Please help - Sold car and its now got a fault, buyer wants refund/bring car back

ROY47

you say

"My ebayer account has been used to sell some of his cars in the past but its nothing to do with them."

your asking for trouble doing that

After selling a certain amount of vehicles in a year

Your classed as a trader

your story sounds like a garage trying to sell off older cars under the radar as they say apologies if that sounds harsh ,but that's how many would see it

techspec

dan_cup wrote: »

Yes they could fix it, but why should they, its not thiers and they would have to stand the cost? they buyer wont pay for the work.

The guy has had it for 2 weeks, he could of been thrashing it. You cant expect a 2 week test drive surely?

I didn't expect them to - i expected your 'friend' to pay - at mates rates of course.

Speaking of which - i assume your 'friend' says no way to a return or refund?

dan_cup

forgotmyname wrote: »

How many years have your friends owned the vehicle and whose name was on the V5C?

Picking it up from a garage forecourt would also have me wondering if they had offloaded some dodgy trade on me as a private sale.

How many cars have you listed on your account? What other items do you sell?

Yes hes on the V5 and about 6 years off top of my head.

He has road side parking only and would have had to reinsure it just to have it sat there, putting it at in laws garage meant it didnt need to be insured as far as im aware.

This is the third car ive sold. other stuff ive sold include a couple sets of wheels off scrap cars, and my own personal stuff like cycling gear. Ive bought some stuff for the garage, eg engines off supplies off ebay etc as well again stuff for myself like cycling clothing. Its a low use account

Chopper_Read

The long distance rights of 28 days is a new one on me. Distance selling regs don't apply if you collect the goods in person.

I'd say the sale of goods act may apply and in that case within six months you have to prove the fault wasn't present when the garage sold it.

dan_cup

ROY47 wrote: »

you say

"My ebayer account has been used to sell some of his cars in the past but its nothing to do with them."

your asking for trouble doing that

After selling a certain amount of vehicles in a year

Your classed as a trader

your story sounds like a garage trying to sell off older cars under the radar as they say apologies if that sounds harsh ,but that's how many would see it

I hear what your saying, but the vehicle is not the garages. it is not on the logbook.

dan_cup

techspec wrote: »

I didn't expect them to - i expected your 'friend' to pay - at mates rates of course.

Speaking of which - i assume your 'friend' says no way to a return or refund?

To be honest we just got in touch with the owner before he goes on hol tomorrow and he said, if it has to come back and give the guy a refund them we can.

My issue is that he will now have a broken car that wasnt broken when he sold it, the other chap has had it for 2 weeks and used it, It could have happened 6 months down the line and he would have no come back?

techspec

dan_cup wrote: »

Yes hes on the V5 and about 6 years off top of my head.

That bit will help.

Has he got a new car. Hopefully one not from your inlaws garage.

forgotmyname

3rd car in what timeframe though?

Selling cars and buying and selling car spares. Would add to their case that you are a trader.

Was it listed as selling for a friend and contact them or did you deal with it?

dan_cup

Chopper_Read wrote: »

The long distance rights of 28 days is a new one on me. Distance selling regs don't apply if you collect the goods in person.

I'd say the sale of goods act may apply and in that case within six months you have to prove the fault wasn't present when the garage sold it.

As mentioned we picked him up from the station in it and his response while in it was 'hey this is alright, nice motor'.

So no it wasnt present when we sold it.

dan_cup

techspec wrote: »

That bit will help.

Has he got a new car. Hopefully one not from your inlaws garage.

I think he already has a car, didnt buy from inlaws no