Im being sued after I sold my car

shaun_from_Africa

Joe_Horner wrote: »

I once offered repair quotes (which were accepted by his insurer btw) for a friend of mine when he stuffed his Sierra into a hedge and I'm a watchmaker !!!!!!! And yes, they were under my normal letterhead!!!

I would have paid good money to see a video of you trying to repair the bodywork on the Sierra using only your watchmaking tools!

Richard53

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

I would have paid good money to see a video of you trying to repair the bodywork on the Sierra using only your watchmaking tools!

Well, jeweller's rouge is similar to T-Cut. Buffing out would take a long time, though.

Joe_Horner

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

I would have paid good money to see a video of you trying to repair the bodywork on the Sierra using only your watchmaking tools!

To be fair, I did use my big clock hammer (the 2 ounce one) on the bigger dents

Dan-Dan

I guess i am as guilty as anyone on this thread in confusing wether it`s LIKELY a prosecution would occur over if it was possible

Apologies

Marktheshark

Poor woman came here for advice defending rather a silly CCJ claim.
She got the life scared out of her by people spouting random criminal acts.
What relevance these had to her question I am baffled.
Totally baffled.

FOREVER21

OP

Forget all the academic ideas about a criminal prosecution, it won't happen.

Send your defence to the court as has been said. The judge will consider both sides and could even make a judgement without needing to have the parties appear in court.

What is certain the criminality of selling an unroadworthy car will not figure in his deliberations, he is looking at a civil dispute only.

Also for your peace of mind investigation of selling an unroadworthy car normally ( unless there has been other criminal action) falls to local trading standards ,their work load has increased and their staffing decreased, they have to prioritise their work.A complaint by 1 individual will not trigger off an investigation.

Addionally your local trading standards office may have a policy on the matter, Wigan council for example on their website state clearly,"It is our policy not to prosecute an individual involved in the selling of an unroadworthy vehicle."

matttye

Marktheshark wrote: »

Poor woman came here for advice defending rather a silly CCJ claim.
She got the life scared out of her by people spouting random criminal acts.
What relevance these had to her question I am baffled.
Totally baffled.

As I've mentioned a number of times, you'll find the OP is the one who first mentioned it potentially being a criminal offence in post #6.

LoopyLocks

I appreciate you all looking at all the angles it has been helpful thanks.
I lodged the defence today. Luckily because I only had a few days left to go. Thanks Marktheshark for writing it up for me I could never have done anything like that myself. I also got a lot of help from friends and family to understand what these things mean and what you are saying and I have a fairly decent grasp on what is going on now. I will cross my fingers now and let you know what happens after this. Cheers

Joe_Horner

Thanks for the update, Loopy, and good luck with the outcome. Please do remember to update us as it progresses - it's horrible never hearing the end of the story and your experience may well help someone else one day

LoopyLocks

I will and thank you all for helping me with this I dont know what I would have done without you!