Used car - broken down after 2 days!!!

Crabman

I see from your original thread that you bought on a credit card, so that is an alternative means of redress for you:

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/section75-protect-your-purchases

A 4 year old vehicle should not experience clutch failure and it's difficult to see how the garage could reasonably blame you for causing that damage within 48 hours of purchase. You had the hire care from the breakdown company for 5 days and presumably the clutch on that one didn't break.

You can choose to go straight to the credit card provider under Section 75 but it can be easier if you simply get a solution from the supplier. If you can't get anywhere, I'd then approach the credit card provider.

AdrianC

Crabman wrote: »

I see from your original thread that you bought on a credit card, so that is an alternative means of redress for you:

Read the thread. The OP has had the car repaired, at zero cost. It's the price of a taxi that's being argued about here. The supplier has zero SOGA responsibility for that, and the OP has no grounds to dispute it with the card provider, since there's no quibble over the actual taxi ride.

JustinR1979

Parking isn't an extra cost, all you've lost is potential to save this cost by being in garage.
You now have a second hand car with brand new clutch and flywheel, as opposed to one maybe half worn or more like most of us.
This has to be worth the price of the taxi.
You have gained and lost, it balances out

Herzlos

Sarahlovesshoes wrote: »

During this time, I had to pay costs to get home from the airport, onward travel to home address and of course lost the money I paid for airport parking. My breakdown cover only covered me for 5 days which I used to get back n forth to work.

You'd have had to pay for the airport parking whether you had the car or not - so you can't get that reimbursed purely because you didn't use it because the car was in a garage.

Crabman

AdrianC wrote: »

Read the thread. The OP has had the car repaired, at zero cost. It's the price of a taxi that's being argued about here. The supplier has zero SOGA responsibility for that, and the OP has no grounds to dispute it with the card provider, since there's no quibble over the actual taxi ride.

Thanks and apologies, I didn't read the original thread as thoroughly as I thought.

I've merged the two threads together as both are on the same topic.

Sarahlovesshoes

suicidebob wrote: »

Did this trouble disrupt your holiday? Were you moping by the pool, unable to take advantage of the all-inclusive buffet?

Surely you can claim some luncheon vouchers as recompense?

Maybe you need a week away if that is your only response!

Sarahlovesshoes

JustinR1979 wrote: »

Parking isn't an extra cost, all you've lost is potential to save this cost by being in garage.
You now have a second hand car with brand new clutch and flywheel, as opposed to one maybe half worn or more like most of us.
This has to be worth the price of the taxi.
You have gained and lost, it balances out

Argggg the sensible suggestion ha ha!
Maybe just this once I should see sense! Always a first time!

Thanks for all the replies btw.

OddballJamie

What's the breakdown of costs you're actually pursuing?

Sarahlovesshoes

Hello

Just a little over £150. Taxi from airport to partners house in bury plus train, tram and a taxi the other end.

Sarah

force_ten

I would also cut my losses and put it down to experience, no point getting any more stressed over it

you would have incurred some extra costs if you had been using the car so when you deduct that from the amount plus the betterment of the new clutch

your claim for expenses is nothing to do with mitsubishi it would be the selling dealer, and when you consider that they weren't even going to cover the cost of repairs they are hardly likely to cover any expense without a fight

I know you have had to fight them all the way but in the end you had the car repaired so maybe time to just move on