Car bought with illegal tyres even though advert stated all tyres are good

Marktheshark

A driver should check the condition of his tyres.
Someone in a new car certainly should.
If they were "dangerous" the driver will be the one getting the fine.

This is why you are told to take someone with you, as car buyers go in to brain scramble fall in love with the salesman mode.

motorguy

bartelbe wrote: »

I know I will be shot by the dealers union on here, but if the OP hadn't replaced the tyres, it should have been the dealers responsibility. It is all very well saying the buyer should check, but buyer beware should only apply if the dealer doesn't mention the condition of the tyres or any other part.

Once a dealer describes any part, including tyres as being in good condition, especially when said dealer knows that tyres are expensive for a premium car like a Jaguar. It is the dealers problem if they haven't bothered to check the car properly.

If a dealer isn't sure the tyres are in good nick, they shouldn't put that they are in good condition in the ad.

I dont know where you're getting this "dealers union" vibe from, as i think everyone is an agreement that the dealer should not have advertised the car with "good" tyres IF they were actually illegal.

However what we are generally in a agreement on is that the O/P should have given the dealer the opportunity to inspect the tyres FIRST. Its really not enough to present the dealer with a bill after the new tyres have been fitted and the old ones disposed of

Unless of course you're disagreeing with that?

TBagpuss

OP, I agree with PPs that you ought to have contacted the dealer when you were told the tyres were not legal, and given them the opportunity to rectify the issue at that point.

You could still contact them - however, you would need to be bale to prove that the tyres as supplied were not as described - do you still have the tyres? Or photos of the damage? or a report from the garage stating the condition the were in?
If you have either of the first two then I think you can argue that the dealer should pay for part ofthe cost - however, i would not expect them to pay the full amount - in particular, you now have new tyres, not part used ones, and you presumably paid for fitting. The dealer may well argue that had you raised it with them they would have fitted good quality used tyres and would not have incurred any fitting costs, and that they should not be expected to pay more than it would have cost them to rectify the issue.

You have significantly weaked your own position but at this point you have nothing to lose by raising the issue with the dealer and seeing whether they are able to offer some concession.

Missing spare - you can still contact the dealer on this one.

Strider590

Sounds more likely the dealership may have sold you 4 new tyres just to meet their sales targets, but you'll never know.... Should really have checked them yourself.

Take it as a lesson learned, it could have been something MUCH more expensive than tyres.

tedted

they got the tyres from black circle not the dealership

angel_of_dartford

That said, at least you can now be reasonably certain of the quality of the tyre on your vehicle, hard it gone back the trader, he/she could have simply fitted a new set of cheap remoulds and been done with it. Legal, certainly, comply with the advert, certainly, but worth having ? Who knows.

harveybobbles

As for the missing spare... run flats, perhaps?

zappahey

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2000 miles? I would fully expect a dealer to suggest replacement of brakes that won't last until the next service, especially given that many drivers don't look at their car from one service to the next.

Fluff15

zappahey wrote: »

2000 miles? I would fully expect a dealer to suggest replacement of brakes that won't last until the next service, especially given that many drivers don't look at their car from one service to the next.

I might've got the numbers wrong, but whatever the number it was enough to drive the car for a good three months for when it was booked in for a next service.

jase1

Fluff15 wrote: »

I might've got the numbers wrong, but whatever the number it was enough to drive the car for a good three months for when it was booked in for a next service.

As mentioned though the guy doing the service is not doing his job properly if he doesn't at least warn that the pads are nearing EOL. That doesn't have to mean that they need replacing there and then.

I took my car in recently for a service, and they told me the pads were down to a few mm (I don't remember the exact number). I asked how long he thought they'd last, the numbers worked with the idea of getting them done at the next MOT, which I did. Job done.

I'd be annoyed to say the least though if a mechanic hadn't told me that they were getting marginal (I was aware from regular quick checks that they were wearing down, but that's beside the point).