as previous owner was disabled had to be done at DVLA office. Taxed on the Monday and no mention by DVLA office there was any issues)

I think you may be getting upset about nowt,
wait for the independant vehicle check.

Hintza

An 02 plate car will be Cat C for a broken headlight and a dinged wing. They won't have spent hundreds putting a car back on the road to sell to a dealer for £500-£700.

lee678

original poster you mention insurance and mot at local dvla office to tax it but dont mention proof of registered keeper, insurance companies normally ask for log book back, so a bit puzzled here ? did he [husband] fill a form in ?
as a aside some of you may remember i started a thread about saving the local dvla office from closure, forgetting the fact about car wanting a vic can you imagine the trouble this customer would have to go to tax it as it was wrong tax class [ disabled] ? !
heres the thread= https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3994809

maninthestreet

Another thread where the OP has bought a second-hand car without commissioning their own HPI report.

interstellaflyer

hartcjhart wrote: »

why not?? my vectra that has genuine 35k has worn carpets on the drivers side because I wear my work boots

Yep, my Vectra has a genuine 36K and has some wear on the top of the steering wheel, plus wear around the interior door grabs, our company 61 plate Micra has done 3k and has a hole worn in the carpet on the drivers side, mainly because my manager was supposed to buy some mats and didn't. On the flip side, My old Astra H estate had 130k on an 06 plate and apart from a small amount of wear on the steering wheel the interior was in pretty damn good nick.