Im being sued after I sold my car

Westmead_Fan

you have not sold a unroadworthy car you have sold one with that has worn over time & whether you knew it or not certain items have worn out, that is tough.

file you defence, see this clown in a small claims court & laugh when he doesn't show up or loses.

moral of the story when buying a check get it checked out by someone who knows what they are doing not some jack of all trades & master of none person.

matttye

LoopyLocks wrote: »

Im just catching up with all this. I think Im more confused now that I was when I first got the letter from the court lol. I shouldnt laugh really though if theres a chance I can be found a criminal if some expert says that there was something wrong with my car when I had it. If I thought there was anything unroadworthy about it I wouldnt dream of driving it around with my kids in the back in it but it was fine.
I remember my girlfriend saying she spoke to her mate at work who knows him and she said he loves the car. That was over 2 weeks after he bought it. So this expert examination would have been anywhere between 3 and 8 weeks after he bought it. He didnt give a date exactly when but it was certainly at least 3 weeks after.

You should file your defence with the county court as the others have said. I only mentioned that criminal proceedings are a possibility if he reports the matter to the police, because you mentioned this in post #6.

Whether it's likely he'll do this or not I have no idea. The police might not even be interested. Just wanted to make you aware of the possibility. If it can be proven that the car was unroadworthy at the time of sale then you'd be guilty of the criminal offence, but that still doesn't necessarily mean you'd actually be charged and convicted of it.

This is all just for information purposes only rather than what I think will actually happen.

Anyone who says this isn't possible is wrong.

Hintza

matttye wrote: »

Anyone who says this isn't possible is wrong.

Come on then provide a link to this?

bod1467

Q. Are these court papers real court papers, properly stamped and with a claim reference number?

LandyAndy

bod1467 wrote: »

Q. Are these court papers real court papers, properly stamped and with a claim reference number?

Yes. The OP has been given a Government gateway login to file their defence. See post #47.

LandyAndy

LoopyLocks wrote: »

I have to say yes I did get a phone call from a mediation company from him. He told me it would cost me £300 to do it so I said no. After that we spoke again a few times by text. He obviously knows his legal stuff then which is a bit of a concern for me now.

I don't understand this. The cost would be £50 + VAT.


http://www.civilmediation.justice.gov.uk/


And both parties have to pay it.

harveybobbles

It was probably the buyers mate phoning up trying to get £300 from the seller.

jimjames

matttye wrote: »

Anyone who says this isn't possible is wrong.

It's possible that I could win the lottery or walk on the moon. It's not very likely though. I'd suggest that charges for selling an unroadworthy car are about as likely so not worth considering in this situation.

27col

I wonder, which part of "bought as seen" did the buyer not understand.

Hermione_Granger

matttye wrote: »

If it can be proven that the car was unroadworthy at the time of sale then you'd be guilty of the criminal offence, but that still doesn't necessarily mean you'd actually be charged and convicted of it.

Absolute rubbish.

The only way that you can be classed of being guilty of a criminal offence in the UK is if a criminal court finds you guilty.
If you have not been charged and convicted, you are not guilty of a criminal offence.