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Bought a potential lemon at auction - advice?

Trouserdeagle · 2013-02-11 22:06:51

Hey folks, I bought a car (52 plate Peugeot 307) at auction a couple of weeks ago for what seemed like the reasonable price of £550 (plus £65 indemnity charge by the auctioneers). The car had 12 months MOT, but no tax, (which I promptly got the next day) and upon limited inspection - such as it is at auctions - everything…

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colino Posts: 5,059 Forumite

12 February 2013 at 1:48PM

Never been to an auction that didn't refund undeclared write-offs. Are you absolutely sure the auctioneer didn't declare?
If he didn't, get back there and get your money back. It happens all the time, usually from private sellers who are trying to offload their problems.

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