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Please urgent help with 'illegal' car sold by garage

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  • albionrovers
    albionrovers Posts: 2,028 Forumite
    rigsby1967 wrote: »
    She's accepting it as they are not and will not stand down about the £250, even when i said about trading standards and phoned them while i was thier they were not at all bothered and said TS would also say £250 is normal.
    I think she really needs to take this and run for the hills.

    Agree. Take it and run. Everything else is wasted energy. Time to move on.
  • KTF
    KTF Posts: 4,855 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    rigsby1967 wrote: »
    She's accepting it as they are not and will not stand down about the £250, even when i said about trading standards and phoned them while i was thier they were not at all bothered and said TS would also say £250 is normal.
    I think she really needs to take this and run for the hills.
    The £250 is still them trying it on. They should give a full refund of the price paid with no 'fees'.

    You need to log a formal complaint with VOSA and also get TS involved. Who is the garage involved?
  • rigsby1967
    rigsby1967 Posts: 535 Forumite
    Am i allwoed to say the name of the garage?
    It's the Car trade centre in Dunstable.
    Hope i don't get into trouble for saying this.
    Mortgage Jan 2007, 60000 :(. Jan 2011, 46,132.86. Feb 2011 45,699.72. July 2011 44,722.48. July 2012 42,400.34. Sept 2012 41,673.83. Jan 2013 40,652.53
    Dec 2014 34,834.18 :-)
  • diesel_dog
    diesel_dog Posts: 269 Forumite
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    What I don't understand is that they have newer Fiesta's for less than £2k. Unless it was either an RS or XR model.

    I was expecting the garage to be a small village kind not one on this scale. I'd stick to my guns and get the FULL amount back. They won't go hungry over it ....
  • rigsby1967
    rigsby1967 Posts: 535 Forumite
    No the owner wouldn't go hungry, should see the size of the g1t.
    Sorry not very constructive comment.
    Mortgage Jan 2007, 60000 :(. Jan 2011, 46,132.86. Feb 2011 45,699.72. July 2011 44,722.48. July 2012 42,400.34. Sept 2012 41,673.83. Jan 2013 40,652.53
    Dec 2014 34,834.18 :-)
  • rigsby1967
    rigsby1967 Posts: 535 Forumite
    <a href=" target="_blank"><img src="http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx157/rigsby1967/th_603622_10151325658596534_909813407_n_zpsd44591b3.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 603622_10151325658596534_909813407_n_zpsd44591b3.jpg"></a>

    If ive done it right this is the link to a photo of the car.
    Mortgage Jan 2007, 60000 :(. Jan 2011, 46,132.86. Feb 2011 45,699.72. July 2011 44,722.48. July 2012 42,400.34. Sept 2012 41,673.83. Jan 2013 40,652.53
    Dec 2014 34,834.18 :-)
  • warwicktiger
    warwicktiger Posts: 1,106 Forumite
    edited 24 April 2013 at 2:47PM
    For what its worth I would say get the £1750 back, in cash, THEN appeal the MOT and tell VOSA where the car is then !!

    Best of several worlds:

    Daughter gets most of money back
    Daughter (hopefully) has learnt a hard but not life changing expensive lesson
    VOSA investigate MOT and issuer hopefully suffers!

    EDIT - just seen the picture. 1st response - hope she was insured for non -standard wheels!
  • KTF
    KTF Posts: 4,855 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    rigsby1967 wrote: »
    <a href=" target="_blank"><img src="http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx157/rigsby1967/th_603622_10151325658596534_909813407_n_zpsd44591b3.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 603622_10151325658596534_909813407_n_zpsd44591b3.jpg"></a>

    If ive done it right this is the link to a photo of the car.
    It works if you click on it or direct link here: http://s751.photobucket.com/user/rigsby1967/media/603622_10151325658596534_909813407_n_zpsd44591b3.jpg.html
  • diesel_dog
    diesel_dog Posts: 269 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Nice chicken picture with the person balancing underneath it :D I'd password protect your other pictures.
  • rigsby1967
    rigsby1967 Posts: 535 Forumite
    Um tbh i have no idea if she's insured on the non standard wheels, she sorts her own insurance out.
    Mortgage Jan 2007, 60000 :(. Jan 2011, 46,132.86. Feb 2011 45,699.72. July 2011 44,722.48. July 2012 42,400.34. Sept 2012 41,673.83. Jan 2013 40,652.53
    Dec 2014 34,834.18 :-)
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