Court judgement in our favour - what happens to the car?

Tilt

Ok, so the SOGA applies and the judgement should be solid.

Hopefully the HCS will get somewhere. Hats off to your husband, I wouldn't let it go either. These rogues need to be stopped.

I think I would be delivering the keys back to the trader with a note saying that the car has been rejected and you have a court judgement thus it is no longer your responsibility and you require it removing from your property. In the meantime, your proceedings to recover your money will continue.

I would also inform the DVLA and ask their advice as you want to relinquish responsibility for the car. They may want to see a copy of the judgement. There maybe a way to transfer the V5 back to the trader.

Please keep us posted.

force_ten

Sounds like a sorry tale indeed

The seller should be held responsible for his actions and as above he should have been reported to local trading standards, something that should have been done at the time of the original purchase

We will never know the full ins and outs of this case but there seems to be a lot of errors made on the buyer’s part as well the sellers

If the car had major accident damage or had been rolled as suggested then surely this would have shown on a full HPI check from the RAC or Experian or one of the other big HPI companies, always do a full HPI not the cheap text check

Also a simple examination of the car would show that the tyres are not up to standard and possibly dangerous, I drive many different vehicles with work and we are told that it is mandatory to carry out a full vehicle check before you drive off, because if we get stopped by VOSA and they find a defect then it is down to you as the driver because you should have picked up the defect during your vehicle checks

Also if the accident damage was so bad that the shape of the side seemed irregular then surely a cursory glance down the side of the car would have shown this to be the case, it seems that the car was not inspected or examined prior to purchase and sadly the last two years of heartache are a result of this oversight

Good luck in your pursuit of this trader

mattyprice4004

force_ten wrote: »

Sounds like a sorry tale indeed

The seller should be held responsible for his actions and as above he should have been reported to local trading standards, something that should have been done at the time of the original purchase

We will never know the full ins and outs of this case but there seems to be a lot of errors made on the buyer’s part as well the sellers

If the car had major accident damage or had been rolled as suggested then surely this would have shown on a full HPI check from the RAC or Experian or one of the other big HPI companies, always do a full HPI not the cheap text check

Also a simple examination of the car would show that the tyres are not up to standard and possibly dangerous, I drive many different vehicles with work and we are told that it is mandatory to carry out a full vehicle check before you drive off, because if we get stopped by VOSA and they find a defect then it is down to you as the driver because you should have picked up the defect during your vehicle checks

Also if the accident damage was so bad that the shape of the side seemed irregular then surely a cursory glance down the side of the car would have shown this to be the case, it seems that the car was not inspected or examined prior to purchase and sadly the last two years of heartache are a result of this oversight

Good luck in your pursuit of this trader

Why would any rolling incidents always show on a HPI? If a claim wasn't made,there'll be nothing on HPI.

johnswife

Thank you as i said my daughter and fianc! (now husband) were inexperienced and too trusting. They did all the paperwork checks, My husband has bought and sold many cars so knows what to look for, they did not.
I will list some of the items that need attention from the RAC report but it was quite long:
Roof Panel -Unsatisfactory repair
Roof Panel - Filler
Roof Panel - Corroded
A Post right - Unsatisfactory Repair
A Post right - Corrosion Protection Poor
B Post right - Unsatisfactory Repair
B Post right - Damaged
Door Front right - Previous Repair evident
Door Front right - Paint defect rippled
Door front right - damaged
Door rear right - Unsatisfactory repair
C Post right - Unsatisfactory repair
C Post right - Dented
C Post right - Welds missing
Right rear seat belt - Not re-coiling
right rear light unit - Poor fit
Tailgate - hinge bent
Tailgate - Unsatisfactory repair
Tailgate dented
Bumper cover Rear - Unsatisfactory Repair
C Post left - Unsatisfactory Repair
C post left - damaged
Door rear left - Unsatisfactory repair
Door rear left - Bolt missing from top hinge
Wing rear left - Unsatisfactory repair
Door rear left - dented
B post left - Unsatisfactory repair
Door front left - Dmaged
Door front left - Poor previous repair
A Post left - Unsatisfactory repair
Door front left - Unsatisfactory repair
Wing front lleft - Unsatisfactory repair
Both Front brakes - Excess wear
Sill left - dented
Under body - shields/covers - front - missing
Left damper Gaiter - Insecure
Sill right - Dented
Right Damper Gaiter - insecure
Sill right - Both jacking points damaged
Wing rear right - Not attached to inner wing
Wing rear left - Not attached to inner wing
Both front fog lights - not working
Tailgate - Not latching on second catch
Bumper front cover - out of Alignment
Door front right - Mis - Aligned
Rear door right - Mis aligned
Door front left Mis aligned
Door rear left - mis aligned
Tailgate - mis aligned

Those were the items needing attention, there we other points raised.

Needless to say my daughter learnt a valuable lesson.

Anyway I will post if there are any developments .

Stoke

A lesson? Dear me, did she look at the thing? It must look a right state...

Please don't take offence by that because my girlfriend has also been bitten by a naughty trader. She instantly liked the car and bought it, without letting anyone check it over. It was dangerously unsafe although not as bad as yours.

force_ten

Wow that is some catalogue of errors

From what you have listed the only place that car should be going is to the crusher

The sad thing is if you ever recover your money and the car goes back to the dealer he will probably just sell it to somebody else

johnswife

Actually in all fairness, to the untrained eye it didn't look as bad as it sounds.I think she liked the colour lol
It's been outside un touched for nearly two years, that car is not going to be driven anywhere, it will need a tow truck.

CKhalvashi

Stoke wrote: »

Sounds like the chassis is twisted.

Unfortunately, getting it on a jig will cost in excess of £600 unless you're very friendly with the garage.

I was thinking that, it definitely seems to have been in a prang at some point in its life, and repaired badly.

I've had a prang in my latest car (2 actually, neither were my fault), and whilst they've both done through insurance, the car itself shows up as HPI clear as it was repaired to high standard and wasn't big in comparison to the value of the car.

johnswife wrote: »

Actually in all fairness, to the untrained eye it didn't look as bad as it sounds.I think she liked the colour lol
It's been outside un touched for nearly two years, that car is not going to be driven anywhere, it will need a tow truck.

You won't be able to see hinges missing unless you know EXACTLY what you're looking for, so to the untrained eye, I can believe it looked an ok car.

CK

Stoke

CKhalvashi wrote: »

I was thinking that, it definitely seems to have been in a prang at some point in its life, and repaired badly.

I've had a prang in my latest car (2 actually, neither were my fault), and whilst they've both done through insurance, the car itself shows up as HPI clear as it was repaired to high standard and wasn't big in comparison to the value of the car.



You won't be able to see hinges missing unless you know EXACTLY what you're looking for, so to the untrained eye, I can believe it looked an ok car.

CK

That's fair enough but stuff like a misaligned boot, I'd be looking for (mainly because it's a sign of a rear ender.