Car Dealer didn't decare the car he sold me as a Cat D

Casaloco99

I've paid for a HPI check and the car came back with a Cat D marker.

david_a

The dealer asked the previous owner for £1400 compensation as it was a cat d. Did he pay?

Casaloco99

The dealer asked the previous owner for £1400 compensation as it was a cat d. Did he pay?

Yes and yes

shaun_from_Africa

david_a wrote: »

The dealer asked the previous owner for £1400 compensation as it was a cat d. Did he pay?

Casaloco99 wrote: »

Yes and yes

Well, if you can written proof of that then I think £1400 is a good figure for you to start negotiations at.
After all, if the dealer managed to get a £1400 reduction because of the cat d status, why shouldn't he pay you the same?

david_a

What you now need to do is work out is what resolution you will be happy with. Are you prepared to accept the car with compensation if so how much or do you want out of the deal. If you do want out how much will you expect back. It stands you in at £3000 but you have had use of the vehicle albeit because the dealer denied your initial offer of a resolution. As Shaun has suggested ask the previous owner for a letter or email confirming what he has told you. Let us know what you decide.

wrightk

david_a wrote: »

What you now need to do is work out is what resolution you will be happy with. Are you prepared to accept the car with compensation if so how much or do you want out of the deal. If you do want out how much will you expect back. It stands you in at £3000 but you have had use of the vehicle albeit because the dealer denied your initial offer of a resolution. As Shaun has suggested ask the previous owner for a letter or email confirming what he has told you. Let us know what you decide.

this is a non starter really isn't it? Anyone can check the HPI of a car. Why would a previous owner of a vehicle write a letter potentially incriminating themselves seeing as of last year it is now illegal to remove a dpf +instant MOT failure

I would go back to the dealer in writing with a HPI certificate stating cat d,find any cached ads online for the car or on paper . Get a report from vauxhall stating the dpf has been removed,the car is unroadworthy and not fit for purpose, demand a full refund

JayCartwright

wrightk wrote: »

this is a non starter really isn't it? Anyone can check the HPI of a car. Why would a previous owner of a vehicle write a letter potentially incriminating themselves seeing as of last year it is now illegal to remove a dpf +instant MOT failure

I would go back to the dealer in writing with a HPI certificate stating cat d,find any cached ads online for the car or on paper . Get a report from vauxhall stating the dpf has been removed,the car is unroadworthy and not fit for purpose, demand a full refund

An mot for £35 maybe cheaper than a report from Vauxhall.

wrightk

JayCartwright wrote: »

An mot for £35 maybe cheaper than a report from Vauxhall.

probably,although dpf removal companies are getting very good at gutting the dpf leaving the cat intact and welding it all back up to avoid it being obvious

a gentle nudge to the tester asking 'does my car have a dpf?i've noticed its been smoking a lot recently' might do the trick

david_a

"this is a non starter really isn't it? Anyone can check the HPI of a car. Why would a previous owner of a vehicle write a letter potentially incriminating themselves seeing as of last year it is now illegal to remove a dpf +instant MOT failure"

The DPF isn't really the issue,it's the cat d. However the previous owner sold the car with no mot to the dealer who has put an mot on it with no DPF. The previous owner may have bought the car with 10 months mot already on it and no DPF and sold it prior to needing an mot. So could have been unaware.

The main issue is that the dealer failed to inform the buyer that the car was a cat d and he was aware of it as he had got £1400 from the previous owner because of it. This is the issue. The buyer would not have purchased the car at that price if the dealer had told him the facts as he is obliged to do.