Advise Please Legal Action Over Trade-in

worried_jim

manley wrote: »

Today my mum got a letter from lawgistics saying after further investigation it has been found that my mum changed the mileage or knew about it and traded it in illegally!!!!!

Can anyone please help or point me in the right direction?

Good news! lawgistics will do the trader 200 Mileage Disclaimer Stickers to fix on the speedo / dashboard of vehicles that have not had the mileage verified or confirmed for £11.

http://www.lawgistics.co.uk/view-product/43

I would offer them the £11 and advise that they go forth and multiply.

vaio

I agree (except I'd keep the £11)

AdrianC

manley wrote: »

...and the guy replied we know you haven't done it, But the letter says we have clocked it or known it was clocked!

This, alone, tells you everything you need to know about the letter, the legal weight it carries, and the true intent behind it.

Refer them to Arkell vs Pressdram.

motorguy

InsideInsurance wrote: »

It may not be a major issue but I am sure it would lower the price below that of a car with a genuine 120k on the clock. If nothing else because people like me would be concerned of buying it and so less competition = lower price.

What percentage the price should drop by I dont have a scoobies of though.

It would be my experience that its not such an issue.

I've had to resell quite a few cars with mileages that werent correct - usually because of a speedo head change and as long as you're telling the customer theres no issue really.

I'd be advertising it as having 120K miles, and then when someone rings / comes to view i'd explain that the speedometer reading is show 80K. I'd also write up on the invoice "mileage reading 80K miles, however believed to be in the region of 120K miles - mileage not warranted".

On a 13 year old car, as long as the car is otherwise good, i wouldnt forsee much of an issue.

motorguy

manley wrote: »

Yeah my mum is 64, I've never been able to get hold of the so called 'friend of a friend'

Well, you have MOT evidence - presumably from when you MOT'd it, and from the one before - to show mileage consistency, so you havent anything to worry about.

AdrianC

motorguy wrote: »

Well, you have MOT evidence - presumably from when you MOT'd it, and from the one before

The four before...

sh0597

You can look up MOT mileages online now can't you?


I'm guessing most people who clock cars don't do it in one go but gradually between MOTs.

motorguy

sh0597 wrote: »

You can look up MOT mileages online now can't you?


I'm guessing most people who clock cars don't do it in one go but gradually between MOTs.

Quite the reverse.

It'll usually get a haircut "between owners" when some trade man has it, trying to get the value up a bit.

harveybobbles

I'd tell the dealer and lawgistics to get naffed.

The dealer should have made these checks while the deal was being done. Their fault.

They messed up and now they are now trying to get some money back.

File letters away, ignore and enjoy your new car.

AdrianC

sh0597 wrote: »

You can look up MOT mileages online now can't you?

Yep, with either the current certificate or the most recently issued V5C, you can see every single computerised MOT the car's been for, the date, mileage, result, any fails and any advisories.

But the "certificate" has also had the mileages of the last FOUR MOTs on it for the last couple of years...