Buyer is alleging that a sold vehicle had an accident.

Marktheshark

Which court ?
For the offence to be tried someone would have to issue a private prosecution not a small claims case.
Then it has to be proven.

gravemind

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

But that's higher miles and not a Titanium, so it's not directly comparable.


You have to get up to 35K miles before you can find a Titanium for less than £10K.

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marlot

Marktheshark wrote: »

Which court ?
For the offence to be tried someone would have to issue a private prosecution not a small claims case.
Then it has to be proven.

There are two potential overlapping court cases.

One, where the buyer sues the OP for the return of their money, plus costs. Given that it is an offence to sell an unroadworthy vehicle, and if the buyer has an expert opinion that the car was unroadworthy, then the buyer may be able to recover their losses. It isn't certain, however.

The small claims limit is £10,000, or the buyer could seek to have the car repaired to a roadworthy standard, and sue for the cost of doing the repairs (again, plus costs).

The second potential court case is where the OP is subject to a criminal trial for the offence of selling an unroadworthy car. I suspect there isn't enough public interest for the CPS to proceed on this one - unless the OP is a car dealer in the habit of so doing.

Foxy-Stoat_3

marlot wrote: »

The second potential court case is where the OP is subject to a criminal trial for the offence of selling an unroadworthy car. I suspect there isn't enough public interest for the CPS to proceed on this one - unless the OP is a car dealer in the habit of so doing.

And by unroadworthy you mean that the front number plate is illegal?

The number plate, along with the rest of the car, was inspected, price negotiated and accepted.

No law against selling a lemon.

If the OP sold it because they bought a lemon and wanted to off load it then very much doubt they would be daft enough as advertised it as perfect.

gravemind

@BeenThroughIt Mine is a Foord C-Max not a Ford Focus Cmax the prices are lower for C Max than Focus Cmaxs

Foxy-Stoat_3

marlot wrote: »

The small claims limit is £10,000, or the buyer could seek to have the car repaired to a roadworthy standard, and sue for the cost of doing the repairs (again, plus costs).

Number plate costs around £15 and maybe a wheel nut for another £10 max.

The rest of the dribble is just cosmetic and general panel fitment issues.

marlot

Foxy-Stoat wrote: »

Number plate costs around £15 and maybe a wheel nut for another £10 max.

The rest of the dribble is just cosmetic and general panel fitment issues.

You missed the non-working horn, so another £10.

Foxy-Stoat_3

marlot wrote: »

You missed the non-working horn, so another £10.

Or a fuse, 15p....moneysaving all the way here.

marlot

Foxy-Stoat wrote: »

Or a fuse, 15p....moneysaving all the way here.

Or the clockspring, which would be a bit more. And which might be more likely if the car set the airbags off in the alleged crash.

arcon5

Why are you still entertaining the buyer?