dodgy dealers

bartelbe

Car advertised with 12 month MOT, seemed decent condition and price. So I rang the dealer to arrange a viewing, and ask about the car. It turns out it doesn't have an MOT, but they will get one when it is sold from a garage they know.

It is c**p like this that makes secondhand car dealers about as trusted as politicians and why there is so much regulation of them. It is advertised as having 12 months MOT, that is a lie.

What do these con artists expect? That people will buy without a test driver, the iffy garage gives a dubious MOT and then the car turns out to be riddled with faults.

RS2000.

bartelbe wrote: »

Car advertised with 12 month MOT, seemed decent condition and price. So I rang the dealer to arrange a viewing, and ask about the car. It turns out it doesn't have an MOT, but they will get one when it is sold from a garage they know.

It is c**p like this that makes secondhand car dealers about as trusted as politicians and why there is so much regulation of them. It is advertised as having 12 months MOT, that is a lie.

What do these con artists expect? That people will buy without a test driver, the iffy garage gives a dubious MOT and then the car turns out to be riddled with faults.

The car will leave the dealer with 12 months mot so where's the lie?

Even if it had 12 months ticket when they advertised it, what's to stop that one being iffy?

jimjames

I don't see the issue either.

If the dealer puts MOT on it and the car then sits on their forecourt for 2 months the buyer will want a new MOT so another cost. Far better to do once buyer has seen car.

RS2000.

jimjames wrote: »

I don't see the issue either.

If the dealer puts MOT on it and the car then sits on their forecourt for 2 months the buyer will want a new MOT so another cost. Far better to do once buyer has seen car.

Exectly, by the OPs standards new car dealers lie too as it can't come with 12 months tax until it's registered in the new keepers name.

enfield_freddy

and simply inc the cost of the tax in the price

worried_jim

They just mot it the day before you collect after agreeing to purchase. Calm down.

force_ten

worried_jim wrote: »

They just mot it the day before you collect after agreeing to purchase. Calm down.

that is all well and good but how can you legally test drive the car before purchase?

trade plates will cover the tax but you will still be driving a car with no MOT

motorguy

force_ten wrote: »

that is all well and good but how can you legally test drive the car before purchase?

trade plates will cover the tax but you will still be driving a car with no MOT

chances are the car has "some" MOT on it, but what they're doing it is selling it with a fresh full years ticket.

motorguy

bartelbe wrote: »

Car advertised with 12 month MOT, seemed decent condition and price. So I rang the dealer to arrange a viewing, and ask about the car. It turns out it doesn't have an MOT, but they will get one when it is sold from a garage they know.

It is c**p like this that makes secondhand car dealers about as trusted as politicians and why there is so much regulation of them. It is advertised as having 12 months MOT, that is a lie.

What do these con artists expect? That people will buy without a test driver, the iffy garage gives a dubious MOT and then the car turns out to be riddled with faults.

Are you terminally dim?

Why would the dealer put an MOT on the day it goes on his forecourt, bearing in mind it could take several months to sell.

force_ten

motorguy wrote: »

chances are the car has "some" MOT on it, but what they're doing it is selling it with a fresh full years ticket.

that may be the case but if the car came in to the dealers with two months MOT and it has sat for three months so MOT has expired you cant legally test drive the car

my current car had five months ticket on it when i went to test drive and purchased it, it came with something the dealer called guaranteed pass so after five months i take the car back i pay for the MOT and he would cover any repairs that were required

as the dealer was 80 miles away I asked them to MOT it now and it came out of the dealers with a 12 month ticket at no cost to me

this was good for me as it got the MOT away from the tax due date and spread the cost a bit over the year

force_ten

bartelbe wrote: »

Car advertised with 12 month MOT, seemed decent condition and price. So I rang the dealer to arrange a viewing, and ask about the car. It turns out it doesn't have an MOT, but they will get one when it is sold from a garage they know.

It is c**p like this that makes secondhand car dealers about as trusted as politicians and why there is so much regulation of them. It is advertised as having 12 months MOT, that is a lie.

What do these con artists expect? That people will buy without a test driver, the iffy garage gives a dubious MOT and then the car turns out to be riddled with faults.

that is just your interpretation of the situation

if the dealer MOT,d the car so it did have 12 months ticket and it doesnt sell this months and sat on the forecourt for many months would you expect him to amend his advert every month as the MOT ticked away, or would you prefer him to MOT the car before delivery so you got a full 12 months ticket

the test drive situation is the only thing that would worry me in this case