Second hand car rights with dodgy invoice

Tilt

RS2000. wrote: »

I think you should have asked for a full refund.

There is nothing stopping him from still doing that.

RS2000.

Tilt wrote: »

There is nothing stopping him from still doing that.

Thing is the trader knows he'll accept half now.

He's more out of pocket than the cost of the car if you factor in recovery, tax, insurance and their admin costs to cancel.

AdrianC

barrab wrote: »

He also added that this is precisely why he writes "sold as seen (trailered away)" on his invoices to avoid this kind of problem with old cars.

So he admits this was a lie...? Interesting...

I pointed out it wasn't unreasonable to suggest that he should have checked the cooling system before selling it to ensure that the car was fit for the purpose

Exactly how much "checking" do you expect him to do on a £650 car? Seriously...?

finally he was welcome to review the ECU to see that the car has never been driven above 3000rpm for the time that I have owned it

Small detail... That kind of information is not logged.

Finally told him he could write "sold as a doughnut" on his invoice if he wanted to; it has no bearing whatsoever on the basic statutory rights provided for in the SOGA

Finally, something that's correct.

But it still doesn't affect the fact your SOGA rights are virtually minimal on a car at this end of the market.

colino

OP, you are still negotiating this after offering to give him the car back and let him generously give you half your money back?
Don't be surprised when you return the car you come back with a handful of beans.