Car undercharged by £1000

Gurg

I just bought a car and 3 days later the car yard are saying they undercharged me by £1000. I just thought it was a generous discount on a car priced £4795. There were problems with the modem if the chip and pin machine, but 7 times over a period of 40 minutes was the price 3795 entered. This was also on the signed receipt I received. 3 days later the bloke says he was stressed and made a mistake and that I have to pay £1000? Is he right?

dacouch

What paper work do you have?

Gurg

I have the 7chip and pin recipts the signed garage recipts and the car paperwork.

molerat

What does the sale document state is the price of the car ?

bris

Mistakes happen, if your invoice is for £4795 and you know it's £4795, which I suspect you do, then you have to pay it. The contract would be for said amount, so there is a shortfall.

pinkshoes

Are you saying the car was priced at £4795, but when they were typing it in the chip and pin, they kept typing £3795? Did you not query this?

What price did you agree BEFORE you got to the paying stage?!

spacey2012

The Moral police who have forgotten this is a money saving site will say pay everything, do whats right.
Check the paper work for mention of the actual price.
In absence of this, looks like you got a discount to me.

neilmcl

OP, what amount is written on your invoice or the agreed sale price?

This is the only thing you need to be concerned about. If it says £4795 and you've only be charged £3795 then you still owe £1000, plain and simple, no argument.

spacey2012

Not that simple, formulation of contract and point of sale.

say if you go to a till with a box marked £1.99 and it scans at 99p the person serving you has the decision of refusing the sale.
Once they agree that is correct and take your money, we enter a acceptance of offer to treat scenario.
Claiming you under charged is not as easy as you owe end of story.
If the invoice is for the other amount they may have a case, if there is no invoice they have little chance.

somethingcorporate

spacey2012 wrote: »

The Moral police who have forgotten this is a money saving site will say pay everything, do whats right.
Check the paper work for mention of the actual price.
In absence of this, looks like you got a discount to me.

It is not, however, a money scamming site.

If the agreed price was £4,795 this is the consideration the OP should pay in return for the car.

somethingcorporate

spacey2012 wrote: »

Not that simple, formulation of contract and point of sale.

say if you go to a till with a box marked £1.99 and it scans at 99p the person serving you has the decision of refusing the sale.
Once they agree that is correct and take your money, we enter a acceptance of offer to treat scenario.
Claiming you under charged is not as easy as you owe end of story.
If the invoice is for the other amount they may have a case, if there is no invoice they have little chance.

But if the agreed price was £4,795 then offer and acceptance has already taken place and then just because a mistake was made in the administration of the transaction does not mean the OP can simply get it as a discount.

As you allude though it will come down to proof.